to be in the present...

the mind is always either in the past or projecting into the future....it is absent in the "present".we keep ruminating on past events or projecting into futuristic solutions...when we are able to watch our mind, we are in the present....a state of awareness...

the mind is a gr8 tool; but, we have to be able to use the mind, and not the other way round as it seems to have happened...

sometimes, the mind travels so fast .....we then experience "depression"...we are totally out of tune, out of sync with the present.

in my opinion, india's greatest contribution to the world is the discovery that "mind" cannot be controlled.it is interlinked to breath and breath can be regulated...that is the basis of the science of pranayam.when our breath is rhythmic, we are relaxed.when we are agitated , a glance at our breath for a few minutes can help relax us.spending extended time with various breathing exercises, pranayams, can help us slow the mind down, come closer to the present....

we are at our best efficiencies when the mind is silent.....when it is incessantly at chatter, we are restless, irritable, unstable.....and when we are able to "see" the mind, we are liberated of it....

being aware that we are not "present" in the moment can work wonders....just watch that and see life unfold....am suggesting it since it worked for me.....and it does not come with any conditional attachments...

totally experimentable within our space....

when the mind slows down, we are relaxed....we can respond to life...when the mind is fast, we are reactive....and the mind tends to get off-centred.....it can get swayed and influenced....in the absence of awareness...as always, awareness is the key...

one can chose to do whatever( they fall in the realm of concepts), but, in my opinion, awareness is an essential.....a basic need of existence...