129 quotes
“He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead.”
— Unknown
“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves — slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.”
“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life.”
— Eckhart Tolle
“Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others but rather a practice of mindful presence”
— Parker Palmer
“The moment we believe something is wrong with us we abandon the healing power of our own presence”
— Tara Brach
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”
— Simone Weil
“The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.”
— Plutarch
“The butterfly counts not months but moments and has time enough”
— Rabindranath Tagore
“The miracle is not to walk on water the miracle is to walk on the green earth dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion who can stay with us in an hour of grief is worth more than gold.”
— Henri Nouwen
“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness if you are attentive”
“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”
“Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.”
— Allen Saunders
“When walking walk. When eating eat.”
— Zen Proverb
“Presence is far more intricate and rewarding an art than productivity and time is its medium”
— Maria Popova
“We sit together, the mountain and me, until only the mountain remains.”
— Li Bai
“The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.”
“Where thou art that is family home.”
— Emily Dickinson
“Standing at the edge of suffering with the willingness to be present is the essence of compassion”
— Roshi Joan Halifax
“Beauty and grace are performed whether or not we will sense them. The least we can do is try to be there.”
— Annie Dillard
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you”
— Paramahansa Yogananda
“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves.”
“Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.”
“There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.”
— Gautama Buddha
“To fill the hour — that is happiness.”
“Just this is it”
— Dongshan
“Wherever you are is the entry point to the divine”
— Kabir
“This is the real secret of life: to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now.”
— Alan Watts
“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit.”
— Henry David Thoreau
“Settle into solitude like a tree in the midst of a vast plain — rooted, silent, and alive.”
— Rumi
“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.”
— Oscar Wilde
“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.”
— Seneca
“Wherever you go there you are”
— Jon Kabat-Zinn
“To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.”
“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have make the now the primary focus of your life”
“Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans.”
— John Lennon
“Mindfulness is about being fully present and accepting the moment as it is”
— Gil Fronsdal
“Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.”
“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.”
— Søren Kierkegaard
“Begin at once to live and count each separate day as a separate life.”
“Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans”
“Wherever you are and whatever you do be in love.”
“If you cannot find the truth right where you are where else do you expect to find it”
— Dogen Zenji
“Between your birth and your death, wander through this world in wonder.”
“This is the real secret of life to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now”
“Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.”
— Walt Whitman
“Most humans are never fully present in the now because unconsciously they believe that the next moment must be more important simplicity says otherwise”
“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.”
— Amit Ray
“Are you looking for me I am in the next seat my shoulder is against yours”
“Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you the future will take care of itself”
“If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.”
— Lao Tzu
“Stay is a charming word in a friends vocabulary”
— Louisa May Alcott
“The present moment is the only moment available to us and it is the door to all moments”
“Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life.”
— Marcus Aurelius
“Wherever you go, there you are.”
“Before enlightenment chop wood carry water After enlightenment chop wood carry water”
“True happiness is to enjoy the present without anxious dependence upon the future.”
“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.”
“When walking, walk. When eating, eat.”
“Beauty and grace are performed whether or not we will or sense them. The least we can do is try to be there.”
“The earth has music for those who listen.”
— William Shakespeare
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
“Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you.”
“It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father.”
— Pope John XXIII
“Real compassion is being fully present to what the moment calls for without resistance”
— Sharon Salzberg
“Do not dwell in the past do not dream of the future concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
— Buddha
“Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.”
— Charles Kingsley
“The morning wind spreads its fresh smell. We must get up and take that in, that wind that lets us live. Breathe, before it's gone.”
“Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything.”
— André Gide
“The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment.”
“The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair and confusion is the one who practices faith through presence”
“In a field I am the absence of field this is always the case wherever I am I am what is missing”
— Mark Strand
“The butterfly counts not months but moments and has time enough.”
“Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time.”
— Betty Smith
“If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it.”
“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.”
“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.”
— James Oppenheim
“Write in your heart that every day is the best day in the year.”
“When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence.”
“God is at home, it is we who have gone out for a walk.”
— Meister Eckhart
“Be still with yourself until the object of your attention affirms your presence.”
“To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.”
— Barbara Bush
“True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it.”
— G.K. Chesterton
“The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.”
“Each day provides its own gifts.”
— Martial
“Your time is limited, so do not waste it living someone elses life.”
— Steve Jobs
“The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.”
“Perhaps the most important thing we bring to another person is the silence in us”
— Rachel Naomi Remen
“Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love.”
“Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet”
“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive you will see it.”
“To us family means putting your arms around each other and being there.”
— Mark Twain
“The friend who holds your hand and says the wrong thing is made of dearer stuff than the one who stays away”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“Close your eyes in family and fall in love and stay there.”
“Life is available only in the present moment.”
“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.”
“How we spend our days is of course how we spend our lives”
“Wherever you go go with all your heart.”
— Confucius
“Do not anxiously hope for what is not yet come; do not vainly regret what is already past.”
— Lin Yutang's translation of Chinese proverb
“All real living is meeting.”
— Martin Buber
“We waste so much energy trying to cover up who we are when beneath every attitude is the wonder of our presence”
— Mark Nepo
“Compassion is not about being soft it is about being strong enough to be present with pain”
“From blossoms comes this brown paper bag of peaches we bought from the boy at the bend in the road”
— Li-Young Lee
“Every natural action is graceful when it is performed in the presence of the soul.”
“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.”
— Omar Khayyam
“When you love someone the best thing you can offer is your presence and that offering is beautifully simple”
“To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.”
“Life is always in the present tense.”
— Charlotte Joko Beck
“Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with you your all.”
— Kahlil Gibran
“Life is always right here, right now. It is not somewhere else.”
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