Strategies for living in the present moment and reaping the benefits of a more mindful lifestyle

SUMMARY   

The conversation explores alternatives to psychiatric medication and strategies for conscious lifestyle change. The main point is that it is important to learn about awakening out of the ego brain and start living in the here and now. This can help us to transcend the programming that we are constantly bombarded with and live a more natural and present life.  

In this podcast, the speaker discusses the idea that we are all living as a character that we have created, rather than our true selves. This character, or ego, is constantly causing chaos in our lives and is never satisfied. The speaker suggests that we should instead trust who we truly are and live as that.   

In order to be happy, we need to live in the present moment and experience life fully. This means letting go of the ego's need to understand everything, and simply being open to what arises. When we do this, we align ourselves with our true selves and intentions, and find true peace and happiness.   

In order to live in the present moment, it is important to be aware of the present moment and not worry about the future or dwell on the past. This can be a difficult task, but it is important to remember that the past and future are only concepts and that life is happening now. If you are not living in the present moment, you are living in a fantasy. It is also important to live in the present moment because it can have a positive impact on your emotional and physical well-being.  

TIMESTAMPS   

0:00:01   The Ego Brain and Living in the Here and Now  

0:02:42   The Ego: Why Living As Your True Self Is Better Than Living As Your Ego  

0:04:54   The Ego's Inability to Be Satisfied  

0:08:28   The Benefits of Living in the Here and Now  

0:10:02   How to Live in the Moment and Experience Life to the Fullest  

0:15:24   The Benefits of Mindfulness 

 0:17:11   The Benefits of Being Present in the Here and Now  

0:19:08   The Power of Now: How to Drop Into the Present Moment and Experience Your True Self  

0:21:10   The Different Types of Experiences We Have and How to Identify Them  

HIGHLIGHTS   

When you feel these, you know you're identified with your true self instead of the ego. When you feel the opposite discontent, unhappiness you know you're identifying with the ego or with your thoughts or living in the matrix, experiencing what you're going through and experiencing.  

And the experience of being present is the experience of our true self. This experience is one of affection, compassion, acceptance, pleasure and contentment. These are the fruits of living in the heart.  

They keep us living in a mental fabricated reality, the land of ideas rather than the here and now. And they interfere with life instead of enhance it. And that's what we call the matrix.  

And you receive this energetically this subtle, energetic experiences is the experience of the heart and the soul of your true inner self. This subtle, joy, expansion, relaxation, yes to life is the radical happiness that comes from going through life as a heart and soul experiences it.  

We simply have to realize that egoic thoughts belong to the false self and is consequentially false and undeserving of our attention. We may disregard all the thoughts that associated to your story and all the other chatter and judgments and thoughts and memories and illusions and dreams and wants and likes and dislikes and doubts and fears and complaints and all the negativity that can come along with the ego.