By Tarthang Tulku
Self-imposed barriers and layers of conditioning restrict our wisdom of freedom, of therapeutic, and of awakening.
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W e d o not k n ow w h e n h u m a n beings began to t h i n k abo u t t i m e, o r c o n s i d e r h ow t h e i r act i o n s i n t h e presen t m i g h t affec t t h e i r s u rvival o r Time to Change 17 t h e i r wel l - b e i n g i n t h e f u t u re . A t so m e po i n t, o b serv i ng the cyc l e s o f n at u ra l p h e n o m e n a, our a ncestors l earned to measure what t h ey c o u l d n o t c o m p re h e n d . I n d ivid i n g t i m e i n to h o u rs, years , c en t u ries, a n d aeons, t hey arranged eve n t s in a l i near progres s i o n , carv i n g o u t an a rea i n wh i c h h u m a n t h o u g h t a n d a c t i o n assu med centra l i m portance.
W e d o not k n ow w h e n h u m a n beings began to t h i n k abo u t t i m e, o r c o n s i d e r h ow t h e i r act i o n s i n t h e presen t m i g h t affec t t h e i r s u rvival o r Time to Change 17 t h e i r wel l - b e i n g i n t h e f u t u re . A t so m e po i n t, o b serv i ng the cyc l e s o f n at u ra l p h e n o m e n a, our a ncestors l earned to measure what t h ey c o u l d n o t c o m p re h e n d . I n d ivid i n g t i m e i n to h o u rs, years , c en t u ries, a n d aeons, t hey arranged eve n t s in a l i near progres s i o n , carv i n g o u t an a rea i n wh i c h h u m a n t h o u g h t a n d a c t i o n assu med centra l i m portance.
Lacki n g a n y c l e a r a l ternatives, most of u s sti l l keep go i n g on, no m atter h ow d i sco u raged we beco me. B u t wh i l e w e ca n fo rce pai n f u l m emories o u t of o u r m i nds, pa i n accu m u lates d e e p wi t h i n , p o i so n i n g o u r l ives by d eg rees. T h e o l der w e beco m e, t h e more d i ffi cu l t i t can be to s u p port t h e i l l u s i o n of sati sfacti o n . Eve n t u a l ly, a t t h e end of o u r l ives, we wi l l have to face o u r own s i t u a t i o n d i rect ly.