Publisher's Synopsis
For millennia and into modern times, being "in the now" and "in the flow" have held out promising solutions for human suffering and performance. In Way of Now, tai chi master and physicist Dr. Wonchull Park lays out the rational foundation for why and how this is so: Now as nowflow (but not nowshape) is the practical whole.
With this rational understanding that applies to all situations, we can guide ourselves-safely and effectively-as we practice and benefit from various traditions and modalities. With explanations that bridge the seemingly mundane to the seemingly mysterious, Way of Now connects the "here and now" of meditation to the "flow state" of peak performance-and everything in between-because nowflow includes all that is practical in action.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Two conundrums, one explanation: nowflow as practical whole
1. What is now?
What is-and what isn't-in our experience now
2. Information
On history books and weather forecasts
3. Storylines
Feeling "in the flow" of music
4. Trouble
Running late and the apparent tradeoff
5. Altogether Now
The past and the future
6. Nowflow
Change included
7. Life Experience
How nowflow works for meditation, peak performance, and daily life
8. Biological Function
Altogether nowflow in biological systems
9. Physics
Consistent with change and all available information in nowflow
10. Clarity
Seeing through the illusion of separation
11. Wisdom through the Ages
Applying nowflow to traditional sayings
12. Present and Now
Present as part of now
13. Meditation
Clearer perception of altogether nowflow
14. Daily Life
Taking care of everything altogether nowflow
15. Peak Performance
In the flow of altogether nowflow
16. Applying to All Actions
A look ahead to general mindfulness and relaxation
17. Nowflow as Practical Whole
Simple, rational, and practical guide to all action
Appendix: Nowflow and Time
