2022 – רגע הווה

"The past is no more,

The future is not yet

And the present is the blink of an eye"

The present moment is both the most elusive and the most stable moment in reality. On the one hand, it

is a moment in which there is no grip. Just think of it and it either has already passed or it has not yet

been created. On the other hand, the present moment is eternity. It always exists, without change.

The present moment is the wagon we are in within the train of time that leads us from the past through

the future. The present is the narrow part of the hourglass (sand clock), between the past and the future,

that is always full. If we only sharpen our consciousness – we can live in the present moment forever.

It all depends on the experience and consciousness of the person.

A person can choose to live his whole life in an endless return to his past memories. Another person may

choose to be preoccupied only with his pursuit of future plans.

The hectic life of the 21st century disconnects man from the small moments of silence, from the elusive

moments of the present, which are, perhaps, the whole essence of life. A person can feel that an hour, or

a year, or an entire life has passed on in a split second. And why? For his consciousness was dissipated

and was not there in the present moment.

What would happen if we allow ourselves to experience the present moment quietly. Without escaping

anywhere. Just being. To be present within this moment. To breathe. To look. To feel, listen, admit, and

simply and live out of connection and concentration to this moment.

This conscious choice to live in the present moment, is a choice that changes the whole experience of life.

The choice to live in the present moment is a choice that requires faith in the Creator of the world, who

constitutes and animates the whole of creation, in every moment anew. When man puts faith in Hashem

into every moment of his life he lives in peace, happiness, calmness. A person who chooses to live this

way knows that he has nothing to worry about in the past, or fear for the future. There are gifts and

challenges at every moment. There is an exact abundance and shefa in every moment. There is a special

and particular task required of us at every moment. We are surrounded by people, circumstances and

events that are precise and directed specifically for us, in every moment.

When a person chooses to be connected to the unique gifts that the Creator gives him, in the present

moment, by refining and concentrating his consciousness on all levels of existence – in thought, emotion,

speech and action – then he can experience the present moment in all its power.

When a person chooses to live like this, he discovers that every moment is deep. Every moment is one of

a kind. Every moment is full of divine presence, and every moment is full of human, emotional, spiritual,

mental presence. When a person chooses to direct his consciousness to the power of the present

moment he discovers, that the whole of infinity is folded within it – that the two opposites become one:

The present moment is infinite.

Dr Nurit Sirkis Bank