Here And Now Quotes

The true definition of mental illness is when the majority of your time is spent in the past or future, but rarely living in the realism of NOW.

~ Shannon L. Alder

We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.

~ Ernesto Che Guevara

The Four Noble Truths are pragmatic rather than dogmatic. They suggest a course of action to be followed rather than a set of dogmas to be believed. The four truths are prescriptions for behavior rather than descriptions of reality. The Buddha compares himself to a doctor who offers a course of therapeutic treatment to heal one’s ills. To embark on such a therapy is not designed to bring one any closer to ‘the Truth’ but to enable one’s life to flourish here and now, hopefully leaving a legacy that will continue to have beneficial repercussions after one’s death. (154)

~ Stephen Batchelor

A seeker of radical strenght Keeps everything on track, Feeble force yields at length, Not sure where to go back. When one can't find courage, And all the efforts seem vain, It's advised to fight like a sage: Be powerful like a bullet train! Too much work and no play Can make a brain go astray! Determined to live and stay Can lead life into a long way.

~ Ana Claudia Antunes

I think the essence of wisdom is emancipation, as far as possible, from the tyranny of the here and now.

~ Bertrand Russell

What makes people tick? Life can be a trap of ennui, but imagery may be a redemptive escape from dullness. The iconic power and exuberance of images generate an inexorable addiction that needs to be gratified without respite. Here and now! (Give me more images)

~ Erik Pevernagie

You can perhaps, in a number of circumstances, tell yourself that you can't have more than you have until you do better than you're doing, but by all means steer clear of its reverse, the creed of defeat, in saying that you can't do better than you're doing until you can have more than you have.

~ Criss Jami

Mindfulness is not a mechanical process. It is developing a very gentle, kind, and creative awareness to the present moment.

~ Amit Ray

Absolute perfection is here and now, not in some future, near or far.The secret is in action - here and now.It is your behavior that blinds you to yourself.Disregard whatever you think yourself to be and act as if you were absolutely perfect- whatever your idea of perfection may be.All you need is courage.

~ Nisargadatta Maharaj

If you are reading this, be sure to count this on your blessings list.

~ Anthony Liccione

There are only two profound ways to reach enlightenment: Laugh by yourself, or get tickled.

~ Saurabh Sharma

Enlightenment is the moment when you are most alive and most compassionate.

~ Amit Ray

The past and the future are tools of the ego that render us finite. Without our judgments about the past (memories) and without our judgments about the future (expectations), there is only the Here and Now, the eternal present, the timeless time of the Oneness.

~ Human Angels

This is where I have always been coming to. Since my time began. And when I go away from here, this will be the mid-point, to which everything ran, before, and from which everything will run. But now, my love, we are here, we are now, and those other times are running elsewhere.

~ A.s. Byatt

Peace is the way, not the destination.

~ Shannon L. Alder

Is human nature to believe that other places and other times are better than the here and now.

~ Brandon Sanderson

Mindfulness is observing the beauty of every moment unfolding before us.

~ Amit Ray

Every moment is utterly unique and will not be continued in eternity. This fact gives life its poignancy and should concentrate your attention on what you are experiencing now.

~ Joseph Campbell

If you allow yourself to experience the present moment, you will discover that it does not get better than this Paradise is here and now, waiting for you to arrive, to accept, to surrender, and to enjoy.

~ Victor Shamas

People want the here and now, rather than the there and after; as most are living in the where and what.

~ Anthony Liccione

I came to a most profound realization. For the first time in my life, I have complete control over what happens in the here and now. It is not a wish. It is not some concoction of false hope. It is reality in here and now.''HOPE- Season of Romance

~ Kaleb Kilton

The present moment is the only one that matters, and what you are doing right now is as delightful as anything else.

~ Victor Shamas