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Practicing being present & entering flow states - forgetting about mindfully being in the present moment.

Meditation·Awtts·about 15 hours ago
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Hey everybody,

I've been practicing who somebody I came across called "all day awareness," which comes down to redirecting one's attention to the present moment, instead of being taken away by the stream of thoughts/feelings. To me, it feels like becoming lucid in waking life, just like how I sometimes become lucid in a dream. It really made me realize how much a lot of us are living in this continuous sort of daydream.

I've come across several speakers who talk a lot about "presence," "being," etc. People like Rupert Spira, Tolle. I really have been enjoying Rupert Spira's talks and interview recently, as the whole presence thing aligns with what I've been practicing.

Now, what I'm wondering about is this:

What about when I enter flow states where I forget about choosing to be mindful of the present - of mindfully being. For example, I'm a musician. When I start working on projects, I often enter a "flow state" and I'm seemingly not thinking all that much, but just creating.…

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