Our present moment is a mystery that we are part of. Here and now is where all the wonder of life lies hidden. And make no mistake about it, to strive to live completely in the present is to strive for what already is the case.

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

Anyone that’s involved in development has discovered that all the good work that’s been done in development has been undone by the AIDS emergency.

Little things affect little minds.

The willingness and ability to live fully in the now eludes many people. While eating your appetizer, don’t be concerned with dessert.

I actually think people generally have an awareness and feel like, ‚Wow, these networks have a lot of information.‘

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

I can’t play bridge. I don’t play tennis. All those things that people learn, and I admire, there hasn’t seemed time for. But what there is time for is looking out the window.

The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.

When you take your attention into the present moment, a certain alertness arises. You become more conscious of what’s around you, but also, strangely, a sense of presence that is both within and without.

Man, wear your seat belts. That’s all I can tell everybody. You never know.

The AIDS is a disease that is hard to talk about.

When you’re not engaged in the day-to-day struggles that everybody feels, you slowly start losing touch. And I think it’s important for the people in the White House to have a finger on the pulse.

I’ve been in beautiful landscapes where one is tempted to whip out a camera and take a picture. I’ve learned to resist that.

The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.

He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else.

I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one.

You do indeed have a past, but not now! And, yes, you have a future, but not now! You can consume your now with thoughts of ‚then‘ and ‚maybe,‘ but that will keep you from the inner peace you could experience.

The truth is that you can only come to know God when you give up the past and the future in your mind and merge totally into the now, because God is always here now.

You might not have the things you want, but if you check carefully, you got all you need.

Nothing is worth more than this day.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

Tomorrow is nothing, today is too late; the good lived yesterday.

Your timeless self does not age and has no fear of the future. Contemplate your physical self and all its possessions, and practice laughing peacefully at it all.

Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice… No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out.

Confine yourself to the present.

So much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don’t even know that fire is hot.

I’m grateful for always this moment, the now, no matter what form it takes.

If you truly get in touch with a piece of carrot, you get in touch with the soil, the rain, the sunshine. You get in touch with Mother Earth and eating in such a way, you feel in touch with true life, your roots, and that is meditation. If we chew every morsel of our food in that way we become grateful and when you are grateful, you are happy.

Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.

When it comes to social media, there are just times I turn off the world, you know. There are just some times you have to give yourself space to be quiet, which means you’ve got to set those phones down.

I think it’s horrible that people have to be told. Don’t smoke! Everybody knows it’s bad for the health. But they have to forbid it.

Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going.

As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.

A man’s interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.

If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning.

You see, Africa makes a fool of our idea of justice. It makes a farce of our idea of equality. It mocks our pieties. It doubts our concern. It questions our commitment. Because there is no way we can look at what’s happening in Africa, and if we’re honest, conclude that it would ever be allowed to happen anywhere else.

Every day is a gift from God. There’s no guarantee of tomorrow, so that tells me to see the good in this day to make the most of it.

Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it… Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle.

Give yourself a gift of five minutes of contemplation in awe of everything you see around you. Go outside and turn your attention to the many miracles around you. This five-minute-a-day regimen of appreciation and gratitude will help you to focus your life in awe.

If you’re in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what’s going on around you.

It’s hard to wrap my head around the fact that there are people who can’t or won’t see what Black Lives Matter is trying to accomplish.

Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them.

We must do everything in our power to cease the behaviour that makes children everywhere feel afraid.

Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.

Arrange whatever pieces come your way.

I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.

The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.

Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate.

The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.

Little by little, not by making big promises, I need to be calmer, read more, spend more time with my loved ones, and be more mindful about nature and environment.

When someone is impatient and says, ‚I haven’t got all day,‘ I always wonder, How can that be? How can you not have all day?

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.

Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.

This is the first age that’s ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.