Re: Krishnamurti on the Ending of Time

In Krishnamurti's teachings, 'time' is used in a specialized way and refers to the psychological movement of 'becoming' based on memory and projection.  He contends that we can move beyond this particular psychological orientation – e.g., identification with images.  I believe this is possible.  But it appears to be another question altogether, whether we can move beyond time in all its forms – not just as psychological projection, but as that dimension of being that allows for the creative unfolding of events.

It is very difficult to imagine moving beyond time altogether – even if one has had 'timeless' experiences in which experiencing ceases and there is a kind of 'void' or gap, or a presence beyond form and motion.  These experiences may first appear to be bounded on either side by the normal sense of time, but then you may find that that 'presence' is the background or even the abiding flavor of all experiencing. 

Because of this intimacy of timeless presence and time, I prefer words such as the Fourth Time (Nyingma Buddhism) or Great Time (TSK) to refer to that dimension of being traditionally called 'the timeless.'