Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Do not pursue the past. Do not lose yourself in the future. The past no longer is. The future has not yet come. Looking deeply at life as it is. In the very here and now, the practitioner dwells in stability and freedom. We must be diligent today. To wait until tomorrow is too late. Death comes unexpectedly. How can we bargain with it? The sage calls a person who knows how to dwell in mindfulness night and day, 'one who knows the better way to live alone.'
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.
I am very respectful and always have been.
That's such a common saying: Just be present, live in the moment. But there's actually really something to it when you really start to learn it.
You have to mind your Ps and Qs a little bit.
Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.
Beauty is all about us, but how many are blind! They look at the wonder of this earth and seem to see nothing. People move hectically but give little thought to where they are going. They seek excitement ... as if they were lost and desperate.
I have respect for the past, but I'm a person of the moment.
You got to know your limits. Once is enough, but you got to learn. A little caution never hurt anyone. A good woodsman has only one scar on him. No more, no less.
I'm not sitting somewhere dwelling on the past. I'm not fretting or obsessing about something in the future.
I never really look back. My journey has been unorthodox in many ways. All I do is count my blessings and try to be as present as I can, and I'm thankful for every step of this journey.
In any given moment we are either practicing mindfulness, or defacto, we are practicing mindlessness.
I’m beginning to think that you don’t find happiness from living your life looking ahead or back… that you find it when you look around.
I am not taking anything for granted.
If you're in the so-called public eye you have to watch your P's and Q's.
Sometimes you don't realise what you've got, because it's right in front of you.
I try to just stay in the present moment as much as possible.
I like to be present; I like to be in the now. The way life has shaped up, it is difficult, you know, with mobile phones taking you to another time and space all the time. So it's always a battle to stay in the moment. But according to me, it's a better way to be.
Be aware, and wine becomes water. Be aware - sex becomes love. Be aware - love becomes prayer. Be aware - prayer becomes meditation. Simply one thing has to be remembered: do whatsoever you like, but do it with full consciousness, and then you will not go astray.
This moment is your life. It is the process of living, the journey, that is life itself, and we often wish away our lives by focusing only on what tomorrow could, should, would bring.
The present is passed over in the race for the future; the here is neglected in favor of the there. Enjoy the moment, even if it means merely a walk in the country.
We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive.
I like taking my time and seeing the things around me and appreciating the now.
Hear only the things you should hear - be deaf to others.
