Living in the moment, this sentence has been heard for a long time. Of course, I also think it is very important, but when I heard the manuscript of the book "The Miracle of Mindfulness" today, I suddenly felt that a lot of my troubles and pains were because I did not do a good job of living in the present moment.
For example, when I'm at work, I think about how I can make time to read books and do what I love. On the way to work, I thought about what to buy at night and what to cook for the children. When I was cooking, I thought about tutoring my child in English or math tonight, but he was going to rebel against me, how should I deal with him. When I was tutoring my child with my homework, I thought again, I haven't clocked in today's yoga exercise. When I was doing yoga, I thought, Oh, I haven't called my dad today. When I went to sleep, I thought, it's almost the Winter Clothing Festival, but the epidemic is so serious, can I still go back as scheduled...
How can I not be anxious, how can I be happy! I repeat this annoyance every day, but I can't seem to satisfy myself with anything! Always busy, the brain is always tired, but life is not improving at all! Repeated insomnia, lingering headaches! The body is always in a state of exhaustion, there are always things that cannot be done, this state, I also know that there is a problem, but there is no way to solve it!
After listening to this manuscript, I suddenly understood that I am not living in the present moment, which is the root cause of the current state of chaos. Now that you know it, you should correct it right away.
So, put down the mobile phone, when eating, no longer listen to the lecture, while eating.
I want to do everything in the moment wholeheartedly and experience my awareness.
I savored today's lunch, the celery was so fragrant, the fungus was so smooth, the lotus flakes were so crisp... When you are always reminded of yourself, it is still easy to be attracted by the screen changed on the computer. Then I quickly reminded myself to pay attention to the moment, and now you are eating.
After dinner, go to the water room at the other end of the corridor to wash the dishes, walk in the corridor, I changed the habit of walking with my head down, I told myself, you are walking, how should walking? It should be to raise your head, straighten your chest, and breathe at a fast pace step by step. At this time, I realized that my body was very light, no longer weak, and my steps were no longer heavy. Because I straightened my chest, I no longer felt holding my breath, my breathing became long, and it seemed that the space in my chest cavity became larger.
Although I have been practicing this yoga, I also know the benefits of opening the chest cavity for the body. Not only do your lungs need you to look up and straighten your chest, your eyes also need nutrition, knowing that hunchback bowing your chest will affect the oxygen intake of the lungs, which is one of the reasons for myopia in the eyes, but usually you don't pay attention, that is, you are hard to demand yourself, or you can't do it.
When I focused on walking in the corridor at the moment, rather than rushing to clean the dishes, I did it easily. Did not feel straight back, look up and walk is a burden. This is the power of mindfulness. Mindfulness is about living in the moment and experiencing everything in the moment. Even if you don't do anything now, you can empty your brain and experience your own breath and inhale.
Hongyi master Li Shutong, during the fasting, paid attention to the slightest feelings and changes in his body and mind, meditated, breathed, and finally cured his stubborn disease, lung disease. Not without reason.
Write this article today to record this moment of my empowerment, from this moment of the moment, I want to focus on everything in my present moment. Cultivate yourself and never repeat the anxieties of the past! Just like at this moment, I am recording my feelings, just writing down the inner peace of mind at this moment!
May everyone get rid of the troubles of life and feel the beauty of life! Live lightly!