ZEN FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF QUANTUM MECHANICS - 2

So, what happens when you've finally become unentangled (during zazen, for example, if you're doing it correctly, of course)?

Firstly, you begin to feel that you're the centre (of the Universe), that is, now it's not you're moving along the road, but the road is moving relative to you, towards you* (I can see similarities with Waugh's ideas here).

Ones you reach this state, you can be fully aware of your body and the external world at the same time, and you start to be able to intuitively grasp reality instantly as a whole.

Secondly, you begin to feel that time is flowing from the future to the past** -- that's how time flows when you're the centre, the reference point. It's the same as the previous point, but now it's about your perception of time: it's not you're moving from the past to the future, but the future is moving towards you. Indeed, we always say that the future turns into the past, not vice versa. I reckon what this really means is the Possible turns into the Actual, which in turn implies that when you're in this state, your future is not entirely determined by the past so you have a choice (I'll dwell on free will in some next posts).

At this point, you begin to anticipate the future -- this is what I call Zen intuition -- but surprisingly, it's all about how you have to act in the long run to maintain this state of mind.

Some may say that all what we see is the past, but it's actually not. In fact, it takes for the brain some time, about 0.1second, to process visual information, so to correct what we perceive, the brain models the future and anticipates what's going to happen. Otherwise, if we, for instance, walked at a speed of 1 meter per second, the error, the lag, would be 0.1 meters.

So, what I've learnt from my Zen practice is that there're two perspectives.

From one perspective, as the majority see the world, you're part of something -- a group, tribe, etc -- it's a realm of hierarchy; you share the same opinion, ideology with others; your present is entirely determined by the past; you explore the world empirically.

From the other perspective, you're the centre; you're alone: the whole universe is just you; you perceive it instantly as a whole, and in this way you understand it; you see and evaluate the world from your own perspective; you're free: your present is not determined by the past so you have a choice.

To be continued.


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* https://0zen1.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-main-trick-walking-zazen_22.html

** https://0zen1.blogspot.com/search/label/time