From the retreat I brought back these notes, from Leigh's lecture on 'time':
We look at impermanence, realizing that everything that arises passes until it eventually ceases to exist. We usually understand this on an intellectual level, but we need to 'see' it. It is so pervasive that we miss it.
What is now?
What is the past? Just memories.
What is the future? Just fantasies.
The truth is, it's always now, and it's always changing. Time is just our attempt to measure the underline phenomenon of change. Time is an illusion, and a difficult one to navigate. We are always here, now. Our world is ephemeral.
It's all a sandcastle, guys. Every bit of it!
Now, try this practice, as I have:
Try walking without thinking time, and instead just 'see' change. Try being really present for the now.
Mind blowing, literally!
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