--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> > > wrote: > > > > > > And they all lived happily ever after. > > > > yeah-- very difficult to promote ideals during kali yuga > > because it is so hard to sustain them. we keep trying though. > > Just as a question, how many people believe that Sat > Yuga ever existed? > > As far as I can tell, Sat Yuga is a myth/fairytale > told to children, who theoretically are the only > ones who should believe in it. I've never seen any > historical or anthropological evidence that such a > time ever existed, or that life in India has *ever* > been that much different than the way it is now. > > So those of you who *do* believe in the Hindu idea > about this previous (and hopefully future) "golden > age," could you explain to me *why* you believe this > is true? Is it purely because it's mentioned in Hindu > scriptures, and that you take these scriptures literally? > > This is not just Hindu-bashing, BTW. I feel the same > way about people who go on and on about Atlantis and Mu > without a shred of proof that either civilization ever > existed. There are some smart people here, and some > of them obviously believe strongly in this model of > different Yugas, and that there *was* such a golden > age in the past, even if there is no record of such > an age scientifically. I'm curious as to the reasons > *why* they believe this. Thanks in advance... > No comment about events of an illusory past. However, each of the yugas can be seen as models for our own spiritual development. Much more challenging, fun and real that way.
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