For the ego to survive, it must make time - past and future - more important than the present moment.
Eckhart TolleWhenever you deeply accept this moment as it is - no matter what form it takes - you are still, you are at peace.
Eckhart TolleOnce there is a certain degree of Presence, of still and alert attention in human beings' perceptions, they can sense the divine life essence, the one indwelling consciousness or spirit in every creature, every life-form, recognize it as one with their own essence and so love it as themselves. Until this happens, however, most humans see only the outer forms, unaware of the inner essence, just as they are unaware of their own essence and identify only with their own physical and psychological form.
Eckhart Tolle