According to the Mayans this is the date & time the world will end - Friday, 21 December 2012, 11:11:11 (UTC time).
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Interestingly Hindus also believe we are in the time of Kali Yuga.
Kali Yuga (Devanāgarī: कलियुग [kəli juɡə], lit. "age of [the demon] Kali", or "age of vice") is the last of the four stages the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas described in the Indian scriptures. The other ages are Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga and Dvapara Yuga.
Hindus believe that human civilization degenerates spiritually during the Kali Yuga,[5] which is referred to as the Dark Age because in it people are as far away as possible from God. Hinduism often symbolically represents morality (dharma) as a bull. In Satya Yuga, the first stage of development, the bull has four legs, but in each age morality is reduced by one quarter. By the age of Kali, morality is reduced to only a quarter of that of the golden age, so that the bull of Dharma has only one leg.[6][7]
Kali Yuga is associated with the apocalyptic demon Kali, not to be confused with the goddess Kālī (read as Kaalee) (these are unrelated words in the Sanskrit language). The "Kali" of Kali Yuga means "strife, discord, quarrel, or contention."
Well, I can't argue with that. We certainly have all four of those states in plenty in the world today. I doubt that the world will actually end, but we certainly seem to be doing our best to facilitate it.
If we look at the lessons of history each great civilisation goes through stages, from initial flowering, through a golden age, leading to the final decadent ending. That's where we seem to be to me. So in that sense I do believe in the Mayan & Hindu visions.
I differ in that I'm a glass half full person. So I don't think we've had it. I think we have the means to solve the worlds problems. We just need the will & politicians & leaders who are able to take the long term view.
Hope they do - Soon. If not the glass might empty faster than I thought.
Kali Yuga (Devanāgarī: कलियुग [kəli juɡə], lit. "age of [the demon] Kali", or "age of vice") is the last of the four stages the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas described in the Indian scriptures. The other ages are Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga and Dvapara Yuga.
Hindus believe that human civilization degenerates spiritually during the Kali Yuga,[5] which is referred to as the Dark Age because in it people are as far away as possible from God. Hinduism often symbolically represents morality (dharma) as a bull. In Satya Yuga, the first stage of development, the bull has four legs, but in each age morality is reduced by one quarter. By the age of Kali, morality is reduced to only a quarter of that of the golden age, so that the bull of Dharma has only one leg.[6][7]
Kali Yuga is associated with the apocalyptic demon Kali, not to be confused with the goddess Kālī (read as Kaalee) (these are unrelated words in the Sanskrit language). The "Kali" of Kali Yuga means "strife, discord, quarrel, or contention."
Well, I can't argue with that. We certainly have all four of those states in plenty in the world today. I doubt that the world will actually end, but we certainly seem to be doing our best to facilitate it.
If we look at the lessons of history each great civilisation goes through stages, from initial flowering, through a golden age, leading to the final decadent ending. That's where we seem to be to me. So in that sense I do believe in the Mayan & Hindu visions.
I differ in that I'm a glass half full person. So I don't think we've had it. I think we have the means to solve the worlds problems. We just need the will & politicians & leaders who are able to take the long term view.
Hope they do - Soon. If not the glass might empty faster than I thought.
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