In Time
n. the experience as it is happening, separate from the reflective experience.
In time is the first assumption of Soma Literacy. Everything happens in time. This is not the “just in time” of catching your bus, but rather, the “Step In Time” that Bert sings about in Mary Poppins.
The concept of in time highlights the aspiration to entrain to our sur- roundings and that that entrainment happens only when a compromise is made between oneself and the other force. Further, the compromise must be made at the opportune moment (kairos). Once missed, the entrainment is impossible and in time is broken.
In time is the experience as it is happening, separate from the reflective experience. Zen practice speaks of being present. This is the essence of in time. It is “in the moment” and should be treated as a unique, fleeting, and the most authentic mode of interaction. Memories warp, evolve, define and redefine past events. The sensuous experience, as it happens in time, is the authentic performance that only happens once.