If you ever heard the expression, “Enjoy the journey,” you have heard about the meaning of presence. At work and at play we sometimes focus so heavily on the end that we forget to notice the steps along the way.
For example, we live along a beautiful road going over a hill and into a valley. In the morning you can see the sun rising in full color and in the evening, the sun turns the bay into a sea of light. Every day I see commuters rushing by me on their way to work and when they return home. I wonder: Do they see the beauty that’s right before their eyes?
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timeless Wisdom, the place of enlightenment; this is Bliss that does
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Happiness is on the inside were you actually experience it
In the same way as I did, many people define work as misery. They can only be happy once the job is done. In my case however, even in a deadline driven pressurized printing job, I was able to discover the place where joy did not have to wait. The result for me was that I made less mistakes and I was energized instead of exhausted when I got home.
Now are you starting to get the picture; people rushing to work, rushing through each job, and then rushing home. I hope that they are at least rushing home to meditate. But even in their meditations they are thinking,”When I get enlightened then I can finally be happy.”
The secret to meditating while in motion is to notice that you find happiness on the inside. Happiness does not come from the completion of a job or from winning the game. It does not come from returning home either. Rather it comes from discovering that you are always at home. Knowing the real cause of happiness allows you to be present at each moment: To enjoy the ride to work, to enjoy the work, to enjoy the ride home, and to enjoy the home.
Deep connection is the secret of the universe
Once you find this kind of presence you will set yourself up to discover one of the most amazing secrets of the universe. The world that you thought was out there is really in here – right where you experience it. Here you will find the deepest connection to all people and all things – where we are one. You will see that the purpose of meditation is not to get to some future state. It is rather to fully experience the state that we are in now. Here separation is an illusion and oneness is natural.
Feel free to ask questions
Please
feel free to continue asking questions. I’m always glad to hear your
reactions and clarify my answers. Unlike the path of faith, on the path
of Self-Knowledge it is curiosity that destroys limitation and allows
you to abide in your natural freedom.
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Michael Gluckman
