Just Don't Be A Dick Today

The Toltecs were a Meso American culture that preceded the Aztecs who considered them a mystical, magical society.  Here's a little something from the Toltecs: "This living with a quiet mind creates a state of pure bliss that comes from being entirely in the moment.  Truly nothing matters but the present, because it is the  only place where life can express itself."

See, this is the thing about spirituality: it all boils down to a few simple, basic, universal truths.  So in Alcoholics Anonymous we say "One Day at a Time."  The Toltecs prefer to remind us that nothing matters but the present.  The Buddhists tie the concept of being present to mindfulness, believing that we should fully attend to each moment without distraction, clinging, or aversion.  It's kind of like your mother telling you to be nice - all over the world mothers are telling their children to be nice.  No one is saying: "Hey, just be a dick today."  There's not a central font of wisdom that tells women to remind their kids to be nice.  They're all doing it.