The Unsteadiness of Stones: Understanding Time and Timelessness in Meditation {part 3}
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In this third installment of the "Steadiness of Stone" series, host Meryl Arnett guides us through a fascinating exploration of time's flexible nature and how meditation reveals timeless awareness beyond our everyday linear experience.
What You'll Discover:
- Why Einstein and modern physics prove time is relative - and how meditation shows us this truth
- The difference between chronos (chronological time) and kairos (mythic, timeless moments)
- How dreams operate outside linear time and what this teaches us about consciousness
- Why expecting specific outcomes from meditation leads to disappointment
- How to recognize and fall into timeless states during your practice
Featured Meditation Practice:
Experience a unique circular breathing technique designed to help you step out of linear time progression and into expansive, timeless awareness. This 15-minute guided practice uses breath visualization to move from linear spine breathing to circular flow, ultimately releasing into pure presence.
Key Takeaways:
- Meditation naturally reveals time's fluid, relative nature
- Some insights come as sudden knowing beyond logical progression
- Timeless states can't be forced but emerge through consistent, non-expectant practice
- Both anxiety-filled and blissful meditations demonstrate time's flexibility
- Circular time and loop theory suggest past and future may be illusions
Perfect For:
Meditators curious about the deeper mysteries of consciousness, anyone struggling with time anxiety or meditation expectations, and those interested in how ancient wisdom aligns with modern physics.
Resources Mentioned:
Carlo Rovelli (Italian physicist)
"Divination and Synchronicity: The Psychology of Meaningful Chance" (Jungian psychology)
Poem: "The Three Oddest Words" by Wislawa Szymborska
Ready to explore timeless awareness? Grab your favorite tea, find a comfortable seat, and join Meryl for this mind-expanding journey beyond the ticking clock.
Learn more and sign up for Nature's Reflection: A Meditation and Forest Bathing Retreat happening October 23 - 26 here: https://www.hambidge.org/workshop-schedule/natures-reflection-a-meditation-and-forest-bathing-retreat
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New episodes every Monday (just the meditation) and Thursday (a full meditation class).
Learn more or contact me at https://www.merylarnett.com/.
Thank you to Nick McMahan for today’s nature field recordings, sound design, and editing; and thank you to Brianna Nielsen for production and editing support. Find them at:
https://www.nickcmcmahan.com
https://www.instagram.com/itsbriannanielsen
This podcast explores meditation, mental health and the power of connection, offering guidance for caregivers, healers, and therapists facing compassion fatigue, burnout, and other mental health struggles through self-care, self-compassion, and resilience. With a focus on anxiety, depression, and overwhelm, each episode provides tools like meditation, mindfulness, breathwork, and grounding to cultivate clarity and reduce stress. Listeners can also experience nature-inspired guided meditations, designed to bring peace and balance in times of distress.
