Buddha Standard Time shares one of the great realizations of Buddhism, one that anyone can learn to apply. Buddhist wisdom teaches that the minutes and hours of our days do not simply march from future to present to past looming, engulfing us, passing us by forever. Rather, each moment is intersected by a fourth dimension, a dimension of timelessness. Only by accessing that timeless dimension, the Buddha believed, can we learn to fully inhabit the Now.
As an alternative to our ceaseless hustle and bustle, Surya Das offers readers the possibility of living in Buddha Standard Time. Buddhist and non-Buddhist alike will discover reasons and inspirations, tools and techniques that not only significantly reduce the amount of stress in our lives but help us find more focus, fulfillment, creativity, and even even wisdom. The Buddha knew were always free to live fully and completely in the present moment, and that doing so frees us from the burden of the past and the anxiety about the future. Living in Buddha Standard Time is in no way antithetical to modern life. Far from being at the mercy of times demands, we will finally realize that we have, in fact, all the time in the world.
Lama Surya Das is one of the foremost American Buddhist teachers and scholars and is known affectionately to His Holiness the Dalai Lama as "The American Lama." Surya Das is the author of the bestselling books Awakening the Buddha Within and Buddha Is as Buddha Does, founder and spiritual director of the Dzogchen Foundation, and founder of the Western Buddhist Teachers Network. A sought-after speaker who teaches, lectures, and conducts retreats around the world, he lives in Concord, Massachusetts. Visit the author online at www.surya.org.
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Contents: BUDDHA STANDARD TIME: awakening to the infinite possibilities of now |
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Introduction: Making Peace with Time |
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Awakening to Natural Time |
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Taking Time for Your Higher Self |
35 |
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Getting in Sync |
61 |
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Understanding Our Powers of Perception |
89 |
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Minding Time Wisely |
111 |
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Creating Space in the Pace |
135 |
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Living in Sacred Time and Space |
157 |
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The Spinning Wheel of Time |
181 |
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Conclusion: The Infinite Possibilities of Now |
211 |
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Acknowledgments |
215 |
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About Dzogchen Center |
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