Present Moment Quotes
493 Present Moment quotes by 244 unique authors
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Being in the moment means not being distracted by the melodrama and hysteria around you. Present-moment awareness allows solutions to emerge.
— Deepak Chopra
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There is one respect in which beasts show real wisdom... their quiet, placid enjoyment of the present moment.
— Arthur Schopenhauer
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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…
— Leonard Jacobson
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Being rich/wealthy is being in touch with the fullness of life. When you are open to the present moment, what comes in, is a gratitude…
— Eckhart Tolle
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You create a good future by creating a good present. How do you do that? By recognizing the goodness that is already inherent in the…
— Eckhart Tolle
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As we look deeply within, we understand our perfect balance. There is no fear of the cycle of birth, life and death. For when you…
— Rodney Yee
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There is not any present moment that is unconnected with some future one. The life of every man is a continued chain of incidents, each…
— Joseph Addison
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Keep calm and carry on. A challenging time is just that - a period in time. Taking a few deep breaths and knowing that it…
— Unknown Author
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Evasion of the unadorned immediacy of life is as deep-seated as it is relentless. Even with the ardent desire to be aware and alert in…
— Stephen Batchelor
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We have to get back to the beauty of just being alive in this present moment.
— Mary McDonnell
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The present moment, if you think about it, is the only time there is. No matter what time it is, it is always NOW!
— Marianne Williamson
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As modern-day neuroscience tells us, we are never in touch with the present, because neural information-processing itself takes time. Signals take time to travel from…
— Thomas Metzinger
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Poetry was syllable and rhythm. Poetry was the measurement of breath. Poetry was time make audible. Poetry evoked the present moment; poetry was the antidote…
— Damon Galgut
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Our society has reoriented itself to the present moment. Everything is live, real time, and always-on. It’s not a mere speeding up, however much our…
— Douglas Rushkoff
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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
— Gautama Buddha
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Life can only take place in the present moment. If we lose the present moment, we lose life.
— Gautama Buddha
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Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. It isn't more complicated that that. It is opening to or recieving the present moment,…
— Sylvia Boorstein
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The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge.
— Stephen Nachmanovitch
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Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy.
— Sarah Ban Breathnach
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Not doing is not about immobility or giving up in despair. It is first and foremost about being able to be with, to accept fully,…
— Oriah Dreamer
Who Wrote These Present Moment Quotes
244 authors contributed a total of 493 Present Moment Quotes, led by these top contributors: