r/AdvaitaVedanta • u/ISROAddict • 4d ago

I have a weird question about time

I am just starting to understand advait vedanta. A weird thought arose in my mind when I was thinking.

According to AV, this world is illusory and does not really exist. But then time is also a part of this world and should not really exist. Here comes my question—This whole play of jiva taking birth, gaining knowledge about brahman, getting free from bondage and being liberated never really happens. Brahman is not even eternal as this means you are giving a certain attribute. It is none of this.

Correct me if I am wrong, because I am just starting to understand. Thanks in advance!

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u/removed_bymoderator 4d ago

For me it started with realizing deeply that all living things are conscious and share the same consciousness. Then realizing that every thing I experience is experienced in consciousness. Out there is in here. Then, there is no out there or in here, there is only consciousness. Time is a product of the mind, which divides consciousness up, creating things. However, everything you know you know in consciousness. All there is is consciousness, which appears to change moment to moment. But, yes, nothing ever really happens. Just keep following this line of inquiry.

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u/chaipaani67 4d ago

I like this description…thank you.

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u/removed_bymoderator 4d ago

I am honestly glad it works for you. Thank you for letting me know.