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"Save all your energies and time for breaking the wall your mind has built around you."
Yes, from the highest view, time is an illusion. Yet within the appearance of time, the way you move through your days determines whether you remain entangled in mind or turn inward toward freedom.
Living with presence doesn’t mean striving or pressuring yourself. It means allowing your actions to flow from stillness and clarity, so that what you do becomes an expression of life itself — joyful, light, and free.
In the end, the greatest use of time is to go beyond it — to awaken from the dream of past and future, and rest as the timeless Self that has always been here.
"Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence."
Let it lead.
"Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate."
"Do not seek for what should happen; accept what is happening."
You don’t need to see the whole path. Just the next step. The Way reveals itself to those who walk.
Don’t wait for certainty. Don’t wait to feel ready. Take one step—then another.
Let your action be your prayer. Let the unknown unfold as you move through it. Clarity lives in motion, not in waiting. Trust that life will meet you there.
Only intention matters. When your actions come from sincerity, care, and alignment, they become an expression of devotion.
"It is pointless trying to know where the way leads. Think only of the first step. The rest will come."
There’s no harm in doing what comes naturally. Life unfolds — conversations happen, work gets done, meals are prepared. The trouble begins the moment we believe we are the ones making it all happen. We become tangled in the constant need to plan, control, and produce certain results.
"There is no harm in engaging in whatever activities naturally come to one. The hindrance or bondage is in imagining that we are the doers and attaching ourselves to the fruits of such activities."
Before you do anything, pause. Take an honest look at how you’re spending your life—because your life is made of days, and your days are made of hours. There are only 24 hours in a day, and after sleep, most of us have 16 to 18 waking hours. Think of each hour as a block. How are you filling those blocks?
Start with two simple exercises:
Use the following categories to reflect:
Compare the two days. What stands out? Where is your time aligned with what matters most? Where is it lost to distraction or habit?
Are you chasing what fades in the illusion of Maya — the fleeting highs of materialism, consumerism, and sensory pleasures — or turning inward?
And most of all:
When the body is left behind, none of what you’ve gathered—status, possessions, opinions—will go with you. What you put first in your life reveals where your heart truly lies.
Go inward. Dive deep for truth. If your heart is sincere, it will come — effortlessly, and sooner than you think. Awakening is not far off. Freedom is your nature.
"Millions of people never analyze themselves. Mentally they are mechanical products of the factory of their environment, preoccupied with breakfast, lunch, and dinner, working and sleeping, and going here and there to be entertained. They don’t know what or why they are seeking, nor why they never realize complete happiness and lasting satisfaction. By evading self-analysis, people go on being robots, conditioned by their environment. True self-analysis is the greatest art of progress."
Conscious living means no longer moving through life on autopilot. It’s a shift from reactivity to conscious participation—from being pulled by the momentum of habit to meeting each moment with clarity, presence, and care.
This foundation is not built through willpower, but through aligning your daily life with what truly matters. The structure of your day, your routines, how you prepare food, when you rest, how you start your tasks—these are not distractions from spiritual life. They are the practice.
"Do not overlook tiny good actions, thinking they are of no benefit; even tiny drops of water, one by one, will fill a large container."
You don’t need to design the perfect routine. You already have one.
Without even thinking about it, you brush your teeth, make food, answer emails, go for walks, help your children, go to work, go to school, come home, scroll, stretch, exercise, breathe, take the dog for a walk, go to a meeting, watch t.v..
Try not to do them and see what happens. Your routine is already here. The question is—are you here for it?
Let your routine be a mirror, not a performance.
Don’t treat your daily actions like a performance meant to meet some ideal or impress others—or even yourself. Instead, let your attention reveal what’s truly happening within: your state of mind, your level of presence, and your real priorities.
When your routine is a mirror, you use it to observe yourself clearly. You notice when you’re rushing, when you’re avoiding, when you’re present, when you’re aligned. You see how unconscious habits shape your day—how certain behaviors pull you out of presence, while others return you to it.
You begin to notice where life flows naturally and where it feels forced. You see when you’re reacting to life automatically, and when you’re responding from awareness. That recognition is where real change begins—not by forcing a new routine, but by being deeply honest about the one you already live.
Your day doesn’t start when your alarm goes off. It begins in the stillness before that—when awareness stirs but the mind hasn’t yet grabbed on to the world.
This is your first anchor of the day.
Start the day not by reaching for your phone, but by looking within. A few moments of silence, meditation, self-inquiry or conscious breath can set the tone for everything that follows.
Work with your energy, not against it. Let deep focus bloom where it blooms. Do simpler things when your body or mind dips. Rest when rest is needed. Life has a rhythm—your job is to listen for it.
Midday often brings scatter, fatigue, or distraction. That’s okay. You don’t need to force your way through it. Just pause.
Evening isn’t a shutdown—it’s a return. Relax. Dim the lights. Reflect on the day. Read or watch something that nourishes you. Spend time with family. Stretch your body. Sit in stillness. Sadhana. Let go.
Again, end the day not by reaching for your phone, but by looking within. A few moments of silence, meditation, self-inquiry or conscious breath can set the tone before going to bed.
It’s not about performing the super optimized perfect routine. It’s about using your day as a gentle framework for practice—touchpoints for looking within.
In the beginning, a little structure helps. A few intentional rhythms—moments of stillness, movement, reflection—can create what Nisargadatta called an absorbing routine. Not as a goal in itself, but as a way to quiet the mind’s restlessness. To begin softening the sense of doership.
Effort turns into simplicity. The routine stops being a method for control and becomes an expression of natural presence. There is less trying, more resting. Less becoming, more being.
"It is not what you do, but what you stop doing that matters. The people who begin their sadhana are so feverish and restless, that they have to be very busy to keep themselves on the track. An absorbing routine is good for them. After some time they quieten down and turn away from effort. In peace and silence the skin of the 'I' dissolves and the inner and the outer become one. The real sadhana is effortless."
Most people try to push through exhaustion, force motivation, or rely on caffeine and stimulation. But this only drains the system further. Real productivity isn’t about doing more—it’s about having the clarity and vitality to give your full attention to what you are doing right now.
The key is not to control or micromanage your energy, but to respect it. To stop leaking it through overthinking, people-pleasing, rushing, or numbing behaviors. To start protecting it through rest, simplicity, breath, nature, deep focus, and stillness.
Manage your inner state. When your energy is aligned, everything else follows naturally.
Your body is your instrument. If it’s neglected, overfed, under-rested, or overstimulated, your clarity and vitality will suffer.
Unprocessed emotions quietly drain your reserves. Resentment, anxiety, guilt, and emotional entanglements steal clarity and weight you down.
Your deepest source of energy doesn’t come from the body or mind—it comes from the silence within. When you’re rooted in this source, you’re no longer relying on willpower or external motivation.
From this wellspring, true energy flows endlessly and effortlessly.
Eating with awareness is itself a spiritual practice. A calm body supports a calm mind, and a calm mind opens the door to realization. Whole, living foods, clean water, and simplicity in diet keep the system light, clear, and steady for inner work.
"If people knew that nothing could happen unless the entire universe makes it happen, they would achieve much more with less expenditure of energy."
"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."
Do Less. But Better.
Productivity isn’t about doing more—it’s about doing what matters. True focus means separating the essential from the noise. Most tasks don’t deserve your attention. The few that do should receive it fully.
Two timeless principles can help:
The 80/20 Principle: Most of your results (80%) come from a few essential actions (20%). Focus there.
Parkinson’s Law: Work expands to fill the time allotted.
Here’s a simple, three-tiered approach:
Tier 1: Essential Tasks
If you’re not saying “HELL YEAH!” about something, say no.
"Most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you’ll have more time, and more tranquillity. Ask yourself at every moment, "Is this necessary?""
In today’s hyper-connected world, deep focus is becoming a rare skill. We’re constantly pulled in different directions by notifications, social media, emails, and the general noise of modern life.
By incorporating mindfulness and intentional strategies, you can protect your attention and remain steady even in the midst of chaos.
Here are some effective techniques:
1. Distraction Periods: Designate specific times in your day for distractions, such as checking social media, spiritual practices or emails. Maintain focus until these distraction breaks encourages a mindful approach to your work.
3. Disable Notifications: Turn off notifications on your devices to reduce interruptions. By reducing the temptation to check messages or notifications, you can maintain a distraction-free work environment.
4. Create a Distraction-Free Space: Remove unnecessary stimuli from your workspace that hinder concentration. Minimize disruptions from external sources. A clutter-free environment can enhance mental clarity and promote a sense of calm.
6. Manage Time Consumers: Different from time wasters, time consumers offer some value but can still detract from productivity if not managed effectively.
7. Develop a “Not To Do” List: What not to do is just as important as what you need to do. Find the things that might interrupt you while you are doing something productive and put them on a “Not To Do” list.
"A gladiator's first distraction is his last."
The tools you use every day quietly shape your time and energy. When they work well, they fade into the background, letting you focus. But when they’re unreliable or inefficient, they create friction—scattering attention, and slowing progress.
Take a moment to scan your space. What do you reach for every day? What causes repeated frustration? Upgrade where it matters. Fix what’s broken. Replace what drains you. A few thoughtful adjustments can bring ease to your work and everyday life.
"The best investment is in the tools of one’s own trade."
Don’t underestimate the power of full presence. Doing one thing with full awareness is more potent than doing many things mindlessly. Let your energy gather in one place. Let your mind rest on just this step.
Bring your attention back to now, again and again. That is the practice—and the power.
"Doing one thing at a time means to be total in what you do, to give it your complete attention. This is surrendered action – empowered action."
1. Create Your Buckets: Start with 4–6 categories based on your actual tasks. Avoid overcomplicating.
2. Tag New Tasks: When a task comes in, assign it to a bucket. Don’t do it right away—store it.
3. Bucket Time: Set aside time blocks for each bucket throughout your week. Stick to the bucket’s type of task only during that time.
4. Clear Buckets in Batches: When it’s time, focus only on one bucket. Move through it quickly, without switching gears.
By using Batch Buckets, you not only lighten the burden of your to-do list but also maximize the effectiveness of your time by performing similar tasks simultaneously.
"Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials."
1. Eliminate
2. Automate
3. Delegate
4. Do It Yourself
"It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste most of it."
Meditation, stillness, and self-awareness clear inner space. Let your outer environment support you—but never forget the deeper work within.
"There are two kinds of environment: inner and outer. Outer environment consists of one’s physical surroundings (noisy, quiet, and so forth). Inner environment is one’s state of mind."
The mind hurries. Life does not.
In our culture of urgency, it’s easy to believe we’re falling behind—behind in our careers, in relationships, in life. But hurry is not a condition of time. It’s a state of mind rooted in fear and disconnection.
You can move quickly without hurrying. You can have a full day without being scattered. What matters is how you meet each moment. When you move with clarity and calm, even your busiest days can feel spacious.
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
We live in a world of constant input—screens, notifications, background noise, dopamine spikes. The modern environment floods the nervous system with stimulation it was never designed to handle. This excess doesn’t just exhaust the mind; it wears down the body.
"Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them."
And in that nothing, you might finally taste freedom.
"There is nothing in this world; yet everyone is madly pursuing this nothing – some more, some less."
"I don’t want people to think that they can attain realization simply by listening to others or by reading books. They must practice what they read and hear."
"Remember as your mind starts thinking, grab a hold of it by observing it, and go back to the now. There is no thing happening in the moment. Whenever you float away in thoughts, keep remembering to catch yourself."
You don’t need to think your way through life. You don’t need to strategize your way into peace. Most of what we call “doing” is a restless response to fear—the fear of being still, the fear of not being enough, the fear that life won’t unfold unless we force it.
But there is a deeper rhythm to life. One that doesn’t need your constant mental interference. Your body already knows how to breathe, how to digest, how to heal. In the same way, it can know how to act—without overthinking, without second-guessing.
Let life act through you, as you are life itself. Drop the effort. Let the doing be done—without a doer. Something deeper will take over, and things will become more beautiful than you could have ever planned. Something within you already knows exactly what to do.
"There is no mind to control if you realise the Self. The mind having vanished, the Self shines forth. In the realised man, the mind may be active or inactive, the Self remains for him."
It’s strange how we feel compelled to always be doing something, to be someone, to prove our worth through effort. But your true nature is not the doer. Just as the heart beats without your command, life moves through you effortlessly.
Let it all be. Whatever must happen, will happen. But it has nothing to do with “you.”
"The real doer is the one who makes the mind think. He is inside you, yet He does everything."
All day long, life offers reminders to return to stillness. The moment between waking and rising. The breath before speaking. The pause between tasks. Even while watching a movie or brushing your teeth—nothing is excluded.
There’s no need to wait for perfect conditions. Let awareness turn inward again and again.
You don’t have to leave the world behind to live a life of spiritual practice. Every moment is a doorway. The most ordinary activity can become sacred when infused with attention.
Presence is your natural state, not a separate task.
"Whether you laugh or cry, run or sit still, go to the forest or stay in the world—always remember Him."
Time can be a teacher, a mirror, a reminder to return to presence. But awakening itself does not follow the clock. It cannot be forced or scheduled. The more we try to grasp it, the more it slips away.
Relax. Breathe. Be still. The rest will come in its own time.
"The Self can never be known by the ordinary mind...The solution is to have a cup of tea, to relax...The Self will make itself known to you in its own time."