It may seem crazy to imagine that most of the matter in our universe is composed of exotic subatomic particles of varieties never yet observed, or that there are billions of universes each subject to a different set of laws, or that the mind may be said to bring the universe into existence. But quite possibly such hypotheses are, as Niels Bohr often used to say in exploring the atom, “are not crazy enough.”
We work within the parameters of nicely organized segments of time defining it according to our own beliefs and interpretations. Yet, it is only an illusion of time that we carry. As natural as time feels to us as we incorporate it within our language, thought and behavior, you will not find time reflected in the scientific quotations of physics. We find time with all the characteristic precision we give it, unaccounted for.
Of all the concepts we will work with, the concept of time is the most challenging to grasp because it is a belief (and only a belief) that is so ingrained into our way of thinking that quite literally everything we do is measured by the staff of time. We count days, weeks, months and years from the moment we are born. Our day is sliced into hours, minutes and seconds. We have clocks on every wall, in our car and adorning our body. Of all of our mega beliefs, this one is the super-giant. Every day we succumb to the beliefs of time. The concept of time matters in regards to your abilities because beliefs in time encase your creative potential within a fabricated concept of time obscuring the immediacy of opportunity available to you. We think if we are at point A and want to get to point B, time must pass. By embracing time, we reject the power of the moment. Time is not a lapse or a passage. What we think of as time is really perceived motion.
Everything is in motion. The power of our thoughts relies upon the motion of energy to thrust matter together. However, when we inhibit this motion by our concept of time we take away the power of now by putting indefinite amounts of motion in our path to success. This means that we believe we must see a string of motion (change) before a particular thought can materialize.
It is not without difficulty that we attempt grasping a timeless universe. Most of us cannot. We have become so accustomed to viewing our world through the binoculars of time that any separation from it becomes nearly impossible. We validate our definition of time by providing preconditioned examples of our own choosing as proof that time exists, such as the clock on the wall, calendars, or birthday celebrations. Our beliefs appear valid since we create both the belief and the filter through which we view the belief. For example, we say there are 24 hours in a day. We validate this belief by putting a clock on the wall to count the 24 hours. Hence, our belief that there are 24 hours in a day seems real. Consequently, we cannot separate the belief from our filter.
Already you might think, “What? There are 24 hours in a day! Of course time exists.” Consider this. Time is motion. What is an hour? Do you have any idea how an hour is defined or do you rely exclusively upon your wall clock for that knowledge? An hour is 1/24th of a day. A day is measured in relationship to earth’s revolution on its axis in relationship to the sun. Therefore, the movement of Earth in relationship to the sun is how we define an hour. If all movement were to suddenly stop, where would time be? If Earth stopped moving, how would we define an hour? Our concept of time relies upon motion. What you see in relationship to your clock on the wall is movement; movement of the clock in relationship to you. Since time relies upon motion, it is not an independent thing. If time were independent, it would exist in and of itself. However, when motion stops so does time.
We can point to the earth’s revolution around the sun, seasonal changes and differences between morning and night as proof of a linear existence of time. However, all of these examples are still examples of motion, not time. Our physical eye observes the motion. We in turn organize the motion within our definition of time; the definition, recall which we invented. Effectively, motion does not validate a linear causal relationship with time. Motion is movement and is not bound by linear consistency.
How do you know that the world does not blink on and off in intervals? What if it takes the Earth over 11,000 years to circle the sun? The Earth and you could blink on for what you think of as a day, and then blink off for what you think of as a year. You would notice only the “on” blinks. Therefore, concluding after counting 365 days that a year had passed. When in actuality 11,102 years had passed. It is motion that we see and measure. Time does not exist.
What we think of as time is always relative to perceived motion. You cannot measure motion either except in relationship (relative) to something else. Everything moves. The sun moves. Earth moves. You are on Earth moving. The atoms in your body move. Even a seemingly stationary rock has movement within itself as the electrons whiz around.
Motion is relative to our viewing angel. When we think of yesterday we automatically think of time passing. However, yesterday is not a measurable distance from now in terms of time. Now is our current viewing angle. Yesterday is mental motion or thoughts translated physically from our “now” perspective. The amount of translated thoughts you perceive from your now position is what you think of as time.
The world is full of forged beliefs created for the convenience of communication. It is only because we have this belief in time that we think some lapse must have occurred for A to turn to B. The change could be in position, color, size, or some other variation of sorts. It was this sort of observation, whether it was a new wrinkle we noticed on our face or a star that shifted, that gave us our perception of time.
You think a passage of time has occurred because you observe physical differences, but these physical differences are a projection of your thoughts. Change is observation about an idea (thought) we hold within our mind. All data is available to us equivocally. I hold within my mind data and mental pictures that I use for creating my past, present and future. I have infinite potential to call forth any data. It is the data that I do call forth that I measure and view against my existing thoughts that gives the impression of time. For example, when you compare your now moment, you compare it to previous thoughts; thoughts plunged physically out into form. It feels like time has passed because the thought you hold in your mind “now” is different than a thought previously held. It is the points of inspection from a physical stand point that have changed. Your thoughts are not linear and neither is the relationship that exists between them.
Time is an ingrained belief we hold that’s definition too has changed based on social beliefs. Compare our calendars to that of the Mayan, Julian, Gregorian or Chinese calendars to see that our views are inconsistent and have changed. There are roughly 40 calendars in use today world- wide (Fraser, 1987). Whatever their seemingly scientific sophistication, calendars must ultimately be judged as social contracts, not as scientific treatises.
All change occurs within the mind. We are in a constant state of becoming. The mind is the only place where the past, present and future converge in indistinguishable differences. Time does not exist in your mind. If you think it does, go inside of your mind and try distinguishing the difference. Other than through your wall clock, time is meaningless in the mind. Close your eyes and think of you as a child, now as an adult. How much time has passed in your mind? You do not really know. All you see are images. In the conscious mind time holds no meaning. The boundaries that exist between past, present and future are illusions caused by a series of thoughts. This series of thoughts are thrust out into perceivable physical action. This series of thoughts represented by physical action gives us motion.
Your thoughts can arrange and rearrange data at any moment and in any way. However, all of the material is always present for arranging. Think of a rainbow of paint spilled infinitely across your floor; paint capable of shifting shape, mixing reds and yellows to form orange and then separating color back out. Every color in the paint exists always. It is only the point of inspection that changes. You could go on looking at the colors of paints and mixes following any path along the strand of colors. The conscious mind inspects the Universal infinities in much this same way. Everything is always available and the choices are infinite.
You are in an infinite state of becoming. Time cannot exist where there is no beginning or end. Infinity is void of time. If you believe you are infinite then time is meaningless. Unfortunately, when we wrap our mind with time, the concept of infinity becomes difficult for us to master. Infinity cannot coexist with time. Since we work within the parameters of time, infinity becomes very difficult for us to grasp. We become too eager to insert a beginning and an end.
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