nontime非时间

In The Early Sessions Book 9, Seth provides an in-depth exposition of the concept of "nontime" (nontime / no time), revealing its essence as a timeless state transcending linear temporal flow. The following is a summary of the book's treatment of the concept of nontime: I. The essence of nontime: the psychological reality closest to truth. Seth points out that what humans call "time" basically does not exist, and "nontime" is closest to true reality ^[1]. Time is actually formed and produced from nontime; nontime is psychological experience and psychological reality, and time always serves nontime ^[2]. Time is superimposed upon nontime, just as mass in a physical system is superimposed upon form ^[3]. Furthermore, nontime is the energy source that provides the temporal foundation humans currently experience; all possibilities have their reality in nontime, and the creative achievements attained in nontime generate the probable realities in all time systems ^[4]. II. Characteristics of perception and experience in nontime. In the nontime state, experience and perception exhibit characteristics entirely different from those of the physical world: First, nontime is as plastic as space ^[5]. In nontime, one can perceive at one's own pace and organize experience in one's own way, no longer needing artificial aids such as time or matter ^[6]. Second, in nontime, images do not need to have the same permanence as in the physical world; they change their shapes according to the intensity behind them ^[5]. Finally, in nontime, experience is far more direct and does not need to be described in words ^[4]. III. Entities, personalities, and the "Nontime Principle." Nontime is the natural state of operation for multidimensional personalities and entities: In nontime, the various parts of an entity exist freely, with no time barriers separating them, and multidimensional personalities can establish connections on different levels ^[7]. Personalities dwelling in nontime can fully recognize and use time systems. They regard time systems as a tool for organizing perception, like building roads, constructing timetables or systems for specific purposes ^[8]. Furthermore, the "Nontime Principle" stipulates that personalities can only participate in specific ways in systems (camouflage structures) with which they have become familiar through their own experience ^[9]. For advanced personalities accustomed to nontime, being confined within human timetables is extremely difficult, because the illusion of time is too obvious to them ^[10]. IV. The relationship between humans and nontime. Seth clarifies how humans block out and occasionally contact nontime: Humans block out awareness of nontime and accept the concept of time and camouflage structures, because once physical matter is accepted, the time system becomes indispensable ^[11]. Humans enter deeply into nontime in certain dream states, but upon waking these experiences seem chaotic because humans are accustomed to organizing perception through time ^[12]. Certain advanced projections of consciousness also involve nontime, but without preparation this brings confusion ^[11]. Finally, humans come from nontime, enter what is called time, and ultimately return to nontime. Nontime is where humans have their primary existence and the foundation of their identity ^[4].

In Seth Speaks, Seth elaborates in detail on the "nontime" or timeless state that transcends linear time's passage. Its core formulations and distinctive facets are mainly manifested in the following dimensions: First, liberation from the linear time framework and the psychological experience of the "moment point." Seth points out that they do not exist within any time framework known to humanity; minutes, hours, and years have lost their meaning and magic for them ^[1]. They do not feel human time sequences, but rather travel through different "intensities." All their work, development, and experience occur within a framework called the "moment point" ^[1]. In the "moment point," simultaneous actions freely follow one another according to associative patterns, the most minute thought can instantly produce results, all possibilities are thoroughly explored, and one can even simultaneously and completely feel a person's past, present, and future ^[1]. Second, breaking free from the "time mold" and the experience of "psychological time." In the nontime state, events and forms are free, rather than being glued within a "jelly-like time mold" ^[2]. In Seth's environment there is no restriction of time sequences such as "four in the afternoon" or "nine in the evening," but he emphasizes that if he chose to experience it, nothing would prevent him from experiencing time sequence ^[3]. They feel a kind of "psychological time" according to the intensity of experience, and this time has its own peaks and valleys, similar to the speeding up or slowing down of human emotional feelings, but with great differences ^[3]. Third, intuitive association replaces time sequence. Seth explains that humanity's sense of the continuity of physical reality is obtained by its own movement through time, but if the perceptual apparatus were built upon "intuitive association" rather than "time sequence," experience would be completely different ^[4]. In this state, past and present objects can be seen simultaneously, and their appearance is rationalized through associative connections rather than through temporal succession ^[4]. Fourth, the absence of space-time limitations in dream reality. Dream reality is a more natural operating state than physical reality. In dreams, consciousness is not limited by space and time, and between the conception of concepts and their concrete construction there is no "time gap" as in the physical world (that is, there is no time interval) ^[5]. This dream experience without space-time limitations is exactly the same as the nontime environment one may encounter after death ^[5]. Fifth, multiple presents and the inability to understand time intervals. In broader systems of existence, the perception of time differs greatly. For example, several thousand human years may be experienced by certain consciousnesses as one second, and perceived as a "present moment" ^[6]. These consciousnesses experience vivid and clear "multiple presents," and can alter these probabilities at infinite points ^[6]. Because personalities in many other systems have no knowledge whatsoever of human concepts of time, they find it very difficult to understand why humans, when looking at events, see "time intervals" between one event and another ^[7].

In The Nature of Personal Reality, Seth expounds the concept of "nontime" or "simultaneous time" that transcends linear temporal flow. This concept overturns humanity's conventional cognition of past, present, and future, revealing the multidimensional and simultaneous nature of reality. Its core exposition and distinctive aspects are as follows: I. The simultaneity of time and the distortion of linear causality. Seth points out that all "time" actually occurs simultaneously ^[1]. In simultaneous time, punishment and the act that leads to punishment exist at the same time, so traditional notions of punishment and karmic retribution lose their meaning. The theory of reincarnation is only an extremely distorted interpretation created by the conscious mind in a linear manner. In the broader reality, there is no absolute cause and effect, although they are root assumptions within physical reality ^[1]. II. Instantaneous materialization and the dynamic unfolding of multiple lives. In the nontime state, beliefs, thoughts, and emotions materialize immediately, and multiple lives are also the result of "existence" naturally extending and instantly manifesting ^[2]. This "immediacy" does not refer to a static state of perfection, because everything is still happening; the individual's past, present, and future selves are all simultaneously experiencing different events ^[2]. III. Neurological mechanisms and the illusion of "now." Human perception of temporal continuity and the illusion of "now" are caused by the innate neurological response intervals of the bodily apparatus and the limited behavior of the physical brain, which serve effective survival in the material world ^[3]. In fact, the "future" is too fast to be perceived by the physical senses, and the "past" is still happening; the body and cells themselves record the entire event, but the linearly adjusted consciousness cannot perceive it ^[3]. IV. Normal experiences transcending linear time. Seth points out that the "distortions of time" people experience in childhood and old age are actually experiences of a "time environment" that is more normal than clock time ^[4]. By altering states of consciousness and separating experience from the neurological structures activated by time, individuals can more directly experience the essence of nonphysical reality and discover other probable selves ^[3]. Furthermore, form is essentially nonphysical, and existence possesses a kind of "future neurological structure"; within the larger cosmic form, an individual's actions and beliefs affect the entire universe ^[5].