Life is not a pendulum

We all have seen those old wall clocks with a pendulum swinging tirelessly from left to right. They were fascinating creations – steady, rhythmic, and always in motion. In a way, our lives today resemble that pendulum, constantly swinging between the past and the future. We are taught that time is linear – divided into past, present, and future – and that life is a journey from one point to another. But is that really how life works?

WHAT IS TIME?

The greatest understanding is that there is no real past or future – they exist only in our minds. The past is nothing more than memories, and the future is only imagination. You cannot hold tomorrow or yesterday in your hands today. Even the hour that has just gone by is gone forever.

Yet, we continue to live as though time is a race – from school to career, from success to retirement. When someone’s journey ends early, we call it “an unfinished story.” But was life ever meant to be measured by the distance travelled? Life is not meant to be a horizontal journey from point A to B to C.

LIFE IS VERTICAL

Life is vertical – not horizontal. It is not about moving forward in time but about growing deeper in awareness. The only real moment we have is now. How deeply and consciously we live in this very moment defines the quality of our life.

Every experience, every interaction, every breath is an opportunity to go deeper within and rise higher in understanding. Life is not about how far you go, but how present you are. The real growth is not in age or achievement, but in the height of awareness and the depth of being. The true progress of life lies in expanding your presence in the now. When your awareness deepens, every small act becomes sacred, and every moment becomes a doorway to peace.

POWER OF ATTENTION

Our attention is our greatest weapon. Our energy follows our attention. The mind loves swinging like a pendulum between yesterday and tomorrow. When the pendulum of your mind slows down and learns to rest in the middle, you touch the timelessness – a space of deep silence, peace, and contentment. Peace is in the stillness of ‘NOW’.

Sometimes we feel that timeless silence in our power nap, 10 minutes feel like 2 hours. Let’s feed in our minds that life is not a race to reach somewhere; it is a journey to be here – fully, deeply, and beautifully. Train your mind to live this moment in its fullest height and depth – and life will rise vertically within you- deeper & higher.

Let the pendulum rest – let life rise vertically.

Courtesy: Rajyoga Meditation Centre, Kingston (meditation courses and counselling are offered free of charge). Get in touch via email: bkmeditation.jam@gmail.com or call: 876-853-7848. Follow them on Instagram: rajyoga_meditation_jamaica.