Dipped in Original Wisdom:
"High in the Andes live the Aymarans. A tribe born with their toes dipped in original wisdom. They place the future at their backs and face their past with the intentness of a woman scanning a mirror for wrinkles or chin hair. An Aymaran gestures over his shoulder to indicate next year and will point straight ahead if you need directions to yesterday. ... I know in my old bones that sing their aching melodies through the night, that the Aymarans got it right. It is not the future but the past that looms that blooms in front of me unfailing as my neighbor's azaleas. We're walking home backwards, every step is a point of discovery and return. There is in this reversal of position and perspective, a certain comfort to be derived." What follows is a beautiful reflection. [more]

Be The Change:
This article explores the Aymaran concept of time, and looks at how different languages reflect, and shape, our conception of time. [more]

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On Jun 16, 2009 Ganoba Date writes:	I treat time like space. It is all around me and within me too. When I came across the idea of psychological  space for the first time, it was like meeting an alien. i did not know how to make sense of it or to deal with it. Many people steeped in the idea of a physical space are equally lost. The fact, however, is that the world is not all physical. So we better get used to the idea of other dimensions than the 2 or 3 that we know of. Life is tremendously fascinating then.
On Jun 16, 2009 Conrad writes:	Great Pavi. It reminds me  number 1 below. Jim Guinan sent  1 and the other 11 which compliment what you are saying. You have my gratitude. Conrad 1. Increase the tendency to let things happen rather than make things happen. 2. Have frequent attacks of smiling. 3. Have feelings of being connected with others and nature. 4.  Have frequent, almost overwhelming, episodes of appreciation. 5. Have the tendency to think and act spontaneously, rather than from fears based on past experiences.  6. Have an unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment, and to make the best out of each experience. 7. Lose the ability to worry. 8. Lose interest in conflict. 9. Lose interest in interpreting the actions of others.  10. Lose interest in judging others.  11. Lose interest in judging self.  12. Be compassionate to self and others without expecting anything in return.
On Jun 16, 2009 Shilpa writes:	An interesting article "dipped in original wisdom"!  Words intricately woven as threads in beautiful Aguayo textile and Aymaran shawl. Aptly quoted as well.
On Jun 16, 2009 Shilpa writes:	to Pavi, Great article and quote! Well written!
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