Have you noticed how time behaves in your life? When we are joyful, hours pass like minutes. Yet in sadness or anxiety, even minutes feel like eternity. Imagine a lover waiting in the park for his beloved—each passing minute seems like an hour. But when she finally arrives, that same hour dissolves into fleeting seconds. Albert Einstein reflected on such experiences while shaping his theory of relativity, which changed the classical way of looking at the physical world.

What does this reveal? Time is not constant—it bends and shifts with the state of our mind. On the physical plane, physics confirms that time and space are not fixed absolutes but depend on the observer’s frame of reference.

Every object in the universe has two dimensions: inner and outer. The outer is finite, bound by time, space, and energy. The inner is limitless—omnipotent (ÀfUÊVfdöY¸ff³f), timeless—omnitemporal (ÀfUʽ¹ff´fe), and spaceless—omnipresent (ÀfUÊUfþÊ°fZ). The outer is the manifestation of the inner. When the mind attunes to inner loving energy, time seems to accelerate due to its timeless attribute; when it focuses outward in anxious expectation, time stretches endlessly—just like a lover waiting for his beloved before reunion, and dissolving thereafter. Any object, when it fully becomes aware of its inner energy, dissolves into nothingness—an inner black hole—just as Meera vanished through her deep devotion to Krishna. That is why, when awareness rests in the inner self, one experiences love, peace, and bliss. The Vedas describe the outer as Maya (illusion) and its Jaal (entanglement of consequences) but still real unless realised.

From the smallest atom to the largest star, everything reflects this duality. If even a rock could awaken through some medium, it might perceive both realms. Human beings, through meditation and inquiry, strive to realize this truth. The mind acts as the bridge, capable of dissolving the apparent separation of inner and outer. We are not the body, not even the mind, but pure awareness. The mind too is a subtle material object, not pure energy.

Even cosmic bodies reveal this dual nature. Their inner essence is unique, while their outer influence distorts spacetime through gravity. Life on Earth arises from countless variables—the universe, the Milky Way, the solar system, planetary alignments, and social surroundings. This is what Krishna revealed to Arjuna: the entire universe within himself. Astrology, too, finds its roots in this understanding—how celestial bodies influence one’s life.

For a meditator, time and space gradually lose their grip. Duration and distance dissolve. Mystics in samadhi experience timelessness, even astral journeys in an instant. Prophecy belongs to this inner realm, where past, present, and future coexist simultaneously due to its timeless property. The outcome of prophecy shifts depending on the sum total of all variables acting at the given moment. Therefore, no prophecy or prediction can be 100% accurate—it can only indicate future potential. Only the present is real; past and future are illusions. Hence, the wise urge us to live fully in the here and now to access the inner realm.

Miracles and prophecies are glimpses of this inner faculty. Yet when displayed to the masses, they often harden into dogma, because ordinary minds struggle to comprehend and start worshipping out of fear. True religion is not collective but individualistic and experiential. There is no god as a person; even creation itself is not created by any god. Godliness does exist as the creative force—limitless, innocent, eternal, blissful energy—vibrating every moment as fresh and new.