The Soothsayer

And there was amongst them, a soothsayer.

And when the hush grew upon the crowd; upon the fall of night, the soothsayer was found by the only fire.

"In sooth, I say unto thee. This fire is the lot of the faithful."

And the faithful, amongst them did question why.

And then did the soothsayer say:

"For the faithful shall burn in this fire but shalt feel naught."

And the ones of little faith did mock him:

"And what of us, O 'enlightened' one?"

And thus spake the soothsayer:

"Of ye, I knowest not.
Ye are the cold that chills,
Ye are the knife,
That kills.

Ye are the weapon,
Unforged,
Ye are the link,
That's forced.

Ye are the scar,
That's borne,
Ye are the stars,
Unshone.

Yet are ye,
Of much import,
For ye are,
The lessons taught."

The Mist

And it came to pass that upon the river, there gathered a mighty mist.

And the fishermen amongst the multitude did ask "What of our fish?"

"How can we gather fish when we can see naught anon?"

And then a child amongst them said:

"I am hungry."

And the elders were of guilty disposition.

And it came to pass, that the mist grew more and more.

And soon only voices were heard.

At first:

"Where are our nets?"

"We cannot see them."

Then:

"We shall make our way to the granary."

"Aye. It is sound."

"But the granary is empty."

Then, the child:

"I caught a fish."

Soon (another child):

"Me too."

The fish multiply in the mist.

Soon, everyone has a fish.

The mist passes.

The children are at the banks of the river.

The banks are full of clay fish.

The nets are full of fish.

Judgement

And it came to pass that that she asked me; what of judgement?

For 'tis it not that we judge based on the past?

Verily, I say unto you, just as time exists every instance but ye perceiveth it but anon, judgement exists only in thine mind.

The chaff calleth not the corn virtuous nor the corn the chaff an impostor.

From one, the other is. Each is from the other. And both are from nothing. And nothing is everything.

So what of good or evil? Look inwards and the outward view shall change. But beware, for if ye shalt look outward alone, the inward view shalt seem askew.

Mirages, in the desert do appear. 'tis but their disposition to disappear.

Be not the mirage.

See the oasis.

Time

Time is that which is no thing and yet brings with it every perceived thing.
Time is like light, which you do not see. only what it reflects on is seen.
Incidence. Reflection.
Cause. Effect.
The realm of Time to the unseeing I is that of causality.
yet the higher Self knows that there are no causes in the physical universe, merely effects.
And so there is no answer to the question: What came first the chicken or the egg?
because the answer is beyond Time
the answer is they came together.

Time is a function of consciousness, and not the other way round.
Consciousness is a function of itself. it is its own means and no end in sight.


Time is life's most captivating illusion.

Allow me to use a local example:
for those familiar with local trains in Mumbai there is no doubt that once you leave Churchgate station and travelling north you will pass the following in this order:
Churchgate > Marine Lines > Charni Road > Grant Road..

that is the order of passage.

so answer me: Does Charni Road come into being only after you have passed Marine Lines?
No, it's there. you just get there after you pass Marine Lines.
are you with me?

What you call Time is the just perception of one event or many in sequence leading to others..

fortunately or unfortunately, the sequence is a matter of perception
the fact is, everything is happening Now
that's the only time there ever was, is or will be.
that is the way of your higher Self, the Seer.
and the Seer is eternal.
Now what do we fervent timekeepers know of eternity?

"And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death."