Beelzebubs-Tales-to-His-Grandson-by-G-I-Gurdjieff

"Again I say, you will only be able to understand clearly everything I havejust told you when I specially explain to you, as I have already promised, allthe aspects of the two fundamental laws of world-creation and worldmaintenance."Meanwhile, simply remember this: since Time has no source of itsarising, and its presence cannot be precisely established, as can be done for allother phenomena in every cosmic sphere, Objective Science has, for itsexamination of Time, the same 'standard unit' that is used to determine exactlythe density and quality, in the sense of the vivifyingness of their vibrations, ofall cosmic substances present in every place and in every sphere of our GreatUniverse."And this standard unit for the evaluation of Time has always been themoment of what is called 'sacred egokoolnatsnarnian sensation,' whichappears in the Holy Cosmic Individuals dwelling on the Most Holy SunAbsolute whenever the vision of our Uni-Being Endlessness is directed intospace and directly touches their presence."This standard unit was established in Objective Science to make itpossible to define and compare with precision the different degrees ofsubjective sensation of conscious Individuals as well as what are called the'diverse tempos' of the various objective phenomena which are manifestedthroughout the spheres of our Great Universe, and which engender all cosmicarisings, both large and small."The chief particularity of the process of the flow of Time consists in this:it is perceived in the same way and in the same sequence by the presences ofall cosmic formations of different scales."To give you at least some notion of what I have just been saying, let ustake as an example the process of the flow of Time in any drop of water inthat decanter on the table."Each drop of water in that decanter is, in itself, a whole