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Time Is Not a Line: A Zen View of Living in the Present
What is the Zen view of time? Most of us picture it as a line: the past behind us, the future ahead, and us walking the road between. Zen master Taisen Deshimaru taught that time is not a line but a series of now points. This post explores what that means, why the line picture feeds regret and anxiety, and three simple ways to practice living one point at a time, starting with a single breath.

Andrew H. Housley
Oct 172 min read
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