There is a mantra I used to repeat to myself over a period of a year or two before I finally realized the freedom that is our true nature: Supremely present, mind still, I breathe in the beauty of this moment.
This mantra always had a profound effect on me. Whenever I would say it, I’d become very present in my body. Whether sitting or standing, I’d be extremely alert, watchful of everything happening in and around me: sensations, feelings, thoughts, circumstances, the fullness of the moment itself.
I remember something Erich Schiffmann told me about J. Krishnamurti: “He was like an animal in his awareness.” It is like that whenever you are supremely present. You are like an animal—a jackal, a lion, a gazelle—perfectly still, all your senses alert, eyes and ears attuned to the unknown.
It is good to practice being supremely present. Whenever you do, you are one with the now.
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