Time - Infinitesimal and Infinite

Time is a myth. We often hear people saying, ‘I don’t have enough time’, ‘time is running very fast’ etc. There are some other who say, ‘Time is running slow’ etc. We find in these two cases, there are a contraction and expansion of time. In fact, time doesn’t contract or expand as we know.

Confines of time

Scientifically, we measure time by observing the relative motion of celestial bodies, in relation to one another. Also, there are thousands of satellites hovering around us to determine the time to a millionth of a second. If that so, then why then do we feel this expansion and contraction of time?

Time – Infinitesimal

Time exists in relation to an event. The event is nothing but an engagement to sense objects. The sense objects are a limited kind of thing as we know. As one engages in these objects, the man comes into being and comes under the confines of time.

Existence-object-time coexists with each other. The ‘I’ serves as the linchpin for this trio. The ‘I’ gets attracted to objects, generates existence and time in turn. Then we revolve around time. We feel we are getting old, getting retired from office and so on. Why should we get old and retired at all? We get consumed by time. In the infinite existence of time, our entire life looks infinitesimal.

As we get engaged in sense objects, we feel hurried by time. We find ourselves limited and anxious. There is a sense of insecurity. We find ourselves late to office, work remains distasteful, and feel bludgeoned by time. The result of this finite existence in time is always pressure, anxiety, and insecurity.

Time – infinite

The greatest myth which is very difficult to comprehend is that we exist. We exist in a body and eat through it. In fact, we don’t exist at all and yet we exist. It is a great paradox. As we resolve all sense impressions and resolve the ‘I’ element, then time and existence cease. Man finds himself in infinite time.

Infinite time

To resolve all the elements one has to take an inward turn. Everything must be related to the subject rather than the object. The work that we do should not have quantitative goals but rather work must reflect the building up of character necessary for the subjective turn. Work must be the matter of subjective development. 

When we resolve in that spirit, all hurrying ceases. All anxiety and pressure ceases. When we persist in the subjective development, we transcend the Existence-object-time axis. Then the self exists in infinite time.

Thank You.


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