Present Moment Quotes

"Wake up and live now" "The past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is" "No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now" "Being present demands all of your attention, it’s the best gift you can give to anyone" "If you aren't in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty or back to pain and regret" "You can spend your whole life imagining ghosts, worrying about the pathway to the future, but all there will ever be is what’s happening here" "This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play." "Arriving someplace more desirable at some future time is an illusion. This is it." "It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time." "We fear the future because we are wasting today." "Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more." "The source of now is here." "Live every act fully, as if it were your last." "I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival because life is the moment we’re living now." "In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time." "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." "You cannot find yourself by going into the past. You can find yourself by coming into the present." "The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that." "I think the thing to do is enjoy the ride while you’re on it." "I never think of the future - it comes soon enough."