Rich Marantz
author and teacher of Tai chi, Qigong and Taoist philosophy
Being fully engaged in our environment leaves no room for imagining a future fantasy environment. I say “fantasy” because what we imagine for the future is truly fantasy. Of course, we may have a preliminary and general idea of the way situations and relationships are likely to unfold, but we cannot know with certainty. When we engage with our immediate environment however, we engage in our present physical reality and the result is immediate. As we use our five senses to tune into and sample the physical world around us, our minds actually draw away from the physical and turn inward, leading us to a calm and relaxed state of being.
from The Way of the Voice of Peace by Rich Marantz (Shires Press)