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# Re: Time

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- To: <BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com>
- Subject: Re: [BardonPraxis] Time
- From: "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@...>
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:17:15 -0700
- References: <407AA130.000003.00172@PC>

    Dear Martin,

    >> "The division of life into past, present, and future is mind-made and
    ultimately illusory. Past and future are thought forms, mental
    abstractions. The past can only be remembered Now. What you remember is
    an event that took place in the Now, and you remember it Now. The
    future, when it comes, is the Now. So the only thing that is real, the
    only thing there ever is is the Now" <<

    This is absolutely correct. As Paul Case put it, "All the power that
    ever was or will be is here NOW."

    >> Based on this philosophy, he states that an in-built problem with
    most systems of enlightenment is that they allow *time* for development;
    are divided into steps; place enlightenment as something to be strived
    for in the *future*. This leads to us overlooking the fact that all we
    need is in the present moment. We are looking for something in the
    future which has already been provided to us in the Now. He teaches
    accessing the present moment through one of several 'doorways' such as
    noticing silence or space, becoming aware of the inner body... <<

    This is a very valid thought. However, very few folks are capable of
    taking what they need from the Now and must un-learn the habits that
    prevent them from this. This is what takes time. :) Change also takes
    time, or rather, it requires a sequential series of small changes, lest
    the organism be changed so radically that it disrupts continuity and
    immediately ceases to exist.

    Simply connecting with the infinite Now is an impractical way of
    creating permanent change within a modern individual, because
    functioning in our world demands that we also function at the level of
    awareness that experiences the *sequence* of time. In other words, to
    go to your job, you must function at the level of clocks and this pulls
    you out of the infinitely infinite Now and places you squarely in the
    infinitely finite present moment of time, where everything is perceived
    as a sequence of finite events. Until one becomes adept at integrating
    these two disparate perspectives and can readily shift back and forth as
    needed, change remains a matter of sequential evolution.

    >> This outlook seems instinctively right to me, yet it also creates a
    conflict
    concerning Bardon's system as you can see. <<

    Actually, following Bardon's sequential system makes perfect sense for
    two reasons. Number one it honors the fact that this is how those of us
    who live in the world of clocks must learn and must change ourselves.
    And number two, because it inevitably leads to the awareness of the
    infinite Now and the ability to integrate the infinite amount of
    information contained therein.

    >> He does say that the need for a shift in consciousness is becoming
    more urgent <<

    I agree!

    >> and perhaps that is why his teachings differ from many others which
    focus on allowing time for spiritual advancement. <<

    Or perhaps he is thinking in terms of a complete shift to awareness of
    the Now. If so, then, as has always been the case, the only remedy for
    the present state of affairs if for *all* of humanity (or at the very
    least 1-2 *billion* individuals) to make this shift simultaneously. If
    the shift is not made globally, then the situation will not change on
    the global scale that is presently necessary. To my mind, this is where
    the sequential systems of spiritual advancement are essential as they
    lead to, or prepare individuals for, that global shift.

    >> I was hoping for other people's views on this, especially your view
    Rawn if
    you don't mind :) <<

    I suggest that you go to http://www.ABardonCompanion.com and at the
    bottom of the page you'll find a simple website search engine. Type in
    'time' and you'll find a lot of my own thoughts on the matter. :)

    On a slightly different note but related to the same topic of time
    verses personal development, Peter has experimented (successfully) with
    TMO in this regard. He used a variation of "setting the tone of the
    temporal moment" to connect with his future-self at a point in
    time-space where certain abilities have been fully developed. :)

    >> Also, has anyone else read/listened to Tolle's teachings? <<

    No, I haven't. Can you provide us with a weblink or titles of books,
    etc.?

    My best to you,
    :) Rawn Clark
    12 April 2004
    rawnclark@...
    rawn@...
    http://www.ABardonCompanion.com
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis
    http://E.webring.com/hub?ring=arionthebardonwe

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