To make sense of physical/chemical processes to our gross sense of perception we often came across this term 'Infinitesimally small intervals'. We assumed a tiny - almost tending to zero - interval and integrated the small changes happening in that smallest interval over a considerably perceivable range. In reality we observe that no process is continuous and there are periods of activity and periods of apparent stillness.
Now, if we observe our own perception of time, we say that we performed such and such activity within some amount of time. So if we investigate what is the smallest interval of time that is actually perceivable to us - is it a second? Not really. Because we are aware even between the seconds. If one carefully investigates this, one might discover that we are actually continuously aware. This is such a wonderful experience and a ground breaking discovery. It is seen that the awareness itself is not at all affected by time. And it is seen that the smallest amount of time perceivable to us is timelessness itself. To experience this timelessness is to experience the truth. As Krishna discusses truth with Arjuna, he makes a beautiful exposition that 'that, that is changeless is the truth'. This is not a matter of philosophizing but something to be verified experientially.
All that we regard as graceful is so because it has been punctuated by this timelessness, by truth. A bird is graceful because when it is still it is still and when moving it is moving. A graceful dancer for example is so because of the smoothness of their movements. There are no jerks in the movement. It is as if they have reduced the least perceivable time to such a small degree that they are established in the timeless. The curve of the movement vs time in their dance is smoothed out and it is continuous. One can verify this grace by a simple movement of hand. When moving the hand in front of the face for example - if one can only 'see' the hand at all points in the space- continuously - actually seeing the hand and not making mental images and concepts about it - one will see what I am trying to say here. Whatever act is performed in awareness becomes graceful. This awareness, this presence is through which all the ingenuity is actually arising. By being in touch with this, by tapping into it consciously one realizes that this is the real identity of our being. And all the suffering and misery arises in life because of not recognizing this eternal truth of life. More on this later....
Now, if we observe our own perception of time, we say that we performed such and such activity within some amount of time. So if we investigate what is the smallest interval of time that is actually perceivable to us - is it a second? Not really. Because we are aware even between the seconds. If one carefully investigates this, one might discover that we are actually continuously aware. This is such a wonderful experience and a ground breaking discovery. It is seen that the awareness itself is not at all affected by time. And it is seen that the smallest amount of time perceivable to us is timelessness itself. To experience this timelessness is to experience the truth. As Krishna discusses truth with Arjuna, he makes a beautiful exposition that 'that, that is changeless is the truth'. This is not a matter of philosophizing but something to be verified experientially.
All that we regard as graceful is so because it has been punctuated by this timelessness, by truth. A bird is graceful because when it is still it is still and when moving it is moving. A graceful dancer for example is so because of the smoothness of their movements. There are no jerks in the movement. It is as if they have reduced the least perceivable time to such a small degree that they are established in the timeless. The curve of the movement vs time in their dance is smoothed out and it is continuous. One can verify this grace by a simple movement of hand. When moving the hand in front of the face for example - if one can only 'see' the hand at all points in the space- continuously - actually seeing the hand and not making mental images and concepts about it - one will see what I am trying to say here. Whatever act is performed in awareness becomes graceful. This awareness, this presence is through which all the ingenuity is actually arising. By being in touch with this, by tapping into it consciously one realizes that this is the real identity of our being. And all the suffering and misery arises in life because of not recognizing this eternal truth of life. More on this later....
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