Life is only available in the present moment (quotes)

Life is only accessible in the present moment

Life , for eternal us, is now. E. E. Cummings
Only the present moment contains life. Thich Nhat Hanh
Life is the moment we’re living right now. Paulo Coelho
Life is available only in the present moment. Nhat Hanh
Joy and life exist nowhere but the present. Maxine Hong Kingston
Life is a series of choices that are made in the present moment. Darren Main
The fullness of life is only accessible in the present moment. Eckhart Tolle
Make each day your masterpiece. Life is now. Life is not later on. John Wooden
Life is just a series of moments. If you miss the moments, you miss your life. Robin Sharma
Living is not the story of your life. Living is the process of experiencing right now. Werner Erhart
This now-moment is actually all we truly have. It’s where all of life happens. Aimee Davies
Life is now. There was never a time when your life was not now, nor will there ever be. Eckhart Tolle
Eternal life is personal existence in continuity with the present life, but transfigured. Georgia Harkness
Life can only take place in the present moment. If we lose the present moment, we lose life. Gautama Buddha
The past is gone. The future never arrives. In truth, there is no life outside of this moment. Leonard Jacobson
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life. Eckhart Tolle
Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going. Tennessee Williams
The present moment is all you ever have. There is never a time when your life is not ‘this moment.’ Is this not a fact? Eckhart Tolle
The miracle of love comes to you in the presence of the uninterpreted moment. If you are mentally somewhere else, you miss real life. Byron Katie
Remember that man lives only in the present, in this fleeting instant; all the rest of his life is either past and gone, or not yet revealed. Marcus Aurelius
That is why those who are not capable of being there in the present moment, they don’t really live their life – they live like dead people. Thich Nhat Hanh
Your life is not between the moments of your birth and death. Your life is between now and your next breath. The present – the here and now – is all the life you ever get. Marc and Angel Chernoff
Life can be found only in the present moment. The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life. Thich Nhat Hanh
Listen – life is really going on, right now, around us. Do you see it? Sometimes I lose it but if I sit still and listen, it comes back, and then I think, How funny, this is what being alive is. Robin Morgan
The eternal present is the space within which your whole life unfolds, the one factor that remains constant. Life is now. There was never a time when your life was not now, nor will there ever be. Eckhart Tolle
Life begins now — right now — not tomorrow or the next day or the next. Every minute of every hour of every day, life begins anew. That means everything can change in an instant. It also means you can have a new beginning whenever you want. Neale Donald Walsch
The most precious thing in life is the present moment, the timeless ‘now’; for this timeless ‘now’ is all there is in life. For anything to be precious in life, it has to exist in life, and the only thing that exists in life is this timeless moment – the ‘now.’ Dr. Vijai Shankar
This one moment — Now — the only thing you can never escape from, the one constant factor in your life. No matter what happens, no matter how much your life changes, one thing is certain: it’s always Now. Since there is no escape from the Now, why not welcome it, become friendly with it? Eckhart Tolle
Your life is right now! It’s not later! It’s not in that time of retirement. It’s not when the lover gets here. It’s not when you’ve moved into the new house. It’s not when you get the better job. Your life is right now. It will always be right now. You might as well decide to start enjoying your life right now, because it’s not ever going to get better than right now-until it gets better right now! Esther Hicks
Through the present moment, you have access to the power of life itself, that which has traditionally been called “God.” As soon as you turn away from it, God ceases to be a reality in your life, and all you are left with is the mental concept of God, which some people believe in and others deny. Even belief in God is only a poor substitute for the living reality of God manifesting every moment of your life. Eckhart Tolle
On the surface it seems that the present moment is only one of many, many moments. Each day of your life appears to consist of thousands of moments where different things happen. Yet if you look more deeply, is there not only one moment, ever? Is life ever not this moment? This one moment, now, is the only thing you can never escape from. The one constant factor in your life. No matter what happens. No matter how much your life changes. One thing is certain. Its always now. Since there is no escape from the now, why not welcome it, become friendly with it. Eckhart Tolle
At any given moment in time, we are at the meeting place of two great eternities, the past that has endured forever and the future that is before us, until the last syllable of time. We cannot live in either of these eternities, even for a split second. Trying to do so will damage our minds and then our bodies. Be content to live the only time that we possiby can, from when we wake up until when we sleep. Anyone can get through one day, no matter what their challenges. This is all that life really means. Every day is a new life to a wise man. Life is in the living, in the tissue of every day and hour and moment. Dale Carnegie

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Now is all there is and all we truly have

Nothing keeps. There is one law in the universe: NOW. Alfred Sutro
Past and future are in the mind only. I am now. Sri Nisaradatta Maharaj
Your whole life is a rehearsal for the moment you are in now. Judith Malina
Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why. Kurt Vonnegut
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you will ever have. Eckhart Tolle
The past is a ghost, the future a dream and all we ever have is now. Bill Cosby
Where are you? Here. What time is it? Now. What are you? This moment. Dan Millman
Welcome to the present moment. Here. Now. The only moment there ever is. Eckhart Tolle
We are here and it is now. Further than that, all human knowledge is moonshine. H. L. Mencken
In terms of our inner lives, no time exists except for what is happening in the present moment. Joan Halifax Roshi
You cannot find yourself in the past or future. The only place where you can find yourself is in the Now. Eckhart Tolle
Whenever you note the time on the clock, realize that it is now—right now—later than it has ever been. Kenneth L. Franklin
Mind says: ‘I can’t be happy in this moment because it has nothing I want’. The Soul responds: ‘This moment is all we ever have’. Robert Beno
God exists in eternity. The only point where eternity meets time is in the present. The present is the only time there is. Marianne Williamson
There is only one time that is important – NOW!! It is the most important time because it is the only time that we have any power. Leo Tolstoy
I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is. Alan W. Watts
Time is a fluid condition which has no existence except in the momentary avatars of individual people. There is no such thing as was — only is. William Faulkner
It is always now. it is true as a matter of conscious experience. The reality of your life is always now. But we spend most of our lives forgetting this truth—overlooking it, fleeing it, repudiating it. Sam Harris
Present-moment living, getting in touch with your now, is at the heart of effective living. When you think about it, there really is no other moment you can live. Now is all there is, and the future is just another present moment to live when it arrives. Wayne Dyer
It’s being here now that’s important. There’s no past and there’s no future. Time is a very misleading thing. All there is ever, is the now. We can gain experience from the past, but we can’t relive it; and we can hope for the future, but we don’t know if there is one. George Harrison
Rather than seeing your present moment as an obstacle, see it as the supreme miracle. “Wayne, this is the only moment you have,” is a sentence I often say to myself to keep me on friendly terms with the now. Think about that: the only moment you have. When you realize the significance of this, you’ll immediately want to shift into a state of awe and gratitude for it, regardless of what is transpiring. Wayne Dyer
Now is the moment. The past is just a memory. The future is a mental projection. You can choose to dwell back in the past for learning and joyous reflection. You can choose to dwell in the future for visualization and practical planning. However, any time your awareness floats away to the past or future frequently for negative purposes, you are suffocating your ability to thrive in the only moment you ever have… the now. Past and future literally do not exist. Bernadette Logue
We are living in a culture entirely hypnotized by the illusion of time, in which the so-called present moment is felt as nothing but an infinitesimal hairline between an all-powerfully causative past and an absorbingly important future. We have no present. Our consciousness is almost completely preoccupied with memory and expectation. We do not realize that there never was, is, nor will be any other experience than present experience. We are therefore out of touch with reality. We confuse the world as talked about, described, and measured with the world which actually is. We are sick with a fascination for the useful tools of names and numbers, of symbols, signs, conceptions and ideas. Alan Watts

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Now is the only true influence we have over the future

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future. Voltaire
Live in the present moment, but know that you are creating your future in this moment. Robert Anthony
The future depends on what we do in the present. Mahatma Gandhi
Beware; your actions in the present determine your future. Mata Amrithanandamayi
The future depends on what you do today. Mahatma Gandhi
The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment. Pema Chodron
We are weaving the future on the loom of today. Grace Stricker Dawson
It is your thoughts and acts of the moment that create your future. Sai Baba
Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow. Robert Kiyosaki
The future is literally in our hands to mold as we like. But we cannot wait until tomorrow. Tomorrow is now. Eleanor Roosevelt
This is what you do. You make a future for yourself out of the raw material at hand. Michael Cunningham
You can’t control the future, but you can affect the present moment. If you want to have a better future, create it now. Celestine Chua
You have no future, you have power over this moment only; your future is happening now, and by recognizing this, you will have power over what you don’t have. Eve Adamson, Ph.D.
For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today. African Proverb
There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment; the time is always now. James Arthur Baldwin
The future is purchased by the present. Samuel Johnson
The future is today. William Osler
The future is always beginning now. Mark Strand
Transformation can only take place immediately; the revolution is now, not tomorrow. Jiddu Krishnamurti

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Embrace now and be fully present

Do something about your life now. Les Brown
The happiest time of my life is now. Marilyn Monroe
Life is now in session. Are you present? John C. Maxwell
Your true home is in the here and the now. Thich Nhat Hanh
Concentrate the mind on the present moment. Gautama Buddha
The most important time in life is the present. Aitzaz Ahsan
He who lives in the present lives in eternity. Ludwig Wittgenstein
There’s only two times in life, there’s now and there’s too late. Anh Do
Seize every second of your life and savor it. Value your present moments. Wayne Dyer
I want fun now, life is here to enjoy, not to complicate and make difficult. Marc Bolan
What is the most important thing in your life? The answer: Right now. Roshi Joan Halifax
You cannot find yourself in the past or future. The only place where you can find yourself is in the Now. Eckhart Tolle
When the heart is open, the present moment is more than enough. When the heart is closed, it’s never enough. Michael Jeffreys
Accept the fact that you’ll never get it all done, and begin to live more fully in the only moment you have – Now. Wayne Dyer
You are present in your life on earth at this moment for the purposes of living, loving, learning, and growing. John Templeton
Do not despise your own place and hour. Every place is under the stars, every place is the center of the world. John Burroughs
The other day a man asked me what I thought was the best time of life. “Why” I answered without a thought, “NOW.” David Grayson
We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and a mystery. H. G. Wells
Our life seems not present, so much as prospective; not for the affairs on which it is wasted, but as a hint of this vast- flowing vigor. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life is not made up of minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years, but of moments. You must experience each one before you can appreciate it. Sarah Breathnach
While we are living in the present, we must celebrate life every day, knowing that we are becoming history with every work, every action, every deed. Mattie Stepanek
The time is now, the place is here. Stay in the present. You can do nothing to change the past, and the future will never come exactly as you plan or hope for. Dan Millman
Has it ever struck you … that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going? It’s really all memory … except for each passing moment. Eric Kandel
Occupy yourself with what’s in your life now. Address those situations and subjects as fully as possible with your best efforts. That is what produces happiness and clarity and knowledge and power. Frederick Lenz
Do not carry the burden of the past; do not live in the future. The only important thing is that one lives in the present authentically and fully. Whatever your current life is, be the most you can be by living in the moment. Chan Chih
Present-moment living, getting in touch with your now, is at the heart of effective living. When you think about it, there really is no other moment you can live. Now is all there is, and the future is just another present moment to live when it arrives. Wayne Dyer
To live a present and awakened life, simply be responsive to the moment. It is very simple. If you are hungry, eat. If you are thirsty, drink. If you are lonely, call a friend for tea. If you are overwhelmed with too much company, then get away by yourself. Leonard Jacobson
You have to do your best to face every moment, because this moment will never come again. The moment that you are living right now is a very important opportunity to make your life vividly alive. If you want to live with spiritual security in the midst of constant change, you have to burn the flame of your life force in everything you do. Dainin Katagiri
One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical decisive hour. Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year. He only is right who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded by worry, fret and anxiety. Finish every day, and be done with it. You have done what you could. Ralph Waldo Emerson
If we are ever to enjoy life, now is the time-not tomorrow, nor next year, nor in some future life after we have died. The best preparation for a better life next year is a full, complete, harmonious, joyous life this year. Our beliefs in a rich future life are of little importance unless we coin them into a rich present life. Today should always be our most wonderful day. Thomas Dreier
When you don’t flow freely with life in the present moment, it usually means that you’re holding on to a past moment. It can be regret, sadness, hurt, fear, guilt, blame, anger, resentment, or sometimes even a desire for revenge. Each one of these states comes from a space of unforgiveness, a refusal to let go and come into the present moment. Only in the present moment can you create your future. Louise Hay
We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available. We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive. Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment. Thich Nhat Hanh

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