I hope all is well with you. This is a message to let you know that I've just published a new episode of 'The Clear Light' podcast, on 'Returning to the Present.'
"Steve reads several spiritual poems, including 'The Alchemy of Attention,' 'None of this is now,' 'You can only be sure of the present,' and 'Your being belongs to the present.' Steve leads a short meditation to recapture the natural state of presence that children experience. Our bodies are always in the present, even if our minds are
not, and when we bring our attention back into the present, it always feels right, as if we are coming back home."
You can listen on iTunes here
Or you can go direct to the podcast host here
Don't forget that there are five previous episodes in which I read poems from the Clear Light and lead meditations based on them. There are episodes on Oneness with the Body, Acceptance, Oneness, Gratitude and Transcending the Thought-Mind. If you enjoy them, let me know or leave a review or rating. I'm still getting the hang of the
world of podcasts!
I read six poems in total during the podcast, including a new one, 'None of this is now':
None of this is now
None of this is now:
your fears about the future
your guilt and bitterness about the past.
None of this is now:
the obstacles that seem to lie ahead
and the failures that seem to stretch behind.
Only this is now:
your moment-to-moment experience
of the world and of your being in the world
and of the other beings who share your world.
And only the now is real.
An unreal past can’t hurt you
as a shadow can’t burn the ground.
An unreal future can’t hurt you
as a reflection can’t break the still surface of a lake.
Only your mind can hurt you
when it wanders away from now
and loses itself in restless thoughts
of unreal times and places.
all best wishes, Steve
