An exact understanding of time is not necessary to walk the mystical path with confidence. What matters is our openness to experience beyond the physical senses. Students of mysticism are gently guided to realise that time is not an absolute reality, but rather a construct of human perception, shaped by the boundaries of our three-dimensional awareness.

Some seekers accept this insight intuitively, trusting in deeper understanding to unfold with experience. For others, time remains a puzzle—a riddle the intellect tries to solve, but never fully can.

Time as a Human Framework

We speak of “points in time” as if they are fixed realities. Yet such points are purely arbitrary markers, chosen for convenience. Take “noon,” for instance. It seems definite—a moment when the sun is at its highest in the sky from a particular place. But even this is a relative event, depending on where we stand on Earth’s surface.

Because the Earth continuously spins, there are infinite “noons” occurring across its surface. To bring order to this fluidity, we created time zones—a useful agreement, but an artificial one. The moment we cross time zones by flight, we notice the illusion: we can arrive at a destination thousands of miles away at the same hour we departed. We carry the sensation of duration, but the clock plays its own game.

Time: Illusion with Purpose

Though time is not real in the Cosmic sense, it feels real to us because we move through experiences in sequence. One thing follows another, and so we perceive time as duration. This illusion is necessary, even sacred. Without it, we could not participate meaningfully in life’s unfolding journey.

Time allows us to move through space. It allows choice, growth, and transformation. If we travel from one place to another, we must cross all points in between, and that crossing takes what we call time. But this is a rhythm of movement, not a law of the universe. It is the soul personality’s way of anchoring itself in physical experience.

Time Between Incarnations

Many ask: “What happens during the time between death and rebirth?” It is said there may be “years” between incarnations. But whose years? Time on Earth cannot be measured on the Cosmic Plane. The question itself assumes that earthly time applies to higher dimensions—a mistake born of limited perception.

The soul personality, between incarnations, dwells in eternity, not time. It does not wait. It does not count days. It simply is—immersed in the eternal flow of Love, Light, and Cosmic Force. When it reincarnates, it does so not “after” a specific period, but in accordance with the law of spiritual resonance and karmic readiness.

A Glimpse Beyond Time

To comprehend this, consider a metaphor. Imagine standing in a doorway, looking at a street. A parade passes by. One float at a time appears, crosses your view, and disappears. That is how we usually perceive life: a stream of events, one after another. We name them, record them, and create the illusion of a linear past and a future still to come.

Now imagine being lifted to the rooftop above. Suddenly you can see the entire parade—past, present, and future—all at once. It was always there, but your vantage point limited your experience of it. From the rooftop, the illusion of linear time dissolves into a wholeness of Being.

This is how it is when the soul personality shifts from objective consciousness to Cosmic Consciousness. The temporal becomes eternal. What was fragmented becomes unified. This is not a matter of belief—it is direct knowing.

Eternity Is Not Endless Time

Many think of eternity as an endless stretch of time. But this is another illusion. Eternity is not time extended—it is the absence of time altogether. It is pure presence. Only here. Only now. In this state, the soul is not waiting or journeying—it is simply and fully itself, attuned to the Divine.

To touch even a moment of this awareness is to be “lifted to the rooftop,” where all that ever was, is, or will be exists in sacred simultaneity. From that place, we no longer need to wonder. We no longer need to believe.
We know.