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Summary

The website content provides a reflective exploration of the present moment through a poem and a guided meditation, inviting readers to experience the "Now" and the "Wind" as metaphors for time and consciousness.

Abstract

The webpage presents a thoughtful piece on the nature of time and presence, using poetry and meditation as tools for deeper understanding. It introduces a poem that likens the ephemeral quality of time to the wind, emphasizing the importance of the present moment as the only tangible experience. Following the poem, a meditation exercise is detailed, encouraging readers to focus on the sensation of a breeze on their face to achieve a state of pure awareness and connection with their consciousness. The page also offers links to additional collections of the author's poetic and meditative writings, as well as instructions for accessing these resources without a paywall. The author emphasizes the collaborative nature of the content, acknowledging the contributions of their Energy Group/Higher Self, and provides contact information and social media links for further engagement.

Opinions

  • The author believes that the present moment is the most significant and real aspect of time, akin to the direct experience of the wind on one's face.
  • Expectations and memories are shaped by beliefs and are considered less substantial than the immediate experience of the present.
  • The meditation practice is presented as a method to cultivate pure awareness and connect with one's consciousness, suggesting that it can be a calming and functional tool in daily life.
  • The author values the reader's feedback and engagement, inviting comments, questions, and typo corrections.
  • There is an emphasis on the content being a perspective of truth rather than an absolute representation of reality, indicating an openness to diverse interpretations.
  • The author is not financially motivated by any products or individuals mentioned in the article, suggesting a commitment to authenticity and independence in their writing.
  • Readers are encouraged to explore more of the author's work through various platforms, with options provided for paywall-free access, indicating a consideration for the reader's convenience and financial circumstances.

Poetry and Meditation

The “Now” and The “Wind”

A poem and a meditation to experience time and the present moment.

Photo by Diana Simumpande on Unsplash

A Poem

Time is like the wind on my face Before my face, the wind is an expectation After my face, the wind is a memory At my face, the wind is my present moment experience

My face is my now Before my now, my beliefs shape my expectations After my now, my beliefs shape my memories At my now, I experience my present moment, beyond all beliefs

A Meditation

  1. Read the poem above, or at least think about its message.
  2. If there is a breeze of some kind, then sit or stand with your face toward that breeze. If there is no breeze, then you can simply use your imagination.
  3. Close your eyes.
  4. Imagine a wind, or breeze, or just the air in your room as it touches your face.
  5. Place your focus gently on the experience of the breeze on your face. This is the experience of pure awareness. This is the present moment, the Now. It is the only time that really exists. Hold your attention on this sensation.
  6. Meditate in this way for as long as is comfortable, which could be anywhere from 10 seconds to 10 minutes (or longer, if it is comfortable).
  7. There are three experiences that you may have: (a) simply feeling the sensation on your face — pure awareness (b) thinking thoughts and forgetting the sensation on your face (c) both feeling the face sensation and having thoughts at the same time — for (b) gently return to your face sensation and allow the thoughts to dissolve — for (c) gently give preference to the face sensation and allow the thoughts to dissolve in their own time — they will eventually dissolve. — note that the thoughts are not important and have no special meaning
  8. When you are finished meditating, slowly and gradually open your eyes. Can you maintain the feeling of pure awareness with your eyes open? How long can you maintain that awareness? (It helps if you do not focus your attention on any one thing, but instead try to take in everything in your experience at once.)
  9. You can briefly do this meditation whenever you want to calm yourself and connect with your pure consciousness so you can function better in your day.
Photo by shahin khalaji on Unsplash

Related

  • For more of My Poems, Dreams & other short writings, see this collection of articles:
  • For more on Meditations & Meditating, see this collection of articles:
  • Note that the articles in the 2 collections above are behind the Medium paywall. For paywall-free access to my articles, go to www.AlanLew.com, linked below.

Contact

  • I am not financially affiliated with any of the people or products discussed in this article.
  • I appreciate comments, questions, and typo corrections. - See the About link in my Medium profile for contact information and related articles.
  • Written in collaboration with my Energy Group/Higher Self. This is our perspective of the truth and not the whole truth of reality.

My Medium writings are available “paywall free” at www.AlanLew.com:

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