Quotes About Presence

The highest ecstasy is the attention at its fullest.

Christ should not be absent where one works or where one studies. Every human being should be able, whatever they do, wherever they are, to have their gaze fixed throughout the whole of each day on the bronze Serpent.

If you want to write good copy, you must be where the things are.

The act of meditation is being spacious.

Don't worry about anything. Even if you find your attention wandering, there is no particular 'thing' you have to hold onto. Just let go, and drift in the awareness of the blessing. Don't let small, niggling questions distract

the more you practice getting quiet, the quicker you'll sense your vibes.

My favorite breathing technique is to inhale and then slowly open your jaw wide, and exhale while saying, out loud, "Ahhhh . . ." This practice immediately centers and calms me.

don't look back once, the entire time I'm talking to her. But I can feel his eyes on me all the time. Like sunshine.

I don't even feel so sure of that any more. I mean, if we were a couple, he'd be here, wouldn't he? He'd be here with me.

Standing behind a pillar toward the back, tall and dark and solid, his eyes fixed on mine. Looking at me and no one else. And as I gaze back at him, I feel restored.

I don't know what magic has brought him here. My brain can't function well enough; I can't make sense of it. But he's here. And his eyes are telling me that they love me.

I would never have come if you hadn't called me here.

Best to live lightly, unthinkingly

Only the Eternal is always appropriate and always present, is always true. Only the Eternal applies to each human being, whatever his age may be.

If we leave our smells behind us when we leave a room, surely something of our souls must remain when we leave this life?" - Qyburn

Aloneness, like life, becomes more interesting when you realize it's a present.

Being in touch with our bodies, or more accurately, being our bodies, is how we know what is true. Harriet

Life's too short to spend with important people.

Prayer is the center of the Christian life. It is the only necessary thing. It is living with God, here and now.

Life is not entertainment. Life is not distraction.

I live a real life so I forget to take pictures.

We must especially learn the art of directing mindfulness into the closed areas of our life.

Time-awareness does indeed watermark my books and my life.

I try not to live my life on my phone or my social media pages. Most of the time, I feel better and happier and I learn more when I'm not on my phone, all day, or a computer, or an iPad.