Living in the Present: A Vision or Just an Illusion???

 

We often hear that the present moment is all we truly have... But is that really true???

In the deeper understanding of life especially through the lens of karma and the Vedas; the present is not an isolated moment...
It is a bridge shaped by the past and forming the path to our future...

What the Vedas Teach Us

According to ancient Indian philosophy, life is not a single event: it’s a continuum...
Our present is not born out of randomness, but is a direct result of the karmas (actions) performed in our past lives…

Every joy and every sorrow we experience now is part of a cosmic settlement; what we owe, and what is owed to us…

The Present is Not Entirely Ours…

We like to believe we are in control of our lives…
But most of the time, we’re simply responding to karmic patterns unfolding through us…

We are born into certain families, face particular circumstances, experience specific heartbreaks or blessings; not by luck, but by design…

The moment we call “now” is already programmed by past karmas from this life or even several lifetimes before…

The freedom we think we have???

It lies in how we choose to respond…

Our Response: Writing the Future

Here lies the paradox:
Even though we’re living the consequences of our past, every reaction we offer now becomes a seed for our future…

Your anger, your forgiveness, your greed, your compassion; each one is recorded in the subtle book of karma…

We are constantly repaying old debts while simultaneously writing new ones…

This is why saints speak about awareness because how we act in this moment is not just a reaction…
It’s a creation…

The Infinite Balance of Karma

The soul travels through lifetimes; each life offering a chance to balance the karmic scales...

But this balancing act isn’t easy... Most of us, in reacting to the challenges of life, unknowingly add new baggage while trying to remove the old…

Very few the truly awakened, the spiritually surrendered break this loop…
They reach a state where karma no longer binds them…
This is moksha: liberation from the cycle of birth and rebirth…

Accepting the Present Without Attachment

So, the present is not fully in our hands…
We don’t always choose what happens to us but we do choose how we walk through it…

If life brings you sorrow, perhaps you’re clearing an old karmic imprint…
Be grateful... One more layer has been peeled off…

If life offers you joy, don’t cling to it, use it with humility...
Your response to this moment is your contribution to the future…

Final Reflection

We are not just living a life…
We are fulfilling a journey that spans lifetimes…

So maybe the present isn't completely ours…
But our awareness, our choices, our grace; that is…

Live with understanding, respond with awareness, and walk with humility… that’s the only way to truly honour the moment we call “now”…