Present Moment Quotes

493 Present Moment quotes by 244 unique authors

Our appointment with life is in the present moment. If we do not have peace and joy right now, when will we have peace and… — Nhat Hanh
Stressful energy arises when you think some future moment is more important than the present moment, and the doing becomes only a means to an… — Eckhart Tolle
God is always coming to you in the Sacrament of the Present Moment. Meet and receive Him there with gratitude in that sacrament. — Evelyn Underhill
When the basis for your actions is inner alignment with the present moment, your actions become empowered by the intelligence of life itself. — Eckhart Tolle
The conjunction of effort, concentration and balance in asana forces us to live intensely in the present moment, a rare experience in modern life. — B.K.S. Iyengar
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… — Leonard Jacobson
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.… — Leonard Jacobson
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… — Leonard Jacobson
Waking up is not serious. It is a gentle remembering and an honoring of the present moment as the truth of life. — Leonard Jacobson
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… — Leonard Jacobson
Projecting into the future with hopes, dreams and desires can never fulfill you. Only the present moment can fulfill you. — Leonard Jacobson
Body awareness not only anchors you in the present moment, it is a doorway out of the prison that is the ego. It also strengthens… — Eckhart Tolle
Nothing in the past is as powerful as what we choose to do in the present moment. — Louise Hay
What kind of thoughts make you feel good? Thoughts of love, appreciation, gratitude, joyful childhood experiences? Thoughts in which you rejoice that you're alive and… — Louise Hay
An amazing realization is in the present moment there is only what is, but there are no problems. And if your attention remains in the… — Eckhart Tolle
Nowness is the essence of meditation. Whatever one does, whatever one tries to practice, is trying to see what is here and now. One becomes… — Chogyam Trungpa
Every instance since the beginning of time has been a coincidence: A leaf in a tree embodies the combined efforts of the earth, water, wind,… — Deepak Chopra
Just breathing and smiling can make us very happy, because when we breathe consciously we recover ourselves completely and encounter life in the present moment. — Nhat Hanh
When you don't flow freely with life in the present moment, it usually means that you're holding on to a past moment. It can be… — Louise Hay
One of the main discoveries of meditation is seeing how we continually run away from the present moment, how we avoid being here just as… — Pema Chodron
Just pausing for two to three breaths is a perfect way to stay present. This is a good use of our life. Indeed, it is… — Pema Chodron
The art of life is to live in the present moment — Emmet Fox
The present moment is all you ever have. There is never a time when your life is not 'this moment.' Is this not a fact? — Eckhart Tolle
In order to reveal the gifts that lie beneath the surface of your heart’s greatest desires, you must look beyond your years here on earth,… — Debbie Ford
Consciousness is observing your thoughts and actions so that you can live from true choice in the present moment rather than being run by programming… — T. Harv Eker

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