THE AGE OF THE KALI YUGA

THE DREAM AND THE MYTHOLOGY

compiled by Dee Finney

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THE AGE OF KALI The Age of Kali for the Hindu is the natural ending of the world in the fourth age . It is one of a series of changes, each of which marks the end of one cycle and the beginning of another creation. The central figure in the story is Vishnu, the preserver God, into whose self the world is absorbed before being born again. Vishnu has already saved humanity on a number of occasions, symbolically appearing as a savior in many different forms. Vishnu incarnates in 10 avatars, of which there have been 9, the last three have been: 7. Rama 8. Khishna 9. Buddha It is said that He will appear again , as Kalki 'the avenger', riding a white horse , destined to destroy the present world (the corrupt age of the goddess Kali) and to take humanity to a different, higher plane (the golden age of Krita). The Rider On The White Horse Glossary: ichchha — the will. indriya — organ of sense or action. Isha — a form of Shiva. Shiva — the special incarnation of the Lord as the demi-god in charge of the mode of ignorance and the destruction of the material manifestation. karma — work, action, the law of cause and effect; material, fruitive activity and its reactions; also, fruitive actions performed in accordance with Vedic injunctions. karma-yoga — the path of God realization through dedicating the fruits of one's work to God. karmi — one engaged in karma, fruitive activity; a materialist. karmaphala — the result of an action. karmendriya — an action organ, e.g. the hands or feet. THE '6' INCARNATIONS AND EXPANSIONS OF THE LORD

WHO IS KALI? (From: http://www.hindunet.org/alt_hindu/1995_Jan/msg00112.html) Though Kali is associated with divinity, She has also been called 'Queen of the Demons' (and deservedly so). Her role could be compared to that of Persephone/Proserpine of the Greeks, who descends into the Underworld to rule there during half the seasonal and cosmologic cycle. Kali seems much more in control over Her destiny than the Greek goddess, however. Let us begin, then, with this story to which I make mention (perhaps one of the first known concerning Kali): The gods and the titans engaged in a great battle. There was one particular titan who was too powerful for the lesser gods to defeat. Durga, the Warrior/Mother goddess, was then called upon for aid. She arrived in splendour, riding a lion into battle, Her ten arms each bearing a magical weapon, Her ten faces each displaying a serene calm. She became the center of a cyclonic force of destruction. Durga wounded the asura king (who was Her main opponent and the hub of his army). From his wounds the blood flowed to the ground, yet where each drop touched the soil a 'clone' of him appearred. The more quickly and fiercely She attacked, the faster his reproduction took place. In the heat of Her frenzy, Durga called forth Her most powerful (and gruesome) aspect. From Her brow emanated Kali, the Destroyer. Kali was as black as the night, draped in a tiger's skin, was wearing a necklace of skulls, a skirt of severed hands, and had a gaunt, ghoulish contenance. She was the very essence of wrath. With the fierce passion of a mad mother protecting Her children, She began to eat the asura army. Kali's intense hunger and lust for blood were the necessary elements for victory. She gobbled up the new forms of the asura king, slurped up the blood escaping from his wounds, finally devouring him whole. The army, defeated and demoralized, quickly dispersed and peace was again restored to the realm of the gods. In many ways the asuras were the manifestation of malevolent masculine energies. They are most often depicted in male form and almost always as feral, animal-like beings. They are the brutish, coercive aspects of the Cosmos. In this story Kali is a savioress despite the gruesomeness of Her appearance. She enters as the Queen of Battle in order to quench the demon-fire that ravages the heavens (and by fallout, our world). Her  main strengths are Her passion and Her ability to take others into  Herself: to consume. This is an important point. Kali is the powerful,  hungry feminine. The consumption of the masculine is therefore  necessary and transformative. When a battle is forced (by asura-energies), it is our ability to take in, to absorb the very being of our adversary which makes real peace possible (preferrably by our understanding of their position and thus our ability to negotiate, rather than our ability to predict their behavior and react aggressively in response). If and when consciousness devolves into combative conflict (as it has many times in the past and shall likely continue), then 'consuming our adversary', in the spirit of 'knowing our enemy', is the best method of successful resolution. Direct confrontation only breeds others in succession who will readily assume the role of adversarial leader in the event of a temporary triumph. When ravaging masculine energies threaten the sacred, Kali comes to the fore here so as to quell the activity of that war, matching the wild masculine passion with Her feminine counterpart, and renewing a harmonized equilibrium. Kali is the mask of Death, drinking the Elixir of Life (blood) and reconciling polar energies. She is the goddess of our time (in many Hindu cosmologies we currently live in the 'Kali yuga', or 'Age of Kali' -- a time of disintegration and moral depravity).

From: http://www.mandala.com.au/gaura/prema18.html by His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada: TEXT 1 agaty-eka-gatim natva hinarthadhika-sadhakam sri-caitanyam likhyate ’sya prema-bhakti-vadanyata TRANSLATION Let me first offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is the ultimate goal of life for one bereft of all possessions in this material world and is the only meaning for one advancing in spiritual life. Thus let me write about His magnanimous contribution of devotional service in love of God. PURPORT A person in the conditioned stage of material existence is in an atmosphere of helplessness, but the conditioned soul, under the illusion of maya, or the external energy, thinks that he is completely protected by his country, society, friendship and love, not knowing that at the time of death none of these can save him. The laws of material nature are so strong that none of our material possessions can save us from the cruel hands of death. In the Bhagavad-gita (13.9) it is stated, janma-mrtyu-jara-vyadhi-duhkha-dosanudarsanam: one who is actually advancing must always consider the four principles of miserable life, namely, birth, death, old age and disease. One cannot be saved from all these miseries unless he takes shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is therefore the only shelter for all conditioned souls. An intelligent person, therefore, does not put his faith in any material possessions, but completely takes shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord. Such a person is called akincana, or one who does not possess anything in this material world. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is also known as Akincana-gocara, for He can be achieved by a person who does not put his faith in material possessions. Therefore, for the fully surrendered soul who has no material possessions on which to depend, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the only shelter. Everyone depends upon dharma (religiosity), artha (economic development), kama (sense gratification) and ultimately moksa (salvation), but Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, due to His magnanimous character, can give more than salvation. Therefore in this verse the words hinarthadhika-sadhakam indicate that although by material estimation salvation is of a quality superior to the inferior interests of religiosity, economic development and sense gratification, above salvation there is the position of devotional service and transcendental love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the bestower of this great benediction. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, prema pum-artho mahan: "Love of Godhead is the ultimate benediction for all human beings." Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami, the author of Caitanya-caritamrta, therefore first offers his respectful obeisances unto Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu before describing His magnanimity in bestowing love of Godhead.

From: http://www.mandala.com.au/gaura/prema56.html VERSE 56 sattvikadi-bhava-cihna-deha-divya-sausthavam kurma-dharma-bhinna-sandhi-gata-puspa-pelavam hrasva-dirgha-padma-gandha-rakta-pita-panduram prema-dhama-devam eva naumi gaura-sundaram The eightfold symptoms depicting the moods of pure dedication would decorate and radiantly enhance the beauty of the Lord's bodily parts. Sometimes He appeared like a tortoise who had withdrawn his limbs into his shell, and at other times His body appeared elongated due to His joints becoming dislocated. Sometimes Lord Gaurasundara's figure was as tender and aromatic as a lotus flower. At other times the Lord's body would appear red, yellow, or brilliant with the white hue of the jasmine flower.

HINDU AGES THE STATUE OF DANIEL IN THE BIBLE Vishwa-Karmas, the descendants of the Pancha Brahmas, were involved in the "architecture of the world". Thier work was classified as follows: Manunaam loha karmani mayanaam daru karmani twasthanaam karuka karmani shilakarantu shilpabihi vishwajna swarna karma cha pancha brahma mayam jagat. Descendants of Manu -> Iron Descendants of Maya -> Wood Descendants of Twastha -> Copper, Bronze Descendants of Shilpi -> stone Descendants of Vishwajna -> gold Thier tools depend on the yuga, as described below. krutha yuge manashuddhi tretaya yugam drushti rupakam dwapare mantra saamarthyam kali yuge kara sadhanaha. In Krutha yuga -> from purity of mind In Tretha yuga -> from sight In Dwapara yuga -> from mantras In Kali yuga -> using hands However, this age of Kali is coming to an end. Vipras are gradually losing thier hold over the people. They have given up Veda Adhyayana, and have taken up Para Vidya (means all other professions, including western education). At the arrival of Kalki, they will be so poor and powerless as to not have enough to eat and wear. This process is evident in India, where there is an uprising against the upper-castes, mainly vipras. (incidentally, this upper-caste lower-caste business cropped up in kali yuga under the stewardship of vipra brahmins; before this, all castes were equally respected to thier service to the people). In addition, just before the arrival of kalki, Vipras will lose control of Sringeri Mutt, and Vishwa-Karmas will get control of it. Also, Vishwa-Karmas will be restored to thier past glory. Meanwhile, the original vedas have been written and hidden under a Tamarind tree in Kandi Mallaya Palli in Andhra Pradesh. Kalki will get it out for the benefit of the people. Brahmin Cosmogonic Cycles of Creation and Destructions Brahma is the cosmic dreamer who alternately sleeps and wakes for equal Periods of time. The days and nights of Brahma are calculated to Brahma years, and the Brahma years are calculated to one Brahma lifetime. At the end of a Brahma lifetime all creation dissolves into the body of the cosmic dreamer. One Brahmin Cycle is as follows: Age 1 - Kruta Yuga = 400 divine dawn years + 4,000 full divine Years + 400 twilight Years (4,800 years). Age 2 - Treta Yuga = 3,600 divine Years (including dawn and twilight) Age 3 - DvaPora Yuga = 2,400 divine years (including dawn and twilights) Age 4 - Kali Yuga (which begins 2/17/3102 BCE and continues to the present age) = 1,200 divine Years. Added together, this makes 12,000 divine years in all, or one Great Cycle ("Mahayuga"). A Mahayuga calculcated in terms of human years = 4,320,000 years. One thousand Mahayugas = one Brahma daytime. One full day and night of Brahma is calculated as the equivalent of 4,000,000 divine years * 360 or 8,640,000,000 human years. (Just as in our system the 24 hour day contains 86,400 seconds and each second is the length of time of the human heart beat). 360 days and nights of Brahma = one Brahma year. 100 Brahma years = one Brahma lifetime. Calculated in human years, one Brahma lifetime = 311,040,000,000,000 human years. SHRI KALKI IS MANIFESTING The image is from the Book of Daniel (2:31-40) (in the Bible) Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth. Interpretation of the Dream Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. ---Daniel 2:37-45 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. ---Daniel 7:23-27 THE DIRE MESSAGES OF JESUS AND MARY

Bhagavad-gita (7.7): There is nothing higher than me, O Dhananjaya (Arjuna)! (5d) 6. Krsna is considered supreme most because of being the cause (of all), the ground of qualities like all-pervasiveness, consciousness, joy, etc., the possessor of the eternal Laksmi, and so forth. Among those, (his) being the cause of all as the Svetasvatara (5.4-5) says: That one deity, the Lord who is to be worshiped, alone oversees the natures (effects) and the causes (of the world). (6a) And who, the cause of the universe, matures nature and transforms all things to be ripened. (6b) (His) all-pervasiveness, consciousness, and joy as (stated) in the Katha Upanisad (4.4): Thinking of the great and all-pervading self (atman), the wise man does not lament. (6c) 7. His having a form of consciousness and joy is understood by means of that word "self" (atman) [in the previous citation] because of its derivation as the goal of the liberated. So say those who know it. The Vajasaneyin (Yajnavalkya in the Brhad-aranyaka Upanisad, 9.28) said: Brahman is consciousness and joy, the giver of results to the giver, the highest resort [of the knower of Brahman]. (7a) And in the Gopala-tapani Upanisad: That one Govinda (Krsna) is the embodiment of (eternal) existence, consciousness, and joy. (7b) 8. The possession of form of him (Krsna) who is consciousness and joy is to be grasped like a musical mode (raga) and also, because of his glorification with words like "solidified consciousness (vijnana-ghana)," his possession of form (is established). By this it is shown tangentially that there is no difference between him and his body. The all-pervasiveness of even one who has form as (stated) in the Svetasvatara Upanisad (3.9): The one stands in heaven erect like a tree. By that person is all this pervaded. (8a) 9. From the statement that though he is situated in the heavens he pervades everything, he (both) has form and is all-pervading and he is also that because he can be visible simultaneously to many meditators.

HINDU - END OF THE KALI YUGA CHRISTIAN END OF THE AGE Does Nostradamus mean Kalki when he refers to "Anti-Christ"? Here is what what Veera Brahmam says in his Kaala Jnaana. He says Kali Yuga will last for 5000 years after the passing away of Krishna, after which evil will have spread through out the world, setting the stage for the arrival of Kalki. He says all these things will take place before his arrival again. What are the Signs of his arrival? VBS gives some clear signs of the arrival of Kalki, whose name is Veera Bhoga Vasanta. 1. There will be a rain of fire. Following this a strange thing will happen. 20 feet tall humans will appear and claim to be Kalki. (this is in India). 2. A huge comet will be born in the south; several people will die due to this. 3. Mammary glands will be born to the males of Cow, Goat, etc. and people will get milk from them. 4. Tigers will disappear completely from the forests. 5. The Sun will appear like a green colored human being (?) 6. Moon will be seen on a new moon day. 7. Wealth will arrive from other countries to India and India will be very rich and powerful. 8. Stones will break and fly about like crows and eagles; Stone horses and chariots will start to run. 9. Blood and pus will flow out from stones. 10. It will rain blood. The following refers to the World War I: "After 5017 years of Kali Yuga, during the year pingala, a terrible war will start .." Considering 3102 BC as the year of beginning of Kali Yuga puts the end of Kali Yuga at 1898AD. 5017'th year of Kali Yuga means 1915 AD which was when World War I was taking place. Other that this mention of the war, VBS mentions various events which have taken place during the past 100 years or are set to take place. Chakravartin cakravartin (Sanskrit) [from chakra wheel, cycle + vartin turning, one who governs] Sovereign of the world, universal ruler; a title applied to several Hindu emperors, but referring particularly to Vishnu, who in the treta yuga in the form of a universal monarch protected the three worlds. At the end of kali yuga, legend states that Vishnu will appear again under his form of the Kalki-avatara, or Maitreya as the Buddhists say, reforming or doing away with the wicked and inaugurating a realm of spirituality and righteousness. Equivalent to the Hebrew Enduring King (Enoch 36:3). "Through each of these small portals pass the stars of heaven and run their course to the west on the path which is shown to them. And as often as I saw I blessed always the Lord of Glory, and I continued to bless the Lord of Glory who has wrought great and glorious wonders, to show the greatness of His work to the angels and to spirits and to men, that they might praise His work and all His creation: that they might see the work of His might and praise the great work of His hands and bless Him for ever. " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Does the book of Revelation give the sequence of events ? Revelation 6:2-8. Prophecy is present in the symbols: the four horsemen of the apocalypse. The white horse represents a powerful, conquering religious deception. (Some assume that the rider of this horse is Jesus Christ, but a comparison with the description of the returning Christ in Revelation 19:11-16. Note: See the White Horse of Hindu Kalki as well. The red horse (the color of fire and blood) and its rider clearly represent warfare. The black horse and rider depict famine (note the comment about the outrageously high cost of food). The sickly colored pale horse represents the sickness and disease that inevitably follow warfare and food shortages. How will the conditions represented by these four horsemen impact humanity? ". . . And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth" (Revelation 6:8). According to this prophecy, war, violence, starvation and disease may take hundreds of millions of lives. These disasters will also affect animals, which will also take a large toll of human life through predation and spread of disease. How does Revelation depict the sequence of events that will precede Christ's return? "And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals" (Revelation 5:1). The book of Revelation depicts the events through a series of seven "seals." In the time of the apostle John, who wrote this book under the inspiration of Jesus Christ (Revelation 1:1-2), official correspondence was customarily fastened with a wax seal. To read what was inside, the seal had to be broken and the scroll unrolled. This is what John saw in vision. What do these seven seals symbolize? Revelation 6 describes the opening of the first six seals, which depict major events and trends. You should read this entire chapter carefully. The first six seals are: First seal (verse 2): religious deception (compare Matthew 24:4-5). Second seal (verses 3-4): war (compare Matthew 24:6-7). Third seal (verses 5-6): famine (compare Matthew 24:7). Fourth seal (verses 7-8): disease (compare Matthew 24:7). Fifth seal (verses 9-11): tribulation and persecution of true Christians (compare Matthew 24:9-13; Luke 21:12-19). Sixth seal (verses 12-14): an earthquake and heavenly signs (compare Matthew 24:7; Luke 21:11). What is unique about the seventh seal? "When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets" (Revelation 8:1-2). The seventh seal is divided into seven "trumpets," which reveal further events leading up to Jesus Christ's return. " The seventh seal is comprised of these seven events. The first six trumpets plagues are: First trumpet (Revelation 8:7): devastation of earth's vegetation. Second trumpet (verses 8-9): devastation of oceans and seas. Third trumpet (verses 10-11): devastation of rivers and fresh water. Fourth trumpet (verse 12): sun, moon and stars partially darkened. Fifth trumpet (Revelation 9:1-11): a satanically influenced military power. Sixth trumpet (verses 13-19): an enormous rival military power. What happens as a result of this sixth trumpet plague? "By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed . . ." (Revelation 9:18). Another third of earth's inhabitants will die at the hands of this massive 200 million-man army (verse 18). This is in addition to those who have lost their lives earlier. "But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk. And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts" (verses 20-21). Incredible as it may seem, even after man has brought utter disaster on himself and after God begins to punish him for his rebellion and sins, man will still choose to defy his Creator. He will continue in the same direction that will bring mankind to the brink of extinction. What happens when the seventh trumpet sounds? "Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, 'The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!'" (Revelation 11:15). "For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first" (1 Thessalonians 4:16). According to this prophecy, war, violence, starvation and disease may take hundreds of millions of lives. The blast of the seventh trumpet announces the triumphant return of Jesus Christ to earth. "The kingdoms of this world" come under Christ's dominion as the Kingdom of God is at last established on earth! At the same time, "the dead in Christ will rise"; God's faithful servants throughout history will rise from their graves to eternal life with Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:51-53).

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