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 {{Shadows Overview|Beacon=Attention|Lense=Presence|Looming=Absence|Flickering=Obsession with the Now}}
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+Within the Lens of [[Presence]], we are reminded to be fully here and now.
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+* Looming Shadow - '''Absence''', the opposite of Presence, is being mentally lost in thoughts of the past or future, not being grounded in the present moment.  As we develop our Presence, we should see our Absence diminish.
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+* Flickering Shadow - '''Obsession with the Now''', is a misguided approach to Presence.  Being in the present is not about ignoring what we call the past and future but is rather about gaining a better understanding of the nature of reality, existence, and time itself.  When obsessing about the present prevents us from gaining those insights, it has become a negative pattern that needs to be broken.
-|[[Presence]]
-|Being fully here and now, not lost in thoughts of the past or future.
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-|Looming Shadow
-|'''Absence'''
-|Being mentally lost in thoughts of the past or future, not being grounded in the present moment
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-|Flickering Shadow
-|'''Obsession with the Now'''
-|When being fully present in the current moment becomes an obsession that rejects the importance of planning for the future or learning from the past
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