Experiential Integration of Scientific and Nondual Perspectives of Time

The nondual wisdom traditions view time as emerging from a more fundamental timeless reality. In contrast, the scientific tradition presupposes time—whether absolute or relative—as part of the assumed framework in which all theories are formulated and all experiments are performed. Moreover, time is also a deep conditioning of our personal experience, veiling the immediate recognition of timelessness. For nonduality to become more than an interesting scientific subject of investigation or a future goal of personal spiritual practice in time, we must investigate and reveal the basic structures of time that are implicitly assumed at the basis of both science and personal experience. With accessible exercises in awareness right now, in this interactive and experiential presentation we will cultivate insights to shift the base of reference of both science and experience, integrating science and nonduality in both our own lives as well as within a new scientific worldview grounded in timeless reality

Temporal waves and Thought waves

Temporal waves are only pulsation that travel very quickly between World Energy and World Information , and they only connect Energy Waves with Informational Waves . The gap in modern physics is that - no one can calculate the amount of Dark energy, and nobody knows what is its nature. Yet, we know: The substance of dark energy is force of World Asymmetric Non-self-identical Antigravity Impulse. The nature of this Asymmetric Impulse (Impetus) is World Fugue of Primordial Time - Time that not yet transformed through into geometric dimensions , (Only small part of Primordial Time, which is confined into geometric dimensions is allowed manifested as Energy, while the rest , the biggest part of Time remains unrecognized ,undetectable and invisible , and upon that non-confined into geometry World river of Time floats the energetic -geometric ball (sphere) of the Universe. (But if the Time is not seen that no meant that Time is undetectable : Because : What is sensory organs that catch-perceive Time? - This organ is not eye (vision) but ear (hearing) - since if Space is seen , the Time is heard. If Space is perceived by visual logic then Time is perceived by audio logics (oto logic) . No one knows what is that power (force) that expands the Universe with the growing velocity ? Yet, we know: This is the power (force) of our Individuality , which is Asymmetric Antigravity force, in which we recognize the river of Time, which is river of Subjectivity. Exactly this river of Subjectivity as river of Time is expanding the Universe faster and faster and scared the physicists .That linear consecutive horrible time, opened to the infinity, which has negative nature as Non-self-identical World Asymmetric Anti-gravity impulse of ever different from itself difference, which is the source both of our individuality and dark energy. Space emerged as measure of distance between Energy and Information, and emerged Time as measure of traveling between them. By forward time energy is escaping from Information; by backward time energy is return into information. Because we are living within the river of Subjectivity , between the Shores of Energy and shores of Information. The more the River of Subjectivity grows, the further the shores of energy and Information become from each other.

Fading In The Light

Aging with timeless beauty, goodness and truth happens when we rest in the light of aware living. This presentation with James Waite brings a relevant and traditionally under-exposed perspective to all of us who are aging and who, in truth, are always living on the edge of Time. Based on his new book, “FADING IN THE LIGHT,” James will explore aware living beyond the minds terrain, introducing a rarely presented sense of the Timeless into aging. This Timeless is not religious or philosophical or even, ultimately, spiritual; it’s the practical reality of our need as we age to understand Time from the perspective of the Timeless. To explore the face of Time we all see in our mirrors day to day, but with new eyes to see new possibilities. Perhaps now, in these more open and informed times, Aware Living has a larger role to play in addressing why and how we suffer unnecessarily from our own culturally institutionalized and personalized ideas about health, happiness, aging and dying.

Bushwhacking One’s Way to Nonduality: A Lucid Dreamer’s Experience

Twenty years into lucid dreaming, I was not seeking a nondual experience. Rather, I was attempting to go beyond lucid dreaming – to go beyond symbol and form, beyond ideas, expectations and beliefs, beyond waking, dreaming and lucid dreaming’s creations to the source of awareness that lay behind the manifest. That is when things got odd. Waking on various mornings, all I could recall was blue light. There was no action, no objects, no figures, no me – just blue light. I sat there wondering what to put in my dream journal – blue light? Oddly too, I recalled an inner conversation with my Self late one night, which directly asked me if “I” was prepared to cease existence in order to find out what lay beyond the manifest? I actually thought about the question. Then I replied that I had to do so in order to comprehend what was beyond form, even if it meant the end of my form. Unbeknownst to me, I was bushwhacking my way towards a nondual experience of the clear light, or the primary goal of Buddhist dream yoga practice. At the time, I had no interest in Buddhism. Instead I had a burning desire to go beyond form. In retrospect, I should have seen the Buddhist connections. In my dreams and lucid dreams around this time, a curiously helpful Asian man began to instruct me in the dream state. Sometimes he would congratulate me on my success, or give me tips. Thirteen years later, I met this Chinese Buddhist master in waking reality. With inner assistance, my sincere intent prevailed. As the Heart Sutra observes, our awareness can go beyond “form” to experience the clear light of nondual “emptiness.”

Water Time: Lessons from Rowing and White-Water Kayaking

One of the more potentially liberating discoveries of this strange new world of ours is the life cycle of the sea squirt, a creature that swims along during one stage of its life, then attaches to a rock, and digests its own brain to become a plant. The sea squirt points toward a fully embodied nonduality -- or super aliveness -- that is hidden in plain sight in the concept of flow. In this brief talk we’ll explore three personal experiences of aspects of fully embodied nonduality: the starting line of a World Championship rowing race, a near death experience kayaking under a waterfall, and diving into a waterfall at the Takelma Sacred Salmon Ceremony.

Thermodynamics, Time & the Economy

We are seeing technology accelerate the creation of economic wealth. It used to take 20 years to create a billion dollar opportunity and we're now seeing that in months. Salim will examine this phenomenon and use phase changes in thermodynamics to explain how the economy (and society in general) is undergoing a phase change from a material towards a spiritual evolution

Felix Culpa: Falling Into and Growing Out of Matter

The religions of the Axial Age conceived history in terms of the soul’s fall into matter, giving rise to notions of cosmic decline. According to the core story, the soul’s history began in spirit and would end in spirit, but meanwhile would suffer the illusions (Maya) and temptations (sin) of material embodiment. This evolutionary view of history differs from the modern progressive view by suggesting that things had to get worse before than could get better. On the other hand, perennialism and transpersonal psychology can account for the progressive work being done by the “fortunate fall.” For perennialism, the body is the expression and instrument of the soul’s development across different lifetimes while for transpersonal psychology the ego can be transformed from an obstacle to empathy to its orchestrator. But against the daunting challenge of modern materialism, experiences of transcendent unity may be more important than argument, and practice more important than theory.

No Perception, No(n) Duality, No Time

There has been a lot of nonsense written about nonduality from all points of view, mystical, philosophical and experiential, but it is really quite simple and really not such a big deal. The first thing that we have to understand is that it is called nonduality for a reason. Duality is polarized. Oneness or the unified field is split into two parts. Taoism calls these parts Yin and Yang, Hegelian dialectics calls them thesis and antithesis. Whatever you call them, they are places on a continuum which is arbitrarily divided by a point, as in hot/cold, near/far, smooth/rough and to the point of this symposium – past/future.