Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
GB Gautama BuddhaSpiritual teacher · c. 5th c. BCEWat dit citaat betekent
Worry pulls us backward and forward in time. Gathering attention into the present is where calm and clarity actually live.
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Founder of Buddhism, whose teachings on the mind, compassion, and the present moment span millennia.
This line is among the quotes by Gautama Buddha that readers return to on kalmte — a small, portable reminder to carry into the morning.
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If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.
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