Time to be
September 6th, 2006 by justme
Can I just live? What exactly does that mean. Aren’t we all living? We all breath, eat, sleep, have sex, etc. So why do I feel that I need to continuously remind myself that I need to live. It must not be as simple as just going through the biological functions. There must be something else. The Buddhists believe in purposefully living. I don’t quite grasp that concept. What does that mean? My understanding of it is focus. I need to focus on what I do no matter what it is. It does not make a difference what I am doing, I need to be sure a clear my mind of other thoughts and distractions in order to get the most out of the present. In a way, I have to be mindful of what I do. Never mind how others are perceiving me or how I will perceive the product or service or outcome. Just do it. It is all a practice of concentration and mindfulness.