Do you know that the dimension of time, as you know from the clock, is man-made? We should all be interested in time because we use time in math and science. We measure time in seconds, minutes, hours, days, and years. In addition, we calculate distances in time, light years away and eons, etc. Time is used to cook, travel, grow and achieve things. Everything we do has a time associated with it, even our bodies age over time. There is a time to be born and a time to die for all of us. Time consumes our thinking and our whole being. There is a saying, “Time and tide wait for no one.” Our perception of time traps us in time from the moment we are born and from which there is no apparent escape. With time there is a past, a present and a future, and there is always a beginning and an end.
However, in reality, there is no such thing as time. There is a timeless dimension that coexists with this time. It is as real as the dimension of time that we have created. Everyone experiences it from time to time, but doesn’t recognize it because we’re too busy traveling in our time zone. Look around you, it is there, but you cannot see it or feel it. However, if you go deep into the bush, inside or on top of the mountain, away from any man-made structures, you will instantly feel their presence. The experience can leave you speechless as the observer in your mind and what is being observed become a phenomenon. It is a spontaneous fact, since no act of will can make it happen. At that moment, you will realize that there is no time when you face eternity and discover that you are one with the universe. Words cannot describe what you see and experience. But the stupid ego in your mind will come in with a comment like “How beautiful this looks… etc.” And ruin the image. The moment you use words, you’ll be back in your safe time zone.
To understand the timeless dimension and discover it, you will have to understand your ego and how you are attached to time. As a true scientist, you will find that most, if not all, of our activities are escapist activities that take us away from the present. Anything that takes your mind off yourself and the present is escapism, for example, reading a book, watching TV, playing sports, listening to music, dancing, etc. When you do this, you are not thinking of yourself. You are in a timeless zone. When you’ve spent, say, two hours having fun with your friends and suddenly realize that two hours are up, you were in that timeless zone. When you are happy, you are not even aware that you are happy. But once you realize that you are happy, you are no longer in the same state of mind.
You see, the ego instinctively feels that when it is not aware of time, it feels free, but it feels disharmony once it becomes aware of time. However, time also reminds us that we are mortal. Thus, death becomes anathema to the ego. It creates our quest for immortality, love, happiness, and security as we conjure up various belief systems and philosophies to calm our subconscious mind. The words ‘spirit’ or ‘spiritual’ instantly create a world beyond our physical world where one can find solace. We become time travelers using the hypnotic power of words like yesterday, today and tomorrow, to feel the past, the present and the future. Words shape our feelings and emotions. Without using words in our minds, we just have to confront the present reality. It is the hypnotic power of words that brings the ego into existence in the conscious mind. The ego is a product of self-hypnosis as words activate the ego. He mistakenly fears that if he doesn’t use words, he might disappear from the mind. Because of this false perception, the thought process continues like a caged squirrel in most people’s minds.
Now you may be wondering if there is no such thing as time or the future, how do we create our future? It is simple. The ego is a dreamer. If we want to build a house, for example, first we dream and plan where the kitchen, bedrooms, living room, etc. will be. However, if we keep dreaming and planning without acting, our present becomes our future; We don’t have a house. It’s still a dream. To create our future, therefore, we have to act in the present. We have to buy a block of land, hire an architect, get a builder, etc., and eventually, we will have a house. The corollary to this is that if one takes an adverse action in the present, he will create a negative future. If one takes a positive step in the present, he will create a positive future. It also follows that if you are miserable and depressed now and do not take any action to get rid of that misery, your present will become your future, more suffering. Can you see now how you are creating your destiny?
To free yourself from this web of time, you have to overcome the paradox of time. The paradox is that while time forces you to change your perceptions as you age, on the one hand, your perception of time, as you know from the clock, antagonistically prevents you from fundamentally transforming yourself on the other. It’s because you don’t understand how hypnotic your thought process is. Hypnosis is all about eliciting and manipulating a conditioned response to words in our subconscious mind. When you use words and sentences in your mind, you are hypnotizing yourself. When you verbalize your emotions and feelings, you are doing the same thing. Words shape our feelings, and they stick to you in time. If you didn’t use any words in your mind, you would find that your thoughts and feelings have no substance. You will be confronting the timeless reality of the present. A mind without words is not an empty mind. It is a peaceful mind where thought is not a distraction. Therefore, unless you change your perception of time, you will remain trapped in time to become a time traveler for the rest of your life, chasing your shadow like a dog chasing its tail.
As you can see, the ego uses the thought process to appear in the conscious mind. He uses the powerful hypnotic power of words to communicate and manipulate the world around him. Our thoughts and feelings have no substance without words. We would not be able to travel through time without words. Since the ego lives and feeds on words, thinking becomes an obsession. It becomes a habit that you feel you can’t stop. Time travel can be exciting, but it becomes burdensome and exhausting as time weighs like a millstone around your neck. The mind that is tortured and cluttered with words yearns for peace and tranquility. So the cunning ego coins various systems of meditation to quiet tormented minds. In all the above actions, it will be observed that the ego never looks at itself. It remains intact as it creates a world of deception. Every system and belief you create has its stamp of hierarchical configuration. Science is supposed to free us from ignorance, but the ego now uses science to strengthen itself, not to understand itself. The result is what you see today: a chaotic, self-centered, self-centered, confused world where there is no perception or understanding of how our mind works. Mental illness is on the rise everywhere as we lose touch with reality with distorted perceptions.
Meditation, of course, is the way to go to discover the timeless dimension. In my article “Meditation: A Path to Self-Discovery” I have shown how to find the timeless the easy way. But remember, meditation cannot be an exclusive process where you block everything out and focus on something specific. That is a path to illusion. True meditation is a comprehensive process in which you become aware of your inner and outer world. You become aware of how you think and how words and feelings affect you. When you understand the phenomenon of the observer and the observed becoming one, you will know what I am talking about. The only thing that separates you from the timeless is your perception. Perhaps our brilliant mathematicians and scientists should include the timeless dimension in their scientific calculations the next time they look at our vast universe expanding and contracting.