Time and God’s Dream

How can one reconcile the non-dual perspective of time with the apparent continuity of time in everyday experience? Rupert says: ‘When you dream at night, what takes no time in the waking state can take weeks in the dream state. Similarly, what takes weeks in the waking state takes no time in consciousness. The appearance of time and space correlates directly with thought and perception – when there is thinking and perceiving, there is time and space. When there’s no thought and perception, there’s no time and space. Time and space are not inherent in reality; they are how reality appears when perceived through the filter of thought and perception. The world doesn’t veil its reality; it shines with it. Every object, every pebble, every blade of grass, every tree, every mountain is shining with being. It’s only our belief that objects are made of something other than infinite consciousness that causes the world to seem to veil its reality.’

From event 05 - 12 April, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at Mandali, 5–12 April 2025

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