The Object Which is Now

The Object Which is Now The first step ... is to cut off the chain of associated concepts and words that flood the mind, holding it with recollection on the present, on what is. Thus in a famous verse, the Buddha used to say, Don't chase after the past, Don't seek the future; The past is gone, The future hasn't come. But see clearly on the spot, That object which is now, While finding and living in A still, unmoving state of mind. --Bhikkhu Mangalo, The Practice of Recollection