All the Time in the World

“If only I had more time!” It’s the lament of the modern human being in a world where 24 hours never seems to be enough for all we need to do in a day.

“The beautiful thing is that you do have more time,” teaches Lama Surya Das. “In fact, you have all the time in the world.” There is a way of living that can liberate us from the relentless tyranny of clocks and calendars—allowing us to access a space of renewal and infinite possibility at any moment.

With All the Time in the World, this beloved author and Tibetan Buddhist teacher and scholar invites you to directly experience the spacious dimension that he calls “Buddha Standard Time.” Translating Buddhist principles to their most practical form for today’s world, Lama Surya Das shows you how to transform your relationship with time—paradoxically allowing you to become more effective, productive, and happy as you become less preoccupied with schedules and deadlines.

“What we lack is not time,” teaches Surya Das. “It’s actually focus, awareness, and priorities.” Offering key insights and tools for opening to presence in even the most difficult situations, he presents three powerful teaching sessions for finding balance and peace in a fast-paced world, including: