INTRODUCTION

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EvenifIcompletelyacceptthatultimatelytimeisanillusion,
whatdifferenceisthatgoingtomakeinmylife?Istillhave
toliveinaworldthatiscompletelydominatedbytime.

Intellectual agreement is just another belief and won't make
much differencetoyour life. To realize this truth,you need
to liveit.When every cell of your body issopresent that it
feelsvibrant withlife,andwhenyoucan feel that lifeevery
momentasthejoyofBeing,thenitcanbe saidthatyouare
freeoftime.

ButIstillhavetopaythebillstomorrow,andIamstillgoing
to growold and die just like everybody else. So howcan I
eversaythatIamfreeoftime?

Tomorrow'sbillsarenottheproblem.Thedissolutionofthe
physicalbodyisnotaproblem.LossofNowistheproblem,
orrather:thecoredelusionthatturnsameresituation,event,
or emotion into apersonal problem andintosuffering. Loss
ofNowislossofBeing.
To be free of time is to be free of the psychological
needofpastforyouridentityandfutureforyourfulfillment.
It represents the most profound transformation of