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. BCEWhat this quote means
Worry pulls us backward and forward in time. Gathering attention into the present is where calm and clarity actually live.
Context
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 calm — a small, portable reminder to carry into the morning.
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