The Way of Zen

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NIH Conferences15 June 1998The Way of ZenAlan WattsAlan WattsSubmitted by: David B. Edwards, MD; Tempe, AZ 85284Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-128-12_Part_1-199806150-00013 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Until this has become clear, it seems that our life is all past and future, and that the present is nothing more than the infinitesimal hairline which divides them. From this comes the sensation of “having no time,” of a world which hurries by so rapidly that it is gone before we can enjoy it. But through “awakening to the instant” one sees that it is the reverse of the truth: it is rather the past and future which are the fleeting illusions, and the present which is eternally real. We discover that the linear succession of time is a ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Submitted by: David B. Edwards, MD; Tempe, AZ 85284 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byFences of Being: The Child in the World in Janet Frame’s “A Note on the Russian War,” “Prizes” and “Royal Icing” 15 June 1998Volume 128, Issue 12_Part_1Page: 1028KeywordsConsciousnessForecastingHand strengthMusclesMuscular dystrophiesNervesVision ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 15 June 1998 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1998 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...