The other day I said to my colleague that she should never do anything under time pressure. Time is here to serve us is my philosophy. If there is no time for a project then that either means that we should approach the project differently or perhaps even not at all. Life has a rhythm to it. You can always tune into it. Sure, sometimes it goes fast as well, but then it will be part of you and you will not feel any pressure. Be one with the Tao, life's invitation to dance with you, and you will always be at peace.
I remember a business trip to Paris a number of years back which in hindsight was my first encounter with the Tao. A day before the trip my wrist-watch broke. When I put on the replacement watch, it broke as well. I didn't have a mobile phone then, so suddenly I had no idea what time it was, which was really a big problem for me, given that I always used to worry about making appointments on time. But there was just nothing I could do about it. On the trip a magical world opened up to me. Wherever I needed to know what time it was, a clock would show up out of the blue. Sometimes I could see the watch of my conversation partner, sometimes there was a clock on the street, a parking meter, a bill with the time on it, and so many other sources would suddenly show up. I would even run little experiments and without fail the Tao would deliver. It was as if the universe opened up to me and said "Hey, we are here to serve, so please don't worry about anything".
The Law of Attraction works. If you are totally at peace, your environment will smile and move with you. Being a Tao traveler is a philosophy, an attitude really. In my experience you can learn walking the Tao and you will always get a gentle push from the 'beyond' in the right direction. So please don't worry about time and deadlines any more. If you slow down, time will stand still with you.
Showing posts with label time. Show all posts
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Sunday, July 8, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
On Time
The other day I said to my colleague that she should never do anything under time pressure. Time is here to serve us is my philosophy. If there is no time for a project then that either means that we should approach the project differently or perhaps even not at all. Life has a rhythm to it. You can always tune into it. Sure, sometimes it goes fast as well, but then it will be part of you and you will not feel any pressure. Be one with the Tao, life's invitation to dance with you, and you will always be at peace.
I remember a business trip to Paris a number of years back which in hindsight was my first encounter with the Tao. A day before the trip my wrist-watch broke. When I put on the replacement watch, it broke as well. I didn't have a mobile phone then, so suddenly I had no idea what time it was, which was really a big problem for me, given that I always used to worry about making appointments on time. But there was just nothing I could do about it. On the trip a magical world opened up to me. Wherever I needed to know what time it was, a clock would show up out of the blue. Sometimes I could see the watch of my conversation partner, sometimes there was a clock on the street, a parking meter, a bill with the time on it, and so many other sources would suddenly show up. I would even run little experiments and without fail the Tao would deliver. It was as if the universe opened up to me and said "Hey, we are here to serve, so please don't worry about anything".
The Law of Attraction works. If you are totally at peace, your environment will smile and move with you. Being a Tao traveler is a philosophy, an attitude really. In my experience you can learn walking the Tao and you will always get a gentle push from the 'beyond' in the right direction. So please don't worry about time and deadlines any more. If you slow down, time will stand still with you.
I remember a business trip to Paris a number of years back which in hindsight was my first encounter with the Tao. A day before the trip my wrist-watch broke. When I put on the replacement watch, it broke as well. I didn't have a mobile phone then, so suddenly I had no idea what time it was, which was really a big problem for me, given that I always used to worry about making appointments on time. But there was just nothing I could do about it. On the trip a magical world opened up to me. Wherever I needed to know what time it was, a clock would show up out of the blue. Sometimes I could see the watch of my conversation partner, sometimes there was a clock on the street, a parking meter, a bill with the time on it, and so many other sources would suddenly show up. I would even run little experiments and without fail the Tao would deliver. It was as if the universe opened up to me and said "Hey, we are here to serve, so please don't worry about anything".
The Law of Attraction works. If you are totally at peace, your environment will smile and move with you. Being a Tao traveler is a philosophy, an attitude really. In my experience you can learn walking the Tao and you will always get a gentle push from the 'beyond' in the right direction. So please don't worry about time and deadlines any more. If you slow down, time will stand still with you.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Success
If we think we have achieved something, that we 'have made it', then we have been seduced by Mara's daughters, the seduction of spiritual materialism.
(Choegyam Trungpa)
I had a chat with my sister's mother in law and she was reminiscing how life was perfect when her two boys were the age of our boys. Well, I thought to myself, here I am looking forward to them going to college and I am told that I am supposedly having the time of my life. But this conversation was a nice reminder that there never really is a time when you 'have made it'. It is another mental trap. So you may as well drop the enlightenment fantasy as well. You have a job to do on your spiritual path - always. And every journey starts the next day as it ended the one before, with one step at a time.
(Choegyam Trungpa)
I had a chat with my sister's mother in law and she was reminiscing how life was perfect when her two boys were the age of our boys. Well, I thought to myself, here I am looking forward to them going to college and I am told that I am supposedly having the time of my life. But this conversation was a nice reminder that there never really is a time when you 'have made it'. It is another mental trap. So you may as well drop the enlightenment fantasy as well. You have a job to do on your spiritual path - always. And every journey starts the next day as it ended the one before, with one step at a time.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
It has been written ...
As I was riding back home I remembered how the Course in Miracles sometimes refers to events as if they have already happened, just you don't know it yet. The image that was presented was that of a carpet that at the end of times just gets rolled up and you already see from this perspective what today brings as well the morrow. Curiously, I somehow feel like my destiny is already out there. Yes, I have my broader game plan of what I think my destiny should be, but I also have the humility to know that a system way bigger than me is making decisions on my behalf. All I do really is to react to the cues that I am getting day in and day out, and somehow a decision always pops up magically in my head given the circumstances and given the people involved. How can there be any soul searching if you spend the entire day searching for the cues your sub-conscious is sending you moment by moment? Mistakes do happen from time to time, but they always get communicated back to me by the Tao and I spend all the energy I got to reverse them. So with a game plan of not having a game plan, shouldn't the story of my life be already written as a simple evolution of the daily no-brainers that accumulate over time? Weird stuff, but perhaps my life's novel has already been written.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Hazy Personal Insights
J. Krishnamurti had strong opinions on the subject time: have the insight about yourself here and now, he used to say, do not get fooled by the notion that time will be on your side.
I have always admired J. Krishnamurti's clarity of thinking and have experienced a few lucid moments myself during which a light bulb went off in my head and the 'I' was transformed in the process. Still, in my experience there is also a separate path which is time dependent: it is a stumbling along a dark and cloudy road almost despite yourself.
I happen to be a hobby psychologist and have read many stories of people who rewire themselves with the help of the therapist. An early childhood experience, or another traumatic episode transformed the 'I' of the patient and has to be bent back to its original state. When you listen to their experience you can literally feel the haze surrounding them. It is only the faith in the therapist that makes them continue on their painful journey.
On my spiritual journey I am always on the lookout for perfect synchronicity. If something doesn't line up, I try to reposition myself until I am in the flow again. This process can at times be confusing, but I trust that in time important personal insights will be revealed. Perhaps time is on your side after all.
I have always admired J. Krishnamurti's clarity of thinking and have experienced a few lucid moments myself during which a light bulb went off in my head and the 'I' was transformed in the process. Still, in my experience there is also a separate path which is time dependent: it is a stumbling along a dark and cloudy road almost despite yourself.
I happen to be a hobby psychologist and have read many stories of people who rewire themselves with the help of the therapist. An early childhood experience, or another traumatic episode transformed the 'I' of the patient and has to be bent back to its original state. When you listen to their experience you can literally feel the haze surrounding them. It is only the faith in the therapist that makes them continue on their painful journey.
On my spiritual journey I am always on the lookout for perfect synchronicity. If something doesn't line up, I try to reposition myself until I am in the flow again. This process can at times be confusing, but I trust that in time important personal insights will be revealed. Perhaps time is on your side after all.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
The Compression of Time
I have the feeling that time compresses as we wander along our spiritual path - cause and effect of everything you do becomes more and more apparent. If you make a mistake, you either immediately realize it, or, within a short period, the universe throws a ton of bricks at you. They are magic bricks, however, once you say "I am sorry, it won't happen again" and you mean it, the bricks turn out to be made out of foam and magically disappear the next day the sun comes out.
God said that you don't really have a choice in Neale Walsch's Conversation with God, sooner or later you will stumble along your chosen spiritual path. As you mature spiritually, time compresses and the cause and effect of everything you do will become clear at an increasing speed. Perhaps we can think of a vortex that sucks us in. Initially it takes a lifetime or two to figure something out, but, as the vortex sucks you in, insights hit you with an increasing speed.
Time is compressing spiritual co-travelers, you better fasten your seat-belt.
God said that you don't really have a choice in Neale Walsch's Conversation with God, sooner or later you will stumble along your chosen spiritual path. As you mature spiritually, time compresses and the cause and effect of everything you do will become clear at an increasing speed. Perhaps we can think of a vortex that sucks us in. Initially it takes a lifetime or two to figure something out, but, as the vortex sucks you in, insights hit you with an increasing speed.
Time is compressing spiritual co-travelers, you better fasten your seat-belt.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Time is on your Side
I was sitting in a hotel room in Europe when it suddenly hit me. You have so much time to develop your career. In June of 2009, I will have practised my profession for 14 years. Let's say I spend 14 more years doing it. That would imply I retire from my first profession at an age of 57. Many of my colleagues retire at that age. What is different about my next 14 years though, I will be a creator and a maestro. Compared to that stage, I have been an apprentice before. What a marvellous perspective.
I figured a while ago that there has to be a second career in my life. I was just not born to sit on a sofa in retirement. I think I will write books in my next career. I envision helping people find themselves, so I guess will be a life coach then. While I have no idea how long I would be interested in pursuing this profession, it potentially could be done for another 28 years. After all, I would be just 85 young then. Hey, wouldn't that imply that I am just a quarter into my professional life at 43? I would also imply that I am literally middle-aged now. Amazing!
I was impressed with this simple mental calculation. But how do people feel that are in their 60s, 70s and 80s? Do they also feel they have plenty of time left for self-development? To them I would say that the average person has 40 000 to 50 000 thoughts a day. Just imagine how powerful you become when you rewire your brain one thought at a time. I wanted to calculate how many thoughts I could mold in my 42 year career but I become tired at the thought of doing it. Let's stay in the now and tackle the thoughts one at a time.
I figured a while ago that there has to be a second career in my life. I was just not born to sit on a sofa in retirement. I think I will write books in my next career. I envision helping people find themselves, so I guess will be a life coach then. While I have no idea how long I would be interested in pursuing this profession, it potentially could be done for another 28 years. After all, I would be just 85 young then. Hey, wouldn't that imply that I am just a quarter into my professional life at 43? I would also imply that I am literally middle-aged now. Amazing!
I was impressed with this simple mental calculation. But how do people feel that are in their 60s, 70s and 80s? Do they also feel they have plenty of time left for self-development? To them I would say that the average person has 40 000 to 50 000 thoughts a day. Just imagine how powerful you become when you rewire your brain one thought at a time. I wanted to calculate how many thoughts I could mold in my 42 year career but I become tired at the thought of doing it. Let's stay in the now and tackle the thoughts one at a time.
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