An Adyashanti video highlight on spiritual wakefulness 101:
With a deep interest, when we let go of what may happen in the future, and let go of trying to duplicate the past, a calm and quieter mind happens naturally.
There’s often a latent anxiety though that when open, living in the now, not pushing or anticipating that nothing useful will happen. But this is negative ego talking, and the joke is there’s been little “spiritual” significance so far when holding on and not being present.
Integrating Presence 