The moment is ‘NOW’.
Exercise- The Practice “I Have Arrived”
by meditative - February 26th, 2011.Filed under: Attending Meditation Exercises.
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You arrive in every moment ~ adapted from Thich Nhat Hanh
Like the walking meditation, we practice to arrive in every moment. The present moment is our destination- in the here and in the now. The practice is “arriving”. When we breathe in, we take refuge in the in our in-breath, and we say, “I have arrived.” When we make a step, we take refuge in our step, and we say, “I have arrived.” This is not a statement, but a proclamation that I have stopped running, and I have arrived in the present moment. With each step, and with each breath, we touch life deeply as life only truly exists in the present moment- and in doing so, we stop running.
In this practice, regardless of our activity or inactivity, we can stop and pause to center ourselves with our breath and back into the present moment. The following verse can be used…..
I have arrived.
I am present.
I am without attachment.
I am without fear.
I am free.