The power of Now

Dear all,
Recently I read a great book, titled “The Power of
Now”, and would like to share some of its points.
I would also like to thank Bhante Aggacita of SBS
Taiping (http://www.sasanarakkha.org/) for generously
loaning me the book.
I hope it will be beneficial to you.
1. Learn to live with pain, and use it to root us in
the present, rather than to avoid pain.
2. Nothing exists outside the Now.
3. All problems are illusions of the mind – its about
realizing there
are “no” problems, only situations –
to be dealt with now, or to be left alone and accepted
“as it is” (now), or wait until it can be dealt with.
4. Unhappiness = Past – resisting what happened in the
past, Now – resisting what it is now, Future – hoping
for a better future, and denial of Now.
5. The choice is in your hands, to choose suffering of
peace (Now).
6. Act out of present moment awareness – whatever you
do becomes imbued with a sense of quality, care and
love, even the most simplest action.
7. Do not be attached to the fruits of action, success
or failure, not depend on future for fulfillment.
8. You don’t demand the situation or people to make
you happy, and suffer when they don’t.
9. To KNOW that you are not present is a great
success.
10. The words are not the Truth, they merely point to
it.
11. True salvation is a state of freedom – from
desires and
suffering, past and future.
12. The greatest catalyst for change in a relationship
is complete acceptance of your partner, without
judgement or change.
13. When you achieved freedom, you gave up the
relationship with yourself, and all the other
relationships became love relationships.
May you be well and happy always !
Regards,
Lee Ek Hau
( Saccesi )