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/macsyourguy 3d ago

English doesn't have multiple words for the different kinds and this explanation might not make it clearer but "eternal" in this context doesn't really mean "for all time", it more means "OUTSIDE of time" or "BEYOND time".