Mathematics does not prove that the past, present, and future exist simultaneously, but it provides the foundational framework for our most successful theories of physics that suggest they do.
The concept largely stems from Einstein’s theory of Special Relativity, he treats time as a mathematical dimension woven together with three-dimensional space into a four-dimensional fabric called space-time.
The Argument for Simultaneous Existence of Past, Present and Future:
The Block Material Universe are the dreams of Maha-Visnu that includes all that there is, was and will be existing - simultaneously:
The mathematics of relativity describes reality as static and for devotees of Krsna is Maha-Visnu's multi-dimensional dreams where past, present and future exist simultaneously, also called the "block universe."
In this model, all events—whether they occurred yesterday, are happening now, or will happen tomorrow—are mathematically equivalent to points on a graph.
Relativity of Simultaneity:
The math dictates that there is no single, universal "now" in the temporary material world. The order of events and what is considered the "present" changes depending on an observer's speed and gravitational field. The faster one travels the slower time is experienced is a scientific fact.
Because different observers can validly experience completely different sets of events as their "present," physicists often conclude that all moments must be equally real.
Why it’s Not a Definitive Proof:
Quantum Mechanics:
The deterministic "block material universe" of relativity heavily conflicts with quantum mechanics, where the future is probabilistic and undetermined until an event is measured.
Interpretation of Time in the Material World (matter) - Past, Present and Future:
To many physicists, the mathematical equations of relativity are simply a tool to describe change, rather than proof that the past and future in the material world physically exist like a static movie reel which are Maha-Visnu's "library of material dreams" (matter) that are "hired" out to the visiting individual jiva-souls from the spiritual world (anti-matter).
The perpetual non-decaying spiritual world of living individual units (unique personalities) of anti-matter, is beyond the material time of past, present and future and is perpetually within the "eternal presence" of Krsna (The Kingdom of God) where everything is alive that never ages dies or experiences decay like the temporary material world does.
Ultimately, in modern material science the idea that all time exists simultaneously (known as Eternalism) is a philosophical interpretation of established mathematical physics, rather than a proven scientific fact.
While the term "Block Universe" originates from modern mundane materialistic physics and not the Vedas, the Vedic literature's philosophy do contain highly compatible concepts.
Devotees and scholars often draw a direct parallel, viewing the mundane material universe as a static, eternally pre-existing structure (the block material universe which are the dreams of Maha-Visnu) while the individual jiva-soul moves through one of Maha-Visnu's dreams like one travels along a roadway from its beginning, its middle, to its end.
Vedic Concepts of the Block Material Universe:
The Dream of Maha-Visnu:
In the Gaudiya Vaisnava tradition, the material cosmos is often compared to a temporary, dreamlike state. All events in time (past, present, and future) exist simultaneously within the eternal dream of Maha-Visnu.
The Map Metaphor:
Devotees frequently use the analogy of a driver moving through a landscape as explained above. Just as a person driving a car only sees the road one section at a time, the individual life force (jiva-soul) experiences time linearly, even though the entire temporal "map" of the universe already exists.
Akasha and Space-Time:
The Vedic element Akasha is not seen as an empty void, but as a subtle, conscious medium that records and holds all events as vibrations, conceptually similar to modern space-time models.
Cyclical vs. Static Time:
It is worth noting that the Vedas primarily describe a cyclical universe rather than a strictly linear one. Cosmic time flows through repeating Yugas, Kalpas, and Maha-yugas. However, this cyclical reality is often viewed as a permanently "fixed" cosmic clockwork that seemingly eternally repeats itself, fitting the eternalist worldview of the Block Universe.
The fact is, the temporary material world is not repeating itself, it is instead a permanent roadway of past, present and future that always exists as a "roadway" the individual jiva-souls travel along.
It is recommended to explore how specific texts, such as the Bhagavad Gita or the Puranas, detail the movement of the jiva-soul through this cosmic framework.
The "Block material universe" is all that exists in Maha-Visnu's dreams of the material creation, meaning all past, present and future are existing together simultaneously.
This is because Maha-Visnu sees everything from above the movement of time, just like from above one can see the beginning, middle and end of a long winding roadway similarly, Maha-Visnu can see all past, present and future simultaneously.
The Block material universe is Maha-Visnu's "Universal Library of Dreams" which are an unlimited and endless variety of material bodily vessels and combinations (posts and pathways) that the individual jiva-souls can "hire" from the creator of the material world, Maha-Visnu, and occupy a material bodily vessel in the material world that matches their choices (dreams), like one wears a garment of clothing that matches their mood and desires.
In the "Block universe" (which is material energy created by Maha-Visnu), everything there is, including all material bodily containers or vessels, are within His dreaming of the material creation (matter) that includes past, present and future existing simultaneously.
Only Kṛṣṇa, His Visnu-tattva direct expansions, Lord Siva and the independent individual jiva-souls (all anti-matter) are naturally NOT part of the material creation (matter), except for Lord Siva who is in a special unique category of his own who prefers to stay in the temporary material world even though he has his own spiritual abode. (He is not Visnu-tattva [Krsna's direct expansion] or jiva-tattva [individual jiva-soul], he is in a unique league of his own.
This is because the temporary decaying material world (matter) is NOT their original home, which is outside of that temporary material creation and known as the perpetual Vaikuntha planets and Goloka Vrindavana (anti-matter).
In the Block universe (the temporary material world) every possible material bodily combination of matter exists and is experienced on the roadway of past, present and future for the visiting individual jiva-souls (living units) from the spiritual world (anti-matter) to travel on, from its starting point on the roadway, to its middle, and to its end due to entering Maha-Visnu's dreaming of the material creation.
All individual jīva-souls come from the spiritual world (the Vaikuntha planets and Goloka-Vrindavana (anti-matter) that exists in the "eternal presence of Krsna Consciousness" where everything is living as individuals.
As explained above, after entering the material creation (matter) due to falling down from the spiritual world (anti-matter), the individual jiva-soul "hires" (possess) a material bodily container from Maha-Visnu's dreams (the Block universe).
As said above, within the Block universe (material creation) every possible material scenario exists where the individual jiva-souls (individual units of anti-matter) flows (moves along an already existing roadway like the film on a movie camera) through the Block universe's material bodily vessel's past, present and future, in-sync with the individual jiva-soul's desires existing simultaneously in the Block material universe which are the dreams of Maha-Visnu.
The fallen individual jiva-souls (anti-matter) who are originally from the spiritual world's of the Vaikuntha planets and Goloka Vrindavana (anti-matter) as said above, have to possess (hire) a material bodily container or outward vessel from Maha-Visnu that allows them to experience the temporary material world.###.
