The present moment is never simply to be accepted as it is. Because part of it is constructed in the present, it can always be improved; it can even be turned into the path to the end of suffering. But because it’s always under construction, it’s at best only the path, never the goal.

Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (1949-), Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu is an American Buddhist monk. Belonging to the Thai Forest Tradition.