Kali Yuga to Satya Yuga 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, Satya Yuga.
How Kali Yuga Leads to Satya Yuga
Kali Yuga (modern times) marks the lowest point of moral and spiritual consciousness in each cycle. Kali Yuga is followed by Krita Yuga, the age of transformation or actualization 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 of spirituality 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.
Kali Yuga to Satya Yuga
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, which influenced every other culture.
In Kali Yuga, all traditional values are more and more undermined and destroyed and thus 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 would have lost contact with their inner sense of Dharma (innate sense of righteousness).
There will be confusion about 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 beings will be neglected and despised.
Hidden Truth of Krita Yuga and Divine Transformation
However, about twenty-five 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 awareness, as the all-pervading Divine Power, called the Parama Chaitanya 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 Yuga, the era of growth and of spiritual ascent. 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 the Kundalini which lies dormant within all human beings in the triangular bone at the base of the spine, called the sacrum, the sacred bone.
Truth of Krita Yuga
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 perpetuate falsehood and hatred in the name of God will also 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 worldly 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” (the fruits of action) which means in practical terms, that whatever you have done, you will get the fruits of those actions: “As ye sow, so shall ye reap.” So in this Yuga, all persons will get their Karma Phalam of present or past.
If they have led their lives in accordance with the universal and eternal laws of being (dharma), 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 lifetime.
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 into 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 absolute 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 in the present times.
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 all-pervading power of Divine compassion and love (the Param Chaitanya) that those who have made mistakes and are consequently suffering, are also redeemed of their sufferings by the blissful activity of this all-pervading Divine Power.
Furthermore, it is said in the Puranas, like Markandeya and many others, that the residual power (that innate energy which is always pushing us to seek something higher and which gives human beings their ascent), the Kundalini, will be awakened and will grant Self-Realization (or knowledge of the Self) to the seekers.
This power will also grant them physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bliss, and all the problems which come from our inner being, energy centers of the subtle instrument, will be solved through the spontaneous cleansing and harmonizing activity of the Kundalini.
In this way, all individual human problems, as well as those collective or social problems that have been created by human beings in this world will be solved. It is said that this state is meant only for people who, through their ascent, have achieved the state of Selfhood. These are ancient prophecies, which can now be seen vividly.
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 and 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 Judgment” 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.
In the prediction of Nadi Granth, even small details are clearly, described that people will start eating their food from steel plates rather than those made of traditional materials, or that children will start answering their parents back, etc.
However, India has the advantage that faith in the Divine is not as strongly challenged as in the West, where many take to destructive methods which are anti- Divine. They are more prone to vulgar and immoral practices and accept anything
that is Self-destructive. In India, this faith, this innate respect for the existence of Divine laws and a universal harmony in the cosmos, existed in many people. In the unspoiled state of innocent childhood, practically every human being has a natural and direct feeling for the existence of God Almighty. But as time passes, this faith may be deflected and people start believing in other powers – political, economic or social.
Pure faith in the benevolence of the Divine can also degenerate into destructive forms of religion like orthodoxy, fundamentalism, sectarianism, fanaticism, false gurus, black magic and witchcraft.
As time progresses, persons may, for many reasons, even cease to have faith in anything at all, even in themselves. This is largely the case in the West today and it is only in countries like India, that we may find that pure faith in the Divine is still quite intact in the lives of the people, mainly in the villages.
