Theos-Talk Archives (April 1998 Message tt00232)

April 11th 1998

Dear Alan:

TIME and St. Augustine.

An "illusion" certainly. I think HPB says this is S D I p.
37...

"Duration" is eternal, but 'time' is limited by its own
"beginning."

St. A. also tied himself into knots over the question of
"duality", but seems to have forgotten that it takes a third
position for "opposites" to be seen and reconciled -- the 3rd
position, being one of non-involvement. Theosophically, in
'man' - the position of the HIGHER SELF.

That is it as I understand it.
Dallas

>From: "Dr A M Bain" <guru@nellie2.demon.co.uk>
>Date: Friday, April 10, 1998 7:16 PM
>Subject: Re:Re: The "Eternal Present: and KARMA

>W. Dallas TenBroeck <dalval@nwc.net> writes
>>The present: is 'past' as soon as you say it.
>>
>>Now what is to be done ? Dallas
>
>Saint Augustine of Hippo tied himself in knots over this one!
He also
>posited the notion that if reality (perhaps) we are standing
still, so to
>speak, while the future comes to us, through us, and into the
past!
>
>Elsewhere in his same book ("Confessions") he actually gives the
>answer - time is an illusion - but appears not to have noticed
he has
>done so. There is something just a wee bit theosophical in this
idea,
>don't you think?
>
>Alan :-)
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