One of the ways for the mind to be free from ignorance and suffering, is the observation as well as the contemplation or self-inquiry upon 'Live in the present moment' or '活在當下'.
By contemplating upon 'Live in the present moment' as well as practically living in the present moment will remove the veil of ignorance, allowing the mind to realize or understand all the other teachings of yoga and/or buddhism.
'Live in the present moment' is universal, non-spiritual, non-religious, non-philosophical, non-harmful, non-intimidating, non-discriminate, non-limited, and non-conditional.
It is natural and effortless.
All and everyone only exist in the NOW.
None can exist outside of NOW.
All and everyone has to live in the present moment.
One cannot and doesn't live outside the present moment.
There is no option for choosing to live before or after NOW.
However, in the NOW, the mind awareness can wander to the past memory and future imagination, and holds onto the past memory and future imagination, and hence, existing/functioning/living under the presence and influence of unnecessary craving, clinging, longing, aversion, disturbance, dissatisfaction, disappointment, hurt, resentment, bitterness, guilt, regret, pride, shame, fear, worry, anticipation, expectation, and wishful thinking, in NOW.
The basic practice of observing the natural breath coming and going, is all about 'being in the NOW' and 'Live in the NOW'.
If you hold onto the incoming breath, you will suffer.
If you hold onto the outgoing breath, you will suffer.
If you hold onto not breathing in and not breathing out, you will suffer.
The moment you let go, and allow the breath to be what it is, ceaselessly coming and going, and eventually it will stop coming and going, there is no suffering.
The moment you want to control the breath to be in certain way and you don't want the breath to be in certain way, suffering will arise.
The breath doesn't belong to you (the selfless conscious mind awareness that is aware of the breathe coming and going), or anyone, or anything, and vice versa.
Similarly,
The moment you want to control life or the world to be in certain way and you don't want life or the world to be in certain way, you will suffer.
The life or the world, or whatever you perceive and experience, don't make you suffer.
It is your urge/desire/ambition to control anything and everything to be or not to be in certain way, that makes you suffer.
Life or the world doesn't belong to you, or anyone, or anything.
Whatever you perceive and experience don't belong to you, or anyone, or anything.
There is no before or after NOW. It is always NOW. There is only NOW.
Everything in NOW, regardless of inside or outside this body and mind, is impermanent, constantly changing.
That realization towards Impermanence, will lead towards the realization of Selflessness, Limitation, Conditional, Non-self, Timelessness, Oneness, Non-separateness, Non-duality, Cause and Effect, and the truth of what is 'the endless loop of reincarnation, of ceaseless births and deaths transitioning under different realms'.
Non-attaching/non-grasping/non-holding onto/non-possessing/non-clinging/non-controlling towards the present moment (that is ceaselessly changing, while the changes can be modified and influenced in NOW under conscious choice/desire/intention), not to say, the past memory (that cannot be undone or changed) and the future imagination (that doesn't exist at all), regardless of pleasant or unpleasant.
If there is attachment/grasping/holding onto/possessiveness/clinging/control, suffering manifest as it is.
If there is no attachment/grasping/holding onto/possessiveness/clinging/control, suffering doesn't arise.
What is 'I'?
What is 'suffering'?
What is 'fear'?
Merely make use of what is available and do what is possible, in NOW, to be benefiting all and everyone unconditionally and indiscriminately, and let it go.
Perform action, and renounce the fruit of action.
Non-controlling, doesn't only limited to the ceaseless instinctive non-conscious non-by choice random autonomous physical and mental activities for essential life maintenance operated under the selfless survival instinct even under the absence of conscious mind awareness being aware of all those autonomous physical and mental activities for life maintenance are happening ceaselessly.
Non-controlling, doesn't mean non-action/inaction/actionless, or the complete absence of physical and mental action/activities under conscious choice/desire/intention.
Give effortlessly upon possibility to give, and let go - The absence of control
Give, and expect this and not that - The presence of control
That's why there is not only the unconscious autonomous physical and mental evolution/changes that is determined and influenced by certain underlying internal genetic inherited conditions/factors, but there is also the conscious mind evolution directing the impermanent changes in certain way under certain external factors/conditions/observations/practices/possibility/availability under conscious choice/desire/intention that can influence or override the internal factors.
The selfless conscious mind awareness can be aware of the presence of certain unpleasant physical or mental illness in the body and mind, or being aware of all kinds of mind stuff/modification/activities of the mind generating the different states of mind, while it is not being determined or affected by all that, or the objects of awareness.
Inquire towards the truth of everything.
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