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The Essence of Presence: Navigating Being in a World of Becoming

by DW Green — July 31, 2024

Although the human mind likes to believe it is dedicated to truth, in reality, it often seeks confirmation of existing beliefs.

‘Presence’ could be understood as PRE-SENSE: Being preceding senses, prior to any sensation. For any content to appear, the capacity of being must come first. In it, thought or sensation (scene, sound, scent, etc.) is known.

In loving ourselves, we love the world. Just as fire, rock, and water are all made of molecules, everything, including you and me, is connected by a small piece of the beginning. The living proof of God’s love and will for you is the gift of your own existence.

Although the human mind likes to believe it is dedicated to truth, in reality, it often seeks confirmation of existing beliefs. The ego is innately prideful and resists the revelation that many of its beliefs are merely perceptual illusions.

For the mind, it is always about becoming, instead of being. It projects into some future time. Yet there is no future time to become in. The actuality is right now. Abiding in Being is bliss.

Presence is clear, pure existence, knowing of being. It is not ‘me being’ but simply being. ‘Me’ seemingly colors Presence, like the apparent blueness of the sky—an illusion, yet beautifully brilliant.

Thought is required to know things but not the fact of being. Being is known directly. Your experience of meditation is uniquely yours, different from everyone else’s.

To be fresh and new, Life flows, floats, and vibrates. It shifts from outstanding to ordinary countless times every day, without judgment or preference.