Mystery of Time: Teachings from Kabbalah
from Power of Kabbalah by Yehuda Berg
Mystery of Time It seems to us that the past is gone and the future is not yet here. Yet past and present are always with us. Two thousand years after the ancient Kabbalists revealed this concept, Einestein (who was a profound mystic by the way along with his ingenious scientific mind) made similar assertions.
It’s only the limits of our consciousness that prevent us from perceiving yesterday and tomorrow – right now.
But how can past, present and future all exist at once?
Here is a thought experiment: Imagine a 30 story building.
We are now standing on the 15th floor, which represent the present moment.
Floors 1 through 14 represent the increments of time that brought us to this moment.
Floors 16 through 30 represent the future of our lives.
What do we currently perceive with our five senses?
Only the 15th floor.
We cannot see the floors below, and we cannot see the floors above.
Yet all the floors – that is, past, present, and future – exist as one unified whole: the entire 30 story building.
And if we could float outside the building’s 15th floor and look at it from a distance, we could see all 30 stories at once!
That’s a nice abstract concept to engage the mind, but what’s the lesson for our lives? Read more…