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Present Quotes by Leonard Jacobson
- If you can see it, hear it, feel it, taste it, touch it, or smell it, you can be present with it. It is of…
- It is not until you awaken and become fully present that you will realize that you have not been present. It is not until you…
- You get lost because you think there is somewhere to go. If you give up believing in a goal or a destination, then you cannot…
- When you are caught in the mind, your past defines you. When you are present, you are beyond definition.
- When you are truly present, you illuminate everything around you.
- You cannot be present in an abstract way. Presence is not about disappearing into nothingness. You can only be present with something that is actually…
- To live a present and awakened life, simply be responsive to the moment. It is very simple. If you are hungry, eat. If you are…
- Once you have found yourself and accepted your aloneness, then the greatest blessing is to share the love that arises within you. Each new moment…
- When you are fully present, you transcend duality and open into Oneness. In Presence, there is power without opposition. There is love without hate, acceptance…
- If you have a powerful enlightenment experience, do not try to hold on to it, for to do so will take you out of the…
- In the present moment, you are beyond all definition. This means that you are no longer defined by the pain and limitations of the past.…
- When you are present, your mind is silent. Free of opinions, concepts and beliefs and free of projections from the past and anxiety about the…
- If your commitment is to being present, then there will come a time when being present becomes your natural state. The present moment becomes your…
- As you transition from the past and future world of the mind to the awakened world of now, you will begin to experience yourself in…
- Waking up is not serious. It is a gentle remembering and an honoring of the present moment as the truth of life.
- The underlying motivation that drives all addiction is our insistence on avoiding pain. However, the pain you are avoiding is based in the past, and…
- Projecting into the future with hopes, dreams and desires can never fulfill you. Only the present moment can fulfill you.
- It is a mistake to imagine that you can awaken in any kind of permanent way. There is only NOW and so you can only…
- When you become present, your mind is silent. There is no agenda. You are not holding onto anything. You are not seeking anything. You are…
- You spend very little time in the present moment. Reality exists only in the present moment. Therefore you spend very little time in reality.
More Present Quotes
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
- Every one knows, that the mind will not be kept from contemplating what it loves in the midst of crowds and business.… — Mary Astell
- I'm a strict, strict agnostic. It's very different from a casual, 'I don't know.' It's that you cannot present as knowledge something… — Margaret Atwood
- Confine yourself to the present. — Marcus Aurelius
- Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today… — Marcus Aurelius
- The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be to understand… — Diane Ackerman
- What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now. It is your thoughts and acts of… — Sai Baba
- A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught… — Ibrahim Babangida