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Problem in the Now?
To stay in the present moment takes concentration. Worries and anxiety about the future are always there, ready to take us away. We can see them, acknowledge them, and use our concentration to return to the present moment.
Thich Nhat Hanh • No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
A Course in Miracles
Eckhart Tolle • The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
In times of pain, when the future is too terrifying to contemplate and the past too painful to remember, I have learned to pay attention to right now. The precise moment I was in was always the only safe place for me. Each moment, taken alone, was always bearable. In the exact now, we are all, always, all right. Yesterday the marriage may have
... See moreFear arises the moment you ask yourself, what is this all about? Inevitably, it has nothing to do with right now. It has to do with the future, but the future doesn’t exist. It hasn’t happened yet. The past doesn’t exist. It has already happened. The only thing you’ve got is what’s right here, right now. And coming home to the moment makes all the... See more
Traleg Rinpoche • Fear and Fearlessness: What the Buddhists Teach
Ask yourself what is your problem right now. Not last year or next week? Right now in this moment.
Be here now