What is time? With our phones and watches, we live in a world that often feels constrained by time. But different cultures and traditions experience time differently. In the Tibetan tradition, Kala, the god of time, represents change as a force that consumes all things—and eventually itself.
Here, today, we often feel there’s not enough time, rushing to be more efficient, or worrying about the future while replaying the past. In this way, time can become entangled with wanting, clinging, and aversion.
Yet when we bring careful attention to the present, time can also feel almost weightless—expansive, effortless, like floating on water.
Important questions: What is our attitude toward time? How does our relation with time connect to our perceptions of self, our suffering and impermanence? Is there another way to relate to time that invites more freedom? Sonia guided the group in exploring these questions this week.
Here are the links to the 2 talks she played for the theme:
Gil Fronsdal: https://www.audiodharma.org/talks/17026
Nikki Mirghafori and Sayadaw Jagara: https://www.audiodharma.org/talks/7632
