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The Nature of
Time
for the Spiritual Individual Introduction | The Ever-Present | Simultaneous Time (The Third Dimension of Time)
Mind, Spirit, and Time
An
Introduction to the New Spiritual Perceptions of Time
Ordinary
vs. Spiritual View of Time The Limited vs. Elevated Consciousness and the Experience of Time The
Experience of Time that is of the Divine Consciousness
Thoughts on the Nature
of Time Time emerged from timelessness; from the timeless Infinite Divine. Time is thus a form of timelessness. Timelessness is thus imbedded, hidden in time; involved there. When we evolve, timelessness comes out of time. For example, through higher consciousness we evoke sudden good fortune, overcoming time. Gradually the timelessness embedded in time rises to the surface through our evolution of consciousness. We can also experience timelessness when we go within, such as when we meditate. If we touch the deepest depths, our evolving soul and true selves within, we experience not only timelessness inside, but it consistently outside. Space is extension. Time is movement in extension. Timelessness is instant movement in extension. Also, there extension disappears, as distance is overcome. It is timelessness in spacelessness. Timelessness in time and spacelessness in space is experienced through meditation and soul within, and on the outside as life response. The destiny of humanity is to experience all of these things as one thing.
Conquering Time
Conquering Space and Time though Higher Consciousness
Conquering Time and Space
Abridging Time to Present,
Space to a Point
Overcoming Space and Time
Methods of Higher Consciousness that Overcome Time
Spirit Overcomes the Need for
Time to Organize Life Inner Poise that Overcomes Difficulties of Time A friend says that he is always running out of time. Response: When you discover your deeper Self and function from there, time perfectly works itself out. (In other words, from the True Self you are naturally in the timelessness that self-regulates time.)
The Present Can Affect the Past Time's Arrow
One of
the interesting
discoveries I made in
analyzing hundreds of
cases of Life Response
-- i.e. instances of
sudden good fortune --
is that Time works quite
differently than our
normal conception. For
example, let's say that
I change my attitude
towards someone from hostility to goodwill. When I then
open my mailbox, I discover
a check for
thousands of dollars
from a customer who owed me
that sum for
years. It is simply
life responding to my
change in consciousness,
which put me in
alignment with that
individual's remittance.
It turns out that long ago I had a
similar experience, and
when I asked my spiritual
teacher Sri Karmayogi if
the check would have
been mailed days before
in the past had I not
changed my attitude here
in the present, he
replied that it would
not
have. This
indicated that the
present is indeed affecting the
past!
Our
normal view is that
there are three
divisions of Time --
past, present, and
future. But from the
spiritual position, there is
only one Time that is
undivided. If this is
so, then events today
may be affecting
circumstance in the
past, just as events in
the future are
determining the present.
For example, if someone
decides
not
to shift his attitude to
the positive in the
future, it might cause
me, who was about to
pay, to suddenly
not
pay in the present. Again, it is the
future effecting the
present, just as the
present can affect the
past. In fact, any
period can affect any
other.
Interestingly, it is
only when we rise in
consciousness beyond
Mind proper, to
intuition, and higher
still to a 'Truth
Consciousness' that we
can discern these true
movements of Time. From
these planes beyond the
ordinary functionings
and logic of mind, we
can begin to see the
arrow of time moving in
any and all directions.
If this is true, if time
has these astonishing
qualities, then the very
foundation of our belief
system must come into
question, including views of history and
science, not to mention
Reality itself.
Perhaps
the most interesting
aspect of this vastly
expanded view of
time is that we have the
power to become its
Master. Not by
travelling in a Time
Machine or using other
forms of technology as presented in
science fiction, but
through
shifts in
consciousness within.
In fact, science itself
has begun to understand
the extraordinary
ancient Indian principle
that Time depends
on the consciousness of
the observer. For
example, most of us have
noticed how fast time
seems to pass when we
have a stimulating
conversation. Similarly, science
tells us that if one
approaches the speed of
light, time will slow down
or speed up depending
on the relative position
of the observer. And yet
the ancient Indian
insight is far more
profound, as it suggests
that if we elevate our
consciousness in a
given moment or circumstance,
any and
all limitations of time
can be overcome.
If e.g. I change a
wanting attitude to the
positive, and, as a
result, attract an
opportunity of a
lifetime, then I have
drawn a future
possibility and made it
real in the
present. What would have
taken years to
accomplish has instead
occurred in an instant.
Or to put it another
way, the burden of time has been
completely eliminated.
It turns
out that this inner
power to attract
something to us
thereby cancelling time has also
been verified by recent
discoveries of science.
Its theory of Non-local
Connections indicates
that if one particle of
an atom moves, it can
affect another particle
of the
same
atom, even if it is on
the other side of the
universe. Non-local
connection not only
overcomes the normally
perceived limitations of
cause and effect, but
allows for
instantaneousness
between objects no
matter the distance. Yet
another discovery of
science -- proven by the
latest mathematical
calculations measuring
and defining the cosmos
-- is that the outcome
of any event is
dependent on the person
observing it! Thus, my
observation of an event
can affect a different
outcome for it than if
another person observes
it, indicating that
consciousness determines
reality. This is a
startling scientific
discovery that confounds
every individual who
contemplates its
meaning.
Sri
Aurobindo takes this
several steps further
and says that we can
discover an inner
dimension within our
being, a soul space,
from which we are able
to overcome every aspect
of time in the outer
world. At the point that
we touch our evolving
soul within, we move
into a realm where past,
present, and future
become one single,
undifferentiated point.
Thus, when we act from
that space, life
immediately reacts to
our intentions. Moving
to this Psychic Being
within is a step beyond
a change in
consciousness, such as a
shift in attitude.
Rather it is a movement
into the
center
of consciousness. There
we come in touch with
universal and
transcendent powers,
where gives us access to
the greatest time
controlling and
affecting power in the
outer world. From these
deepest depths, I am
able to change the
conditions of life --
past, present and future
-- in an instant. Time's Arrow thus moves in every and all dimensions to the degree we express our consciousness. It reaches its apex and greatest capacity when we discover our evolving Soul within. From there we become masters of the outer life, as any intention originating there is instantly fulfilled.
The Source, Reason for, and Nature of Time
Reason for
Space and Time Reason for Space and
Time
Time, Variation, & Delight
Space and Time
Allows for Triple Differentiation Perceptions of Space, Time, Matter, etc.
The Nature of
Time and Consciousness for the Individual -Time depends on the consciousness and position of the observer.
-Time
has no objective reality, but subjectively depends on the status of the
consciousness. [whereas space is objective in that sense.]
The Division of Time
Planes from which We Experience Time
Events occur in Time; they are not made by it. The one thing that
precipitates events is emotion. Its intensity decides the speed of the
event.
Entering into the plane of physical Time, minutes become ages. Space and Time The principle of time emerges when Being/Existence extends itself subjectively to become Consciousness-Force (Chit). The principle of space emerges when Being/existence extends itself objectively to become an object to its own Self-Conscious experience. Space and time are different expressions of the same reality. Space is the self-extension of Being/Existence in the form of constant or persistent movements that give the appearance of stable forms in contrast to Time, which is the same self-extension of Being/Existence in the form of changing movements. The same Being/Existence moves in two ways, as stable pattern of movement (space) and changing pattern of movement (time). The stable pattern appears as the backdrop for that which is changing. (MSS, with additions)
The Nature of Time
Time is Brahman self-extended for the deployment of the movement of self-power
carrying forms and objects.
The mobility of constant Space is Time.
Time is Spirit looking at itself in essence and principle.
Time is a subjective extension of consciousness.
The
Ever-Present
The Present
The Balance of
the Present Moving Out of Time
Moving to
the Present
Overcoming Space and Time
The Present Can Affect the Past The Power of Now in Work -Focus on the work before you, not something else you want to do, or resorting to indolence. This the key starting point. -Focus completely on the present, without thought of past or future. -Patiently do that work, with no apprehension, tension, and demand. -Do the current work as carefully and perfectly as possible. Fully absorb yourself in trying to reach that perfection. This is another key. -Consecrate the work to bring life's conditions under control. -Move to the depths and feel the silence and timelessness, and work from that poise. Meditation or concentration can support that effort. -As a result of living in the depths over time, you will have intuitions of the past influence on the present, and intimations of where the present is going in the future. You will thus know at each point what to do in the present. -Maintain fully positive attitudes at each point. -Be cheerful throughout. -The goal is to create the greatest Efficiency in the work -- i.e. the greatest results with the least effort in the shortest period of time. -In the peace and demands of the Now, we can create ultimate perfection. -It will be accompanied by breakouts of sudden good fortune -- i.e. Life Response. Time's Arrow
One of
the interesting
discoveries I made in
analyzing hundreds of
cases of Life Response
-- i.e. instances of
sudden good fortune --
is that Time works quite
differently than our
normal conception. For
example, let's say that
I change my attitude
towards someone from hostility to goodwill. When I then
open my mailbox, I discover
a check for
thousands of dollars
from a customer who owed me
that sum for
years. It is simply
life responding to my
change in consciousness,
which put me in
alignment with that
individual's remittance.
It turns out that long ago I had a
similar experience, and
when I asked my spiritual
teacher Sri Karmayogi if
the check would have
been mailed days before
in the past had I not
changed my attitude here
in the present, he
replied that it would
not
have. This
indicated that the
present is indeed affecting the
past!
Our
normal view is that
there are three
divisions of Time --
past, present, and
future. But from the
spiritual position, there is
only one Time that is
undivided. If this is
so, then events today
may be affecting
circumstance in the
past, just as events in
the future are
determining the present.
For example, if someone
decides
not
to shift his attitude to
the positive in the
future, it might cause
me, who was about to
pay, to suddenly
not
pay in the present. Again, it is the
future effecting the
present, just as the
present can affect the
past. In fact, any
period can affect any
other.
Interestingly, it is
only when we rise in
consciousness beyond
Mind proper, to
intuition, and higher
still to a 'Truth
Consciousness' that we
can discern these true
movements of Time. From
these planes beyond the
ordinary functionings
and logic of mind, we
can begin to see the
arrow of time moving in
any and all directions.
If this is true, if time
has these astonishing
qualities, then the very
foundation of our belief
system must come into
question, including views of history and
science, not to mention
Reality itself.
Perhaps
the most interesting
aspect of this vastly
expanded view of
time is that we have the
power to become its
Master. Not by
travelling in a Time
Machine or using other
forms of technology as presented in
science fiction, but
through
shifts in
consciousness within.
In fact, science itself
has begun to understand
the extraordinary
ancient Indian principle
that Time depends
on the consciousness of
the observer. For
example, most of us have
noticed how fast time
seems to pass when we
have a stimulating
conversation. Similarly, science
tells us that if one
approaches the speed of
light, time will slow down
or speed up depending
on the relative position
of the observer. And yet
the ancient Indian
insight is far more
profound, as it suggests
that if we elevate our
consciousness in a
given moment or circumstance,
any and
all limitations of time
can be overcome.
If e.g. I change a
wanting attitude to the
positive, and, as a
result, attract an
opportunity of a
lifetime, then I have
drawn a future
possibility and made it
real in the
present. What would have
taken years to
accomplish has instead
occurred in an instant.
Or to put it another
way, the burden of time has been
completely eliminated.
It turns
out that this inner
power to attract
something to us
thereby cancelling time has also
been verified by recent
discoveries of science.
Its theory of Non-local
Connections indicates
that if one particle of
an atom moves, it can
affect another particle
of the
same
atom, even if it is on
the other side of the
universe. Non-local
connection not only
overcomes the normally
perceived limitations of
cause and effect, but
allows for
instantaneousness
between objects no
matter the distance. Yet
another discovery of
science -- proven by the
latest mathematical
calculations measuring
and defining the cosmos
-- is that the outcome
of any event is
dependent on the person
observing it! Thus, my
observation of an event
can affect a different
outcome for it than if
another person observes
it, indicating that
consciousness determines
reality. This is a
startling scientific
discovery that confounds
every individual who
contemplates its
meaning.
Sri
Aurobindo takes this
several steps further
and says that we can
discover an inner
dimension within our
being, a soul space,
from which we are able
to overcome every aspect
of time in the outer
world. At the point that
we touch our evolving
soul within, we move
into a realm where past,
present, and future
become one single,
undifferentiated point.
Thus, when we act from
that space, life
immediately reacts to
our intentions. Moving
to this Psychic Being
within is a step beyond
a change in
consciousness, such as a
shift in attitude.
Rather it is a movement
into the
center
of consciousness. There
we come in touch with
universal and
transcendent powers,
where gives us access to
the greatest time
controlling and
affecting power in the
outer world. From these
deepest depths, I am
able to change the
conditions of life --
past, present and future
-- in an instant. Time's Arrow thus moves in every and all dimensions to the degree we express our consciousness. It reaches its apex and greatest capacity when we discover our evolving Soul within. From there we become masters of the outer life, as any intention originating there is instantly fulfilled. Also see thoughts on Embracing the Current Conditions of Life
Utility of Past
Limited
Utility of Past
Utility of the
Past
New Form of Past in the Future
Simultaneous Time:
The Third
Dimension of Time
The Third
Dimension of Time: Timelessness in Time
The Third Dimension of Time (Simultaneous
Time) There is a further dimension of time, first mentioned by Sri Aurobindo. It is the Timeless functioning in Time. Let us call it the third dimension for our purposes. He calls it Simultaneous Time. This is Supramental Time. To put these philosophical ideas in the common man's phrase, one needs to resort to analogies. We live a domestic life which is in Time. The Rishi lives in the Timeless Eternity during his trance. If the Rishi chooses to live a domestic life according to his exalted standards of Timeless stillness, he enters the Simultaneous Time, the Supramental Time. Life at home lived according to the pristine purity of yogic trance raises human life to that of divine life. Then man rises to the level of the Supramental being. The work done by such a one will be completed in a fraction of time. Whatever we have so far sought after will gravitate towards us, often unsolicited. This is the semblance of the Spirit moving Matter. All problems in life will vanish. Opportunities will rush from all sides. A Joy which no success can give, a Peace unavailable even in death will saturate us. (MSS) The Nature and Qualities of the Third
Dimension of Time
The third dimension of Time is one where Time and Timelessness meet. It
is spread all over the universe. This mind is known as the subliminal
mind. Subliminal Mind can be reached only by consecration. Reaching the
subliminal Mind, Man is in the third dimension of Time where there is no
failure, no suffering, no pain and no death. Sri Aurobindo discovered
this third dimension of Time and says that it is one characteristic of
the supramental plane. This dimension of Time carries the active play of
Grace. Prayers granted by this plane are 100% perfect whereas cures by
faith in life only give 99%relief.Karma cannot operate even in
Timelessness.
In the third dimension Sri Aurobindo saw how God had made the world and
why He made it. The eternal one chose to objectify Itself and the Object
presented itself to the Subject. The Object is our world, the subject is
the higher world. That world which includes the object and the subject
is the world of the third dimension. THIS IS A WORLD OF WHOLENESS,
CONTAINING THE MANY IN WHICH THE ONE IS. This world descending to our
world transforms our world of Ignorance into a world of knowledge. To
reach this world, Man has to emerge out of his ego and enter into the
Psychic Being. This a world of Delight, a world of Divine Life a
Supramentalised world.
Simultaneous Time We evoke Simultaneous Time when we move away from the surface to the depths within, culminating with our discovery of our Personal Evolving Soul. It also occurs when we surrender to the Divine Reality in the becomings of our lives. It is a state reserved for those willing to engage in Conscious Evolution -- i.e. Yoga. Timelessness in Time Have you ever meditated before; say for
an hour or longer? Those who have experienced this inner approach to the
spirit often claim that it felt as if 10 minutes have gone by when it
was in fact an hour. That is the difference between one's experience of
time (1 hour) and timelessness (10 minutes). Time is the unfolding of
moments in duration. Timelessness is its reverse -- the absence of time;
i.e. no time.
One time I was driving along a wide-open highway from Los Banos in
the central Valley of California towards the coastal mountains. For half
a minute, I experienced what felt like a point in the future on earth
where time no longer existed -- though space was still there. Can you
imagine such a thing? Was this a prophetic vision of life in some
distant time-less future or an experience of timelessness in the Now?
When a human goes into outer space at the speed of light and
returns a year later, for him 1 year has passed. But now when he looks
around at the earth, dozens or even hundreds of years have passed. The
people of his generation are now old or long gone. In one sense, he has
experienced timelessness relative to the people who have lived in time.
When I change an attitude or focus my intention on something or
open to the spiritual Force, something equally astonishing takes place.
Sudden good fortune rushes toward me. What would have taken place in the
future (if at all), suddenly occurs in the present. Again, the limits of
time have been overcome -- replaced with no time, i.e. timelessness. Or
to be more accurate, timelessness has occurred within the becomings of
time, releasing the infinite potentials of life.
God, the Divine exists in timelessness; Life in the universe is in
Time. His aspiration is for us to experience His Timelessness in the
details of our lives, i.e. in Time. It is the destiny of life on earth.
Perhaps that is what I had a glimpse of on the road from Los Banos
nearly a decade ago.
Whatever you raise your consciousness
-- whether by meditating, improving your nature, opening to the
Spiritual Force, or moving to the depths within to your evolving
soul, you move from the passing plane of Time to the
eternal
plane of Timelessness where it has entered that Time through the
becomings of our lives. It is where time and timelessness meet,
and thus where sudden good fortune (i.e. life response) arises.
It is the plane of instantaneous miraculousness. Where the finite
is replaced by the infinite.
Timelessness in Time Instantaneous
Miraculousness of Timeless in Time
Simultaneous
Time of Sri Aurobindo -Sri Aurobindo pleads not for Timelessness but simultaneous Time. (MSS, extracted)
Various Thoughts on
Simultaneous
Time
Let us move from evolution of the Spirit in Time to the evolution of the
spirit in Simultaneous Time. Time evolves the mutable spirit.
Timelessness evolves the immutable spirit. Simultaneous Time evolves the
whole Spirit.
Yoga is to move from mind to spirit, from part to the whole, from Time
and Timelessness to both in Time.
When consecration crosses occupation into a semblance of substance, one
tastes Timelessness in existence. To know concretely that we make our
world is, in a sense, to cross Time. Crossing Time, one can enter
Timelessness of simultaneous integrality.
Time ― Trade representing itself to the govt. Timelessness ― A GOOD king
decreeing for people. Simultaneity ― Trade developing abilities to rule
or a GOOD king feeling for the people as he feels for himself.
To act in our daily routine in a self-forgetful bliss is the
simultaneous Time.
Higher Consciousness that Overcomes Time
Mental, Vital Change that Overcomes Time
Mind can abridge Time by changing its conception.
Mind that refuses to go to the past or future is its counterpart that
overcomes Time in a similar measure. Overcoming Time in the right sense
of the word is to be ecstatic in the present.
Reversal of attitude in the vital, giving up prejudice of the mind are
similar efforts to overcome the effects of Time in the vital and mental
planes, because these attitudes and prejudices are accumulations over
time, being the products of Time.
Prayer and Consecration that Overcomes Time
Prolonged, intense effort like non-stop prayer is the overcoming of the
effects of Time in the physical plane.
Consecrating the past and anticipating the future are ways of abridging
Time.
When mind knows Time is its own creation, it acquires the ability to
rise above its mastery.
Time heals whether a wrong done was true or not, as they are truths of
Time. Mother heals and upgrades instantaneously, as She is beyond Time.
Concentration, Depths, Inner Being that Overcome Time
Consciousness extended inwardly is Time. By withdrawing the extension
and concentrating, we overcome Time. By giving up the past and pouring
ourselves more fully into the present, Time is overcome.
As Silence deepens the Timeless reveals in Time. One can see in one
second the potentials of several years.
Time duration is necessary when we are in the Becoming, not when we are
in the Being.
Other
To have the future knowledge now is to conquer Time.
Somewhere in the inner being there is a sense that perceives the past
and future.
Ordinary vs. Spiritual View of Time -- The normal experience of time is one of limitation and duality. The spiritual view of time is one of infinite oneness and potentiality. The Limited vs. Elevated Consciousness and the Experience of Time -- The limited consciousness of the average person experiences ignorance, ego, and time. The higher consciousness of the spirit-oriented individual experiences integral knowledge, oneness, and (a) the ever-present and (b) timelessness in time, which produces instantaneous miraculousness. The Experience of Time that is of the Divine Consciousness -- The Divine consciousness is infinite, and when we experience the ever-present and simultaneous time, we come in touch with that Being and Power. As a result, we can access to the power of Creation and Eternity the Infinite Consciousness. Conquering Space and Time though Higher Consciousness -- In the higher consciousness we move beyond the normal bounds of Space and Time. They can eventually be conquered, like Ignorance, ego, and limitation. Methods of Higher Consciousness that Overcome Time -- Higher Consciousness comes by elevating all parts of our nature, moving away from the surface of things to the depths, discovering the evolving Soul within, opening to the spiritual Force, and surrendering to the transcendent Divine. Any such action will tend to overcome the limits of time. It is abridge or cancelled, enabling Instantaneous Miraculousness.
Abridging Time to Present, Space to a Point Inner Poise that Overcomes Difficulties of Time A friend says that he is always running out of time. Response: When you discover your deeper Self and function from there, time perfectly works itself out. (In other words, from the True Self you are naturally in the timelessness that self-regulates time.)
Experiencing the
Ever-Present in Work -Focus on the work before you, not something else you want to do, or resorting to indolence. This the key starting point. -Focus completely on the present, without thought of past or future. -Patiently do that work, with no apprehension, tension, and demand. -Do the current work as carefully and perfectly as possible. Fully absorb yourself in trying to reach that perfection. This is another key. -Consecrate the work to bring life's conditions under control. -Move to the depths and feel the silence and timelessness, and work from that poise. Meditation or concentration can support that effort. -As a result of living in the depths over time, you will have intuitions of the past influence on the present, and intimations of where the present is going in the future. You will thus know at each point what to do in the present. -Maintain fully positive attitudes at each point. -Be cheerful throughout. -The goal is to create the greatest Efficiency in the work -- i.e. the greatest results with the least effort in the shortest period of time. -In the peace and demands of the Now, we can create ultimate perfection. -It will be accompanied by breakouts of sudden good fortune - i.e. Life Response. Time Perspective, Consciousness and Life Response -Time is relative and subjective. -Shifting our time perspective to the positive causes life to quickly respond with good fortune. -The more mindful we are, the more able we are to shift our time perspective to the positive. -We can change our time perspective my being more punctual, by being patient, by maximizing our use of time, and in other ways. Doing so tends to quickly gain the cooperation of life. -We want to bring about the greatest efficiency of time by overcoming it. -In essence, when we bring higher consciousness to time, we overcome its limitations. -Moving our consciousness within enables greater mindfulness, and the right decisions related to time that evoke good fortune. -Whenever we make the right change in consciousness, we attract outer results that reduce time, as the future moves into the present. Right consciousness overcomes the slow results of time; i.e. ordinary limits of cause and effect. -We can call in the spiritual Force, which will alter the outer conditions of life, overcoming the limits of time, as results quickly move to us in the narrow time frame of the just after here and now. -The Spirit, the Divine is in the timeless plane. Forms of life, like us were created to bring the timelessness of the Spirit into the time demands of life so that it is conquered. -A spiritual goal of life is to bring the inner spiritual power of timelessness to bring the future into the present, conquering the slow unfoldings of time. Consciously Abridging
Time When I arrived at the service area at the local electronics superstore, I was greeted by four individuals in line ahead of me. Though that might not seem so bad, consider the fact that they were there to have their laptop computers serviced, and at the time, there were only two technicians on duty. Since each customer took ~15-20 minutes to service, I was looking at a half hour or more wait. I had been on this slow moving service department line before, and I had seen the look on the faces of the people 'patiently' waiting. Well this time it was no different, as the person in front of me had that same silent, but frustrated look. Because I had lost landline DSL connection to the Internet, I was forced on that day to use a wireless Wi-Fi connection at McDonald's and Starbucks. Now as I stood in this slow moving line, I thought that rather than stand around nervously for half hour waiting for my turn, I could make use of the wireless service that might be available in the store. And so I pulled out my computer from its case, and awakened it from sleep mode. I then discovered that a free Internet connection was indeed available in the store. However, when I tried to connect to that Wi-Fi service, it did not work. And yet when I put the computer back in its case and looked around, I noticed that the line in front of me had suddenly moved two spaces. That normally would have occurred over 15 minutes, but instead it happened in fewer than 5. I then understood that because I shifted my attention away from the 'problem' of the line, life responded and moved it along overcoming the duration of time. Now I sensed I was in one of those moments where I had the presence of mind to overcome and master life's conditions. Taking that cue, a moment later I made the conscious decision to give up all concern about the lengthy wait. As a result, the line moved again two places in less than 5 minutes. When I was then called to be serviced, I had in essence been served in less than 10 minutes, when it would ordinarily take 30 or more. When I first explained my need to the technician, he said that the added memory could be installed within two or three hours. I thought that was too long, and asked him if it could be done sooner. Sensing my time constraints, he then said his tech people could do it in 45 minutes. I thought that was fine. I could after all go out to get something to eat and return in the allotted time. He then told me it would cost around $140 for 1GB of memory, which was the maximum additional amount my computer could hold. After filling out the paperwork, I was prepared to leave, but then stopped myself from assuming that our communication was over. As a result, I held my ground and waited for him to speak. He then proceeded to tell me that if a technician didn't return within the next ten minutes, he would install the memory himself. I naturally accepted this new course of action. Now sensing that time was disappearing before my very eyes, I again held myself back from rushing off. He then said he wanted to check the memory configuration in my computer before he did the work. After a quick check, he told me that the computer would only take a 2gb chip, not a 1gb one, though either way it would only add 1gb of usable memory to the system. For a moment, I thought that would mean that the price would now double, but he surprised me by saying that it would cost less for the 2gb chip because it was on sale! Thus, my bill now went down by nearly $50, despite the fact that I used a bigger chip. In the back of my mind, I thought that small wonders were rapidly accumulating through my conscious effort. When I then finally went off for the allotted 10-minute period, I came upon and watched a beautiful video on one of the flat-panel TVs called 'Above California.' When I arrived, the film was just showing my favorite spot in the state -- Mt. Shasta, the 13,000-foot snow-capped cylindrical peak in the north. I saw that as a good omen now, even as I have often thought of Shasta peak as a symbol of ultimate aspiration in life, including my own. Feeling light, lilting, and joyous because of all these events, I then returned to the technician who was in the process of completing the installation for me. At that point, I did not want to force the conclusion of the transaction, for I knew that right inner attitude could attract additional small miracles. A few minutes later, the transaction was completed and I got the additional memory that would speed up my computer. In addition, I was equally happy because a potential half hour or more wait in line had been cut by over 75%; that an originally proposed 2 to 3 hour installation was reduced to a mere 10 minutes; and that my bill was substantially reduced from the original quote. I clearly perceived that it had all happened because I made conscious use of time through efforts of inner detachment, calm, and patience at various points along the way. It was a powerful reminder that if we make use of our inner power, time will shift from being an obstacle and adversary to becoming an ultimate instrument and ally.
Shifting Our Time Perspective and the Response of Life In the back of my mind, I thought about the idea of obtaining some form of sweet -- perhaps a candy bar. And yet I was enjoying my slow amble up the avenue too much to want to disturb matters. A few minutes later, I thought about the fact that I had 30 minutes or so remaining in my parking slot, which still gave me enough time to continue my leisurely walk. And so I continued happily on my way. Then at one point, I realized that though I had walked a ways, I had still not yet found an outlet for the candy bar I was after, which in turn caused slight consternation. It was at that point that I decided not to waste any more time, and instead focused on finding a store that had the object of my desire. Not a second later, I looked up and saw a large Walgreen's outlet directly in front of me. It was precisely the store I was looking for, since it had the greatest variety of candy in the entire area! I was amazed that as soon as I thought of doing something about my situation, the store immediately appeared in my line of site! In fact, out of dozens of stores in the area, it was the only one that my eyes fixed upon when I lifted my head! And so without hesitation, I quickly headed over to the store and found what I was looking for. In fact, I was so excited about the subtle "life response" experience that I just had that I also purchased a small pad and some fancy pencils in order to capture the event that just transpired! In essence, what happened was that when I changed my perspective about time, life instantly responded with sudden good fortune. When I shifted from allowing time to leisurely go by to focusing on creating results as soon as possible, the store instantly appeared before me. By changing my intention about time - i.e. to create quick results -- I attracted a result that itself abridged time, as the store suddenly came to my attention. When we make an effort to focus on, conserve, or condense time, life immediately responds with improvements in its conditions. In the above incident, I consciously tried to narrow time, to focus it, concentrate it, and life instantly moved in my favor, enabling me to obtain the object of my desire. This suggests that there is a profound relationship between our perception of time and our ability to accomplish in life; or, more specifically, our ability to accomplish suddenly and abundantly through the onset of a life response event. Let me give you another example of this phenomenon. A number of years ago, the Christmas/New Year holiday season was fast approaching, which ordinarily meant that my contract consulting and training work would slow to a trickle. However, this time rather than accepting the social norm that business invariably must decrease during this period, I decided that it should flow like any other time of the year. Immediately after changing my psychological position, I was flooded with new work -- completely filling my holiday schedule! Keep in mind that I did not make any outer effort to precipitate this most unexpected turn of events. Life simply responded on its own to a change in my attitude. When I shed the old habitual belief, and embraced the idea that work could come at any time -- including the imminent holiday season -- life immediately moved in my favor. Or to put it another way, by conquering my own view of time, I opened the portals of possibility, enabling vast results to descend on me in virtually no time at all! Most of us have perceived the subjective nature of time somewhere along the line. Though the clock may tick in regular, fixed intervals, in reality time is a rather subjective experience for us. Sometimes time appears to move quickly, while other times it can seem to last forever. Even modern science - including Albert Einstein - has told us that time is relative. For example, one day a friend tells me that she was bored at work, and so time seemed to drag on forever. Another day, she tells me that she was very busy, and so time seemed to just fly by! In this way, our experiences of time seem to depend on the quality of our perceptions and the way we interact with life. Here's another example: have you ever had a wonderful conversation with a person and then realized that several hours had passed by, when it only seemed like minutes? The enjoyment and mental stimulation affected our perception of time. In each of these experiences, the way time unfolds for us depends on our psychological state. When our emotions and thoughts are fully engaged in a work or matter, life seems to move swiftly, but when we are locked in a room with nothing to do, it seems to last forever. My goal here is not so much to analyze the nature of time, but to show that through our psychological relationship with time, we can attract powerful positive results from the world around us. When I shifted my perspective and tightened my time perspective in the candy bar incident, life instantly responded with positive results. Likewise, when I shifted my time framework by embracing the idea that work could occur during the holiday season - expanding my notion of what was productive time -- life also instantly responded, and brought work that filled up that completely filled up that timeslot. We see from such cases that whenever we shift our time perspective to the positive -- through more focused intent, by aspiring for its maximum use, or by expanding its productive capacity -- life tends to immediately respond in our favor. For example, consider two other aspects of time that we are all familiar with - punctuality and patience. If, I shift from being habitually late to work to being punctual -- a decidedly different relationship with time -- life quickly responds to that effort. E.g. out of nowhere, I am suddenly offered a higher paying position, or an email arrives informing me that a long delayed project has suddenly come to fruition. When we change our attitudes about time, time begins to work in our favor, by attracting the infinite possibilities of life into the here and now! Likewise, if I shift from being impatient to being patient in a given situation -- another form of "time shift" -- life will also quickly respond. For example, just recently I was on line at the supermarket, and perceived that I was becoming slightly irritable due to the length of the check out procedure. However, being mindful in that moment, I was able to catch my disturbed feeling, and instead focused on being patient. Hardly a moment later, the woman in front of me bolted out of line when she realized that there were other items she needed to shop for, substantially shortening the line in front of me. In similar situations, I have seen a second bagger suddenly appear on the scene to speed up packing, or a stuck checkout conveyor belt suddenly start moving! In each case, the response from life came after a change in psychological reference -- from being caught in time (i.e. impatience), to moving outside the bounds of time (i.e. patience). These episodes give further proof that that when we move to a higher plane of consciousness relative to time, we immediately gain the cooperation of life. In fact, the life response themselves come in a form that overcome the limits of time, as they rapidly, even instantaneously descend upon us! The key to eliciting these powerful results is to be stationed in that place within where we are able to make the right psychological adjustments concerning time. When we shift our center of consciousness from the surface of life to a deeper poise within, we not only become mindful of the possibilities and choices unfolding before us, but we are able to make the right decisions in those moments -- including the right time-related decisions -- that quickly attracts powerful positive results. There is also something we might call the :final frontier of time" It is where we are able to bring the timeless dimension of life into the time-bound plane we live in -- changing the very nature of our existence. When we move away from our surface preoccupation with the visual and auditory sense data, and discover our deepest poise within -- culminating in discovering our very souls -- we reach a plane where time ceases to function. When we then act from that plane, -- i.e. when we bring the timeless energies into the details of our daily lives -- we become complete masters of the outer life. We have conquered time from within, and through that process, unleash the infinite potentials of life. Experiencing the Eternal Present through Higher Consciousness
The Ideal
Attitude of the Spiritual Aspirant
Toward Time
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An Experience of the Cessation of
Time in the Universe
Suddenly for about five seconds I experienced
no time.
wonderful
It was if the dimension of time no longer existed in life, in active
life. It had fallen away. I wasn't experiencing the timelessness of a
meditation, but the experience of life without the element of time in
it. It is very hard to explain. It was as if I were living in the
future, and the dimension of time was no longer in the universe.
Reading The Life Divine gives
this experience. Space
was there but no time.
A good distinction.
Experiencing life without time was what I experienced. Time was no
longer a dimension of life. It was not time, or timelessness, but a
consciousness without the dimension of time.
excellent
It lasted 5 seconds. I felt as if something had been removed or was no
longer there in those seconds. That as a result of the elimination of
time there was a freer life. (I later thought that perhaps space too
could disappear from life.)
yes. Space is outer; you had an
inner experience.
Therefore, it is NO time. The experience can start either outside or inside.
Something like this. Very hard to explain. I have never experienced
anything like it. Perhaps you did experience these things and felt them to be good
feelings. Now that it is more pronounced, it is inescapable.
This on the heels some six months ago here I experienced what seemed
like no consciousness GOOD when I walked up the side of the hill during
a training break, which A explained as a realignment of consciousness.
The two experiences were not similar except in the sense that they were
both something completely new. If R distinguishes between Silence, Peace, and Timelessness, a new phase will begin. Time and Space The
Ever-Present
Opening the Infinite Timelessness and Infinite Abundance of Being We are created formations of Brahman able to release Its infinite, timeless Nature in our existence.
The Nature of Space for
the Spiritual Individual
Time, Timelessness
Benefit of Bringing the Timeless into
Time that Uplifts Space
Originally there was the Timeless. Then came the contrast where
Time began. Now our Secret Goal is to
bring the Timelessness into the Time
oriented details and moments of our
lives, thereby ennobling, uplifting, and
enjoying the experience of Space.
(Constant Consecration -- i.e. opening to the spiritual Force that
is increasingly in the atmosphere -- is
the easiest and most direct way to make
this happen.)
Further Comment:
One day about 15 years ago I was driving
through the California Central Valley,
perhaps the most fertile, productive
farmland in the world. Since the drive
was in an endless straight line, with
mountains in the distance, I decided to
"space out" a bit. As I headed west
toward the coast in a long-straightaway,
I suddenly experienced timelessness. Not
my own personal timelessness, but that
Time had disappeared for everyone, for
life on earth forever. It was as if I
were in some future period when time had
disappeared as a reality in the world
for all sentient life.
I mentioned this powerful experience to Karmayogi, who thought it
was wonderful. In addition, he made the
point that I had made a key distinction
in my experience. He reminded me that I
had indicated that Time had disappeared
for myself, society, and the world, but
Space had not. He told me that this was
an important distinction.
Being in the Becoming by Embracing Life
that Attracts Infinitely
Wanting is to be stuck in the Becomings
of time. Being is to be out of time.
Being in the Becoming is to embrace
life, accept all that comes one's way,
which is to bring timelessness into
time, evoking the infinite from the
finite.
Practical, Powerful Examples of Living
in the Eternal Now
"...The person living in the present can
rewind the past, travel to his future
without losing the control over the
present like how the well trained saints
attain samadhi and return back at their
will. Consecration is capable of
achieving this Timeless eternal." (MSS)
Comment: It would be helpful to have
specific practical examples of how in
the Eternal Now we have complete access
to the past and the future (which is
accomplished through consecration that
brings us to the Psychic and hence the
Ever-Present).
Here is one recent experience that might
qualify:
When I observed a certain new US politician on the
scene, I instantly recalled that he very
much reminded me of someone infamous of
two decades ago, who was accused of some
nefarious deeds, though he managed to
avoid full scrutiny and passed
on to his desired position.
Meanwhile I sensed that this new
individual was bound to be somewhat like
the man he reminded me of, and would
somewhere down the line stumble as a
result.
Well, today in the paper a serious issue came up
about the new politician that precisely
mirrored the person he reminded me of,
and his nefarious deeds. Now the past,
present, and future were all
interconnected in revealing the Truth
outcome.
Perhaps consecration in tandem with perceiving the
subtle laws of life, and living in the
eternal Now gave me those insights that
proved accurate.
Examples like these and better will
prove the power of living in the Eternal
Now where we garner access to the
Timeless eternal.
Experiencing the Past, Present, and
Future in the Eternal Now
Brooding over the past is not going to
help anyone in the present. Dreaming
about the future at the cost of the
present is like attaining Samadhi and
when the dreamer comes back to the
present, he will feel miserable. Living
in the present is the greatest
attainment one can achieve in life. The
person living in the present can rewind
the past, travel to his future without
losing the control over the present like
how the well trained saints attain
samadhi and return back at their will.
Consecration is capable of achieving
this Timeless eternal. (MSS)
Comment:
This is an overwhelming truth that
people can perceive practically in their
lives. When they do, it will
revolutionize their perspective of
Reality (in the sense that at every
moment one will have access to the full
information, essence, and lesson of the
past, present, and future in the
Ever-present). This is not what
we ordinarily experience; which is a
paltry Memory of the past, and only
faint glimpses of the future.
Constant opening to the spiritual Force
(the process of consecration) will
enable this to the happen, as it forges
a conscious link to our True Self, our
Evolving Psychic Being, where we
experience a single arc of time -- an
undivided past, present, and future, and
all its Truths -- in the Eternal Now.
These changes in the perception of Time
would revolutionize the human
experience.
Evoking Positive Life Response for Past,
Present, and Future
By opening to the spiritual Force we can
attract the positive in any combination
of past, present, and future. How can
that be?
If I consecrate a friend's upcoming trip
in the present, all will go well for him
and then some in the future when he
embarks on his journey.
If a friend is going to tell me about
his recent trip, and I consecrate it
before he tells me, then he will report
that all went well in the past. I.e. his
success in his past was enabled by my
consecration that came from his future.
In other words, when I consecrate I am
not just in the present, but the
Ever-Present that enables ultimate
positive possibilities in past, present,
and future.
Actually, from the perspective of this
Eternal Now there is no separation of
these three, as they are one continuum
of time that is really Timelessness.
Integral Knowledge,
Timelessness (eternal Now)
Truth that is Integral Knowledge Across
the Arc of Time
Truth is not only all sides of an object
and their integral relation, but also
occurs across all frames of time; past,
present, and future, gathered into the
Timeless eternal. Through consecration,
we connect with that Eternal Now at the
plane of the Psychic Being, which gives
us Integral Truth Knowledge of a matter
that crosses the arc of Time.
Conquering Space
Conquering Time and Space
Conquering
Space and Time though Higher Consciousness
Abridging Time to Present,
Space to a Point
Conquering Space
Overcoming Space and Time
Our Limited Perceptions of Space, Matter Only Mind Sees Parts,
Divides Matter and Space; All is Really Unified Similarly mind divides matter and space. It perceives matter as separate objects within a field of space. Einstein noted that somehow the space and the matter are related in a way that matter seems to bend space. Suppose instead that we consider space and matter as a single continuum. Matter represents those aspects of the continuum in which the energy is in motion and space represents aspects in which the energy is at rest and therefore imperceptible (since we can only perceive active energy with the senses, not the absence of it) or in which the energy is vibrating at such a subtle level that it is imperceptible. All remains unified. (MSS) Perceptions of Space, Time, Matter, etc.
Only
Mind Sees Parts, Divides Matter and Space; All is Really Unified Similarly mind divides matter and space. It perceives matter as separate objects within a field of space. Einstein noted that somehow the space and the matter are related in a way that matter seems to bend space. Suppose instead that we consider space and matter as a single continuum. Matter represents those aspects of the continuum in which the energy is in motion and space represents aspects in which the energy is at rest and therefore imperceptible (since we can only perceive active energy with the senses, not the absence of it) or in which the energy is vibrating at such a subtle level that it is imperceptible. All remains unified. (MSS)
Abridging Time to Present, Space to a Point
Infinite Space Beyond the
Physical that is Available to Us
The Source and Nature of Space
Reason for
Space and Time Reason for Space and
Time
Space and Time
Allows for Triple Differentiation
Matter and
Space of Same Energy Space and Time The principle of time emerges when Being/Existence extends itself subjectively to become Consciousness-Force (Chit). The principle of space emerges when Being/existence extends itself objectively to become an object to its own Self-Conscious experience. Space and time are different expressions of the same reality. Space is the self-extension of Being/Existence in the form of constant or persistent movements that give the appearance of stable forms in contrast to Time, which is the same self-extension of Being/Existence in the form of changing movements. The same Being/Existence moves in two ways, as stable pattern of movement (space) and changing pattern of movement (time). The stable pattern appears as the backdrop for that which is changing. (MSS, with additions)
On Space -Space is the self-extension of the Being/Spirit to hold its forms and objects. -The principle of space emerges when Being extends itself objectively to become an object to its own Self-Conscious experience. -Space is the Being/Spirit [Existence] looking at itself in essence and principle. -The fundamental truth of Space is the infinity of the Infinite.
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