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• No matter what situation we find ourselves in, we can always set our compass to our highest intentions in the present moment

  Jack Kornfield

  Matter, Compass, Moments

  Jack Kornfield (2014). “A Lamp in the Darkness: Illuminating the Path Through Difficult Times”, p.59, Sounds True

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• To the ego, the present moment hardly exists. Only past and future are considered important.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Past, Ego, Important

  Eckhart Tolle (2010). “The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment”, p.22, New World Library

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• Laughter is a symptom of spirituality. Laughter is the flow of love coursing through your body. Laughter is the nectar of present moment awareness. Invite more laughter into your life and relish the magic in every moment.

  David Simon

  Laughter, Magic, Body

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• Trees have a curious relationship to the subject of the present moment. There are many created things in the universe that outlive us, that outlive the sun, even, but I can't think about them. I live with trees.

  Annie Dillard

  Thinking, Tree, Sun

  Annie Dillard (2011). “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek”, p.88, Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd

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• You get lost because you think there is somewhere to go. If you give up believing in a goal or a destination, then you cannot get lost. In the present moment, there is no destination.

  Leonard Jacobson

  Life, Giving Up, Believe

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• Being rich/wealthy is being in touch with the fullness of life. When you are open to the present moment, what comes in, is a gratitude for "what is". When you are aligned with the present moment, there is a peace that comes, so it is like you are experiencing life for the first time, when you become present. When you are in a state of gratitude for what is ... that is really what being wealthy means

  Eckhart Tolle

  Life, Gratitude, Mean

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• You create a good future by creating a good present. How do you do that? By recognizing the goodness that is already inherent in the present moment, even in the midst of challenges. Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Inspirational, Karma, Self

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• As we look deeply within, we understand our perfect balance. There is no fear of the cycle of birth, life and death. For when you stand in the present moment, you are timeless.

  Rodney Yee

  Love, Effectiveness, Birth Life And Death

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• There is not any present moment that is unconnected with some future one. The life of every man is a continued chain of incidents, each link of which hangs upon the former. The transition from cause to effect, from event to event, is often carried on by secret steps, which our foresight cannot divine, and our sagacity is unable to trace. Evil may at some future period bring forth good; and good may bring forth evil, both equally unexpected.

  Joseph Addison

  Men, Evil, Secret

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• Keep calm and carry on. A challenging time is just that - a period in time. Taking a few deep breaths and knowing that it won't last forever really allows me to focus on the present moment and task at hand.

  Elizabeth Armstrong

  Fitness, Hands, Knowing

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• Evasion of the unadorned immediacy of life is as deep-seated as it is relentless. Even with the ardent desire to be aware and alert in the present moment, the mind flings us into tawdry and tiresome elaborations of past and future. This craving to be otherwise, to be elsewhere, permeates the body, feeling, perceptions, will - consciousness itself. It is like the background radiation from the big bang of birth, the aftershock of having erupted into existence.

  Stephen Batchelor

  Past, Feelings, Mind

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• We have to get back to the beauty of just being alive in this present moment.

  Mary McDonnell

  Alive, Just Being, Moments

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The present moment, if you think about it, is the only time there is. No matter what time it is, it is always NOW!

  Marianne Williamson

  Thinking, Matter, Moments

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• As modern-day neuroscience tells us, we are never in touch with the present, because neural information-processing itself takes time. Signals take time to travel from your sensory organs along the multiple neuronal pathways in your body to your brain, and they take time to be processed and transformed into objects, scenes, and complex situations. So, strictly speaking, what you are experiencing as the present moment is actually the past.

  Thomas Metzinger

  Past, Information Processing, Brain

  Thomas Metzinger (2009). “The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self”, p.36, Basic Books

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• Poetry was syllable and rhythm. Poetry was the measurement of breath. Poetry was time make audible. Poetry evoked the present moment; poetry was the antidote to history. Poetry was language free from habit.

  Damon Galgut

  Measurement, Language, Moments

  Damon Galgut (2011). “The Impostor”, p.36, Atlantic Books Ltd

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• Our society has reoriented itself to the present moment. Everything is live, real time, and always-on. It’s not a mere speeding up, however much our lifestyles and technologies have accelerated the rate at which we attempt to do things. It’s more of a diminishment of anything that isn’t happening right now—and the onslaught of everything that supposedly is.

  Douglas Rushkoff

  Real, Technology, Our Society

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• The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge.

  Stephen Nachmanovitch

  Creativity, Self, Play

  Stephen Nachmanovitch (1991). “Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art”, p.52, Penguin

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• The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There's only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment

  Gautama Buddha

  Past, Gone, Moments

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• In Buddhism, we speak of touching Nirvana with our own body, In Christianity, you can also touch the Kingdom of God with your body, right here and now. it is much safer than placing our hope in the future. If we cling to the idea of hope in the future, we might not notice the peace and joy that are available in the present moment. The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment.

  Nhat Hanh

  Life, Buddhism, Ideas

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2007). “Living Buddha, Living Christ 20th Anniversary Edition”, p.179, Penguin

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• Meditation is really quite simple. All we have to do is embrace each experience with awareness and open our hearts fully to the present moment. When we are completely at ease with our own being, the ripples of awareness naturally spread out in all directions, touching the lives of everyone we meet.

  Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

  Heart, Simple, Meditation

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• In your present-moment awareness, awaken to your innocence, your trust, your love, your eternal being.

  Deepak Chopra

  Love You, Mindfulness, Innocence

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• Welcome to the present moment. Here. Now. The only moment there ever is.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Mindfulness, Welcome, Moments

  Twitter post from Mar 15, 2010

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• The present moment is really all that we have. The only place you can really love another person is in the present. Love in the past is a memory. Love in the future is a fantasy. To be really alive, love - or any other experience - must take place in the present.

  Jack Kornfield

  Memories, Past, Alive

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• Has it ever struck you ... that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going? It’s really all memory ... except for each passing moment.

  Eric Kandel

  Inspirational, Life, Time

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• No particular music makes me feel nostalgic. If it's great, it just keeps me in the present moment. That level of music is like a classic story, like the Iliad-something so perfect it can never be old.

  Wynton Marsalis

  Music, Perfect, Stories

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