The following thoughts are from one of my favorite "gurus", Eckhart Tolle:
YOU CAN CREATE A GAP in the mind stream simply by directing the focus of your attention into the Now. Just become intensely conscious of the present moment.
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LISTEN to the voice in your head; be there as the witnessing presence.***
REALIZE DEEPLY that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life.***
BREAK THE OLD PATTERN of present-moment resistance. Make it your practice to withdraw attention from the past and future whenever they are not needed. Step out of the time dimension as much as possible in every day.
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FORGET ABOUT YOUR LIFE SITUATION and pay attention to your life. Your life situation exists in time. Your life is now. Your life situation is mind-stuff. Your life is real.
