Book description
Buddha Standard Time shares one of the great realisations 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, fulfilment, creativity, and even wisdom. The Buddha
knew weâ re 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 timeâ s
demands, we will finally realise that we have, in fact, all the time in
the world.
