INTRODUCTION

Nothing ever happened in the past; it happened in the Now. Nothingwilleverhappeninthefuture;itwillhappenin theNow. What youthink ...

The reason why some people love to engage in dangerousactivities, suchasmountainclimbing, car racing, and so on, although they m ...

The whole essence of Zen consists in walking along the razor's edge of Now — to be so utterly, so completely presentthatnoproble ...

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§ Intense presence is needed when certain situations trigger a reaction with a strongemotional charge, suchaswhenyour self-image ...

have beendealt with. In thisway, there will be no build-up of"psychologicaltime,"whichisidentificationwiththepast andcontinuousc ...

toameresteppingstonetothefuture,withnointrinsicvalue. Clock time then turns into psychological time. Your life's journeyisnolong ...

therefore the end justifies the means. The end is an idea, a point in the mind-projected future, when salvation in whatever form ...

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stress,worry—allformsoffear—arecausedbytoomuch future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, ...

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Findthe"narrowgatethatleadstolife."Itiscalledthe Now. Narrow your life down to this moment. Your life situationmaybefull ofprobl ...

notjusttemporarilyevadingthem? If youfoundyourself inparadise,it wouldn'tbelongbefore your mind would say "yes, but... "Ultimate ...

nomore problems. Althoughit isa simple choice,it is also very radical. You won’t make that choice unless you are trulyfedupwiths ...

present-moment awareness. It is also more likely to be effective. It will not be a reaction coming from the past conditioning of ...

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action is called Karma Yoga. It is described as the path of "consecratedaction." When the compulsive striving away from the Now ...

happiness nor your sense of self depends on the outcome, and so there is freedom from fear. You don't seek permanencywhereitcann ...

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