Summary: Gil Fronsdal: To arrive in the present moment, we need to understand all the ways in which we do not arrive, but are wandering. We need to see how fear, anxiety, ill will, and doubt drive us to travel on and on. <br><br>Additional key words: saṃsāra; mind; busy; spinning; here and now; there and then; awareness; thoughts; composed; present; grounded; caught; thought-train; attention; settle; let go; welcoming; desires; fueling; preoccupations; ill will; hatred; resentment; distraction; compassion; recognizing; past; future; anxiety; doubt; open; relaxed; blinders; radical; satisfying.
