What is precence?

I will talk about the state of Presence of the awareness that “I am here.” In this state one’s real Self is aware of itself (I am here now) and simultaneously of what is in the moment.

This special state is one that all of us have experienced at some time in our lives—perhaps it was the first time we saw the sea or when someone dear to us died or in the moment of a car accident. There was a vividness an intensity of perception that created memory. We actually only remember what we were truly present to; the rest of what we call memories are just faded reconstructions.

We don’t need earthquakes traffic accidents or spectacular places to be jolted into the state of Presence. The same higher state can be here right now simply by going against the many habits in us that keep us in a state of sleep. The awakened state of “I am here” is always possible because not only is it independent of words but it is also not dependent on circumstances. Although we may be buried under a mountain of habits there is nothing to prevent it if we know how to find it.

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