How to stay in the present moment

[@ChE2003YY]

I love this man! I truly believe Ajahn Brahm is an enlightened being.

[@michaelyao57]

It works. I start to know what is present moment. Forget worrying things

[@playcost]

such a breath a fresh air. many other Spiritual teachers or youtubers only confuse me more.

[@FocusReborn44]

I'm constantly "locked" into the present moment. It's a great place to live life ;-)

[@TheReasonstosmile]

I hear ya

[@binky1135]

lucky

[@JohnSmith-uu5ov]

Are you still constantly locked into the present moment, and if so how did you do it, what are the steps?

[@Becky-ol4tm]

Smile at the present moment.

[@astha750]

You are a wonderful blessing ajahn brahm,

[@ceciliacastro7962]

I like this guy.

[@pepeg.luthier566]

"Imagine" (from "Imagine: John Lennon" soundtrack) Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today... Aha-ah... Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion, too Imagine all the people Living life in peace... You... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world... You... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one

[@kooperkaney2883]

My face always seemed to twitch for some reason when starting with the inhale and I'd always feel really jittery and irritable and uncomfortable but counting my breaths starting with exhaling completely fixed this and it actually made it more interesting and different like he said. Thank you so much I love this guy.

[@RA_I_AM]

Thank you for your gift of pointing, refreshing, and enjoyable information I can use.

[@bigblob2006]

I absolutely adore this video. What a beautiful man ❤️

[@elizabethhjenkins6172]

Excellent advice. Thanks. 🙏🙏🙏

[@godbless234]

It was interesting and insightful

[@hansolzy]

Cool! I'll try it. Crazy how the backwards breathing is so different yet the exact same. Wow..

[@ceruleandusk]

Hansol!! you here? I didn't know you were a buddhist too...

[@hansolzy]

I've been meditating for over 2 years! :)

[@mouhiodinef50]

you don't have to be a Buddhist to practice mindfulness

[@kooperkaney2883]

Exactly the present moment is the present moment, there not different types of present moment but there just is the present moment. Ah I love life.

[@DefinedValuesConsultants]

Great!

[@christinagreaves7932]

Love it

[@anothercanyonlady]

hits diff

[@kholood3853]

I laughed when i did the backward breathing

[@thefantasticnerd6076]

My mantra is “sweet potato pie is so good”

[@ruzickaw]

simplistic. it does not say much about how staying in the present moment. One cannot just sit and watch the breath. One has to do some action during the day. Staying in te present moment implies much more, a whole mental attitude, a frustration about alwyas looking back into the old rotten past and the future which always frustrates.

[@mrlds3202]

What he's describing is formal meditation, which is a great way to develop present moment awareness in day to day life. Look up Jon Kabat-Zinn's work on informal vs formal meditation.

[@yongjiean9980]

Because the mindfulness is too weak to hold on to the present moment, as a result it drifts off to the past (memories, some may not be accurate) and the future (fantasies). Second, the mind finds it too boring and uninteresting to be in the present moment; some meditators can even hear music in their meditation! (because the mind is more interested in that so it fabricates that from the store of memory). In this case, one probably can try other methods other than mindfulness of breathing like metta, body sweeping, asubha, repeating mantra. Or simply let the mind be.....once it is done with all these overwhelming thoughts, it get tired and will settle....

[@willcya31]

funny brit monk..i like it

[@russellbrown5577]

How can I find the answer to the next question?

[@godbless234]

Social media os soo crazy...it gives soo much good information...but in a cheap way...in a very disorganized way...like diamond inside a garbage...

[@badbb6720]

He's super funny

[@freestylesoccer9399]

just smile all day?

[@advocaterajeevkumarv6788]

Freestyle soccer dont be an idiot

[@scottlopezjr2669]

this buddahist make sense because when iam not in the moment i fantasize and when iam in the moment i dont want to face it. it not fun i always want to run away from the present moment and not face reality it boring so besides breathing technques how can you make the present moment more fun to enjoy reality

[@nfcoard]

One way is by choosing activities you enjoy doing and being fully present while doing them. You can be fully present while eating a meal that tastes great. The more present in the moment one is the less thinking that happens. So being present makes the mind quieter, it quietens thinking. There'll still be thoughts but they will slow down and there will be longer gaps of silence in between the thoughts. If you enjoy singing or any other activity then doing that activity tends to cause one to be present in the moment. The more you engage in thought ABOUT something the less present you will likely to be. You can also be fully present in the moment to the thoughts that are passing through your mind. It is when we get lost in thought, identified with thoughts, that we have lost the witnessing presence or silent observer.This witnessing presence that you are (pure awareness/pure consciousness) directly experiences what is happening in the present moment without EVER engaging in thought about the present moment. It is your mind which engages in thoughts about the present moment. When you give your full focus, full attention to anything in the present moment this either completely quiets the mind or makes it considerably more quiet. With activities you enjoy greatly or have a passion it is easier to be present/in the present moment. The quieter your mind the more peaceful, calm, fulfilled and content you are likely to feel. It's a good thing if you do a formal practice like using the breath or a mantra as an object of focus in the present moment and also be present in both activities you enjoy and activities you find boring.

[@yongjiean9980]

Because the mindfulness is too weak to hold on to the present moment, as a result it drifts off to the past (memories, some may not be accurate) and the future (fantasies). Second, the mind finds it too boring and uninteresting to be in the present moment; some meditators can even hear music in their meditation! (because the mind is more interested in that so it fabricates that from the store of memory). In this case, one probably can try other methods other than mindfulness of breathing like metta, body sweeping, asubha, repeating mantra. Or simply let the mind be.....once it is done with all these overwhelming thoughts, it get tired and will settle....

[@BabaDerBaer80]

when you have serious chronic pain this is easly said but not possible to do... Embracing the present moment when the present moment consists of pain is an impossible task.

[@FaveORitt]

Watch the Watcher I’m sorry 😢

[@constipatedbowels3473]

It's better to look at our subjective mental reactions and emotions when pain manifests,dan looking at pain itself...and dat can help us let go off the pain psychologically....mostly it's our narrative of our pain,like "oh my Gawd,why does it hurt so much"","why do dese stuff keep happening to me" etc,causes us much suffering dan the pain itself...but all dis should b done after u have contacted Ur physician for diagnosis and treatment offcourse....mindfullness z not an excuse to escape pain...pain z body's way of saying something z wrong wid it....

[@sheikmunjah2241]

Allegedly you come to present moment. If you really do "arrive" properly, then Here and Now, you cannot find yourself. Here and Now is only the present moment, without an observer. Here, no person exists. From Here, the view is that a person is an illusion. Here is simple "This". Now tell me, who wanders away from the present moment?

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

Thanks for this. I really get what he's saying. But one of the things that scares me about doing this stuff are seeing lights and yeah, I feel like it's possible not to "come back". It's an odd feeling and it produces fear. I don't wanna be stuck in my body! I just want to be able to do meditation for an hour or two. And I apologize if what I'm saying sounds kind of direct or offends your faith. Not my intent. If everything would just stay black in there, I think I could meditate longer but I'm not running of with any lights. This stuff seem like it could be dangerous which is why I've put it off. I'm a Westerner. Our danger is only ok if we're overcoming some physical challenge :p rock climbing, motorcycles, skateboarding, surfing her hee Reason & the Physical. That's our bag :)

[@constipatedbowels3473]

Nope.. Datz the whole point....!!... mindfullness z all about watching non-judgmentally what ever arises in the present moment..now when u see light-works appear in meditation,u get identified wid fear,as dis concept z foreign to u...dere z no faith attached with it...dese r mostly vivid form of phosphenes dat happen to manifest, when mind z mostly devoid of external sensory input...no need to worry about dat ,dey come and go ....sometimes dey r too vivid..but by being scared,u actually start forming fearful conjectures about how dis will "trap u in ur body" or how it will "damage Ur nervous system"...it dsnt do anything of dat sort...however if u r too scared,initially do meditative practises for few minutes and slowly increase the amount...also add in breath-works or pranayama,dey help prepare Ur nervous system for handling such experiences....

[@SM-ee8be]

@@constipatedbowels3473 you're talking like Ali G

[@freestylesoccer9399]

totally...how to make present fun

[@kooperkaney2883]

It's always fun, it's all there truly is. That's why when your not in the present moment, your mind is going places that don't exist which can be the past which is something that's has happened but is not happening and future which is something that's going to happen but isn't happening.

[@nonelost1]

@@kooperkaney2883 Or could it be that there is no past and future, but that everything happens all at once, or what the book of Ecclesiastes refers to as “ONE EVENT?”

[@user-ob9zo9cr4c]

can we be friends?

[@donsessions6436]

Lol I couldn't do it backwards

[@tobiaszb]

It's different! No!tet!baw gn!hteard bremkcad. Human breathing - I like it!

[@DenverDeathrock]

Is this living in the present or more a meditation-mindfulness excessive? Doesn't being in the present mean cognizing the world objectively, seeing things as they are and without emotion or a personal agenda? Can't mindfulness be focused on harmful or evil ends? Instead of meditating on compassion, can't I be mindful of my hatred? In the present moment, this would be, by definition, not possible.