What an awesome answer, thank you so much.
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Originally Posted by Acting Like Godot  This is an incorrect understanding. Tolle himself does not say that you need not plan for the future ("calendar time" - IIRC, that's the term he uses). What he says is that when you sit down to plan for the future, focus fully on your planning - that's how to be in the now. |
Its been a while since I read the Power of Now and now that you mention it I do remember him talking about calender time. Its a funny thing when you think about it, you cant not be in the Now its impossible but I suppose its all a matter of where you put your focus. Dreaming about a wonderful future is a nice experince to be having Now and if we didnt have the illusion of time, we could never experience this.
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Originally Posted by Acting Like Godot LOA/IM philosophies, however, differ on this point. For example, Abraham-Hicks, AFAIK, does not say that it's important to attach a deadline. |
I will look into this further thanks!
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Originally Posted by Acting Like Godot In the Buddhist scheme of things, desire leads to suffering. This is because of the inherent tendency of the human mind to attach. We attach to the objects of our desire, failing to see that everything is impermanent, and everything we have must inevitably change and fall away in time.
In the Abraham-Hicks scheme of thing, desire leads to creation. We desire things, we think about them, and by the LOA, we create them. Furthermore we will always have new desires, therefore creation never stops. The meaning of it all is ultimately creation for its own sake, and creation is joyous. |
Yes thats interesting because if the LOA really can means we can manifest ANYTHING then we could end suffering and keep our egos intact. We could just keep manifesting everything the ego wanted, all the things, recognition, eternal youth etc. Probably after a while it would get bored and give up!
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Originally Posted by Acting Like Godot In practical terms, this is what you can do. Set your goals. Eg goals to be achieved in 5 years time, 1 year's time, in six months' time, by next month. Having set your goals, work towards them. When you work, focus on being present in the here & now.
Eg you wish to be a millionaire by 2010. Having set that goal, be in the now. What can you do now, to make that intention come true? Whatever it is, focus on that task fully, now.
If you have set goals in every major area of your life, eg family; career; finances; health; personal development; social contribution; hobbies; spiritual growth; relationships; etc, then in every moment of your waking life, there's probably something you can do towards one of these goals. Focus on that something. Be fully present in the now, when you do it. |
Great advice, thank you. It occured to me that actually all we ever need to do is Trust that everything will manifest for the greater good of all. Thats it, nothing else is needed.
Thanks for the comment margaret...I guess the only confusion is this...why set the goal in the first place, if everything we have and need is here now?