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Chasing the Present

We have allowed ourselvesto become immersed in and therefore,apparently limited by our...

We have allowed ourselves
to become immersed in and therefore,
apparently limited by our objective
experience to the extent that that's what
we think we are

Full Transcript

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We have allowed ourselves to become immersed
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in and therefore, apparently limited
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by our objective experience to the extent
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that that's what we think we are.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:29
Uploaded
Jun 05, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A materially successful young man, riddled with anxiety embarks on a worldwide journey of self inquiry, uncovering deep truths about who and what he is.
We think I am this bundle of thoughts, images, feelings, - Chasing the Present 00:08
We think I am this bundle of thoughts, images, feelings,
Now, most people are so involved in their experience - Chasing the Present 00:09
Now, most people are so involved in their experience
They overlook or forget their essential self, - Chasing the Present 00:13
They overlook or forget their essential self,
What is there for him to do to stop - Chasing the Present 00:12
What is there for him to do to stop
And to begin with, that will require some exploration. - Chasing the Present 00:04
And to begin with, that will require some exploration.
The root causes of suffering can be described in many ways. - Chasing the Present 00:05
The root causes of suffering can be described in many ways.
You could call that basic ignorance - Chasing the Present 00:16
You could call that basic ignorance
And of course, the meditative process - Chasing the Present 00:25
And of course, the meditative process
But meditation takes us to a deeper level - Chasing the Present 00:08
But meditation takes us to a deeper level
And when we look deeper, we see the constituent elements - Chasing the Present 00:06
And when we look deeper, we see the constituent elements
And this is just helpful because then we're - Chasing the Present 00:07
And this is just helpful because then we're
The more we can let go of the self-centeredness which is just - Chasing the Present 00:07
The more we can let go of the self-centeredness which is jus...
There is a self-center that we gravitate around... - Chasing the Present 00:08
There is a self-center that we gravitate around...
When we see through that, then the natural expression - Chasing the Present 00:10
When we see through that, then the natural expression
I had a dad who is very strong. - Chasing the Present 00:04
I had a dad who is very strong.
You have to score more goals, hit more home - Chasing the Present 00:06
You have to score more goals, hit more home
Somehow, it was a beautiful thing - Chasing the Present 00:15
Somehow, it was a beautiful thing
This ego part of myself is so strong and so powerful. - Chasing the Present 00:04
This ego part of myself is so strong and so powerful.
It's been just fed for the last 34 years of my life. - Chasing the Present 00:05
It's been just fed for the last 34 years of my life.
It's being fed and fed and fed and fed, - Chasing the Present 00:08
It's being fed and fed and fed and fed,