--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> 
> > wrote:
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, 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.
>

Or a racial precognitive memory of a future time, mis-perceived as a 
historical event?





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