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Originally Posted by Max Power  The problem with time is that we think it's a constant chain of present moments linked together and that we are moving along that chain, along that timeline, but I suspect there is just one single moment of existance and we are there and everything is in that moment.
The only reason something we choose to have doesn't appear instantly (somethings do) is because we believe we are moving along a time line that includes a desire, a need for growth. Like you don't think you deserve love until you become (through time) a better person or you don't deserve money until you (take the time to) come up with a great way to make money. |
Max, I agree with you here, but I don't think it's a very easy thing to do.
There are two concepts here - the present moment and the eternal now.
The present moment is an infinitesimally small snapshot of now which proceeds to the next moment in this time/space continuum.
The eternal now transcends all this and incorporates all past, present and future into one emergence of beingness. For me to grasp that and incorporate that into each temporal moment of each day sounds to me a very tall order, given that I am operating in a mind/body/ego framework.
We can't hold the present moment - it's immediately gone to be replaced by the next present moment. So, why should I bother even considering living in the present moment?