"Life is in the moment" is a common expression that highlights the importance of living in the present and enjoying the current moment rather than dwelling on the past or worrying about the future.
Life is made up of a series of moments, and it is up to us to make the most of each one. By being fully present and engaged in the present moment, we can experience life more fully and appreciate the beauty and wonder of the world around us.
So, Celebrate every moment to feel alive.
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[00:00:14] Hello everyone, this is Seema from Saamya Essential Oils and through this podcast, Saamya Shots, we hope to bring to you unique stories, some personal, some that you may have read or even heard of before. But through each of these stories, we'll try and tell you how magical
[00:00:29] essential oils can be. You can listen to us on Apple Podcasts, GeoServants, Spotify, Binch Ports and all major audio platforms. Let me ask you a question. Do you believe that the here and now is all there is? Are you always present to every given now moment?
[00:00:53] Most of us are trying to pay attention to the here and now, but our here and now is filled with thoughts and imagination. We can pay attention to what's happening in the here
[00:01:03] and now and when we actually do that, it's a form of meditation. I'll share a story with you today. I just read it the other day and I thought that story was tremendously
[00:01:17] profound. A monk was sitting in his courtyard and he was trying to meditate and his eyes were closed and he was trying to be as present as he could be, but the sounds of the courtyard
[00:01:32] and the kids that came to visit the monastery and the people in the village around the monastery, all of that noise was somehow distracting him and he was unable to meditate. He got up and made his way to the master. He was extremely frustrated and irritated
[00:01:50] and he went up to the master who was in the courtyard teaching a set of other kids from nearby town about meditation. Everyone was listening to the master with raptor tension.
[00:02:02] The monk waited for the class to get over and he went up to the master and he said, I don't know what to do. I can't seem to experience this presence of mind you were trying to talk
[00:02:13] to us about yesterday and I don't know how to be more present. The master smiled and looked at the monk. He said, why do you think you're not living in the present moment? The monk looked around him and tried to give a sensible reasonable answer to
[00:02:30] the master and he said, all the noise around the monastery is distracting me. The people, the village surrounding this monastery, the kids running back and forth in the courtyard they're disturbing my peace and somehow I'm not able to be present. The master looked
[00:02:48] away and observed one of the kids running around the field playing with the grass and he said, do you see that child? The monk answered and said, of course I do. The master
[00:03:00] looked at him and he said, do you think the child looks mindful to you? Do you think the child is living in the present moment? She seems happy, she seems free. What do you
[00:03:13] think? The monk replied and he said, yeah, she seems like she's got not a worry on mind. She seems like she's happy. She seems like she doesn't really care. The master said
[00:03:24] then, why do you still think that you aren't living in the present moment? If a child can do it, why are you finding it so difficult? He didn't wait for the monk to answer. He
[00:03:36] said, the child does not know the difference between being present and listening to her thoughts. If she wanders away in her imagination or thought, she doesn't try to stop herself but she doesn't wonder whether she's in the present moment or not. The
[00:03:52] child knows perfectly well that nothing can happen outside of the present moment. He said, you're making a big deal about living in the present moment and you forget what it is really all about. It's all about paying attention to what's
[00:04:06] happening in the moment and that's all you really need to do. Live in the present moment. The monk smiled, he thanked his master and he said, I now understand what you're trying to tell me. What do we really learn from this? This moment is all we
[00:04:26] have. This moment is when we are alive. This moment is when we can fall in love with every moment and celebrate life. So to remind you to keep living in every moment, we recommend a blend of frankincense, lavender, peppermint, grapefruit and
[00:04:44] rosemary. Add this to your diffuser. You can add this to your char gels, to your baths, to your lotions, include essential oils into your daily routine and let them work their magic on you. Until the next Samyashad, love and light
[00:05:00] everyone. Stay calm, breathe easy, laugh more and love with all of your heart.