The River of Now

Past and future is a paradigm of time that does not actually have a natural now. The skillful use of the past helps us with memory of previous experiences to assist us in making better decisions. The skillful use of the future compels us to plan and anticipate with enthusiasm, uninfected by debilitating worry. It becomes all suffering when past and future become the slave masters instead of the real tools they are meant to be.
Away from the paradigm shift of perceiving past and future as solidified, is a heart based life rhythm that only experiences a flow of now.... This is your life force and inner life in tune and balanced. Everything can only happen now. The River of Now! ~Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~


Vergangenheit und Zukunft sind ein Paradigma der Zeit, die gerade kein natürliches Jetzt besitzt. Der geschickte Gebrauch der Vergangenheit hilft uns durch Erinnerungen an vergangene Ereignisse bessere Entscheidungen zu treffen. Die geschickte Anwendung der Zukunft lässt uns planen und mit Begeisterung vorausschauen, ohne von lähmenden Sorgen angesteckt zu sein. Dies alles wird zu Leid wenn Vergangenheit und Zukunft zu Sklaventreibern werden, anstatt die wahren Hilfsmittel zu sein als die sie gedacht sind.
Jenseits des Paradigmenwechsels wo Vergangenheit und Zukunft als erstarrt gesehen werden liegt ein auf dem Herzen beruhender Lebensrhythmus, der nur den Fluss des Jetzt wahrnimmt Dies ist Deine Lebenskraft und Dein Innenleben, die eingestimmt und im Gleichgewicht sind. Alles kann nur jetzt passieren. Der Fluss des Jetzt!" - Domo Geshe Rinpoche ---

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