Time is an illusion. There is only the present moment. The past lies in memory, the future lies in imagination. Either way, it's all in the mind, in consciousness. The universe is only consciousness itself. Matter is energy, energy is motion. It's all the same thing. One substance.

Interesting that you start with Hegel. I took a side bar to 'Hagel or Spinoza.' The only infinity I'm sure of is that this subject is infinitely fascinating.