We have been speaking on the wonderful subject of Present Moment Awareness.  The last day we spoke about how we could deal with the past from the present moment awareness.   Today, I would like to continue again.  As we have dealt with the past, so too can we deal with the future because we are always preoccupied with what is going to happen with us. How can we create a relationship between the present moment and the future?

We are naturally future thinking

It’s natural in the human experience to extend our thinking into the future.  What am I going to be? What am I going to achieve? What is going to happen to life around me? We plan for the future so that we can achieve what we want; lay the foundation for it and protect ourselves from losses, pain, misery.  So in a very natural way we are future thinking, and it is extremely important to think about the future especially in terms of achieving what we want.  We hold within us the belief that we are going to achieve what we want in the future. The goals may be material, they may be goals of self-development, they may also be spiritual goals.  So whatever our goals are, they lie in the future.

When you begin to think of the future you are already creating the future mentally and emotionally in your consciousness, in your awareness. When you construct what you want to achieve or what you want to be in your mind’s eye or your imagination, you are preparing for the future. And of course, in the same way that you can create a vision of what you want to achieve in the future, fear can also come in and without you wanting to, you can create negative thoughts of your future.

 We create positive, but also negative images

For some of us, therefore, the future not only holds wonderful things, but it may hold negative things based on the nature of our thinking - how strong is our thinking, how positive it is, or how negative it is. So we also create in our mental and emotional world, in our world of intentions negative as well as positive images or constructs of the future.
For some of us it is difficult to achieve what we set out to do so after a while we begin to lose faith especially when we face difficulties. For some of us however, no matter how challenging, we hold on in a very strong belief of what we want to achieve. 

Secret or Principle of achieving

How does the present moment feature into this? The principle of achieving what you want to achieve lies in this special secret or principle: to believe that you already have it in the now; to live in the belief that “I already possess it”.  That is what is considered to be a huge secret.  If I believe in this moment that I already have what is in the future, it is going to manifest.  And the stronger my belief, the clearer the picture in my mind of what I construct, and the faster will my goal be achieved. So it is extremely important to think about this - the idea of a very strong belief.

This shows the power of human will and intention.  Our will is centered in the Universal Will. It is a reflection of the Universal Will, the power of life itself.  When we will, we are willing with the energy of the universe. We are willing with the power that moves the universe.  So the human will, though a reflection of the cosmic will, has the powerful quality of making things happen in the space.  When you have a very powerful belief that you are going to achieve what you have in your mind, and your will that “I am going to achieve” is very strong without a doubt in your mind, the universe moves, it responds in very powerful ways to satisfy your requests.  Even the things that are not good for you are given to you when your will is strong.  There is a saying “Be careful what you wish for, it might just come to you.”  Even when you have an unconscious desire within you, it may manifest. 

Hold the belief strongly; visualize the reality

 The secret to making things happen, the secret to achieving what you want to achieve is to believe in this present moment “Now I already have it.” You may have a health challenge - an illness, and you firmly believe that “I am going to be healed”. You don’t think “I am going to be healed tomorrow or next week or next year” but you hold very firmly in your mind “I am healed now. I am healed”. If you hold that firm belief or image in you, even though it may not be a reality in the physical level yet, in your heart, in your soul, it is already a reality.  And in your mind where you are already visualizing, it is a reality.  So when the feeling is very strong in your soul consciousness, in your being, and the image is very powerful in your mind, these are powerful forces that work towards the physical manifestation.

 There are, of course, more rules and laws involved that we will deal with later on in the laws of the field. But here I am exploring present moment consciousness where you believe, where you hold in your being that “I have what I want in this moment”.   Even in the material sense when you want to acquire things, as you may want to for your comfort and survival in the world, think “All my needs are fulfilled from the source of all abundance.” You don’t live in poverty consciousness in the present moment, but you live in the richness that “All my needs are fulfilled from the source of all abundance”.

 Philosophy of Abundance

When you believe “I am a child of my universe.  I am taking care of my universe. Everything that I need will come to me in the perfect way. I live in this consciousness of abundance” this is very powerful.  When we believe in our heart that we own the universe because we are a child of the Creator of life who owns the universe;  that we have inherited the universe and  we believe in the consciousness of abundance,  all our needs are fulfilled.  “In this day all my needs are taken care of by the Creator of the universe. I have no fear of poverty. I have no fear of lack.  All my needs are taken care of.”  When you hold this consciousness in the now, you will be amazed at how the universe that created you, the universe that sustains you, will take care of you.  That is the Philosophy of Abundance; the Law of Abundance.

Gifts of learning and growing

“I am a child of the universe. All my needs are taken care of because I am a child of the universe.  I have a right to be here.”  When you live in this awareness everything that you need comes to you.  However, it may come to you not only in golden packages but sometimes in packages that you may not like.  When you wish in your universe, when you hold firm that all your needs will be fulfilled, you need to know that the power that created you also wants your growth, your development. 

Sometimes, therefore, it is going to send you gifts of learning and growing that may be a little painful. But when you receive them smile, and know that “I am cared for. I’m not being pampered. I am cared for. I love my caring Creator of life who knows what is good for me, and who always sends me that which I need. Not necessarily that which I want but that which I need.”

 So in the present moment believe, hold strong to the idea: “What I desire I have. It’s already there; it’s coming to me. It is already mine and all my needs are fulfilled in this universe of abundance. I am a child of the universe. My needs are fulfilled by the Creator of life.” 

Post-meditation note:

In my meditation with you I would have expressed that our spiritual goal is to fully realize our consciousness, our essential being, our true nature. If we hold as a reality in the present moment “I am pure infinite being, I exist in the source of all abundance” and we hold it firmly, then this is a very powerful force in making this consciousness a reality. This is the power of affirmations.  If we hold them as truth and as the reality of the moment, the experience will follow as grace enters and as self-effort prepares the way. 

This is my message to you today.

Have a divine day everyone. God bless you