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No One Bathes In The Same River Twice-Part I
The waking and dream states are a flow of thoughts. Each succeeding thought has no essential connection with the previous one and they are disparate. Therefore this moment is not the same as the previous one and the present moment also will not be the same when it is replaced by the next moment which will occupy its place. There is only a succession of present moments.
If this is the correct position, why do we say that the past is never behind us? Don"t we get linked to the past moments and coming future moments? Yes, of course. What one does is to bring the past or future into the now. A fresh lease of life is given to the dead past or the unforeseen future by such action. We simply do not allow the caravan of thoughts to pass on. Why? Because we keep re-living the past or anticipating the future by constantly pressing the rewind button or the fast forward button.
It would be wonderful if only we could stay in the now experiencing its beauty. To the extent to which one succeeds in remaining with the present moment and not losing it by allowing thought interference from past and future one will be able to experience the fresh air of freedom. The capacity to stay clear of past and future and abiding uninterruptedly in each succeeding moment is labelled by Ramana as the most difficult penance. For in such alert living there is no room for sloth or slightest mental laziness because the focus remains without distraction on each succeeding moment, on the present. One might call this timeless living and its beauty and enchantment are hard to describe.
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