Sadhguru is our teacher this week. And as we look ahead into the next seven days, he reminds us that everything from the past or future, exists only within our minds. The past is a collection of memories, and the future is a series of projections. Neither truly exists in the tangible now.
This realization empowers us to create a new relationship with our thoughts. We can stop being prisoners of what isn’t real and instead, embrace the vibrant possibilities of the present.
“You cannot suffer the past or future because they do not exist. What you are suffering is your memory and your imagination.” – Sadhguru
Everything we experience, past, present, or future is experienced only within us. The past doesn’t exist, it is only alive within our memory. The future hasn’t happened yet, it is only alive in our imagination. It is up to each of us to form a new relationship with our mind so that we can live without being trapped by what doesn’t exist.
“What is past cannot be fixed. What is now can only be experienced. What is next can be created.” – Sadhguru
“Do not worry about your future. Do your present well, and the future will blossom.” – Sadhguru
We start every Monday meditation by looking forward into the week ahead as a way of setting our intention. It gives us an opportunity to do a bit of mental rehearsal so that we step into each day intentionally, and not on autopilot. But we know that we can’t live in that future, that the only place where we can apply ourselves is right here in this very moment.
How we show up to this moment, is how we create our next moment.
Here are some powerful questions to ask yourself throughout the week:
- “What does this moment require of me?”
- “What does this moment make available to me?”
- “What does this moment ask me to take action on?”
- “What does this moment ask me to let go of?”
Use Monday meditation as a mental warm-up for your week. Set intentions and visualize what you want to accomplish with the full understanding that dwelling in that projected future isn’t productive. The real work, the real experience, happens right now.
May this week be filled with vibrant moments, intentional actions, and the joy of living fully present. Wishing you a beautiful week, creating at your highest potential!
– pierre –
Today’s LIVE meditation is: Jumpstart the week!
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