Book Description

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