The Heavens

January 10, 2006

In Heaven, there is no new year. There is no time, and no actions.

In the heavens scene in the Javanese shadow play, eternity is depicted with the following words: Ana padhang dudu padhanging rina, ana peteng dudu petenging wengi. There is light that is not the light of day, and dark that is not the dark of night. There is no time, no space, only expanse without interruption-- amung alam tumlawung ngalangut datan patepi.

Interestingly, as I found

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