The Eternal, Timeless Now
The Eternal, Timeless Now

6 August 2022 (with subtitles)
6 August 2022 (with subtitles)

We are doing so many things,
We are doing so many things,

like we are called to so many things to do, so many things.
like we are called to so many things to do, so many things.

We have to be also called to wake up to who we are.
We have to be also called to wake up to who we are.

If you're doing all these things,
If you're doing all these things,

running after all these things, to try to fulfil all these projections,
running after all these things, to try to fulfil all these projections,

and to reach all these dreams, and so on, you don't find your Self ...
and to reach all these dreams, and so on, you don't find your Self ...

I say this is madness!
I say this is madness!

It's madness.
It's madness.

Yes, it's a part of the dream, it's madness.
Yes, it's a part of the dream, it's madness.

Madness is a big part of this dream.
Madness is a big part of this dream.

You're running around
You're running around

putting in all this energy, all these dreams,
putting in all this energy, all these dreams,

all these projections, all this fire,
all these projections, all this fire,

for just transient things.
for just transient things.

They burn up, you know.
They burn up, you know.

Nobody can reach back
Nobody can reach back

and bring anything from yesterday here.
and bring anything from yesterday here.

Nobody can do it.
Nobody can do it.

It's only an impression, like the clouds, they are passing.
It's only an impression, like the clouds, they are passing.

If this morning there was a beautiful sunrise
If this morning there was a beautiful sunrise

and the sky was just heavenly,
and the sky was just heavenly,

it's gone.
it's gone.

You can't put 'pause' on it. It's gone.
You can't put 'pause' on it. It's gone.

All of life, experienced through the senses and the mind, is like that.
All of life, experienced through the senses and the mind, is like that.

And the madness is that we don't seem to see that.
And the madness is that we don't seem to see that.

We're constantly reaching, reaching forward,
We're constantly reaching, reaching forward,

to fulfil the next projection.
to fulfil the next projection.

I was saying, yesterday, that
I was saying, yesterday, that

life is only about now,
life is only about now,

the quality of your now,
the quality of your now,

the quality of the consciousness that is your self and source;
the quality of the consciousness that is your self and source;

it's only about that.
it's only about that.

There's no such thing as tomorrow.
There's no such thing as tomorrow.

No one has ever experienced tomorrow.
No one has ever experienced tomorrow.

Whatever we think tomorrow is, it has to be experienced in the now.
Whatever we think tomorrow is, it has to be experienced in the now.

And it is the quality of the now,
And it is the quality of the now,

how rich, how pure, how lived, how true is the now,
how rich, how pure, how lived, how true is the now,

that becomes the fragrance of your presence.
that becomes the fragrance of your presence.

Of course, when we fill up the now
Of course, when we fill up the now

with our projections about it,
with our projections about it,

that also creates something inside the now,
that also creates something inside the now,

but it's more like anxiety and expectations,
but it's more like anxiety and expectations,

projections and dreams get infused in your now-ness.
projections and dreams get infused in your now-ness.

And it doesn't have any weight!
And it doesn't have any weight!

It has more a sense of displacement,
It has more a sense of displacement,

of waiting, frustration, projection.
of waiting, frustration, projection.

These are not real values.
These are not real values.

But if you spend time with your Self,
But if you spend time with your Self,

be rooted in that experiential understanding
be rooted in that experiential understanding

of what beingness is ...
of what beingness is ...

Because the now has no history.
Because the now has no history.

Now has no history.
Now has no history.

It has no biographies in it.
It has no biographies in it.

It's not about what we've done ...
It's not about what we've done ...

It is just the purity of them.
It is just the purity of them.

The quintessence of all that is, is in you,
The quintessence of all that is, is in you,

exuding itself.
exuding itself.

And its qualities, you may say its perfume,
And its qualities, you may say its perfume,

is peace and love and wisdom and harmony.
is peace and love and wisdom and harmony.

That is the true fragrance of what we may call human expression.
That is the true fragrance of what we may call human expression.

That is it.
That is it.

It cannot be anxiety, hurry and haste
It cannot be anxiety, hurry and haste

and frustration and disappointment,
and frustration and disappointment,

because that's what we will exude
because that's what we will exude

if we are not present in the now, as the now.
if we are not present in the now, as the now.

It's only been in the now, not the now of time,
It's only been in the now, not the now of time,

not the now which is a break between the then and the was.
not the now which is a break between the then and the was.

It's not a time quality.
It's not a time quality.

Now is eternal!
Now is eternal!

It's timeless.
It's timeless.

How can people understand that?
How can people understand that?

By the mind it's not enough.
By the mind it's not enough.

It might give you a little sense,
It might give you a little sense,

but in meditation you come to the now.
but in meditation you come to the now.

In real prayer and surrender,
In real prayer and surrender,

you're surrendering into the now, into now-ness.
you're surrendering into the now, into now-ness.

That's why you have to go to those people for,
That's why you have to go to those people for,

for a taste of real life,
for a taste of real life,

people who are anchored in their own peace,
people who are anchored in their own peace,

who are not living in a projection about the future,
who are not living in a projection about the future,

or in reminiscing about past,
or in reminiscing about past,

they are just resting in their own awareness, their own beingness.
they are just resting in their own awareness, their own beingness.

They are the good examples in the life.
They are the good examples in the life.

And not just human beings.
And not just human beings.

Most of the life on Earth you see,
Most of the life on Earth you see,

of the animals, the birds and insects,
of the animals, the birds and insects,

they are just manifestations of the now in form.
they are just manifestations of the now in form.

Of course they have activity.
Of course they have activity.

They do the activity, but they're not so attached to it.
They do the activity, but they're not so attached to it.

Their activity is practical, restful, peaceful.
Their activity is practical, restful, peaceful.

Sometimes they have to hunt, to do things,
Sometimes they have to hunt, to do things,

but they don't have the quality of anxiety
but they don't have the quality of anxiety

that comes through expectations and projections.
that comes through expectations and projections.

I don't think a lion is sitting in a jungle or a forest,
I don't think a lion is sitting in a jungle or a forest,

thinking about next week.
thinking about next week.

They don't have such days of the week
They don't have such days of the week

like we have in our concept of the world.
like we have in our concept of the world.

If I could really get this thing across,
If I could really get this thing across,

'now', the now beyond time,
'now', the now beyond time,

and the 'here' beyond place or geography,
and the 'here' beyond place or geography,

is pointing only to the presence,
is pointing only to the presence,

which I call the presence of God,
which I call the presence of God,

which is the true nature of human beings.
which is the true nature of human beings.

That.
That.

Thinking about a future, planning a future,
Thinking about a future, planning a future,

is robbing yourself of the beauty and completeness of your now-ness.
is robbing yourself of the beauty and completeness of your now-ness.

Now is not concerned about the future nor time.
Now is not concerned about the future nor time.

It is like,
It is like,

it's like a taste of the eternal.
it's like a taste of the eternal.

Now is eternal, actually.
Now is eternal, actually.

It never passes. The now never passes.
It never passes. The now never passes.

It doesn't come. It's just here.
It doesn't come. It's just here.

When we remove or just leave aside all the things of the mind,
When we remove or just leave aside all the things of the mind,

you're here in the now.
you're here in the now.

It's not boring. It's not stagnant.
It's not boring. It's not stagnant.

It's total completeness.
It's total completeness.

That is the opportunity of a human birth.
That is the opportunity of a human birth.

What supports the entire manifestation, all the galaxies,
What supports the entire manifestation, all the galaxies,

what supports them is the perfection of this.
what supports them is the perfection of this.

I'm using the word 'now'.
I'm using the word 'now'.

It can be a synonym, also, for harmony,
It can be a synonym, also, for harmony,

for naturalness, for God,
for naturalness, for God,

for life in its purest...
for life in its purest...

For essence, for happiness, for existence.
For essence, for happiness, for existence.

'Now' is the same word as love,
'Now' is the same word as love,

or bliss, or joy, or silence, or the wisdom of God, truth.
or bliss, or joy, or silence, or the wisdom of God, truth.

They're all synonyms.
They're all synonyms.

One day, actually, if by God's grace you come to that understanding,
One day, actually, if by God's grace you come to that understanding,

you'll see that every word that exists in your language
you'll see that every word that exists in your language

is a synonym for God.
is a synonym for God.

Like this.
Like this.

Thank you.
Thank you.

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