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10.14
A greater explanation of the "now" moment
 
  In Ch 8- Ego and the sense of self we discovered a vitally important feature that the principle goal of ego is to distract us from awareness of the now moment- the present. We concluded that given that the now moment is the only point at which change is implementable, the effect of ego can be compared to a dirty windscreen on the car- ego only lets you see some of the road as you drive.  
  It is now time to consider a greater explanation of the now moment of time, its features and relationships and importance in understanding our goals.  
10.14.1 Time as a measure and law of motion  
  You may recall in UCA, that the concept the more interaction we have, the faster time passes, the less interaction, the slower time seems to travel. Time in effect is the measure by which we compare this interaction.  
  We considered this a fundamental law of creation and a feature of all interactions of matter. That time is an effect of the unique motion of matter. That existence is dependent on motion and so time itself continues. In this way we were able to conclude that to the Universe, to UCA time is. Time is the vibration and motion of particles throughout the universe, rather than the perception of time.  
  If motion ceased, time would cease and the universe would cease. If time stopped, motion would have stopped, UCA and UNITAS would be no longer. Therefore, so long as there continues to be motion, there continues to be the effect of time. While nothing is lost, it is the perpetual now moment that is existence, not the memory of existence or the potential future existence.  
  The human perception of the now moment  
  Chapter 15 of UCA, you may also recall that we explained the unique human perception of time- that is our awareness of time. While Real Earth Time (RET) remains relatively constant day after day (chronological time), we experience the effect of time speeding up and slowing down on a daily basis (psychological) time.  
  We were able to show that human perception of time and the world around us works on a survey-feedback loop:  
 
Time Era Explanation
T= 0 (future) Time 0- the brain gives out a signal
T=0.2 (now) An event is triggered and recognized by the brain
T=0.4 (past) The feedback is received and processed
T=0.5 (past) Brain remembers event as a simultaneous event at T=0 (future)
 
  As complicated as this loop appears, it is necessary for the proper functioning of the brain- the brain must recognize the surroundings and then consider the action within that context- this is where mind templates are projected forwards onto which changes of motion are detected- much like bats use sonar to locate objects.  
  When we are fully consciously aware, what we think NOW is, is actually the past, and earlier than NOW actually happened. In other words, we are way off, we are either too fast, or too slow in terms of a past event.  
  The emotions on the other hand operate within a millisecond of NOW actually occuring. They are "on time" if you like with Real Earth Time. In other words you "feel" on time and "think" out of time.  
  Depending on the emotional strengths and therefore singular and strong wave patterns in the brain, time changes drastically.  
  When you are in a state of learning, time seems to move at its slowest because of the required consciousness (neocortex) involvement in the process for language such as English. However, with even a mild addition of positive emotions that stimulate the learning centres of the brain, time seems to move so quickly.  
  Depending on the relative strength of emotional state and consciousness time will vary from every second seemingly like ten seconds, to every hour feeling like a minute.  
  In a state of shock, time will seem to slow to almost zero, due to the solid single wave function of the brain allowing the consciousness to operate at the same wavelength as emotional feedback, thus allowing emotions to control physical judgements much faster than normal conscious decision.  
  In a state of bliss, the conscious mind will be in sync and much weaker with with a much slower wave function. Therefore the slower wave function combined with a state of lower syncronized activity of the neocortex combines to distort time seemingly flying past.  
  Because our level and balance of consciuousness and emotions changes every second of every day, we will never experience a constant perception of time, even though "Real Earth time" is relatively constant.  
10.14.2 The strength of feeling the now rather than thinking the now  
  What we see in the function of the conscious mind to perceive the now is our inability to consciously grasp the now, yet our ability to feel it. we also see that our minds are already disposed to considering ideas and thoughts from memory that distort our perception of the now, even though we might be aware of the now- literally the mind can play back a picture of a room and not even see people in it if ego so chooses, and is distracted.  
10.14.3 Our missing of understanding of the present  
  Realising then that to project our focus into the future or the past is to position our focus away from the one and only position we can change- the present.  
  It is to the regret of a great many human beings that the formative years of their life were the accumulation of fears ( combinations of negative memories projected into the future) or guilts ( negative memories projected into the present) or greed/envy.  
  These negative emotions cloud our ability to consciously bear witness to the present completely. To completely open up to the realisation of the present./ In the present we can align our focus, our being, our balance and recognize that every thought and every action matters, because every moment matters.  
  In this way- to be complete- to be in complete aware harmony is the highest state of being.  
10.14.4 The connection of all things in the now- the separation of all things in the past and future  
  The now moment is the ALL moment and the ONE moment and the ME moment and the ENERGIS moment and the BE moment.  
  Every now moment matters as this is the unique movement of existence when everything is, before the next now moment and the next.  
  Whatever we do in a now moment matters as we are connected to ALL things and ALL things are connected to us. Therefore what we think or act upon has a cause, a motivation and a consequence.  
  Yet to think of the future or reflect in the past is to break with the ALL, to separate from others to the one.  
     
 
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