Quotes About Presence

What people in grief need most is to be compassionately accompanied, to feel that those who care about them are willing and able to tolerate the pain that they are in, to be there with them, to be present.

When someone is in your heart, they're never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times.

reaction whenever Jack arrived in

A book, being a physical object, engenders a certain respect that zipping electrons cannot. Because you cannot turn a book off, because you have to hold it in your hands, because a book sits there, waiting for you, whether you think you want it or not, because of all these things, a book is a friend. It's not just the content, but the physical being of a book that is there for you always and unconditionally.

She attracted people to her; she had presence, an uncommon magnetism . Documenting her effect on her habitat, a naturalist would likely have compared her to a lioness: strong, sleek, and invariably surrounded by her pride.

The best kind of friend is the one you could sit with,hardly saying a word, and then walk away feeling like that was[the]best time you've ever had

He carried himself like a guy who lived in his whole body. Like every molecule was under his control. I lived in exactly 12% of my body. I wasn't even sure what my hair was doing.

Those who are waiting are waiting very actively. They know that what they are waiting for is growing from the ground on which they are standing. . . . That's the secret. The secret of waiting is the faith that the seed has been planted, that something has begun. Active waiting means to be present fully to the moment in the conviction that something is happening where you are and that you want to be present to it. . . . Waiting, then, is not passive.

You can spread your soul over a paddy field, you can whisper to a mango tree, you can feel the earth between your toes and know that this is the place, the place where it begins and ends. But what can you tell to a pile of bricks? The bricks will not be moved (page 87).

One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.

Do not try to guess how fast or slow a pitch will be. Just let the ball arrive at its own pace, and be there to greet it

At the instant A warrior Confronts a foe, All things Come into focus

Do not stare into the eyes of your opponent: he may mesmerize you. Do not fix your gaze on his sword: he may intimidate you. Do not focus on your opponent at all: he may absorb your energy. The essence of training is to bring your opponent completely into your sphere. Then you can stand just where you like

Hear the soundless sound, and see the formless form. At a glance, read your opponent's mind, and attain victory without contention

A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind

Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.

Don't think about mistakes you've made in the past. Don't worry about what might happen in the future if this goes wrong. When your blade cuts into the skin, just think about now.

I believe in saints as I believe in sanctity. I believe in miracles as I believe in God, who can suspend the laws of His own making. But I believe, too, that the hand of God writes plainly and simply, for all men of good will to read. I am doubtful of His presence in confusion and conflicting voices.

Once you accept the existence of God - however you define him, however you explain your relationship to him - then you are caught forever with his presence in the center of all things.

Materijalno blagostanje ne mora biti znak Božanske blagonaklonosti. Bog ga daje onima ciju zahvalnost želi da ispita. Bog ga uskracuje onima ciju strpljivost želi da ispita. Oba ta slucaja za covjeka je najvažnije da pokaže svoju pobožnost, svoju odanost Stvoritelju. To zahtijeva s jedne strane potiskivanje svoga egoizma i utapanje u Božansku volju, a s druge strane stalno osjecanje stvarnog Božijeg prisustva.

The one who attended a matter and disliked it, is as the one who was absent; and whoever was not present in an affair yet was pleased with it, is as the one who witnessed it.

Baz? anlar kendili?inden uzar. Öyle oluyor. An uzuyor. ?çinde bulundu?u an, bütün hayat?na yay?l?rcas?na uzuyor.

There were no words that could convey what she had so recently discovered. That each instant was an eternity, each breath a whole life; the weight of her hand on the edge of fountain, the coolness of the wind on her skin, the rustling of leaves, everything was a gift offered freely for all to savor.

When I am dead, even then, I will still love you, I will wait in these poems, When I am dead, even then I am still listening to you.