in Michael Teachings by | Mindfulness |
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Energetically, when you have focused your attention and presence in the present moment, you are connecting all of your energetic molecules to the rate of vibration that is occurring with all the other energetic molecules that surround you. In other words, when you are present in a given moment—perfectly present—then the vibration of you and your being perfectly matches the vibration of what's around you. There is a sense of flow. There is a sense of peace. And there is a sense of timelessness. That is mindfulness.
It is theoretically possible to be perfectly mindful in absolutely every given moment. However, we don't necessarily suggest this as something to aspire to. For one thing, it is quite difficult to attain. There are constant distractions and demands upon your attention and focus. It is the rare person who has the luxury of time to not be drawn away from the present moment except under certain circumstances throughout the day. If you were, for instance, a hermit living alone in the caves up in the mountains, constant mindfulness is something you could likely attain—provided you had the wherewithal to find enough to eat and to meet your other daily needs without a great deal of attention. But most of you don't live like that! And expecting yourself to attain some idealistic perfection only sets yourself up for failure and self-judgment. That is not what we are trying to accomplish here.We do, however, encourage you to make the space within your day on a reasonable level to find some sense of mindfulness. Even just two minutes is something that you can likely find time for on a regular basis. And just those two minutes will be of benefit to you. Question: What are the benefits from living a life of constant mindfulness? And since this is almost impossible to attain, what could I gain from practicing mindfulness for only a few minutes a day?
There is much less wear and tear on the physical being when you are in that state of flow and timelessness. When you are vibrating in such a way that perfectly matches the vibration of all that is around you, it is as if everything within you is suspended for that moment. Indeed, you have created a space that is outside of the confines of time as you know it. Therefore, during perfect mindfulness, the physical aging process does not take place. For those two minutes your body will not be growing older. Now, is this of benefit to you? Most people would likely say yes! The benefits are multi-fold: not only do you escape two minutes of wear and tear on your body energetically and physically, but you also gain a pathway to finding that sense of flow at other times during your day. When you are used to performing this exercise of pure attention for two minutes a day, after a few weeks of doing this you will have found other ways to create that sense of timelessness in your life throughout your day. So if you are having a high degree of demand upon your focus and attention, and you feel stressed by this (as most people do), your being will have already found a pathway to those two minutes of flow in your life. You will be able to apply that pathway to the more chaotic and stress-creating demands of your day. At the very least, practicing mindfulness helps you reduce stress. It helps you find new ways of becoming peaceful, and people who engage in such a practice are also able to look for other ways of finding the same flow within their day even when not faced with chaos and stress. In other words, once you are used to feeling what it is like to be in that space of timelessness, perhaps when you do other things you will be thinking about mindfulness for just a moment.
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