Personal Perspective: "Presence" is not a state that comes and goes, but rather the very basis of every momentary, fleeting perception, and it can never be lost.
. What is truly alive is only ever this flash instant, this tiny yet infinite sliver of “now,” a now that need not be practiced or cultivated, for it is always and forever the only thing that could ever exist. There is no need to cultivate or practice “being present.” Instead, we can simply notice that presence is all there is for even the supposed absence of it would simply be another present moment.
Mind you, I’m not suggesting that because we can never be apart from this all-fulfilling presence that we should somehow not continue to seek out and try to maximize whatever we find pleasurable while avoiding those experiences and circumstances we find uncomfortable or otherwise not to our liking.
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