Monday, March 12, 2012

The Masters of Time

"Time is an invention of man", said my spiritual teacher, a Tibetan lama. And another one, asked why time seems so long to children and so short for grown-ups, answered: "Children don't have their heads full of thought-concepts, but just watch what is happening -- yes, I think this is why." (He is father to 3). Could it be that the solution to the problem of "having no time" is just to watch what is happening -- without concepts and thoughts? Ha, how to be without thoughts? No, you don't necessarily have to be without thoughts -- just don't let them conquer your mind. This happens when we get entangled in sequences of thoughts, trying to find reasons and drawing conclusions.
I once noticed that if I have the choice between to urgent tasks, I choose a third one which is idle and just fun. :-) This makes it easier to find out which of the tasks is really urgent -- if it is at all. But if it is, I don't hesitate.
Screens are time robbers! TV is worst. It is worse than the internet, because you are passive and get hypnotized by the motion on the screen. The faster it becomes, the stronger the urge of the brain to relax and let the pictures just float by. This is why tv is the strongest time robber. Proof: if it is broken, you feel bored, then you start observing what is around you -- and you seem to have a lot more time.

7 comments:

Dream on the wave said...

So true Eva, unfortunately screens are also highly addictive. I have to admit I am an addict myself. And like every addiction it is hard to overcome this one too.
Many greetings, Frieda

Yael said...

TV is a time robber - I AGREE!
Internet is too - if we are not careful!
Reading is a much better way to spend leisure time, people don't read much good stuff any more nowadays!
Relating to time like a child - maybe we should go back to this a bit! :-)

Dawn of LaTouchables said...

Eva, you have a wonderful mind, I can tell! I loved reading your blogpost on 'time'.

Chris Gray said...

Well said!

..that's why our tv is hardly ever on...

..most of what's on there is total crap anyway...

Maybe this is why I get so much done...

...I STILL need MORE time though! :-)

Yael said...

Eva, I forgot to thank you!!!!

And YES, you HAVE a wonderful mind - thank you Dawn too!!!

Els said...

Thanks Eva !!!!
(hope to keep it in mind)

Pesky Cat Designs said...

I got rid of my TV two years ago. It was a good thing.

I really enjoyed reading your post. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on time!