Quotes About Presence

Right view is not a concept or belief. … [It] is simply seeing Reality as it is, here and now, moment after moment[;] ... relying on bare attention … before conceptual thought arises[;] … relying on what we actually experience rather than on what we think.

To see doesn't mean to initiate a programme of inaction. … To act or not to act is not the question. The question is whether or not we're awake. (…) [T]o … see what's happening in each moment, and base our actions on what we see, not on what we think.

There is no Mystery. You already know Reality. You only need to stop talking to yourself, and learn to wordlessly pay attention.

Most of the time, … we … are at best only partially engaged in the moment. … [O]ften [we are] lost in thought or reverie – barely here at all. (…) How often we miss the moment simply because we're not here. We tune out much of the world – and much of ourselves as well[.]

Throughout most of our lives, we're so caught up in this and that, rushing through these wonderful distractions and stages, that we don't (or can't) take the time to settle into the mellow light that's always there and to let freshness suffuse the frame. Thus we miss this simple matter of just doing and living fully.

T]houghts will arise. Don't be bothered by them. Don't think they're bad or that you shouldn't be having them. … If you leave them alone, they'll depart of their own accord. This is how to 'cease all movements of the conscious mind.' You cannot do it by the direct application of your will.

W]ith the sense of self gone, ... actions naturally become uncalculated and free.

This moment is complete unto itself. There's nothing lacking in this moment

In my opening seconds, I would say, It's great to be here, then move to several other spots on the stage and say, No, it's great to be here! I would move again: No, it's great to be here!

Being on Twitter is like having a fern.

The Matisse seemed to respond to the decreasing light by increasing its own wattage. Every object in the room was drained of color, but the Matisse stood firm in the de-escalating illumination, its beauty turning functionality inside out, making itself a more practical and useful presence than anything else in sight.

He knows only what is right in front of him; she is aware of every incoming sensation that glances obliquely against her soft, fragile core

Life is miserable without you, its almost like having you here!

He defined the state as "being so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your whole being is involved, and you're using your skills to the utmost.

Companionship drives focus into the now

sconser n. A person who looks around while talking to you to see if there's anyone more interesting about.

All the world Loves You, but You are nowhere to be found, Hidden and yet . . . completely obvious!

The main thing I learned doing love scenes with a woman was, if it's there, it's there.

What is the gospel according to Jesus? Simply this: that the love we all long for in our innermost heart is already present, beyond longing.

Love, and He will draw near; love, and He will dwell within you.

There is no escape if love is not there

To voice something you're feeling and put observations into words with another person who is totally present is a creative act embodying soul and love.

I want you here with me To guide me, hold me, and love me now

There is no greater power than the power of love, which arises from Presence. It overcomes all resistance.