Quotes Tagged ‘present’

“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.”

by Jon Kabat-Zinn from Wherever You Go, There You Are
Tags: mindfulness, defining mindfulness, being present, present, attention, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Wherever You Go There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

“Meditation is the discovery that the point of life is always arrived at in the immediate moment.”

by Alan Watts
Tags: meditation, present, meaning

“Only dwelling in the present can make us free. We have to look into our suffering, our craving. And when we see its face we will smile: you cannot make me your prisoner any more.”

by Thich Nhat Hanh
Tags: present, freedom, craving. suffering

“Few of us ever live in the present. We are forever anticipating what is to come or remembering what has gone.”

by Louis L'Amour
Tags: life, meditation, present