When meditating, you try to “be present”. But, say a background noise happens. You can only be aware of the noise after the fact. Does this take you away from the present?
Or is it that you are actually observing the mind, what the mind is doing in the present. But then does observing objects of the mind (even non-judgmentally) take you away from the present? “Oh, I heard a background noise.”
Or is it more about being in a kind of flow with your awareness? Easy and relaxed. Just noting when things come up to the mind.
[Question] Can you only realize objects in your mind after they appear?
When meditating, you try to “be present”. But, say a background noise happens. You can only be aware of the noise after the fact. Does this take you away from the present?
Or is it that you are actually observing the mind, what the mind is doing in the present. But then does observing objects of the mind (even non-judgmentally) take you away from the present? “Oh, I heard a background noise.”
Or is it more about being in a kind of flow with your awareness? Easy and relaxed. Just noting when things come up to the mind.