And if any task, whether agreeable or painful, be set before you, remember that the contest is now, the Olympic Games are now, and delay is no longer possible.
If you cannot enjoy the present moment, you can never enjoy anything at all. For there is never any time at which you can live except the present.
Since it is in the present and only in the present that you live, there is no other reality than present reality.
Treat each moment as utterly new and unique, having no past and no future.
You cannot live at all, unless you can live fully now.
The sensation of 'I' is not in fact separate from the experience of 'now'.
Zen is a liberation from time. For if we open our eyes and see clearly, it becomes obvious that there is no other time than this instant.
There is no rush, nowhere else you need to be. Just breathe, and be here.
This is the real secret of life - to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life.
Why worry about the future? Live in the present, where reality is.
Present moment wonderful moment.
Forget the past, for it is gone from your domain! Forget the future, for it is beyond your reach! Control the present! Live supremely well now!
What is found now is found then. If you find nothing now, you will simply end up with an apartment in the city of death.
The caravan of life passes in the blink of an eye; seize this sacred moment to love wholeheartedly.
Do not worship the ashes of yesterday's fire; kindle the flame of devotion here and now.
You do not need to seek enlightenment in the future; your true nature is already pristine, pure, and awake.
You don’t have to wait ten years to experience this happiness. It is present in every moment of your daily life.
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