Art

Past Lives of Shakyamuni BuddhaAfter Situ’s set of the Past Lives of Shakyamuni Buddha
Kham Region, Eastern Tibet, 19th century
Maitreya
Tibet, 17th century
Maitreya, Buddha of the Future
Mongolia, 19th century
Maitreya, Buddha of the Future, (After models designed by Zanabazar (1635–1723))
Mongolia, late 18th - early 19th century
Maitreya, the Future Buddha
Tibet, ca. second quarter of 15th century
Dipamkara Buddha
Nepal, Dated by inscription 1853
Bodhisattva Maitreya
Tibet or China, 17th - 18th century

Spiral

Shilpa Gupta in Measure Your Existence
A series on the artists from the exhibition
The Way of the Cosmos
Finding your place in the universe. Literally.
Tehching Hsieh in Measure Your Existence
A series on the artists from the exhibition
We Are All Steadily Heading Toward Death: Taryn Simon and Photography
An artist’s system for mapping blood, time, and narrative
Time, Terma, and the Kalachakra
A conversation on the Kalachakra Tantra, Tibetan prophecy, and concepts of time.
Amanda Palmer + David Eagleman
The performance artist explores time and how it relates to intimate interactions with her fans.
Loch Kelly + Piet Hut
The astrophysics professor and Buddhist teacher untangle philosophical questions that have deep practical implications.
Westworld and Hidden Treasures
How the teachings of a legendary Buddhist master resonate in popular culture today
Wizard. Tantric Master. Guru.
Learn about the legendary figure of Padmasambhava
The Approach: How Time Feels
Singing the body electric, one cell at a time
How Dogs Tell Time
Heightened senses help man's best friend negotiate the world
Everyone’s View of the World Is Different
How perception defines reality
Virtual Reality Is Buddhist: An Interview with Shezad Dawood
Linking together Buddhism, technology, art, and historical and speculative narratives
David Eagleman: On Time
Living in the present is probably impossible
Time on Retreat
Three years, three months, and three days of silence
Doing Time
Twenty years behind bars
Time in Space
An astronaut's perspective from two hundred miles up
Birth. Death. Repeat: Kalachakra, Shambhala, and the Future
In Shambhala, the land of bliss, a battle rages between karma and ignorance
As Above
A crack in time goes unnoticed
Time, Like Water
A meditation on time, ecology, and the world we live in . . . for now
Because the Present Isn’t Enough: James Gleick on Time Travel
A Victorian meme touches down in the twenty-first century
Time Makes For Dramatic Effect
The perception of time in slow motion
The Three Times
How the past, present, and future coexist in Buddhism
Finding Freedom in Time
Seeing through the eyes of the thirteenth-century Zen master Eihei Dogen
How to Live a Full, “Long” Life
Old age goes fast
How Do Poets Approach the Future?
Poems selected by the Poetry Society of New York
Tony Antonelli + Gal Zauberman
An astronaut and a behavioral researcher explore how space warps time, and what mindset is needed to venture from the Earth’s surface.
Three Perspectives on Time
Scientific and Buddhist perspectives offer ways to understand our world and imagine the possibilities if we could rethink our relationship to time.
What Does It Mean to Live in the Present?
Neuroscientist author David Eagleman explores time’s impact on our brains, everyday life, and perception of the future.
Why Does It Feel Like Time Is Moving Fast or Slow?
Neuroscientist David Eagleman explores time’s impact on our brains, everyday life, and perception of the future.
Ghiora Aharoni: The Road to Sanchi
The contemporary artist reveals his artistic process and his unique relationship to time.

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