42 Quotes About The-present-moment

Half of mindfulness is not thinking about what has, might have, could have, or should have happened, or what will, could, or should happen. The other half is not judging what is happening.

Using unbreakable cups robs us of yet another incentive to be mindful.

Always thinking is as tragic as never thinking.

The number of seconds the average person spends in the present moment in a year does not amount to even a single day.

The future has never worried itself about a human being.

The wind plays its own music.

Surrendering to reality requires the highest degree of humility.

We don't actually know what a positive or negative experience is. Some of the most difficult and stressful moments of our lives also end up being the most formative and motivating. Some of the best and most gratifying experiences of our lives are also the most distracting and demotivating. Don't trust your conception of positive/negative experiences. All that we know for certain is what hurts us in the moment and what doesn't. And that's not worth much.

Doing is often a subconscious escape from being.