Cyril Connolly Quotes

I like to live in the present.

While you are meditating, if your mind wanders, gently bring it back to the present moment.

I try to just stay in the present moment as much as possible.

I have different methods. Sometimes I just like to immerse myself in music; that's a really good way to switch off from the world. I also like to listen to Eckhart Tolle, a very wise, very spiritual man, who teaches us how to live in the present.

Meditation is not something you do in the morning and you are finished with it, meditation is something that you have to go on living every moment of your life. Walking, sleeping, sitting, talking, listening - it has to become a kind of climate. A relaxed person remains in it. A person who goes on dropping the past remains meditative.

The best gift we can have is living in the present moment and really enjoying it for what it is; and, not being in our heads and getting sidetracked.

I live in the present moment.

Like water which can clearly mirror the sky and the trees only so long as its surface is undisturbed, the mind can only reflect the true image of the Self when it is tranquil and wholly relaxed.

Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.

I do a lot of yoga and meditation. It calms my nerves and helps me channelise my energy.

Meditation was a turning point for me. It helped me deal with a lot of stress and has given me a lot of relaxation.

I am only at home in the present.

Practice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate.

Yoga gave me the ability to calm down.

I feel like I'm calmer, I'm kinder, I'm more patient the more I do my own meditation.

Yoga changed my life. I go between 4 and 6 times a week. It's incredibly grounding and an intense level of focus.

I am a firm believer that one way to become enlightened is to be so relaxed, as relaxed as you possibly can be.

People sacrifice the present for the future. But life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now.

There are certain ways in which I cultivate awareness, both through mindful yoga and taking care of my body and taking time to actually drop as deeply as possible into stillness, into whatever is unfolding in the present moment.

I meditate. Meditation helps me.

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.

I find it very difficult just to sit. I would love to learn how to do that with contentment.

Now I meditate twice a day for half an hour. In meditation, I can let go of everything. I'm not Hugh Jackman. I'm not a dad. I'm not a husband. I'm just dipping into that powerful source that creates everything. I take a little bath in it.

Every day I try to do breathing exercises, meditation, and yoga. These things sound awfully cliche, but they help me slow down and try to point to a truth.

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.