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title: "1 Present Feeling Quotes By Gary Kraftsow"
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> [I like waking up in the morning when I don't have to get up and think about the next thing, and I can just be present with the feeling of being alive, I guess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/i-like-waking-up-in-the-morning-when-i-don-t-have-to-get-up-and-think/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

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## More by Gary Kraftsow

> [I have a son, and I was married for twenty years, and I got divorced, and there's a new woman in my life, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/i-have-a-son-and-i-was-married-for-twenty-years-and-i-got-divorced/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [When I was twenty, and my family were business people, and I had disappeared to India and they were like, "What are you doing?"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/when-i-was-twenty-and-my-family-were-business-people-and-i-had/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [It's going to be over fairly soon; it goes by quick. Even if I live till I'm one hundred, it's quick.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/it-s-going-to-be-over-fairly-soon-it-goes-by-quick-even-if-i-live/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [Even before I knew Yoga in this life, I was into that kind of thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/even-before-i-knew-yoga-in-this-life-i-was-into-that-kind-of-thing/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [Your experience is nutrition. You digest your experience and you grow from it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/your-experience-is-nutrition-you-digest-your-experience-and-you-grow/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [I just think that the reality of life is impermanence. That's the foundation of understanding what Yoga is, and we're here for however long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/i-just-think-that-the-reality-of-life-is-impermanence-that-s-the/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [I'm in a body, and when my sleep ends, I'm awake. I don't really understand the... that's not really a choice. I mean unless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/i-m-in-a-body-and-when-my-sleep-ends-i-m-awake-i-don-t-really/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [My degree was in Depth Psychology and Religion, so I can really speak directly about pop American psychology masquerading as Yoga.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/my-degree-was-in-depth-psychology-and-religion-so-i-can-really-speak/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [My life hasn't been static - I spent a lot of time in Europe, a lot of time in India. So I traveled around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/my-life-hasn-t-been-static-i-spent-a-lot-of-time-in-europe-a-lot-of/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [Why I wake up in the morning is that I'm still alive, and I want to figure out whatever I can before it's over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/why-i-wake-up-in-the-morning-is-that-i-m-still-alive-and-i-want-to/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [There's the kind of people like me, who spent years in India, have learned Sanskrit, have done this work deeply - they probably say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/there-s-the-kind-of-people-like-me-who-spent-years-in-india-have/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [For me, life has been interesting and entertaining, and I'm interested and curious about what's going to happen each day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/for-me-life-has-been-interesting-and-entertaining-and-i-m-interested/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [What I like the best is when I can be still and not move.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/what-i-like-the-best-is-when-i-can-be-still-and-not-move/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [Waking up in the morning isn't a choice, you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/waking-up-in-the-morning-isn-t-a-choice-you-know/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [I think I've always had a pretty good time in life. I mean, I've had major trouble, and major brain surgeries, and challenges in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/i-think-i-ve-always-had-a-pretty-good-time-in-life-i-mean-i-ve-had/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

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