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Time passes, but not in your mind

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I believe that the greatest wonder in the world is mind. And it is the super-fast traveller in the universe. It can travel back and forth in time. Mind tries to pull or push you away from present. It makes you wander in the past and future.

It is not time bounded. There is no start or end for the mind journey. No one can tie it down. Therefore there is no time in mind.

Oh.. mind is winning over time.. It is really great while thinking more on it.

We always tell like ‘time will go on’. But often we forget about the exception, i.e. our own mind. Our thoughts wander here and there like a free horse, sometimes slowly, sometime swiftly.

When we think about the whole universe, it is rolling over time from past to future.. (or is it from future to past..?. I donno.)

There is no return path for the life in universe.  It cannot go back to past (or can it go back?, I donno). Time passes whether we measure it or not..

But time does not exist in mind. It is freed from time. Have you wondered about this mystery of mind..?

Author: Akhila

Akhila is a self-motivated life-long learner and a self-published author.. She posts technical articles on her blog qualitynotion.com. She runs a personal blog, wordsandnotion.com where she writes about everything from illusion to reality.

86 thoughts on “Time passes, but not in your mind”

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  1. My script Version
    August 9, 2017 at 4:55 pm

    I agree. But not only wonder that nature has created but also the greatest possession that humankind ever can! I read an article https://cheaptale.blogspot.in/2017/08/greatest-possession-of-mankind.html in which it said that the mind is also a nonsense creation. Contradiction but nice article.

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  2. Shweta Suresh
    May 17, 2017 at 1:45 pm

    Great thoughts, dear. The human mind is amazing. Not only can it hold tons of memories, it can also travel to any place, anytime. Nammal physically oridathanenkilum our mind can travel to places miles away. Distanceum timeum onnum illa. No boundaries. Only limited by our imaginations. It’s like having an unlimited open ticket to travel anywhere, alle..

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  3. shifafawaz
    May 6, 2017 at 7:01 pm

    Yes! I totally agree…
    Our mind is so powerful since nothing can tie it down. It is free and has no boundaries..
    Very thought-provoking! 🙂

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  4. Prajakta
    May 3, 2017 at 3:21 pm

    Well.. the mind created time! Time as a concept is superficial anyway 🙂

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  5. mylittlepursuitsofhappyness
    May 3, 2017 at 9:50 am

    Our mind is working all the time..though time passes what stays engraved in our minds stays the same.. everything associated with it too.. though the instances may be old or history it still knows how to cope with it in the current time on the other hand the heart can disturb you.. heart can over rule your mind..

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  6. 2ndhalfolife
    May 3, 2017 at 3:57 am

    It is often very hard for the mind (as us) to be present in ‘the moment’…

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  7. Frank Frisson
    May 2, 2017 at 10:47 pm

    The mysteries of the mind has always fascinated me. Thanks for this post!

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  8. thewritewomanblog
    May 2, 2017 at 6:44 pm

    Our mind makes or breaks us. It’s strange ways makes the entire universe conspire to achieving what you wish and can bring you down on your knees binding your life into a bubble of fear and anxiety. The powers of the mind. Good one, Akhi!

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  9. Fny
    May 2, 2017 at 3:44 pm

    Akways! I cannot not think about it. ^^

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  10. boundlessblessingsblog
    May 2, 2017 at 3:29 pm

    Great words, Akhila and time is a mystery and mind is always flitting like a monkey sometimes here or there but never in one place. Awesome post.

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  11. Moushmi Radhanpara
    May 2, 2017 at 11:50 am

    This is such a thought.
    mind always wanders off. My mind never stays at a point. It has to dance off from one thought to another.

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  12. Bikramjit
    May 2, 2017 at 11:47 am

    True true .. Good job we don’t have the rewind button otherwise I am sure mind would have made us press’s it a few times..

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  13. Colors of my life
    May 2, 2017 at 11:24 am

    In my opinion, my weakness/lackness/sluggishness/success/gain/plus all related to mind.

    When I set myself a goal with concentration, everything comes in order. And if I said, let’s do it tomorrow. Than its just the mind playing up.

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  14. Ben Aqiba
    February 14, 2017 at 4:22 pm

    Well, Mind is the most important thing in our life.
    We need to learn how to use it properly.He can push us to the stars, and trow us in mud. I have cured most of my illness with my mind.Allergies, inflammation…

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  15. onyajay
    January 24, 2017 at 6:17 am

    This was kind of a nice notion for me. I can see myself as maybe an archaeologist, or a famous singer… (though I think that future is probably unlikely!) …or with grey hair (which is far more likely), or even slim??!! ha ha. In your mind you can be 12 years old, I can remember falling off my roller skates and breaking my arm on my 13th birthday. I can be in high school again (yikes) or giving birth or in London or digging for opals. I can have influenza or be cuddling my two year old. Yes….this is the benefit of a mind with no time.
    It’s called memory. What a wonderful thing. My mother is still smiling at me, after all these years.
    Thankyou.

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  16. Hunain Mehmood
    October 25, 2016 at 1:35 am

    I really loved reading all of your notions. This one in particular got to me. Mind indeed lies in a timeless realm. To run away from all of my worries i sometimes create this world within my mind. It’s not an illusion but more of like a bounded world free of past, present and future. It helps me calm down myself. Have a moment of peace without having any thought of any kind. As soon as this world gets destroyed the mind again races back and and forth between what was, what is and what will be. I hope i don’t sound vague lol.
    https://theravagingsilence.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/the-world-inside/
    Give this a read. you might understand what im talking about.

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  17. GK Dutta
    June 3, 2016 at 11:42 pm

    Creative Words… loved to read it!

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  19. avinamdar
    May 28, 2016 at 5:28 pm

    Wonderful post Akhila ! Have had similar thoughts so many times, Cheers 🙂

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  21. 2ndhalfolife
    May 28, 2016 at 2:02 am

    Time and the mind are mysterious things….if we could break the code we’d be famous. So many books, movies, art given over trying to figure out what it all means! But we need mystery!! 🙂

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  22. calebspen
    May 28, 2016 at 1:59 am

    I love the freedom of the mind . a place of solitude and where you could create a life you want and be happy .with the mind they are no limitations. Great post

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  23. Antra
    May 27, 2016 at 8:40 pm

    Wow! Thats so true! Mind travels its own distance, in it own direction, at its own time and yes it can never be tied 👍

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  24. shilpamohan5
    May 27, 2016 at 5:10 pm

    Exactly…mind is actually a wonder..also it s dfntly the most strong and most powerful thing in the world..

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  26. jacquelineobyikocha
    May 27, 2016 at 2:10 pm

    Very interesting piece . Hmm to exist without the concept of time.

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  27. myheartbeats4ublog
    May 27, 2016 at 1:47 pm

    hey, another nice one. hmmm..mind and time! mind is independent of time and is perpetually in motion..time cant match pace with the speed and multi-directional movement of the mind!!

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  28. extinct0703
    May 27, 2016 at 1:12 pm

    At time I wonder if you are an IT professional or pyscology student doing Phd.

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  29. mySestina
    May 27, 2016 at 1:01 pm

    Great Post Akhila…. Mind is such a fascinating gift that we humans have. I get carried away with its capabilities and the infinite possibilities it can create… Ohh, I am having goosebumps thinking about it… Thanks for sharing

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  30. Parveen Sabharwal
    May 27, 2016 at 12:41 pm

    Yes true our mind never lives in present. It is sad while looking in the past and takes you to cloud nine by thinking about the shiny future

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