Quotes About Presence

Talent is the presence of ability and absence of understanding about the source and operation of knowledge.

The automatism of man is overcome, in the words of Dhun'Nun, by aiming for 'being as you were, where you were, before you were'.

A short time in the presence of the Friends (the Sufis) is better than a hundred years' sincere, obedient dedication.

A Sufi is alive to the value of time, and is given, every moment, to what that moment demands.

Presence and Absence A certain person may have, as you say, a wonderful presence: I do not know. What I do know is that he has a perfectly delightful absence.

Un instante en presencia de los Amigos (Sufis) es mejor que cien años de dedicación sincera y obediente

Expectativa Si de vez en cuando dejas a un lado la expectativa, serás capaz de percibir qué es lo que estás recibiendo.

Yo soy lo real, pues no he cesado de ser real… a través de lo real.

Presencia y Ausencia Cierta persona puede tener, como dices, una maravillosa presencia; no lo sé. Lo que sí sé es que tiene una ausencia perfectamente encantadora

No estarás lejos de la verdad si supones que se encuentra presente…#

What the self-imagined mystic seeks only in his meditation is visible to the Sufi on every street corner and in every alleyway

El que lleva a Dios en su corazón lleva el Cielo con él dondequiera que va

sick of it whatever it's called sick of the names I dedicate every pore to what's here

for us no difference between reading eating singing making love not one thing or the other

cut off everything from everything stand here the soles of your feet the ground your brain in the black nothing between

The key to meditation is to exist one hundred percent in the here and now.

if you close your eyes and begin to feel your breath, it will instantly become deeper and slower, and your mind will become calmer. Then gradually you'll become aware of your body, or more precisely the subtle sense of energy inside and around your body. At that moment, you exist as Energy-Consciousness, not as names, jobs, duties, roles, desires, and so on.

How do we meditate? It is not thinking about the past or future. It starts with being present.

God who is in heaven Thank you for letting us know you. God who is in the mountains and streams Thank you for letting us see and feel you. God who is in the heart of all people I pray earnestly that your will becomes realized. What I'm most grateful for is that, even if I were not to have eyes, ears, and a body you have given me this soul so that I can know you, who are invisible, and for that I thank you with all my heart.

You know what awareness is only when you are aware. Awareness is the perception of your presence in the now.

Awareness, when managed and directed, becomes attention. By turning into attention, awareness becomes localized, and attains a focal point. Because of this feature, attention has the power to direct energy.

Make your mind quiet of disturbing thoughts by focusing on subtle energy on your palms, inside your body and all around.

The only thing you need to be present here and now is your breathing. When you feel your breath, your mind is with your body.

When you experience being present, there is no separation between you and other things. If you feel separate, you are already out of the present and returned to your familiar land of names and concepts.