Present Moment Quotes

"The most important practice is the practice of the present moment." "Our appointment with life is in the present moment." "The art of living... is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive." "I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is." "The best way to prepare for the future is to live as if there were none" "I think the thing to do is enjoy the ride while you’re on it." "Sometimes we get so caught up in our daily lives that we forget to take the time out to enjoy the beauty in life" "If you find yourself half naked and barefoot in the frosty grass, hearing, again, the earth’s great sonorous moan that says you are the air of the now and gone, that says all you love will turn into peace" "Forever is composed of nows" "Don't let a mad world tell you that success is anything other than a successful present moment." "The past has no power over the present moment." "Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life." "Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing." "We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now." "Arriving someplace more desirable at some future time is an illusion. This is it." "I never think of the future - it comes soon enough." "I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun" "The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that." "You cannot find yourself by going into the past. You can find yourself by coming into the present." "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."