Jack emphasized, in going over the second full paragraph on Page 247, how it \u00c2\u00a0urges us to remain within direct experience. \u00c2\u00a0It \u00c2\u00a0is also interesting that these few sentences invoke the Past, the Present, and the Future. \u00c2\u00a0Specifically: A way to directly experience the past is to be in the present and to ask how we are affected by that past now (as opposed to getting lost in memory, regret, etc). \u00c2\u00a0A way to remain present in the present is to resist the urge to own the knowledge arising here and now. \u00c2\u00a0And a way to be present to the future is to resist the lure of wishes, fears, and expectations, all of which do their best to drag us off to a world that is not now, and never will be. \u00c2\u00a0The present is a window, but if we forget that direct experience is what allows us to look through it, then we will not be alive in time and in the experience that it makes possible. \u00c2\u00a0–Michael<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jack emphasized, in going over the second full paragraph on Page 247, how it \u00c2\u00a0urges us to remain within direct experience. \u00c2\u00a0It \u00c2\u00a0is also interesting that these few sentences invoke the Past, the Present, and the Future. \u00c2\u00a0Specifically: A way … Continue reading