Summary points
The impersonal time factor is the background of the material manifestation as the instrument of the Supreme Lord.
It is the ingredient of assistance offered to the material nature.
No one knows where time began and where it ends.
Time keeps a record of creation, maintenance, and destruction.
Time is a material cause of creation and a self-expansion of God.
Time is considered the impersonal feature of the Lord.
Time in Hindu and Hebrew literature is accepted as a representation of God.
Metaphysically, time is distinguished as absolute and real.
Absolute time is continuous and unaffected by material things.
Time is astronomically and mathematically calculated in relation to the speed, change and life of a particular object.
Time has nothing to do with the relativities of things.
Everything is shaped and calculated in terms of the facility offered by time.
Time is a basic measurement of the activity of our senses.
Time has no beginning and no end.
Even a slight fraction of time cannot be purchased.
Time is not subject to psychology and moments are not objective realities.
Time is intermixed with the activities of the Lord’s external energy.
Material nature works under the superintendence of the time factor.
Bhagavad Gita 9.10 confirms this conclusion.
Discussion on time, a philosophical and sometimes scary topic.
Time is slowly moving and takes away our life.
Our consciousness and how we invest our time determines our eternal life.
The final moment will decide our destination and destiny.
Vidura’s inquiry to Maitreya Muni
Vidura’s example of how he was suddenly confronted with disturbances of the material world.
He did not get affected by the turbulence of this material world, the dualities of this material world, the disturbances of this material world.
He became a seeker of truth.
He stood strong and did not give up.
He understood that he did his duty at a certain time.
He decided to leave the palace and go deeper in his own consciousness.
Vidura was well-versed in morality and ethics, but his message was not reaching Dhritarashtra’s heart.
Vidura travelled to holy places, purifying his consciousness.
He was in a submissive attitude to learn from saintly people.
He became pure in his thinking and consciousness.
After three decades, Yudhishthira Maharaj welcomed Vidura back to Hastinapura.
Yudhishthira welcomed him as holy places personified.
He had assimilated that mood and is now so holy that he could make other people holy.
He has become Bhagavata, personified Bhagavata.
The power of Shrimad Bhagavatam is that one who hears it can get tremendously purified.
Vidura was listening to Krishna’s pastimes from Uddhava.
Uddhava was in great separation from Lord Krishna.
Krishna instructed Uddhava to go to Badrikashrama.
Following the instructions of the spiritual master is more important than being in their physical presence.
Vani (words) and vapu (physical presence) are the two ways to associate with the guru.
It requires a lot of energy and tolerance to be in the presence of the guru.
Uddhava was asked to go to Badrikashrama and give the message to the sages.
Krishna appointed Uddhava as His representative.
Vidura met Uddhava and was curious to hear about Krishna.
Uddhava showed composure and focussed on the service of giving Krishna’s message.
Krishna left a message for Uddhava to tell Vidura that Krishna was remembering him.
Vidura did not know how great Krishna was until he heard from sages like Maitreya.
Soul is inconceivable, and we can only get a limited understanding of a person.
Krishna consciousness helps to go more deeper and become more personal.
Vidura’s quest to understand Krishna kept increasing.
Uddhava tells Vidura to go to Haridvara and hear from Maitreya.
Vidura was in search of Maitreya Muni.
They understood that if I have a desire, sincere desire, God will guide me.
Lord Krishna has designed this system to guide those with a sincere desire to understand Him.
Living entities transmigrate, and human form of life is rare.
Those philosophically inclined should search for what cannot be obtained by traveling the universe.
The glorification of the Supreme Lord and the process of devotional service.
Even imperfectly speaking Shrimad Bhagavatam can create a revolution.
Vidura is trying to understand and travels to Haridvara to meet Maitreya.
He understands from within that he is Maitreya.
The discussion between two great sages is recorded here.
One cannot judge a person by external looks.
Vidura heard Krishna’s pastimes from Uddhava, but is still interested in understanding Krishna’s greatness.
He had really developed a taste for Krishna’s sweetness.
One will be able to appreciate Krishna’s sweetness when somebody goes through Krishna’s greatness.
Srila Prabhupada explains that when somebody goes to the first nine cantos of Shrimad Bhagavatam then one will become self-realized soul.
Maitreya Muni is explaining about Brahma’s birth.
This material world has some beginning.
Concept of time.
Vidra inquired about how Brahma created various species.
Brahma is not an ordinary person; he is the most qualified.
Every time there is a creation he has to perform tapasya.
This also Krishna Katha.
He was inquiring about time.
Time is relative.
Time here is explained as a impersonal feature of the Supreme Lord.
Because of time, interaction of modes of material nature are happening.
So that time is said to be kala.
According to that at the atomic level there is time.
We try to catch the time but we cannot catch the time.
Time kills everyone.
Time is a factor which causes death.
Body leaves the soul, right?
We have been given some limited time.
Mostly body leaves a soul.
Whatever time we have been given we have to judiciously use that time to understand this subject matter.
When I show my efforts, when I show my endeavour, then Lord will also reciprocate from his side.
Both things are important. Our endeavour and Krishna’s mercy.
Brahma performed tapasya and got darshan of lord of in the heart.
Even the spiritual master is not present then that knowledge will be revealed within one’s heart.
One who has unflinching faith in the Supreme Lord and his spiritual master then the imports of the scriptures will be revealed in his heart.
Garbhodakashayi Vishnu meets him.
I am very pleased with your tapasya.
First-born living entity is directly certified by Lord Krishna himself.
Lord again disappeared.
He saw the water of devastation.
Brahma, he remembered the Lord’s instruction.
But again, he refocussed on the instruction.
Guru has given instruction.
Our only hope is to follow the instruction of spiritual master.
Brahma remembered that and then he again refocussed.
He was going for mega creation.
Brahma again entered into the stem of that lotus.
Brahma had the task of re-creation.
He is said to be the engineer of the universe.
Brahma created, re-created. I mean he did the secondary creation.
Srila Prabhupada followed the instructions of his spiritual master.
This Kali-yuga is also an ocean of difficulties.
This Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults.
For the sadhaka also there are. He will also see so many faults.
But the sadhaka should remain focused on the good qualities.
One should consider every day as an opportunity to perform austerity.
That spiritual consciousness that spiritual qualities one should focus otherwise materally if we judge then we will see lot of faults.
Tapasya means to go deeper.
Our consciousness when it is getting purified, we will be able to understand that this is really purifying me.
Let me play my role in the bigger goal of guru and Krishna’s service.
In that way one will be able to perfect one’s life.
Time is actually not moving.
It appears to be moving.
Everything is rotating about around time.
When we go beyond time and space, we will see everything very clearly.
This material existence is for one moment.
When all the problems will be over.
When Maha-vishnu inhales all the universes will go in his body, then everything will be awesome.