How Thought and Time Are Interdependent

I understand space and perception are interdependent, but regarding thought and time, do we always need time to have a thought? Rupert says: ‘Any thought takes a duration. Even the thought “chair”, [although] it has a much shorter duration. If there were no time, in what dimension would a thought exist? A thought has a linear dimension. Thoughts are sequential one after the other. And that implies a line of time within which the sequence can exist. Time “starts” really when the infant starts thinking. Thought doesn’t create time. It imagines time. Time is how reality appears when filtered through thought. Likewise, space is what reality looks like when filtered through perception. Reality itself has no dimensions. When awareness assumes the form of thinking and perceiving, awareness refracts itself into time and space.’

From event 30 August - 06 September, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at Mandali, 30 August–6 September 2025

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