KAl Bhairavi Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhairavi

By Jayant Kalawar, June 11^th 2023

It depends. On phase of life cycle. On particular circumstances at a given time and so on. Desh-kAl-paristhiti.

That said, there is a way to expand the sense of time to live a more fulfilling life.

Living in the world of senses makes us seek sense gratification through pleasures. Sense pleasures are transitory. The demand for seeking out different ways of gratifying the senses keeps increasing. Time passes quickly in pursuit of sense pleasures.

Living in the world of buddhi, the intellect, slows down time. ShravaNa (interpret as study here) and manana (contemplation, through writing, repetitive performing) can help here. Study and writing slow down time, as your attention gets focused. Same happens with learning and performing music, dance, painting, sculpting. Focused attention slows down time, enabling the physical and emotional body a better chance to be in rhythm with its natural environment.

Living more and more in dhAraNA and dhyAnA slows down time even further. It expands the possibilities of living a more fulfilling life.

Hope some of you, after reading this you have curiosity to ask how to do this. That curiosity will make you a mumukshu, a seeker.