The Steadiness of Stones, Our Relationship to Time {part 3}

This meditation series has been an exploration of time. For most of us, time appears to be as steady as a stone - something that is always here, guiding us along - reminding us where we are supposed to be by what time it is. 

But, things aren’t quite as they appear when it comes to time or to stones. 

Time is both flexible and relative. It moves at different speeds depending on where you are and if you are moving or not. 

The phrase ‘now’ has no meaning outside of your direct personal experience. Now is only now for you right now. It is an ever-expanding edge rather than a static point.

And, that ever-moving edge reminds us that the universe is made up of events not things. Even things we think of as things, like stones, are actually just long events.

So, over the course of the first two classes in this series, rather than time being like the steadiness of stones, we’ve really discovered time is more like the unsteadiness of stones. 

I’ve shared this mostly through physics and the brilliant minds of people like Newton, Einstein and Carlo Rovelli. However, we don’t have to be brilliant scientists to understand the wildly mysterious ways of time. We simply have to meditate. 

My guess is you already know time is relative and flexible because you have experienced it within your meditation practice. 

You’ve meditated on a tough day where 3 minutes felt like interminable hours.

On other days, you’ve meditated and fallen into the realm of timelessness. Where a minute lasts a day, and it feels like you can’t even remember when you took your last breath and it doesn’t really matter because you might never need to breathe again. 

When we meditate, time becomes circular, all encompassing and all knowing, rather than a step by step progression. There is no where you need to be because you are already exactly where you are. 

Join me for this final installment in our exploration of time and guided meditation practice inviting you into the timeless realm of your deepest knowing.

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