The present moment meaning I explore here comes from personal wordplay. It is a reminder about attention and thoughts, connected with the phrase I use during meditation.
Present moment meaning: my three interpretations
You might recognise this quote and image, or a combination like the one below:
My definition of the present moment to make actually sense of it:
- It’s the pre-sent moment, the moment that was sent to you by your higher self.
- It’s the moment that was “pre”, so before the thought.
- It’s the “present”, the moment as a present, a gift to you.
So, that’s the image I show to myself every day to remind my self of what the “present moment” means:
The moment before the thought, the moment that’s a present/gift for you, and the pre-sent moment from your higher self to your self.
Why? Because you can go back to that pre-sent moment once you understand it. I mean the moment before something happened or before the thought.
Returning attention to the moment
Let’s say you start overthinking and cannot make up your mind. Then return to the pre-sent moment: the moment before that thought. Stay in the now, in the present. In that image, there is no thought, just peace.
And if you are again in your thoughts, then you know: You are not in the pre-sent-moment-before-the-thought. Your attention is in the thought, your mind, the future or the past. It might be anywhere except the present moment.
And while speaking of that, how could I not recommend the “Power of Now”:
One way to understand it:
The present moment is a gift from your true self, a peaceful place before any thoughts, where everything is just okay.
