The Gift of the Present Moment

I had my first true encounter with the present moment in the year 2000, at the age of 27, when I experienced a near-death event. In that instant, everything became profoundly still and silent. Time itself seemed to dissolve—there was no yesterday, no tomorrow, only the eternal now. In that space, I felt an overwhelming sense of peace—free from the weight of past regrets and the anxieties of an uncertain future. There was a deep realization: NOW is all that ever was, and NOW is all that will ever truly matter. Every moment of the past had existed only as “now,” seamlessly leading to the next, which was also “now.”

Since that experience, over the past 24 years, I have found that japa (mantra repetition), pranayama (breathwork), meditation, and yoga asana practice serve as powerful tools to anchor me in the present moment. They allow me to reconnect with the same sense of freedom and empowerment I felt during my near-death experience.

The Bhagavad Gita defines yoga as:

“योग: कर्मसु कौशलम्” (Yogaha Karmasu Kaushalam)

This translates to: “Yoga is excellence in action.” But how can we attain excellence in action if our mind is distracted—wandering between the past and the future? True mastery, in anything we do, comes only when we are fully immersed in the here and now.

Through this blog, I hope to share my insights and inspire you to embrace the present moment more deeply. I welcome your thoughts and reflections—please feel free to reach out via email.

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