Present Moment

We speak of "heaven and earth" as well as the "sun and moon". Many talk of various ways this applies to practice and life all leading to the development of being there in the now, being there in the present moment.

The classics tell us this does not mean that we deal with past events that are still relative to the moment yet it does tell us that we can "compartmentalize it" into a file outside of the minds present moment and then allow the natural flow to bring it out when and only when it must be dealt with in the moment.

When I contemplate heaven and earth I visualize both following the path set forth by the Universe. How they both follow a rhythm and cycles. As they travel the path they both spend not time "thinking" of the path they just left nor where they are headed as to their future. As in all things there is a path we are all destined to follow and we must allow ourselves to follow it.

This is the same with the sun and moon. The earth follows its path and naturally accepts what ever comes from the influences of the Universe which is the relationships all four have. The Heavens are influenced by the path traveled by the sun and moon. The stars are influenced by the path of our entire Universe. The earth receives from all and the blending of same assists earth in following its path.

When the sun, moon, and earth reach a certain position they are in that moment. A next moment puts them into the next position for that moment. The sun, moon, and earth deal with what occurred in thier past only when it becomes an influence in the present moment it occupies at that exact moment.

This is the Tao of the Universe. This is the Tao of the Present Moment.