Comments on: How the World Really Works http://kentonwhitman.com/2006/10/23/how-the-world-really-works/ Zen-Inspired Self Development Sun, 19 May 2013 15:57:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Kenton Whitman http://kentonwhitman.com/2006/10/23/how-the-world-really-works/comment-page-1/#comment-124196 Kenton Whitman Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:40:04 +0000 http://kentonwhitman.com/blog/2006/10/23/how-the-world-really-works/#comment-124196 Hi Jonny,

Well said =)

Hugs,
Kenton

]]> By: Jonny Drury http://kentonwhitman.com/2006/10/23/how-the-world-really-works/comment-page-1/#comment-123711 Jonny Drury Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:13:08 +0000 http://kentonwhitman.com/blog/2006/10/23/how-the-world-really-works/#comment-123711 Lovely stuff. Yummy nothing with a bit of playing. And sex. And money. And excitement… Yum : )

]]> By: Kenton Whitman http://kentonwhitman.com/2006/10/23/how-the-world-really-works/comment-page-1/#comment-113888 Kenton Whitman Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:09:17 +0000 http://kentonwhitman.com/blog/2006/10/23/how-the-world-really-works/#comment-113888 Greetings Aditya,

Thank you for your comment! I know what you mean about one’s rocket not launching without ‘want’ to fuel it. Yet we humans are capable of a way of living that isn’t fueled by wants, and yet is action-filled. This seems very strange to our usual state of mind, since we think that all human action must be fueled by deliberate desire or intent, yet it’s possible that the rest of nature seems to act perfectly well without our human brand of intent. In my own experience, I’ve discovered that we humans can act out of this place, which is not tainted by the fear, clinging, or tension often associated with desire.

As for permanence, it’s an interesting experience to see if we can see the world as both ‘change’ and ‘no-change’ (or neither). This ‘no-change’ is an immersion in the moment, where we see that change is a product of our linear time mind-set. Once we experience what linear time really is, our concept of change falters, and we are confronted with raw reality which cannot be properly described as either changing or unchanging.

An exploration of our concept of time yields many surprising results, but we must delve into it without letting our mind settle on any rational answers. What is our actual experience of time, outside of concepts?

Happy exploring!

Hugs,
Kenton

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