Descartes got it all wrong when he said: “I think therefore I am.” We can only “be” in the present moment, and thoughts precisely take us away from it. They transport us to the past or the future, to different places. Even when we try to think about the present we lose our connection with it. The only way to be in the present is to feel, not to think.
An alternate philosophy to the Cartesian one might be: “I feel therefore I am.” However the moment we focus on the philosophy of being we stop being present. So let’s throw away all these mind games and just be, without the need for justification or explanation.
I Am. Nothing else matters.
Cedric, 2/05/2012
Text inspired by the teachings of Mr. Eckhart Tolle.
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