“It is in rare and scattered instants that beauty smiles even on her adorers, who are reduced for habitual comfort to remembering her past favours.” PastRememberBeautyComfortInstantFavourHabitualRemembering Her Book:The Life of Reason Or The Phases of Human Progress: Reason in Art, Volume VII, Book Four Source: The Life of Reason Or The Phases of Human Progress: Reason in Art, Volume VII, Book Four
“To practice Zen means to realize one's existence in the beauty and clarity of this present moment, rather than letting life unravel in useless daydreaming of the past and future.” MeanMomentsPastRealizingExistenceBeautyPracticeFutureClarityUselessPresent MomentDaydreaming Book:Zen Meditation in Plain English Source: Zen Meditation in Plain English