“Of this I am certain, that if we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we have lost the future.”

“If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future. ”

“If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and the future.”

“We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the present and the future.”

“Youth faces forward, impatient of the present, panting to anticipate the future. But we who have crossed a certain sad meridian, we turn our gaze backward,and tell the relentless gods what we would sacrifice to recover a little of the past...”

“When we let go of our battles and open our heart to things as they are, then we come to rest in the present moment. This is the beginning and the end of spiritual practice. Only in this moment can we discover that which is timeless. Only here can we find the love that we seek. Love in the past is simply memory, and love in the future is fantasy. Only in the reality of the present can we love, can we awaken, can we find peace and understanding and connection with ourselves and the world.”