Four Steps to Peace: Walking in the Moment #positiveoutlook #now #TibetanBuddhism

The fabric of Tibetan Buddhism is based on living in the present moment. Nothing in the past or in the future is real. Only the very moment that you live exists for you. Every moment you spend in the past or the present is a moment spent missing the only reality you have! Many people in Western religions and cultures have adopted this premise, because it simply makes sense.

All of our anxiety exists because we either live in the past, expect too much from the future, or avoid the present moment. So, how do we stay present, love the moment—no matter what it brings, and keep our minds from operating in the future?

This is how Majjhima Nikaya says to train your mind (this is not for the fainthearted):

“Monks, even if bandits were to carve you up savagely, limb by limb, with a two-handled saw, he among you who (would) let his heart get angered even at that would not be doing My bidding. Even then you should train yourselves: ‘Our minds will be unaffected and we will say no evil words. We will remain sympathetic, with a mind of good will, and with no inner hate. We will keep pervading these people with an awareness imbued with good will and, beginning with them, we will keep pervading the all-encompassing world with an awareness imbued with good will — abundant, expansive, immeasurable, free from hostility, free from ill will.’ That’s how you should train yourselves.”

Secondly, “A person of integrity is grateful and thankful. This gratitude, this thankfulness, is advocated by civil people.”(Anguttara Nikaya)

Third, Buddhism has always emphasized the practice of dana, or giving. Giving hasn’t been seen purely as the exchange of material possessions, however; giving in Buddhist terms also includes non-tangibles such as education, confidence, and wisdom.

And at last, use MINDFULNESS to fill your life. This, of course, is an example of another fundamental Buddhist practice. When we’re mindful we stay in the present moment, and really pay attention to our experience. Walking meditation, and even eating, can be ways of savoring everyday moments. In being present, we dwell in the present without obsessing about the past or future, and this ultimately bring radiant happiness:

They sorrow not for what is past,
They have no longing for the future,
The present is sufficient for them:
Hence it is they who appear so radiant.

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