Be centered on the Truth, and forget the present moment

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.

Questioner: Acharya Ji, what are Scriptures? How important they are in Spirituality?

Acharya Prashant (AP): General books are like general conversations, Scripture is like this conversation (the Satsang).

General books are about general things,

Scriptures are about essential things.

In the general books, there are words, even in the Scriptures there are words. Just as this conversation is making use of words, but it is aiming at something of the beyond, it is aiming at something far higher than the general plane, so if you know the importance of this discussion that you are having with me, you very well know the importance of the Scriptures. This very discussion if written down in a book would form part of a Scripture.

You asked, “With what attitude should one read the Scriptures?” With the same attitude as you are listening to me right now.

Questioner: Acharya Ji, Saints have told us to live in the present. So practically, how can we live in the present?

AP: You need to have something very important at your hands that will keep you engrossed. At the same time, the Scriptures do not put any…