Time in physics as we understand at least in non-esoteric circles is fixed and moving in one direction in a linear fashion. We cannot change this however we can change our perception of time.
Let me explain this a little better with some simple examples. When we are having a good time or enjoying our selves perhaps with friends or love ones maybe we are watching a movie etc our awareness or sense of time disappears and before we know it the good times are over and we think where did all the time go? We end up looking back at the past in this sense.
This is also true when we are not enjoying ourselves perhaps its a long stressful day at work or we are in some difficult situation, we often become more aware of the passing of time and wish that the negative experience or time hurries on quickly so that we no longer have to experience it. The saying, i wish this day was over comes to mind here. In this sense we are thinking about the future.
The experience of time can changed by our own perception of it. The perception created by our current thoughts/emotion can change the personal perception of time.
This becomes a lot more interesting once we become more aware of the present moment, the sense of time seems to dissolve in on its self. We can see that the concept of past and future are happening within the present moment in the sense that you can't think of future in the future nor the past in the past but only in the present. I had this experience when i was on my retreat. The idea of what day it is, month, year all of that goes away, nothing to cling on to.
It is in this sense that i say that our perception of time is empty or like an illusion and all that really exists is an ever changing moment and that time and space are directly connected. We can't travel through space without traveling through time and vice versa.
So then the distance between the subject or the self and the object or the form that the self is viewing can also be seen as an illusion or that which is empty in its nature.
We can take this to another level of understanding when we realize that everything we see through our 5 senses is nothing more than phenomenon interpreted by our persona or ego. The very concept of space/time or time/space is nothing more than a temporary changing thought. The trick is that when we focus or become more coherent in thought/emotion the more we can change our perception of space/time.
Let me explain this a little better with some simple examples. When we are having a good time or enjoying our selves perhaps with friends or love ones maybe we are watching a movie etc our awareness or sense of time disappears and before we know it the good times are over and we think where did all the time go? We end up looking back at the past in this sense.
This is also true when we are not enjoying ourselves perhaps its a long stressful day at work or we are in some difficult situation, we often become more aware of the passing of time and wish that the negative experience or time hurries on quickly so that we no longer have to experience it. The saying, i wish this day was over comes to mind here. In this sense we are thinking about the future.
The experience of time can changed by our own perception of it. The perception created by our current thoughts/emotion can change the personal perception of time.
This becomes a lot more interesting once we become more aware of the present moment, the sense of time seems to dissolve in on its self. We can see that the concept of past and future are happening within the present moment in the sense that you can't think of future in the future nor the past in the past but only in the present. I had this experience when i was on my retreat. The idea of what day it is, month, year all of that goes away, nothing to cling on to.
It is in this sense that i say that our perception of time is empty or like an illusion and all that really exists is an ever changing moment and that time and space are directly connected. We can't travel through space without traveling through time and vice versa.
So then the distance between the subject or the self and the object or the form that the self is viewing can also be seen as an illusion or that which is empty in its nature.
We can take this to another level of understanding when we realize that everything we see through our 5 senses is nothing more than phenomenon interpreted by our persona or ego. The very concept of space/time or time/space is nothing more than a temporary changing thought. The trick is that when we focus or become more coherent in thought/emotion the more we can change our perception of space/time.