Fake Buddha Quotes Analysis by Bodhipaksa and Sutta resources

“The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. 
There’s only one moment for you to live.”

Bodhipaksa's Analysis:

'The Buddha talked a little about the past, present, and future, although not as much as you might assume, based on contemporary teachers’ emphasis on that theme. ..'

'The scriptural model for the quote is likely the Bhaddekaratta Sutta, where the Buddha, in Thanissaro’s translation, says,

You shouldn't chase after the past
or place expectations on the future.
What is past
is left behind.
The future
is as yet unreached.
Whatever quality is present
you clearly see right there,
right there.'

'As you can see, the first two stanzas are in essence identical to our suspect quote, but while the last sentence emphasizes seeing what is arising in the present, it’s not saying that there’s only one moment for us to live. Yes, one could draw that conclusion from what is said, but that’s an interpretation, not a quotation.'

'The fault here may well be with Thich Nhat Hanh’s editors. When assistants take his talks, transcribe them, and edit them into books published under his own name, the difference between “the Buddha said that…” and “the Buddha said…” can get lost. This turns a paraphrase into a quote, or at least a “quote.” It’s an easy error to make.'

Read the analysis in full here ...
http://fakebuddhaquotes.com/the-past-is-already-gone-the-f…/

Read in full the Bhaddekaratta Sutta MN 131 here ...
www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.131.than.html

Read (audio) here by Larry Rosenberg
https://player.fm/…/mn-131-bhaddekaratta-sutta-an-auspiciou…

'Ideal Solitude
An Exposition on the Bhaddekaratta Sutta' by Bhikkhu Ñanananda

Read this exposition here ...
www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/nanananda/wheel188.html

An Auspicious Day by Ajahn Ahiṃsako (audio)

Reflecting on a verse from the Bhaddekaratta Sutta ...
https://goo.gl/aPpeLh

Sutta Study on ..
Bhaddekaratta Sutta and Anandabhaddekaratta Sutta (Majjhima Nikaya) by Ven. Dhammavuddho Mahathera 
https://youtu.be/r5dLfsNjEgM