All the power and fulfillment humans yearn for exist in the present moment. In the now is tremendous energy, more than the mind can imagine. Nothing could be closer, yet nothing slips away faster. That is the mystery and the paradox. To solve it, realize that you are this moment.
All the power that is present here must be found within. Everyone has some days full of energy, excitement, and optimism, and other days marked by fatigue, confusion, and pessimism. What makes the difference? Some people think the answer lies in bodily cycles, or the play of random forces, or fate, or luck. But the answer lies in your ability to be present.
If you want to ride the crest of time, you need all the energy you can get, and that energy is found within the moment.
- The Way of the Wizard: Twenty Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Life You Want, by Deepak Chopra (Harmony Books, 1995).
This Deepak Chopra guy must lay off the hooch for a while! For some reason,sounding all esoteric and exotic seems to be the 'in-thing' these days in marketing self-help books. As someone who used to seek help from elsewhere,I'd like to say that no one call help oneself like himself.No special 'realization of a secret' or 'unleashing one's spiritual prowess' is going to help.The only secret to success is hard work! Each of us was the sperm that managed to reach the egg and there lies,our ability and purpose. Oops,I realized that I'm beginning to sound like a 'self-help' article writer! :P
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