Comments on: Living Now – Part I http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/living-now-%e2%80%93-part-i.html Tools to improve your mind and escape the trap Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:47:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: How to be Content — The Rat Race Trap http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/living-now-%e2%80%93-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-4846 How to be Content — The Rat Race Trap Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:40:27 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=1277#comment-4846 [...] Living Now – Part I Living Now – Part II Live Now – Part III More About Living in the Now Are You Addicted to Speed? [...] [...] Living Now – Part I Living Now – Part II Live Now – Part III More About Living in the Now Are You Addicted to Speed? [...]

]]> By: Derrick http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/living-now-%e2%80%93-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-4786 Derrick Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:09:11 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=1277#comment-4786 Eckhart Tolle,yes,a very powerful pressence he is,in my opinion second to none. The reality of his teachings often appear unrealistic and far fetched because it is not the "norm" of what we have been taught our whole life. Being concious of our inner space and moment to moment awareness is not the "quick fix" type of answers people want. It's really hard to deny the "backround static" you refered to in your most recent article. Your inner alignment is a must for your outer to make sense and fall into place. Thank you for all your excellant articles,I always enjoy them. Derrick Eckhart Tolle,yes,a very powerful pressence he is,in my opinion second to none. The reality of his teachings often appear unrealistic and far fetched because it is not the “norm” of what we have been taught our whole life. Being concious of our inner space and moment to moment awareness is not the “quick fix” type of answers people want. It’s really hard to deny the “backround static” you refered to in your most recent article. Your inner alignment is a must for your outer to make sense and fall into place.

Thank you for all your excellant articles,I always enjoy them.

Derrick

]]> By: How to Live Now — The Rat Race Trap http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/living-now-%e2%80%93-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-4754 How to Live Now — The Rat Race Trap Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:58:28 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=1277#comment-4754 [...] of this fits into the living in the moment and victim articles I have published recently. “What I call ordinary unconsciousness means being [...] [...] of this fits into the living in the moment and victim articles I have published recently. “What I call ordinary unconsciousness means being [...]

]]> By: How To Slow Down and Enjoy Life — The Rat Race Trap http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/living-now-%e2%80%93-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-4005 How To Slow Down and Enjoy Life — The Rat Race Trap Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:04:51 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=1277#comment-4005 [...] moment, you will automatically slow down.  Check out my three-part series about living in the now: Living Now – Part I, Living Now – Part II, Live Now – Part [...] [...] moment, you will automatically slow down.  Check out my three-part series about living in the now: Living Now – Part I, Living Now – Part II, Live Now – Part [...]

]]> By: How to Live in the Now — The Rat Race Trap http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/living-now-%e2%80%93-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-3818 How to Live in the Now — The Rat Race Trap Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:21:05 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=1277#comment-3818 [...] Living Now – Part I Living Now – Part II [...] [...] Living Now – Part I Living Now – Part II [...]

]]> By: Live Now – Part II — The Rat Race Trap http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/living-now-%e2%80%93-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-3777 Live Now – Part II — The Rat Race Trap Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:51:34 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=1277#comment-3777 [...] Living Now – Part I [...] [...] Living Now – Part I [...]

]]> By: Dragos Roua http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/living-now-%e2%80%93-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-3768 Dragos Roua Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:47:09 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=1277#comment-3768 That's a great post idea, Stephen, and I'm really looking forward to it. I totally agree with that thinking energy leakage. Is not only Eckhart who's saying that, Don Miguel Ruiz also have some fantastic analogies here, one of them being: "be impeccable with your thoughts", which means treat your thoughts with respect, don't abuse them, don't over use them. A restless mind is usually a sign of a hurt soul. <abbr><em>Dragos Roua´s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edragonu-TheChoiceOfAPersonalPath/~3/He0P_iEtZW4/" rel="nofollow">The Spiral Path</a></abbr></em> That’s a great post idea, Stephen, and I’m really looking forward to it.

I totally agree with that thinking energy leakage. Is not only Eckhart who’s saying that, Don Miguel Ruiz also have some fantastic analogies here, one of them being: “be impeccable with your thoughts”, which means treat your thoughts with respect, don’t abuse them, don’t over use them.

A restless mind is usually a sign of a hurt soul.

Dragos Roua´s last blog post..The Spiral Path

]]> By: Vin | NaturalBias.com http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/living-now-%e2%80%93-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-3761 Vin | NaturalBias.com Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:35:58 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=1277#comment-3761 "My wife calls me obsessive and refers to my “phases”. By that she means that once I get interested in something I take it to the nth degree." LOL! Anything worth doing should be done to the fullest, right? :) My wife is so opposite from me in this regard that it took me almost 10 years to convince her that I didn't have some type of obsessive disorder! Although, I think the fact that we are such opposites in this manner is part of the reason why we get along so well! <abbr><em>Vin | NaturalBias.com´s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NaturalBias/~3/HQlo5BslVWs/" rel="nofollow">The Forgotten Path to Health and Happiness</a></abbr></em> “My wife calls me obsessive and refers to my “phases”. By that she means that once I get interested in something I take it to the nth degree.”

LOL! Anything worth doing should be done to the fullest, right? :) My wife is so opposite from me in this regard that it took me almost 10 years to convince her that I didn’t have some type of obsessive disorder! Although, I think the fact that we are such opposites in this manner is part of the reason why we get along so well!

Vin | NaturalBias.com´s last blog post..The Forgotten Path to Health and Happiness

]]> By: Felicity http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/living-now-%e2%80%93-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-3758 Felicity Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:43:45 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=1277#comment-3758 Our incentive by the good in us may want to moralize the current unwanted circumstances, to bring a phenomenal positive change. This change cannot live in permanence. It's very true that if we are in the wont of delivering change, we can sustain the state of daily fulfillment. We lay the failure by occluding the realistic understanding while we allow it to happen. Strong sentiments tend to incite forgetfulness. However, things come to materialize in real form as we assess them. So, coming here and reading this, all the expressions made in this articles are felt. I am here and can perceive my existence in the present. It is nothing but the truth one cannot move away from. I can't wait to read the next part of this brilliant article. Our incentive by the good in us may want to moralize the current unwanted circumstances, to bring a phenomenal positive change. This change cannot live in permanence. It’s very true that if we are in the wont of delivering change, we can sustain the state of daily fulfillment. We lay the failure by occluding the realistic understanding while we allow it to happen. Strong sentiments tend to incite forgetfulness. However, things come to materialize in real form as we assess them. So, coming here and reading this, all the expressions made in this articles are felt. I am here and can perceive my existence in the present. It is nothing but the truth one cannot move away from. I can’t wait to read the next part of this brilliant article.

]]> By: Stephen Mills http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/living-now-%e2%80%93-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-3753 Stephen Mills Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:05:17 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=1277#comment-3753 Sorry guys, I'm not very talkative in comment responses this week. I'm trying to live in the now on my vacation. LOL @Jonathan, thanks for the endorsement. You're so right about it being a shame to miss it. This week has been very easy for me to be present. Nature does that for me and I think most other people as well. @Roger, I'm going to discuss ways in later articles, but I do think it is something people have to sort of figure out for themselves. I read a bunch of stuff by other people and I really didn't get it very well. @Robin, incredible commentary! I love everything you wrote but particularly this: "I also learned that I can let go and I am infinitely safe, the world doesn’t come to an end. Everything goes on as planned." How true! I've discovered the same thing. The earth does not stop spinning when I let something go :-) Usually when we stop trying to do everything, most things get better. @Vin, you remind me of myself :-) My wife calls me obsessive and refers to my "phases". By that she means that once I get interested in something I take it to the nth degree. Sorry guys, I’m not very talkative in comment responses this week. I’m trying to live in the now on my vacation. LOL

@Jonathan, thanks for the endorsement. You’re so right about it being a shame to miss it. This week has been very easy for me to be present. Nature does that for me and I think most other people as well.

@Roger, I’m going to discuss ways in later articles, but I do think it is something people have to sort of figure out for themselves. I read a bunch of stuff by other people and I really didn’t get it very well.

@Robin, incredible commentary! I love everything you wrote but particularly this: “I also learned that I can let go and I am infinitely safe, the world doesn’t come to an end. Everything goes on as planned.” How true! I’ve discovered the same thing. The earth does not stop spinning when I let something go :-) Usually when we stop trying to do everything, most things get better.

@Vin, you remind me of myself :-) My wife calls me obsessive and refers to my “phases”. By that she means that once I get interested in something I take it to the nth degree.

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