Material Sky vs Transcendental Sky

[Paramhamsa Vani]

Sree Sree Guru Gaurangau Jayatah!

To understand the time factor we are to very carefully note the instruction given about it in the authentic scriptures of India. There are two kinds of sky—material sky and transcendental sky. In the material sky there exist three states of time factor—past, present and future. But in the transcendental spiritual sky there exists no past or future, only present. As long as we are in the grip of material egos, being enveloped by the illusory energy consisting of the three primal qualities—rajah, sattva and tamah, we are in the grip of material time—past, present and future (by rajah-guna living beings are created, by sattva-guna they are sustained and by tamah-guna they are destroyed).

Words uttered in the material sphere with material egos are material words which will give us contact with non-eternal things and relations causing bondage and the threefold sufferings—(1) physical and mental sufferings (2) sufferings caused by other living beings (now-a-days horrifying sufferings are inflicted by the human beings themselves) and (3) natural calamities. Transcendental realised souls can utter transcendental sound which will give us contact with the Eternal Blissful Entity, the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna and His devotees. If we associate with worldly people we shall hear worldly words and our minds will be attached to non-eternal things of this world. Provided we associate with realised souls, we will be in contact with transcendental sounds with transcendental rhythm which can awaken the eternal real nature of the soul viz. eternal pure devotion to the Supreme Lord.

--- Jagad-guru His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj