Further Treatises on Time... (Humans)

by xeno6696 , Sonoran Desert, Friday, March 11, 2011, 22:58 (4802 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained

Balance,
> > > I agree, by the way, that time as a 'thing' is non-existent, but it is a useful tool.
> > 
> > And here you get it... what gives?
> > 
> > You're missing some context, but my overall point was that time is only a snapshot of states, not a discretely 'real' thing.
> 
> I didn't miss the point at all, I was merely pointing that that even though time is not "real", without it, all we would have is chaos because the human mind is not equipped to live in a "timeless" state. We all need our little delusions, they make life more interesting.-I would disagree with "equipped." I don't know if I had mentioned this to you, but I had spent about 6 years practicing Zen, quit for 3 years, and have picked it back up again. -Our mind is certainly "equipped" to be in a timeless state, but it requires a great deal of concentration. -It's not natural or intuitive, by any stretch, and if this is what you meant I accept that. -I was never challenging time being useful; only pointing out that it isn't a 'real' thing even though intuitively it is very real. -One of the most wonderful things is when meditating and you can sync your mind with the 'timelessness.'

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