Looked it up and wiki probably has a pretty good summation : A discourse by Markandeya <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markandeya> in the Mahabharata <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabharata> identifies some of the attributes of Kali Yuga: [edit<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kali_Yuga&action=edit§ion=2> ] In relation to rulers
- Rulers will become unreasonable: they will levy taxes unfairly. - Rulers will no longer see it as their duty to promote spirituality, or to protect their subjects: they will become a danger to the world. - People will start migrating, seeking countries where wheat<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat>and barley <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barley> form the staple food source. But then, they will also love their subjects so much that they will sacrifice their lives for them. This is what kaliyuga says. [edit<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kali_Yuga&action=edit§ion=3> ] In human relationships - Avarice <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avarice> and wrath will be common. Humans will openly display animosity towards each other. - Ignorance of dharma <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharma> will occur. - People will have thoughts of murder for no justification and they will see nothing wrong with that mind-set. - Lust <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lust> will be viewed as socially acceptable, and sexual intercourse will be seen as the central requirement of life. - Sin will increase exponentially, whilst virtue will fade and cease to flourish. - People will take vows only to break them soon after. - People will become addicted to intoxicating drinks and drugs. - Men will find their jobs stressful and will go to retreats to escape their work. - Gurus <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru> will no longer be respected and their students will attempt to injure them. Their teachings will be insulted and followers of Kama <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama> will wrest control of the mind from all human beings. Brahmins will not be learned and honoured, Kshatriyas will not be brave, Vaishyas will not be just in dealings and Shudras will not be honest and humble to their duties and to the other castes. [edit<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kali_Yuga&action=edit§ion=4> ] A special 10,000 year period within Kali Yuga The Brahma Vaivarta Purana<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahma_Vaivarta_Purana>mentions a ten thousand year period during which bhakti <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakti> yogis will be present.[7]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_Yuga#cite_note-Chaturvedi_Nagar-6>Starting from the traditional dating of the Kali yuga epoch of February 18, 3102 BC/BCE. [edit<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kali_Yuga&action=edit§ion=5> ] The end of Kali Yuga "When flowers will be begot within flowers, and fruits within fruits, then will the Yuga come to an end. And the clouds will pour rain unseasonably when the end of the Yuga approaches." Then Lord Vishnu in the form of infant Krishna on a leaf will come to earth and again everything will start producing from the beginning. My nephew married a Hindi girl before the wedding I read part of the Vedas. I found it interesting but I have been sober now for 31 years. What little I did read (the beginning) left me with the impression that those that wrote the Vedas had tied into one hell of a batch of kick-a-poo juice. So I will enjoy the reading but remembering that some things need to be taken with a grain of salt. And there are whole oceans full of it. I question a lot of prophecies and take all of them with a grain of salt.. or two that does not mean that I don't find them interesting. Allan On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 10:16 PM, DarkwaterBlight <[email protected]>wrote: > Somwhat like the belief that at the end of the Kali Yuga all things > return to The One as to report or as vessels of information... to > start anew the great cycle of all the Yugas. Hmm! > > On Dec 8, 2:11 pm, Ash <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 12/8/2010 12:26 PM, Pat wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Dec 8, 4:57 pm, DarkwaterBlight<[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Not to mention that "work" is also kinetic energy! ;) > > > > > There is nothing that isn't energy. Well, to my knowledge, I, nor no > > > one of which I know, has discovered anything that isn't some form of > > > energy. The only argument I can think of that may lead someone there > > > is if someone demanded that 'nothing' had to consist of some > > > underlying substance (although I view that argument as a false > > > premiss, as nothing is simply that which does not exist and has NO > > > substance). If one conceded an underlying substance to 'nothing', > > > then that substance could be called 'non-existence' and MAY, in a > > > twisted way, be viewed as something other than energy; but, as non- > > > existence, by definition, does not exist, one would never find > > > anything--even to the inclusion of a 'nothing'--that would be made of > > > it. > > > > > Like I said, it's the only arguent that leads anywhere close; but, I > > > thik it's a black hole of an idea in that the idea sucks so much, it > > > sucks itself to oblivion. ;-) > > > > An idea I have been enjoying even more than 'all is energy' is that "all > > is information". In my view whereas we can say 'all is energy' we mean > > composition but abstracting any phenomena, object, interaction into > > types of information promotes a fundamentally universal layer to compare > > vastly divergent fields: eg the accumulation of density producing > > gravity (which could be seen as another density in space/time), and the > > similarities to dynamically evolving, self organizing systems of > > information (life, virii) as a higher form of information (greater ratio > > of potential:matter-density) as the formula to understand the > > similarities and differences of how (factors) each operates within their > > environments (space/time). This to me would also eventually lead to key > > identifiers for what we are (potentials), where we are (bounded > > attraction differentials). A consequence of this system is the inherent > > intelligence of the cosmos. I can't put it into words well right now, > > but I see that many earlier ideas have helped spawn this and the name > > that's stuck with me is 'super-intelligent design'. More pseudoscience > > than anything really until I can rerun my memory/experiences and get it > > all written down. (time, time, time...)- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - -- ( ) I_D Allan If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
