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To practice mindfulness does not
mean that you have no right
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to look back at the past
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or to make plan for the future.
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A few of us think that...
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to practice mindfulness,
you have only the right to...
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dwell in the here and the now.
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We have to know that...
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we can learn quite a lot
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when we practice looking deeply
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into the past.
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But looking deeply into the past,
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we can still...
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(be) dwelling firmly
in the present moment.
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In fact,
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if you are not
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established firmly
in the present moment,
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you cannot...
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inquire
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and look deeply into the past.
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You only get lost
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in the past.
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You get lost in the...
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regret.. the feeling of regret
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or guilt
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about the past.
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It is exactly that that the Buddha
advised us not to do
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i.e. not to get lost
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in our sorrow,
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in our attachment towards the past.
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But you have the right
to study the past,
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to look deeply into the past
in order to...
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learn.
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And the past is not exactly nonexistent...
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in the present moment.
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Those of us who practice...
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meditation,
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looking deeply in our...
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in the present moment,
we know the past is still available
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in the form of the present.
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And getting deeply in touch
with the present moment,
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you get in touch with the past.
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And you can even modify the past,
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change the past,
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heal the past.
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The past may have left...
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the wounds
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and scars
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that can be recognized,
can be felt, in the present moment.
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In the past, they had done
cruel things to you.
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In the past, you had done
cruel things to them.
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And these...
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wounds,
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these scars are still there,
and you still suffer.
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But if you know how to dwell
in the present moment,
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if you know how to embrace all these...
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wounds,
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and look deeply into their nature,
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then you can heal them.
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You can heal the past.
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The teaching of the Buddha is
everything is created by our mind.
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If we have made mistakes,
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it is because of our mind
full of...
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delusion,
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and anger,
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and pride.
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And then in the present moment,
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you make determination
to transform your mind.
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You don't allow these negative elements
of mind to continue operating.
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And if you can...
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effectuate a change
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in your mind,
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then the healing will
take place right away
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in the present moment.
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The future also.
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The future is already there.
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The best way
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to take care of the future
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is to take care of the present.
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Because the present will be the substance
with which the future will be made.
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You may spend a lot of energy and time
worrying about the future.
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But to worry...
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...is very harming.
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It is ruining the future.
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The only thing you can do is to
take real good care of the present moment.
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And when the present is good,
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then you can be sure
the future will be good.
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And if you practice mindful...
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looking, i.e. deep looking,
you can see...
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already that the future is already
there in the present moment.
