Present

[dotster]

Well perhaps we were going into Taoist symbolism and hadn't realized it catatonic. We must be geniuses subconsciously 

Quite remarkable how we have unknowingly managed to try and recreate a scenario of explanation, that people have been using for over two thousand years, yet we both knew nothing about.

I gave river, and then threw my stick on and then you threw in the rock. I do believe that within a matter of days of discussion we could have completely recreated their perspective without even knowing it, haha.

The art of living in the present: do not worry about the past... do not be concerned about the future. (Zen Idea)

[Catatonic]

how true, dotster. we also might have smth here without us knowing. oh, the miracles of brain

i dunno if zen is right. i mean if smn threatens you to kill you tomorrow, wouldn't you be concerned? i'd be.. 

what i like to say is that the best thing about the past is that it's over and the best thing about the future is that you get to choose.
and it's not an " art of living in the present", is more like a theory on life.

i don't know if smn mentioned here about the continuous present. i asked a few read friends and they told me about this concept. it seemed a good idea till i asked them "doesn't that mean that is both past and future, but under the name of present?"  and they all went like " uhm... yeah" .  think about what i've said. you can take the river analogy and check the " continuous present".

[Selski]

A recommended book to read about this subject is "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle.  A superb read.  In my opinion. 

Sarah