Andrew, What this statement means to me is the the PERCEPTION (thoughts about) 'now' (experience) might have the shelf-life of 3 seconds, but perceptions are not experience.
All thoughts, IMO, are either memories (past) or projections (future), both of which are delusions. Only experience is now. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], larry maher <lcmaher22@...> wrote: > > 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! <BillSmart@...> 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* > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
