The 'Now' seems to be a three second bit of awareness continually rolling by us. At least that's what some researchers say. Of course, who knows?
On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Bill! <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > Kris, > > I agree. I call the thought world 'delusion' - past, present and future. > As far as I can tell there are no thoughts of the present. There is only > experience in the present, and experience preceeds thought. > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], Kristopher Grey <kris@...> wrote: > > > > On 8/27/2013 12:14 AM, SURESH JAGADEESAN wrote: > > > Stress starts the moment you move away from now into the thought world > > > of past and future. > > > > The "thought world" can only exist "now". > > Thoughts, arising and passing, now. > > Thought, is an aspect of now. > > > > Another word for what you are describing as "the thought world of past > > and future" is simply 'imagination', which can only presents as a > > problem to the extent you believe it to be separate or otherwise > > different from "now". In an of itself, such thinking is just thinking. A > > useful survival mechanism. Realizing this, it serves. Deluded by this, > > it hinders. "Now". > > > > KG > > > > > -- *Larry Maher*
