This moment is the most important.

In this episode, Eckhart describes the subtleties of what happens when we become present.

He says the mind slows down, thinking recedes, awareness rushes in in and our preoccupation with the past and future

fades. He explains that some people are so obsessed by their history it consumes

their current life.

Eckhart says, the mind is a wonderful instrument

if used in the right way, but if not,

destruction often follows.

He says most of us do not use the mind, it uses us.

Eckhart encourages everyone to practice moments of pure awareness.

He says, presence can be a powerful tool for healing

because loving kindness then flows through us and affects everything we touch.

He says we don't know yet how it will transform the world, but it most certainly will.

Make sure you're not waiting for me to start speaking.

And if you give up waiting, which is a state of consciousness,

one could almost say it's a normal state of consciousness

for most people. They're always waiting for the next thing. Now, to relinquish

waiting can be a wonderful thing just as an experiment.

So let's just as an experiment, let's assume

that the next moment is not going to be more important than this one.

And let's assume that this moment is the most important. It's the most important moment.

Because obviously, it's the only moment there ever is. So it must be the most important.

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