What is a Supreme Action?

Before jumping into defining a Supreme action, let’s do a quick review of some key concepts:

1.       The current moment is all we have. Our life if made up of a string of current moments.

2.       Happiness is being immersed in the moment. We are where we want to be, doing what we want to do, with the people we want to be with.

3.       It requires action to be immersed in the moment. We can take action to immerse us in the current moment or to influence the potential of immersive moments in the future.

4.       We can be immersed in the moment in many different ways, but the common areas of immersive moment in our life are relationships, engaging work, inspiring experiences, fun, personal development, and relaxation. More money, better health, and your surroundings can also enable immersive moments.

Now we can jump into defining what Supreme actions are. The most simple definition is this, “Supreme actions are actions that immerse you in the current moment and simultaneously increase the potential of more immersive moments in the future.” I now want to break this down a little further to drive home the intricacies of this definition.

It will be easiest to start with some examples of Supreme Actions and then explain what makes these actions supreme. I really enjoy learning about physics and astronomy. I can be immersed in the current moment for quite awhile if I am reading or listening to something about these topics. This is something that I enjoy and brings me feelings of happiness. Learning about physics and astronomy by itself, does not do much to increase the potential of more immersive moments in the future, so how can I make this action more of a Supreme Action? There are many ways I can do this. I can buy a telescope which will then bring many more immersive moments while learning to use it and viewing the night sky. I can invite others to join me or join a club to give me more opportunities to build relationships and have more future immersive experiences. I could take trips focused on astronomy that would bring in the fun and newness factor. If I could find a way to do engaging work in this area that brings is money, that could also be a way to be immersed in the moment today and increase my potential of more immersive experiences in the future.

Let’s give one other example. Our health will be an enabler or detractor of immersive moments in the future. Better health opens the door to many immersive moments that might not be an option to participate in if our health doesn’t permit it. The potential of future immersive moments and happiness will increase with improved health. Taking action to improve our future health is not always enjoyable. Eating healthy and eating less is not always an enjoyable experience. For many, working out or going to the gym is also not enjoyable. How can we turn this into a Supreme Action? Every individual can find ways to improve their health in an enjoyable way if they take action. Most people will find enjoyment in many activities that get them moving once they start them. The enjoyment and immersive factor can also be increased when done with others, or while listening to music. The key is to take action to find, modify, and participate in activities that you truly enjoy that will increase your health in the future. This will allow you to be immersed in the current moment now and increase the potential of more immersive moments in the future. This is a now a Supreme Action.

                There are endless more ways to turn actions into Supreme actions. The key is to enjoy life today by finding more opportunities to be immersed in the current moment while at the same time increasing the potential of future immersive moments. It is also important to balance the different areas of your life where you can find immersive moments to continue to increase the future possibility of more immersive moments. Thinking in this way can keep us out of many of the traps of life. We will more likely not participate regularly in enjoyable experiences today that have a negative impact on our future. We will also avoid the trap of spending our today on activities that make us miserable with the hope that we will find enjoyable moments in the future. As we seek out Supreme Actions it will continue to get easier as we continually open more doors of immersive moments in our future.