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gaurishankar wrote:

How to slow time daily?

Accomplish less things, outwardly.

Ok, thx, I understand what you say so far. This thing which we call society has polluted not just the world, but the mind. Fortunately, as K points out the mind is not the whole of life, the mess cannot touch the core of our being so there is a way out. When it comes to slow down time I think Bruce is on the right track there, to engage less or as little as possible. Once ones own engagement is clear, perhaps it is possible to do something, but the extent of the problem is alarming.

We can say give me my money back  I'll do business with a small local  bank?   A bank  not profiting on war, or printing money, and lending me paper, and charging me interest  for the full value of it . Especially while they the mega banks print more paper money  and dilute its value, by gambling on futures on wall streets all around the globe and repossessing peoples property, and homes  . :-)

Huguette wrote:

gaurishankar wrote:

I am not talking for me. How can we convey this massage to the world? I know K.
Observer is observed or just look without thought etc. I do not want to be a leader. One can say, just start at oneself. There must some steps. Step by step is necessary in this world. If we can slow our time, we can perceive without time. We can not say do little to a banker.

As I see it, starting with oneself is a step, a step that's renewed or new each moment, "the first step and the last step," outside of time, not thinking and acting along the time continuum.

Let the banker question life for himself or herself. One can't force observation, interest, caring or compassion on anyone.

Life puts challenges and opportunities in one's way  - that's relationship - and if there's awareness, the "right" step is taken, a drop of perfume, a ray of clarity, no matter what the circumstances. If the "wrong" step is taken out of inattention, and there's awareness of it, there's still learning from that, without looking back and forth along the time continuum, without judgment. When the demands of life unavoidably speed chronological time up, there can still be awareness without inner rebellion, inner division, self-pity or conflict.

Everything in life we do every penny or dollar we spend,  is a vote for something we support even if we say we don't, or talk about status quo and non action from thought, from idea,  but not from seeing/acting in life . :-)

I am following K since 50 years and now I am 70. According to me , i discover slowlyness of time. I say always I have enough time and try to share my time with others. I am in Germany & I have done a course " Natural Trainer" and go every Monday with Children in KG to Natur and walk or play in Natur. Natur helps a lot. Children are full of life in natur.

Last edited by gaurishankar (2012-06-15 02:04:43)

I am not talking to have more time but to slow time. The absence of time is according to me quite different topic, if you mean maditation or mindfulness.

gaurishankar wrote:

I am not talking to have more time but to slow time. The absence of time is according to me quite different topic, if you mean maditation or mindfulness.

What do you mean by time? Physical time? Or your impression of time?

So are you concerned with slowing down that time, the chronological time? Why?

I are mixing things up again: make up your mind-you were talking about chronological time: now, as slow as that might get, it means nothing, in and of itself. I mean you can have all the time in the world and feel as miserable as the busiest person in the world.

  Psychological time, if you want to talk about it, on the other hand, is a different matter...

Dear Bruce & Pitfall,
time is passing very fast daily. Yes i have discovered how to slow time and i enjoy it. For hurry i do not have time!

Your suggestion seems rather pointless to me: you are pointing to a method, do this, whatever it is, repeatedly, and you will get that. There is no such thing, because 'that' is 'this'.

  Once again, people who have nothing to say, do not see anything new, so rather than repeating the old they prefer to be quiet: but such silence is not silence, it is the a dull brain that enjoys such a mechanical silence, which can be achieved through music, drugs, practically through any 'toy'.

  When the new is perceived-which is when time has actually stopped-there's plenty to say.

Pay attention gaurishankar - THE GREAT TEACHER HAS SPOKEN!