Living In The Present - Definition
2 January 2003
{HRI 20030102-V2.0}
(Version 2.0
on 13 July 2007)
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There is the "fantastic relief" of shedding all responsibility for
what is going on and for what has gone on and (by consequence) for
what will go on.
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The "fantastic relief"
- of (shedding almost all responsibility, for) seeing who is
who and what individuals have done,
and what these individuals - by consequence - will do
again;
- of (shedding almost all responsibility, for) knowing what your
concerns and goals were, and are,
and what - by consequence - your concerns and goals will
be again, or indeed continue to be;
- of (shedding almost all responsibility, for) knowing what your
abilities were and are,
and what - by consequence - continue to be your abilities,
even if dormant.
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This relief is - amongst other things - by some called 'Death.' *
Others - knowing not at all what the present is - call this relief
"living in the present" or "being fully and only in the present." **
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They omit, that the present is almost completely made up of the past,
and, that
the future is almost completely carrying on from and determined
by actions and by decisions made in the past - mostly even in a
very distant past.
THE MORE YOU ARE AWARE OF THAT PAST, THE MORE YOU ARE IN THE PRESENT.
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And that is, as promised, the actual Definition of 'Living in the
present':
The more you are aware of the past, the more you are in the
present, because
the present is almost completely made up of the past, and
the future is almost completely carrying on from and
determined by actions and decisions made in the past -
mostly even in a very distant past, and mostly by
others, too.
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I will explain it more, to your pleasure.
There is the "fantastic relief" of shedding all responsibility
for what is going on and for what has gone on, and what, by
consequence, will go on. ***
All the problems are still there, you see, but you are not
aware of these, you are only "aware of the present"
- meaning thus, to you, 'being only aware of where you are
now,' of 'with whom you are now,'
and on top of that, you are "being in the present," only
aware of how they are now,
or how - in the case of Criminal Minds - they pretend to
"be" now, you are "being in the present," only aware of
how these PRETEND to be,
because you have 'switched off' your connection to
and awareness of the past, of your PAST EXPERIENCE
WITH THEM, with particular individuals,
who OF COURSE like you to "be in the present
only,"
"so that you feel happy about them."
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This means to you, then, that you are in the illusion,
and you indeed experience the illusion - "living in the
present" -
that all is fresh and new, and that "you don't know anything
about the people you meet," that "you don't know anything about
your past, about who you really are."
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While that "not knowing" is merely an illusion, (in fact
you do know, but you are merely temporarily disconnected
from it) and that provides you with the experience, that
"there is only existing what you see around you,"
that "you are 'living in the present'."
The ACTUAL Definition of 'Living in the Present,' is thus
formulated, and follows below (in the next three, the
last paragraphs of this Human Rights Issue).
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By regaining a viewpoint on the ACTUAL present - it consists of all
the past that shapes both the present and the future too - you
regain a viewpoint on yourself (and on others too) as you actually
are.
This, you can actually experience, with a great resurgence of all
that is dear and extremely valuable in you.
And THAT is true relief - resulting in correct actions and genuine
compassion that springs and flows from true identity.
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Koos Nolst Trenite "Cause Trinity"
human rights philosopher and poet
'Solomon's wisdom was greater
than the wisdom of
all the men of the East,
and greater
than all the wisdom of Egypt.'
1 Kings 4:30
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Textnotes:
* Some use death (they do and die) in order to accomplish such a
"relief"
- usually with the idea and in the hope they will get reborn
"all fresh and new."
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** They go and "only live in the present" in order to experience that
relief.
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*** That 'being unaware of responsibility,' is not at all necessarily
a voluntary action
- most unawareness of the past has been (and is continuously
being) enforced and kept up very heavily
- by those who have every reason to want you NOT aware of
the past, not of your own past (your memories and your
abilities from the past) and especially they want you
NOT aware of THEIR past.
They work most violently, to reduce awareness in people,
in anybody, and
they work most forcefully and persistently, to get false
ideas about the mind and about awareness accepted, and
applied (used by everyone). (See references.)
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References:
'The Mafia Code Against Mankind'
{HRI 20021018-V2.0}
(18 October 2002 - V2.0 on 10 October 2003)
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.europe/msg/4ff16a259b5da25a
'Mechanics Of Awareness, Perception, Memory And Forgetfulness'
{HRI 20020913}
(13 September 2002)
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.philosophy/msg/2187d7f506f085ce
'The Second Mozart-Effect - Connecting To Your Own Past'
{HRI 20020903}
(3 Sept 2002 - Version 1.1)
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.usa/msg/5b077edfe7634b7b
'On Those Who Want Awareness Not Understood'
{HRI 20030416-V1.0}
(16 April 2003 - Version 1.0)
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.china/msg/640e381f8fc938c0
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