“We must learn to position ourselves effortlessly within each moment, rather than stumbling through time. We can either escape from the moment or stay with it as it unfolds and do something good with it. It is by doing justice to time that we begin doing justice to people.” – P.M. Forni
2. March 2010 at 5:38 pm
Hi, this is my first post and have never really posted on anything like this before. I used to listen to ZenisStupid which was brilliant and also watched a few of Patrick’s yoga and zazen videos on youtube which has lead me to take up both yoga and zazen a few weeks back.
I don’t know if I am on the right lines with this post but I hope so, this is what came to my head when I read this.
I have been pretty stressed recently and today worked myself into a bit of a state. Rather than continuing “running” through my days activities I decided to find a quiet place and just sit. During sitting I realised that in the present there was nothing to actually stress about. Just taking the time to evaluate the present moment as it was allowed me to go on with the rest of my day and not cause people around me to be worried about me.
I guess you could say I escaped from the moment as it unfolded but I think there are times where you do have to escape, recompose, contemplate and then return to the moment. If I hadn’t then I can’t see how any good would have come from this.
Has anyone got any further thoughts on this? Would it be possible in this situation to do something good with it?