8.c. The Spiritual and Psycho-Social Relevance of Absolute Time
In the frame Absolute Time Resonance Theory, time is not only seen as a physical parameter, but as an existential field and resonance of meaning. Therefore, the restoration of human relations with absolute time has profound implications for the spiritual and psycho-social realms.
1. Spirituality as Resonance with Non-Dualistic Time
In many spiritual traditions --- from Taoism, to Sufism, to Vedanta philosophy --- there is an understanding that the "eternal" or "unchanging" is present in every moment. This concept of absolute time in this theory represents a cosmic field of consciousness that is not bound by the linear arrow of time.
In meditation, dhikr, prayer, and silent awareness, humans are not "escaping from time," but reunited back to the source of time.
Examples in Islam: draft Day(QS. Al-Insan: 1) as primordial time, andSaknahas a state of serenity that arises from the soul's synchronization with Divine time.
Examples in Buddhism: Anicca(impermanence) actually opens up an understanding of the presence of absolute, unchanging emptiness.
In the Western mystical tradition: Kairos as divine time, different fromChronoswhich is linear.
Absolute time, in this case, is not a quantitative entity, but sacred existential quality.
2. Psychology of Time and Mental Health
Neurocognitive and positive psychology studies show that the perception of time greatly influences quality of life:
