the philosopher cries - the series - Kali Yuga

mahak · June 7, 2004

The philosopher cries, "Before one can even approach understanding adherants and propagators of a particular lifestyle, the actual lifestyle must be defined. To understand the overpowering influence of Kali Yuga, we must analyze both it's covert and overt characteristics. Kali Yuga refers to the present age calculated by the most ancient of calandar systems. Beginning approximately 3,000 years before the Christian era, this age began with a partial annihilation of all humankind. Weapons of mass destruction were released. Very few survivors of this cataclysm are recorded in various cultural and historical accounts. The Great Flood, Ragnarok, the world war clash of powerful, undefeatable dynasties - these stories have different plots, but the results are quite the same. Only handfuls of human survivors were given shelter underground for many generations. Hints of past great civilizations, some whose accomplishments dwarf our present so-called advancement, are only crudely depicted on cave walls, drawn by injured and tormented mutants without food, water, or access to fresh air and sunlight. Much speculation has been given as to the meaning of the glyphs and cunieform, but it is natural storytelling that is the basis of interhuman relationship and passing lore from parent to child. Animals are mostly drawn from memory, as these generations had no direct experiance of such things. Hunting was depicted as art impossible to put into practice."

"The age of Kali Yuga is characterized by three sociopathic traits. Quarrelling amongst the species, creation of chaos by every social endeavor from government formation to establishment of religious systems, and utter confusion about the simplest of matters. Agents of Kali Yuga facillitate, quite overtly, the quarrel, chaos, and confusion of the age, so an expose is not necessary to describe these activities. Analysis of the so-called standards of excellence in present society clearly show these three items fully represented."

"Kali Yuga is also personalized by ancient science. Residence is provided in four places, where austerity is seen as a primative way of life, where cleanliness is not deemed necessary, where mercy is unavailable from any source, and where disinformation is accepted as absolute truth. Openly, agents have no trouble convincing those who think that the biological form is the actual self. Disregard for spiritual essence of the self is easy to preach in this realm, so it is not hard to make those of hedonistic traits to increase their desire for intoixication, which increases anger and removes all concepts of mercy from the heart. It is not difficult to convince the masses to increase their sex urge by any means, creating an unclean environment. To play games of chance is attractive when the promise of divine lifestyles in the biological form is the lure. And satisfying the tongue, even at the expense of the entire physical form, disregards even the austerity required to keep fit, let alone as working to solve the problems of birth and death."

Hare krsna, tbc, mahaksadasa

AncientMariner · June 7, 2004

That is a very apt description of what I see when I walk out my front door.

"The chanting of Hare Krsna is our main business, that is real initiation. And as you are all following my instruction, in that matter, the initiator is already there."

(Srila Prabhupada letter to Tamal Krsna, 19/8/68

"Initiation is a formality. First of all you have to decide whether you will abide by the rules and regulations and become Krsna conscious. That is your consideration. You have to decide for yourself whether you are going to take this Krsna consciousness seriously. That is your decision. Initiation is a formality. If you are serious, that is real initiation. If you have understood this Krsna philosophy and if you have decided that you will take Krsna consciousness seriously and preach the philosophy to others, that is your initiation. My touch is simply a formality. It is your determination. That is initiation.

(Srila Prabhupada conversation, 'The Search for the Divine', Back to Godhead, #49)