Those who decide to live in the Present, must leave their past behind. Once past has been left behind, future also disappears! What is left then? The actual moment, the Present! Living in the here and now means that we are able to get rid of time and suffering!
The past is set down in a thousand thousand indelible scrolls. But the future is a blank parchment forever in wait of a present.
The Other Alexander
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The past is set down in a thousand thousand indelible scrolls. But the future is a blank parchment forever in wait of a present.
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