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> SHRI DIVYA-VIGRAHA © COPYRIGHT SHRI MATAJI NIRMALA DEVI In the Puranas,
the modern times we are now living in are called Kali Yuga, the Age
of Confusion and Conflict. Yugas are periods of time, thousands of years
long, that recur in a cyclic or spiral progression. Dwapara Yuga is
the second age, when people begin to lose some of the great qualities
they had in the first or Golden Age, and Kali Yuga (modern times) marks
the lowest point of moral and spiritual development in each cycle. It
is followed by Krita Yuga, the age of transformation or actualisation
of spiritual experience, which leads finally to Satya Yuga, the Age
of Truth or Reality, in which the Golden Age returns and all man's faculties
begin to manifest themselves in their full glory once again. Thus according
to the Puranas humanity has great hope of enjoying Satya Yuga which
will give peace, harmony and Divine love. If we tally
the description of Kali Yuga in the Puranas with very obvious observations
of the present state of our society, it seems to me that the worst period
of Kali Yuga started during the first quarter of this century. It is
almost unbelievable how culture and thought have completely changed
in such a short time, particularly in the West. In Kali Yuga, all traditional
values are more and more undermined and destroyed and there is great
moral confusion. There is also a restless seeking for new forms and
new kinds of order. According to the Puranas, when the lowest point
is reached, the people will have lost contact with their inner sense
of dharma (innate sense of righteousness which is sustained). There
will be confusion between right and wrong. Children will no longer respect
their parents. Men will think and act like women and women will become
like men. The lowest grades of human beings will take over positions
of power and authority, and the higher, spiritual type of human being
will be neglected and despised. About twenty
years ago, marking the very first stirring of a new Satya Yuga, the
transitional age called Krita Yuga started manifesting itself. Krita
Yuga is a unique period of spiritual ascent as the All-Pervading Divine
Power called the Paramchaitanya in Sanskrit has become active at the
level of ordinary human existence. It is predicted that this Divine
activity will bring about the long awaited Satya All the signs
show that it is the Era of Truth which is now advancing and we can see
very clearly. For example, how quite ordinary people are becoming aware
of Absolute Truth and Reality through Sahaja Yoga. Sahaja Yoga is the
spontaneous union of the individual consciousness with the All-Pervading
Divine Power through the awakening of the residual Power of Kundalini
which lies dormant within all human beings in the triangular bone at
the base of the spine called the sacrum — the sacred bone. Krita Yuga
has another characteristic by which, when this Yuga is manifested, the
falsehood of all outside religions, all people in power who are unpatriotic
and dishonest will be automatically exposed. All false prophets and
cult leaders will be exposed and all organizations that perpetrate falsehood
and hatred in the name of God will be exposed because in Krita Yuga
the Truth is spontaneously brought out. All corrupt entrepreneurs and
false teachers will also be exposed. A second
characteristic of Krita Yuga is that whenever there is a falling away
from Dharma the inner Divine Laws of Righteousness which are innate
and which regulate both human existence — the whole world structure
as well as manifestation of the Cosmos — will arise as a result
with a corresponding, compensatory effect. This is called the Law of
Polarity or in Sanskrit karma-phalam which means in practical terms
that whatever you have done, you will get the fruits of those actions
— As you sow, so shall ye reap. So in this
Yuga all persons will get their karma phalam. If they have led their
lives in accordance with the Universal and Eternal Laws of Being they
will enjoy an existence which is harmonious and fulfilling. But, on
the other hand, whatever wrongs they have done — that is, whenever
they have fallen out of the central path of Dharma, either individually
or collectively — they will have to pay for that in this life time.
In Krita
Yuga there may be much to suffer. This is very unfortunate but it is
simply the effect of our own actions which we have to face. Of course
suffering can be avoided if people achieve their ascent; what in Yoga
we call "the State of Spirit" or "union with the Divine
Power." In Krita Yuga this manifestation of exposure and punishment
through the law of polarity will take place as long as we do not accept
the path of spirituality, which is the only true and satisfying path
for human beings. The suffering that befalls people, both collectively
and individually, will be nothing but their own karma phalam, the result
of their own choices. However,
despite this aspect, Krita Yuga is also a very blissful era for those
who are genuinely earnest seekers of Truth. In Krita Yuga there are
unique opportunities for self-transformation and, with their ascent,
these seekers will achieve a very high state of spirituality. But in
this Age of Krita Yuga such is the Power of Divine Compassion and Love
that those who have made mistakes and are consequently suffering are
also redeemed of their sufferings by the activity of this All-Pervading
Divine Love. Further more,
it is said in the Puranas that the residual Power, the Kundalini, will
be awakened and will grant Self-Realization to the seekers. This Power
will also grant them physical, emotional and spiritual bliss, and all
the problems which come from our inner being — energy centres of
the subtle system — will be solved through the spontaneous cleansing
and harmonizing activity of the The Indian
sage, who may be called the pioneer in this field, was the first great
astrologer, Bhrigumuni. In his book "Nadi Granth", he made
clear predictions about these modern times. He also specifically predicted
how the Kundalini would be awakened spontaneously through Sahaja Yoga,
that is, spontaneous union with the Divine, and become the means of
both individual and collective transformation on a mass scale, through
teachings incarnation of a great Yogi. This Yogi would be an unparalleled
master of the Kundalini and would teach all the people the ancient secrets
of self-transformation. These are the times described in the Holy Bible
as the "Last Judgement" and in the Koran as "Kiyama",
the Resurrection Time. Astrologically it is also called the Age of Aquarius,
the time of rebirth and of great spiritual development on the Earth.
Of course
this is also the Age of science and technology in which human beings
progressed beyond the stage of blind faith. And in this great happening
of the Last Judgment and the Resurrection Time one need not, and should
not, believe blindfolded in whatever is said about ascent or salvation,
but should treat it like a hypothesis and observe the facts with an
open mind like a scientist. Of course, if a hypothesis is proved then
any honest, scientifically-minded modern person has to accept it. The pure
Knowledge of the Divine manifesting itself directly through Self-Realization
will progressively lead to the In My opinion
every Westerner has, as a matter of urgency, to understand the vital
role he has to play in this great Age of Transformation and of the Last
Judgment. The Western mind has to realize the enormous responsibility
which has been placed upon the West and the Western people need urgently
to find out how to achieve the balance, not in terms of money, but in
the vision of their responsibility. This is very much required for the
ascent of the whole humanity. Otherwise on whom will the blame of destroying
the innate human culture by the dynamism of modernism lie, the advanced
or underdeveloped? In these
Modern Times, in the evolutionary process, we have reached the state
of human awareness. This human awareness can work through its thinking,
rationality or conditioning. Many modern poets have described them as
"the Calls of Freedom of the Self." But what if one can rise
to a higher dimension of awareness? Why not open our hearts and minds
to the unique discovery that has been revealed for this vital ascent?
The Kingdom of God that we were promised is at hand. This is not a phrase out of a sermon or a lecture, but it is the actualization of the experience of the highest Truth which is Absolute, now manifesting itself in ordinary people at this present moment.
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