Be in Life

In a coincidence, some radio host was talking about the book The Power of NOW one week ago, which sparked my interest to re-read the book. It's one of my favorite books in my bookshelf. Maybe the universe or divine(whatever words you want to call it) want to send some valuable information to me through this book, and it does.

I am amazed once again on the author's point about our mind.

"Question: Isn't thinking essential in order to survive in this world?

Answer: Your mind is an instrument, a tool. It is there to be used for a specific task, and when the task is completed, you lay it down. As it is, I would say about 80 to 90 percent of most people's thinking is not only repetitive and useless, but because of its dysfunctional and often negative nature, much of it is also harmful. Observe your mind and you will find this to be true. It causes a serious leakage of vital energy." --Author Eckhart Tolle

I do agree. When I observe my own mind in a relax state, I am usually thinking stuffs either from the PAST or the FUTURE. For example, as I am sitting in my room and typing blog contents, my mind is wandering about the future: 'Am I going to do good on Wednesday for my work presentation? I should check my class schedule for tomorrow. Should I do the resume formatting next week?...' and so on. As I observed my mind, I resumed my self back to the NOW. Still need more practice for me to focus more on the NOW because everything is happening in the NOW moment. The PAST happened in the NOW moment. The FUTURE will happen in the NOW moment. The NOW moment is like a scanner line, scanning from the the past to the future. Once you focus on this thin but powerful line, your life will be enlightened