Clocks are gentle
companions who helps us remember impermanence. They are like miniature copies
of the thangkas of the Wheel of Samsara with the top of the dial symbolizing
the higher states of existence (humans, asuras and gods) and the lower part of
the dial, reminding us of the lower realms (hungry spirits, animals and hell
beings).
As the hands of the clock move constantly from hour 12 (the highest heaven
of the gods) to 6 (the most terrible hell), life in samsara is never certain.
Whatever we think we gain we'll lose in the next moment. Everything is
momentary and our unenlightened minds are not reliable. This is why there is NO
time for the so-called spiritual evolution. All we have is this fragile moment,
this short break before death ...