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I'm studying religions and these religions tremendously help me in expanding my awareness of human knowledge.

I share a similar problem with being addicted to content I don’t believe one should install apps, what’s negative is the willing action to visit a site, if you make it more difficult to do that, you’ll generally just find a workaround, it’s the intention that matters, what instead you should do is set notes and reminders for why it is you are doing what it is you are doing, so when you have the desire to visit a site you’re reminded as to why you shouldn’t The issue with overindulging in books, podcasts etc... is that you never really have a thought of your own, you’re always spoon fed your ideas Its interesting that you see that self help content is addictive to you, it’s generally easier to sit around and contemplate than it is to actualise your theories There was a Leo video on the topic of addiction were he’d said something along the lines that a good definition for self help is removing addictions, the less youre addicted to things the more self actualised you are as a man or as a woman, so it’s quite paradoxical to be addicted to self help, am I becoming more self actualised by stopping my process of self actualisation No, obviously not, because when you sit around and read and listen to self help content, you’re not really self actualising, you’re just fart sniffing, because you’re not implementing what you should be doing What needs to be do is actually real simple, exercise, meditate, read, pursue something recreationally creative e.g. music etc... and don’t indulge base impulses e.g. mindless television, drugs, junk food etc... The mind likes to complicate things as justification to not do what needs to be done, but at the end of the day, your only shooting yourself in the foot I believe one of the main benefits to journaling is to make that abundantly clear to yourself, so you stop fucking yourself There are no excuses for your own failure, that applies as much to me as it does to you, we just have to put in the work In the great words of Abraham Lincoln “nut up or shut up”

@Leo Gura hey aren't you good at coding?

I don't think life can be lived with black and white thinking. However some people like to stay stuck within that zone and defend it lifelong. To me life is a mystery. Mind over matter. Sometimes I feel that people are like entities floating through space. And all of these entities are just pieces of each other scattered through time and space and when you explore each entity, you're exploring a lost version of yourself, even something that you might call ugly is a part of yourself. The parts that you don't integrate. In a sense we are whole. A whole made of parts. So when I look at people, sometimes I think I'm looking at myself within them and them within me. A part of us is always within others if we try a little harder to look. We're just recyclings of each other.

Sometimes I feel like we are living in this illusory reality.. And all sorts of disconnected ideas are floating through my head space all at once. On this plane, I see different zones. Like pockets on a matrix. The good zone, the bad zone, the middle zone, the zone within the bad zone which is good. Scattered zones. I feel like reality is complex. These complexities cannot be understood by a single mind. It cannot be understood by a mind that is conditioned to think a certain way. Can we just be bad if we want to be bad? Does evil deserve the Demonization it gets?

Yep his Trump derangement syndrome definitely helps in taking away the Trumpism in people.

That blackboard needs to be called "orange is the new black."

This is like a wall I keep banging on and it won't move Sometimes I think? "is positivity a trap?" Is it dragging me further down the hole? Yesterday I did something astonishing. Something against my character It's like a devil came inside me. I was acting crazy. But it set me free. I have come to appreciate evil. I have understood that evil is not just evil. What we think of the world of good versus evil is not as childish and simple as it looks. This labyrinth of the world is more complex than you think. Like Leo says Good and evil are parts of the same. I have learned from my experiences that evil has a role to play. That only good cannot exist on its own in this world. That survival won't be possible only with good.. It's a complex maze. Good and evil are states of mind. Sometimes I think there are a lot of gray areas. I try to think about myself as though I'm sitting in a chair across a psychologist and looking through the glass panes all around the office. I can see cars, trees, people. Around me are so many chairs, all empty. Feel so lonely. Am the only one? Am I too good to be true? I ask myself. And the subconscious answer is yes. Living like a Cinderella doesn't help. It's almost as though I will need to force myself to just be this evil person that I don't want to be. Is being a good person a bad thing? Then why do I feel so weak? Has moralizing ourselves through culture and religion actually tamed us so much that we have become the weakest versions of ourselves. Maybe this is the result of years and years and centuries of social conditioning through religion. That we are afraid of ourselves. Afraid of who we can be. Afraid of being evil. Afraid of trying evil. Afraid of being a bad person,not only afraid of judgement, but maybe afraid of being judged by God, afraid of going against those centuries of social conditioning. The need to always present oneself as a good person. The subconscious way of being a good person because then it takes away any form of guilt. Maybe we are not what we pretend to be. Maybe we're not what we are supposed to be. Or maybe we should not be what we are trying to be. Is this a rabbit hole? My mind rambles on and on..

You will have to put an end to all the circus in your head. It literally is a collapse. A self destructive way I'm so fed up. I just want to shut inside myself even more. It doesn't feel right.

Very nice. Incredible

Leo has transcended the likes of Sam Harris. Sam Harris is more or less like a rationalist. A rationalist is like a watered down version of a fundamentalist who is palatable to the crowds. Sam Harris cannot be trusted for getting views on morality. His thought experiments are shady. And his views on religion keep swinging like a pendulum. He says controversial things to outdo others and then backpedals when the western media finds it too right wing for their taste. Research a bit more on Sam Harris and you will realize that it's all just a way of preying on people's feeble minds. He got a lot of fan boys for sure. Sam Harris is a part of controlled opposition.

Such huge age gaps in relationships can sometimes make a relationship toxic. Not saying all. But success is rare. Relationships should have more or less the same level of experience and maturity or else there is a power struggle and potential for game playing..

8 Divine Flowers Which Are Favorites Of Hindu Gods “Flowers please the mind and grant prosperity. Hence, men with righteous deeds bestowed the name Sumana on them.” ―The Mahabharata book 13, Anusasana Parva Chapter 101, verses 19-21 According to this verse from the epic Mahabharata, when a pious man with a pure heart offers flowers to the deities, the deities become gratified and as a result bestow prosperity upon him. Yes, flowers play a significant role in almost every religious ritual in Hinduism. Any religious ceremony, be it offering prayers or performing Aarti, is incomplete without flowers. Worshiping Hindu Gods and Goddesses with flower offerings is not only considered auspicious but has its own importance too. Although, any type of flower can be offered to any God yet, there are certain ones which happen to be the favorite flowers of Hindu Gods that can bring you good fortune if offered to Hindu Gods and Goddesses. 1. Dhatura According to the Hindu religious text Purana, when Lord Shiva drank the poison which was churned out of the ocean by and demons, Dhatura appeared from the chest of Lord Shiva. Since then, Dhatura became Lord Shiva's favorite flower. Hence, Dhatura is offered to Lord Shiva during Shiv Puja to get rid of the poison of ego, rivalry, envy, and hatred. While there are some other Shiva flowers like Akand, Bael patra, ketaki flower is never used in the worship of Shiva. 2. Red Hibiscus This enchanting and ravishing red colored flower is offered to Goddess Kali. It is because the shape of the flower represents Maa Kali's tongue and it's red color symbolizes Maa Kali's fierceness. Thus, in West Bengal Goddess Kali is adorned with a garland of 108 red Hibiscus flowers during Kali pooja. 3. Parijata Parijata flower or Night-flowering coral Jasmine is a divine flower the roots of which are in heaven. This flower is believed to be the favorite of Vishnu, incarnations. According to the Hindu mythology, this tree came out as a result of churning of the ocean by the Gods and demons. Lord Indra found this tree and brought it to heaven where its beautiful and fragrant flowers spread beneath the tree and pleasured the Gods. 4. Lotus The Goddess of weath and prosperity, Laxmi sits on a lotus flower and thus, this flower becomes Goddess Laxmi's favorite flower. If you offer a Lotus flower to goddess Laxmi during Diwali or Laxmi pooja, it will make her gratified and in return, she will grant wealth and good fortune. In fact, if you keep a lotus seed mala or rosary in the temple of your home, it will please Goddess Laxmi. 5. Marigold All red colored flowers are dear to Lord Ganesha but the saffron yellow flower named Marigold is Lord Ganesha's favorite flower. Especially Red Genda or red Marigold flowers are believed to please the Vinayaka greatly. This flower is special because it is the only flower of the Hindu deities that can be divided into its petals. 6. Palash The Goddess of knowledge who wears a white saree and sits on a white Lotus, Devi Saraswati is fond of Palash. Although all white colored flowers are liked by Devi Saraswati, Palash flowers are considered to be the essential component in Saraswati puja. In fact, the worship of Devi Saraswati is considered incomplete without Palash flowers. 7.Tulsi Tulsi, a medicinal plant acts both as a flower and an auspicious leaf which is used in the worship of Lord Krishna. It is because Tulsi or Basil leaves are loved by Lord Krishna and thus, in most temples Tulsi leaf is also offered as Prasada at Krishna's feet. Hence, Tulsi is also known as Krishna Tulsi. Other flowers like blue Lotus and coral flowers are also loved by Lord Krishna 8. Jasmine Although Jasmine flowers are known for its fragrance and used for its medicinal properties, these flowers also hold a religious importance. Jasmine is loved by Lord Hanuman and according to the ritual, five Chameli or Jasmine flowers should be offered to please Lord Hanuman. Offering Jasmine oil along with sindoor or vermilion to Lord Hanuman also helps in warding off evils from your life.

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Sacred animals in Hinduism Cows are considered the holiest of all creatures in Hinduism. The holy cow is considered the mother of all human beings and so her slaughter is also banned throughout India. She is seen as the gift to the mankind from the God. Hindu mythology tells us of two particularly sacred cows Kamdhenu and Surabhi who are said to have emerged from the ocean during Manthan (churning of ocean). Even lord Krishna spent his childhood grazing cattle. Animals considered sacred in Hinduism, quick list Cow Bull or Nandi. (Shiva's Nandi) Elephant Snake /serpent Lion Tiger Dog Owl Horse Peacock Crow elephant. Goddess Lakshmi being saluted by elephants. Ganesh or Ganesha, a prominent Hindu God, the son of God Shiva and wife Parvati. Ganesha was born with an elephant head. Ganesha stands for peace and prosperity. It is also believed that Lord Indra (the king of all Devtas) rides on a white elephant named Airawat. Indian brides posing with elephants on their weddings. Decorated and Painted Elephants as a part of celebration. Elephant design on a dinner plate Elephant embroidery on bedsheet An elephant teapot. An elephant as an Indian house decor item. Cows, the sacred animal. Cow worship in India A sculpture of a decorated cow. A decorated cow. Ready for worship. A decorated bull on a beach in India. The bull is a Nandi. The Nandi is the vehicle of Shiva and his companion. Also the Bull represents Dharma on all 4 legs. Bulls are also considered to be holy beings. The most mention worthy of them is lord Shiva’s faithful gana (follower) and companion cum vehicle, Nandi. We always find its idol accompanying that of Shivaling in temples. Bulls are worshipped especially on harvest festivals like Sankranti and Onam or Pongal due their large influence on Indian agriculture. Nandi statues throughout India, inside and outside a temples. Nandi statue inside a temple Nandi statue outside a temple Shiva's cobra. And Naga of Mahavishnu. Adishesha. The cobra is revered for its ferocity. It's the companion of Shiva. The five headed cobra, a mythical serpent is called Adishesha and Mahavishnu sleeps in the arms of the serpent. Ancient sculpture showing Mahavishnu in the lap of the five headed serpent. The big cats, the lion and the tiger. Tiger or Lion serves as the carrier of Goddess Durga. We also find reference of Lord Vishnu taking the avatar of Lord Narsimha (Nar= man, Simha= lion) and slaying the tyrant and cruel king Hiranyakashyapu. Goddess Ma Durga or simply Durga (Ma in Hindu means mother), goddess Durga is another form of kali. Seated on a lion. The mighty Bengal tiger. Goddess Durga seated on a tiger. An Indian TV actress portraying the role of Goddess Durga in a local TV series. Gold Sculpture of Durga on a lion Goddess Kali on a tiger. A misunderstanding of the Hindu Puranas about monkeys. The monkeys are never actually mentioned in the original Sanskrit Puranas. It's called vanara. Ram took with himself an army of vanaras. Vanaras weren't exactly monkeys. They were Neanderthal men. This video clears this Owl The wise owl is the vehicle of the Goddess of wealth, Lakshmi. On the night of Diwali, it is also worshipped along with the deity. It is believed it will make the goddess happy and will bless us with prosperity. Lakshmi with an owl Dogs Hinduism worships Lord Shiva. He is considered to be the ultimate and the God of Gods. You will be amazed to know that Dogs are highly associated with one of the incarnations of Lord Shiva. You can see God Bhairava with a black dog. It is believed that dogs are an incarnation of Bhairava. Hinduism also shows the connection of Dogs with Lord Dattatreya. Dattatraya was an incarnation of the Trimurti (Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswar). This God was always followed by four dogs which symbolically represent the four Vedas. Lord Yama had taken the form of a dog to accompany Yudhistira during their final journey. He was testing the dharma of the Pandavas. Indra Dev (the king of Devas) has a dog named Sarama. This dog is supposed to have helped the Devas bring back their stolen cows by demons. Sarama is the mother of all dogs and is the daughter of Daksha (sister of Sati). The Bhagavata Purana regards Sarama as the mother of all beasts of prey. In some places of South people worship Sarama. A dog is also noted in the Rigveda as the guardian of the house of Varuna and is named as Vastospati. Peacock Peacock apart from being the national bird of India, is also considered holy in our scriptures. It is the vehicle of Lord Kartikeya. Its feathers also make for the decoration of crown of Lord Krishna. Horse . The horse denotes the symbol of strength and leadership. It is the reason why we find its mention in the Ramayana where Lord Rama performs a yagya (Ashvamedha yagya) where they sacrifice the horse to God for a prospering kingship and progress. It is also the vehicle of Surya dev (Sun God). Horse sculptures in an ancient temple in India. Crow There is not a place on earth (except the polar caps) that does not have crows as its inhabitants. Crows are part and parcel of our lives. In fact, many crows also fly around in the backyard of my house. Crows are highly intelligent animals, yet they are regarded in both western and eastern cultures as harbingers of doom. One really does not know how this belief has been ingrained in the mind of man, yet it is very much there. One of the reasons for the crow to be regarded as connected with doom is the fact that crows have a dark plumage and make unnerving calls that can spread fear in the mind on a dark night. In addition, they are known to loiter around battlefields, feed on dead corpses and destroy crops as well. Scientifically a crow comes as a part of the Corvus family of birds. There are almost 40 or so members of this genus.Recent research has found that Crows are among the world's most intelligent animals. whose EQ is rated pretty high. In ancient times a crow was supposed to be blessed with a long life and now we know that they are a long living species. They were thought to be omens of the future and sometimes the harbinger of bad luck. Goddess Dumavati riding a crow. Hinduism has a special place for animals and birds.. They are frequently mentioned in Hindu myths and legends and enjoy a place of their own in Hindu pantheon as vehicles of many gods and goddesses, as divinities and also as incarnations or aspects of Vishnu or Shiva Hinduism recognizes a crow as a harbinger of some bad news. Ancient Hindu texts and tomes on Hindu philosophy bring forth the belief that their is a linkage between the dead and living crows. It has a special significance for people who have died. One of the connections with the dead is the day of ‘Bal Kaka’. This day is observed as the day when the dead will partake of food that is distributed to crows. In addition during the ‘Shraddha’ ceremony, which is the day when ritual feeding of the dead ancestors of a family is done, crows as well as cows are also fed.Believe it or not, Crows have been observed to come and eat food during “Shraddha”. There are many examples that testify to this unique ability of a crow to sense when a feast for a departed soul is undertaken.. The crow has a special significance in Hinduism, and the Mahabharata war was preceded by a bloody battle between crows and owls. This signaled the start of the epic battle. There are many legends associated with crows in Hinduism. It is stated In the Yoga Visistha, the sage Bhasundha took the form of a crow and was witness to a number of great events in the history of the earth. He survived living on a special tree on Mount Mer In the month of January the festival for crows is celebrated . In Tamil Nadu during Kanum Pongal festival a lavish feast is spread. Coloured rice, cooked vegetables, banana and sweet pongal are spread on a plantain leaf. Generally hordes of crows will descend and partake of this feast. Prayers are offered in the hope that brother-sister ties may remain strong like the bondage among the crows.. Shani deity riding a crow.. The God Shani, who is the most difficult god to please uses a crow as his Vahana( vehicle of Travel), The crow is thus part and parcel of Hindu mythology. The crow is also an important part of tantric ritual. This ritual which is outside mainstream Hinduism is unique as the lower senses are gratified as per tantric ritual. it could involve the ritual using a crow and Lord Kaal Bhairov as the deity. The crow and Buddhism The crow is also part of Buddhist thought. The crows have a special significance for the Dalai Lama. Legend states that, when the first Dalai lama was born his home was attacked by robbers. The parents fled and in the process left the Dalai Lama behind. However, when they returned they found the Dalai Lama hale and hearty in the company of crows, which had cared for him. The crow has a special significance for Tibet Buddhism as the 1st, 7th, 8th, 12th and 14th Dalai Lama have been associated with the crow, which heralded their birth. The present Dalai Lama is in this category. Generally in Buddhism a crow is thought of as incarnation of Mahakala or Shiva whose name literally means the 'Great Black One. The crow represents the inevitability of events taking place. Mahakala is thought of as a protector of Buddhism. Thus the connotation of the crow in Buddhism is more with the good and inevitable than something bad or evil. Buddhism reached China from India. As per Chinese philosophy the world at the beginning had 10 suns which were represented by 10 crows. These crows rose into the sky at the same time and a great catastrophe was expected. The gods sent their greatest archer Houyi, who shot down nine crows and spared the last..

So the whole Hindu cycle or the central context of Hinduism is all about the establishment of Dharma in the beginning of time, it's decline and destruction towards the end and the rebirth of Dharma in the form of a calf on all 4 legs. So Hindus worship the cows and the bulls because the cow and the bull are considered sacred. Religious iconography showing the reverence to the cow in the Hindu religion.

The concept of Brahman. The brahman is something you get to experience or understand during the time of Mahapralaya

The concept of the bull on four legs. The bull is a sacred animal in Hindu texts, the bull is called Nandi and is vehicle of Shiva. Also the Bull represents Dharma. But during each successive yuga, there's a progressive decline in Dharma. And so the bull appears on 1 leg during the Kaliyug. When Sat Yuga begins again, the bull is seen standing on all 4 legs once again. This shows restoration of Dharma once again..

@DrewNows aww. I'm glad Andrew . . You take care as well

@John Doe not ironic at all. Yes I'm and others are as well. But don't wanna debate. Just let it out how I felt in general. Watch Richard Dawkins with Satish Kumar and you'd know what I mean. Even the cameraman insults the guest and that's not even edited out, none of episodes of Dawkins had anything like that, even the audience is disgusted by his racism, why just because the guest is Indian, so I think they get away with it.

The Kalki Avatar Bhagvad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam There are approximately twenty-five incarnations of Lord Vishnu and Kalki is supposed to be the last and final incarnation of the Vishnu Avatars. There are numerous mysterious prophecies and predictions that date back to the times of Puranas that talk about the birth of Kalki...how true can they be? Is there a messiah ready to be born or has he already taken birth? Is he there to bring the world to an end and make the new-age man pay for his ruthlessness? Just before the beginning of the current age in which we are living (known as the Kali Yuga or Iron Age), sage Markandeya recorded a conversation he had with the God. In a passage in the Mahabharata text, it is recorded that Vishnu spoke of a time during the darkest period of the Kali Age when human values would deteriorate and falsehood would triumph over truth. Vishnu told how he would take a human birth in order to intervene and set the world on a new course. Lord Vishnu’s statement in Mahabharata “When evil is rampant upon this earth, I will take birth in the family of a virtuous man, and assume a human body to restore tranquility by the extermination of all evils. For the preservation of rectitude and morality, I will assume an inconceivable human form. In the Kali Age of sin I will assume an Avatar form that is dark in color. I will be born in a family in south India. This Avatar will possess great energy, great intelligence and great powers.” Lord Vishnu’s statement in Mahabharata “Material objects needed for this Avatar's mission will be at his disposal as soon as He will think of them. He will be victorious with the strength of virtue. He will restore order and peace in the world. This Avatar will inaugurate a new era of truth, and will be surrounded by spiritual people. The people of the earth will imitate this Avatar's conduct, and there will be prosperity and peace. Men will once more betake themselves to the practice of religious rites.” Predictions and Prophecies regarding Kalki Avatara The advent of this Avatar has been known of and predicted for thousands of years in various holy books and obscure texts including the Book of Revelations, Nostradamus in his book Centuries, The Ocean of Light (an ancient Persian manuscript of the revelations of Prophet Mohammed) and the Shuka Naadi Granthi - containing detailed prophecies of the Kalki Avatar written on hundreds of palm leaf manuscripts by Sage Shuka over 5000 years ago. The time of great evil mentioned in the prophecies corresponds to the Twentieth Century with its World Wars, regimes of mad dictators and authoritarian rulers, nuclear weapons, famines, diseases, pollution, crime, violence, catastrophes, and worldwide decline of morality. The Kalki Purana is an ancient Indian scripture which outlines the circumstances of the time and the place of birth of Lord Kalki. It also describes the predominant signs of the times which become so dire and needful that the Lord is compelled to assume a human incarnation. He does this at regular intervals throughout the evolution of humanity with the explicit purpose of uplifting the spiritual order. Only when a civilization is built upon a sound spiritual foundation can it exist and thrive in peace. Much of what is presented in the Kalki Puranas about Lord Kalki is allegorical in nature and therefore open to various interpretations. Those commentaries which have been written appear to have rendered the original scriptural treatise in a literal context rather than the highly symbolic one that was intended. However, one can point out that the precise astrological arrangements predicted around his birth are so specific and purposeful that it would be difficult to ignore them Take a look at some startling prophecies which were made by Nostradamus which clearly point towards Kalki Avatar. “CENTURY I.L - De l'aquatique triplisté naiftra, D'vn qui fera le jeudy pour fa fefte: Son bruit, loz, regne sa puiffance croistra, Par terre & mer aux Oriens tempefte.” Translation: Of the three water signs will be born a person whose holy day will be Thursday his name ,fame and rule will grow everywhere on land and sea and free the east from trouble. This quatrain states that this person will be born from the three water signs of Pisces, Cancer and Scorpio, the three water signs – which can be the three water bodies of the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea and The Bay of Bengal which meet at Kanya Kumari at the southern most point in India. This Quatrain also states that this person will celebrate Thursday as his holy day, in none of the major religions except Hinduism is this so. Nostradamus’ second prophecy “Religion du nom des mers vaincra,Contre la fecte fils Adaluncatif, Secte obftinee deploree craindra, Des deux bleffez par Aleph & Aleph”. Translation: The religion called by the sea will overcome the sect of the Adaluncatif the stubborn sect of the two wounded men alpha and alpha. The only religion which is named after water is Hindu religion named after the Sindhu river. The Indians will defeat the obstinate sects; Nostradamus’ third prophecy “L'Oriental fortira de fon fiege, Paffer les monts Apennins, voir la Gaule: Tranfpercera le ciel les eaux & neige, Et vn chafcun frappera de fa gaule.” Translation: The Eastern man will come down from his throne and cross the Apennines into France through the sea and air and will strike the evil ones with his rod. This quatrain describes Kalki Avatar with his weapon crossing into France and destroying his enemies. Note that Nostradamus also sees the crossing through air. When the practices taught by the Vedas and the institutes of law, shall nearly have ceased, and the close of the Koli age shall be nigh, a portion of that Divine Being who exists of his own spiritual nature, in the character of Brahma, and who is the Beginning and the End, and who comprehends all things shall descend upon the earth. He will be born as Kalki in the family of an eminent Brahmin, of Shambhala village, endowed with the eight superhuman faculties. By his irresistible might, He will destroy all the barbarians and thieves, and all whose minds are devoted to iniquity. He will then re-establish righteousness upon earth; and the minds of those who live at the end of the Koli age, shall be awakened. The men who are thus changed by virtue of that peculiar time, shall be as the seeds of human beings, and shall give birth to a race who shall follow the laws of the Kritya Age, the Age of Purity. (Vishnu Purana 4.24) Kalki descended to earth (as a human) in the month of Baisakha on the 12th day after the full moon (Kalki Purana, I, Verses 11 and 15) Kalki is born to a man named Vishnujasha and a woman named Sumati in the Hindu month of Baisakha, which starts from 14th or 15th April and lasts till 14th or 15th May. So, Kalki will be born 12 days from the full moon day (after 14th/15th April), which can be anytime between 26th April to 15th May. Vishnu Purana also says that he had three elder brothers. According to I[2] V.32, the King of the land where Kalki is born is named Vishakhjupa. The mission of Kalki’s life is to destroy Koli – the equivalent of the Anti-Christ (in whose name the present age is named). Koli signifies a person as well as the vices which are peculiar to this age. As per I[3], V.25 Kalki was given a white horse, which he rode during his conquests all over the world. "You shall go to Sinhala, marry your beloved Padma and start your conjugal life…. You will then set out to conquer the world and defeat the Kings allied to Koli, defeat the Buddhists and hand over the rule to the pious kings named Devapi and Maru. (Kalki Purana, I, Verses 9 & 10) The wife of Kalki is named Padma who lives in Sinhala, which is commonly known as Sri Lanka. Coming of Lord Kalki would be fraught with terror... mindful of existing chaos world over! In the realm of Kalki... the goal of life is straight and clear! Exhibiting almost same powers as Lord Krishna... the advent of is beset with preconditions! The annihilator of Kali Yuga would advent the world scene at opportune moment...not a second before! All is preordained predestined in the system of God. The coming of Bhagavan Kalki gets necessitated when adharma (lawlessness) bares its fangs with no reprieve in sight! When is HE coming? This is the biggest question of all times! But God never directly manifests on mother Earth. As per sacred Bhagavad-Gita so is never to be. In times of distress... a commoner dons the mettle of lord Kalki... the awaited Messiah of present times! All happens with grace of God. Nothing in cosmic system results out of nothing... everything to minutest action is preordained predestined! Is Kali Yuga at its final stage? The feat of Kalki would make the whole cosmic system go around... come full circle as stipulated in Hinduism sacred Scriptures! After a period of above 3600 years... the coming of an avatar of an era is mandated. Life comes full circle every 3500 to 5000 years! If we have clock ringing 12 o'clock in the day... we also have 12 o'clock in night... the metal age... the darkest hour! Kali Yuga - the total period of which comprises 4, 32, 000 years as per sacred Scriptures of Hinduism is in its final stages! Even though only a few thousand years have passed since start of Kali Yuga... the advent of modern science has advanced the pace contrary to what is stipulated in sacred Scriptures. Something that would have taken thousand years to achieve in the past is now possible within a few hours... not days! Kalki would provide a sigh of relief to the ailing mankind after tremors of World War III that would devastate mankind forever. Albert Einstein once said, the fourth world war would be fought with bamboos and sticks... his inference was totally correct! With the coming devastation when developments of science would come to a naught... it would not be centuries but many millennia before things return back to normal! Who would not agree that Earth has undergone an extraordinary deterioration of its biosphere? Who could argue that living a pure life on earth becomes more difficult and challenging with each passing year? Who has not cried out about the social degeneration and political turmoil, financial chaos and pain and suffering caused by unending wars? Keeping aside every statement, counter statement and arguments regarding the predictions and prophecies about Kalki, I really wish that He is out there, somewhere…!

The Rakshas gana looks similar in energy to Shiva. The Deva gana is energetically similar to Vishnu. The Manav gana is similar to Brahma. This Brahma is a material deity whereas Shiva and Vishnu appear less material and more spiritual, combining forces of good and evil.

The beginning Vishnu According to Vishnu Purana, Lord Shiva was born on the brink of Vishnu's forehead and Brahma Dev appeared in the navel of Lord Vishnu. It is believed that the birth of Lord Shiva is due to being the forehead of Lord Vishnu, Shiva always lives in yoga posture. Shiva represents time. Eternal Vishnu represents space. All pervading Brahma represents matter. It is written in Bhagwat Gita that Lord Vishnu wasn't born or created. He was forever existing and will forever exist. It is said that Sriman Narayan who stays in Vaikuntha expands as Shri Maha Vishnu (also called Maha Karana Vishnu) for the purpose of Creation, Preservation and Destruction. Sri Maha Vishnu is sleeping in far away Vaikuntha planets that are beyond these material worlds and as he exhales, trillions of material universes are being created. Something like this: All the bubbles you see are tiny universes. Maha Vishnu enters each bubble as Garbha Vishnu (womb Vishnu) in that material world. From the naval of Garbha Vishnu appears Brahma and from the forehead of Garbha Vishnu appears Shiva. He also creates other gods like Goddess Lakshmi, Goddess Parvati etc. We are in one of the bubble represented above which is also called the material universe. After Kaliyuga ends, Sri Maha Vishnu inhales and all the material universe (bubbles) submerges back into Sri Maha Vishnu. So this is how cycles of creations continue. They go on forever until eternity. This is called as Samsara. Everything outside Vaikuntha is stuck in the repeated cycle of Birth and Death. Coming out of these material universes, outside this Maha Vishnu cycle and entering Vaikuntha gives us Moksha. This is given in Srimad-Bhagavatam "mahapuran" and also in Srila Prabhupada's book called "The science of self-realization"

The end of Kaliyug and the beginning of new Kalpa No, the world won't actually get destroyed at the end of the Kali Yuga. Rather, what's going to occur is that when the evil and decadence of the Kali Yuga reaches its zenith, Vishnu will have an incarnation (avatara) as Kalki the horse rider, to kill all the evil people and restore Dharma on earth, commencing a new Satya Yuga. Here is how the Srimad Bhagavatam describes it: Lord Kalki will appear in the home of the most eminent brahmana of Sambhala village, the great soul Visnuyasa.Lord Kalki, the Lord of the universe, will mount His swift horse Devadatta and, sword in hand, travel over the earth exhibiting His eight mystic opulences and eight special qualities of Godhead. Displaying His unequaled effulgence and riding with great speed, He will kill by the millions those thieves who have dared dress as kings. After all the impostor kings have been killed, the residents of the cities and towns will feel the breezes carrying the most sacred fragrance of the sandalwood paste and other decorations of Lord Vasudeva, and their minds will thereby become transcendentally pure. When Lord Vasudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appears in their hearts in His transcendental form of goodness, the remaining citizens will abundantly repopulate the earth. When the Supreme Lord has appeared on earth as Kalki, the maintainer of religion, Satya-yuga will begin, and human society will bring forth progeny in the mode of goodness. When the moon, the sun and Brihaspati are together in the constellation Karkata , and all three enter simultaneously into the lunar mansion Pusya — at that exact moment the age of Satya, or Krita will begin. So even if some people are killed, the world will still go on after the end of the Kali Yuga. The Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dwapara Yuga, and Kali Yuga keep repeating in a cycle. Now one cycle of all four Yugas is called a Mahayuga or Chatur Yuga, and 1000 Mahayugas make up one Kalpa. A Kalpa constitutes just one day for Brahma the creator god. After the day is over, Brahma goes to sleep, and then the Pralaya, or night of Brahma, commences. The Pralaya, of equal length to a Kalpa, is the time period when the entire three worlds (the physical universe along with Devaloka and Asuraloka) are destroyed by fire emanating from the mouth of Vishnu's serpent Adiseshan. Here is how it's described in the Srimad Bhagavatam: At the end of the day, under the insignificant portion of the mode of darkness, the powerful manifestation of the universe merges in the darkness of night. By the influence of eternal time, the innumerable living entities remain merged in that dissolution, and everything is silent. When the night of Brahma ensues, all the three worlds are out of sight, and the sun and the moon are without glare, just as in the due course of an ordinary night. The devastation takes place due to the fire emanating from the mouth of [Ananta], and thus great sages like Bhirgu and other inhabitants of Maharloka transport themselves to Janaloka, being distressed by the warmth of the blazing fire which rages through the three worlds below. At the beginning of the devastation all the seas overflow, and hurricane winds blow very violently. Thus the waves of the seas become ferocious, and in no time at all the three worlds are full of water. The Supreme Lord [Vishnu] lies down in the water on the seat of Ananta, with His eyes closed, and the inhabitants of Janaloka offer unto the Lord their glorious prayers with folded hands. And by the way, all this annihilation is overseen by Shiva god of destruction, who engages in his cosmic Tandava dance in order to direct all this destruction. After the Pralaya is over, Brahma wakes up and commences the creation of the three worlds again, and thus a new Kalpa begins. Now a Kalpa is already an incredibly long period of time, but it's just one day in the life of Brahma. Now imagine how long a hundred years is in the life of Brahma! That is how long Brahma lives for, and it's called Mahakalpa. And after the Mahakalpa is over, Brahma dies, and then there is a period of even greater destruction, the Mahapralaya, which lasts as long as Mahakalpa. And then Brahma is reborn, marking the start of a new Mahakalpa. And the cycle begins again! In Hinduism (cf. Hindu time cycles), a Kalpa is equal to 4.32 billion years, a "day of Brahma" or one thousand mahayugas, measuring the duration of the world. Each kalpa is divided into 14 manvantara periods, each lasting 71 yuga cycles (306,720,000 years). ... Two kalpas constitute a day and night of Brahma. There are 14 Manvantaras in each Kalpa, with about 71 Mahayugas in each Manvantara. We are living in the Vaivasvata Manvantara, which is the seventh Manvantara of the Shwetavaraha Kalpa. And we're living in the 28th Mahayuga of the Vaivasvata Manvantara A Kalpa is one day in the life of Brahma. A Mahakalpa is 100 years in the life of Brahma. (Brahma lives for 100 years before he dies and is reborn.) Our present Kalpa, the Shwetavaraha Kalpa, is taking place in the 51st year of Brahma's life. That is why, in he beginning of every Hindu ritual, we say "adya Brahmanaha, dwitiya Parardhe", which indicates that we're living in the second half of Brahma's life Age of Brahma is 100 years. Each year of Brahma has 360 days and same number of nights. Thus, total age of Brahma is 360 * 100 * 8.64 billion = 311,040 billion human years. i.e. 311.04 trillion years. A mahakalpa basically means 1 full lifetime of Brahma after which he is reborn. The Yuga Time Period Kritha Yuga 17,28,000 human years Tretha Yuga 12,96,000 human years Dwapara Yuga 8,64,000 human years Kali Yuga 4,32,000 human years (As on today we are approximately over 5000 years into Kali Yuga) All the four yugas combined together is called a Maha Yuga. One Maha Yuga comprises of 43,20,000 years. 1000 maha yugas are equivalent to the day time of the Brahma. Brahma’s night is also of the same time. So Brahma’s one full day is equivalent to 864,00,00,000 human years. Brahma’s one second is equivalent to 1,00,000 human years on earth. Brahma lives like this for 100 years (in human years 864,00,00,00 x 365 days x 100 years), and the entire life time of brahma is equivalent to one breath of Sri Maha Vishnu. It is said that when Sri Maha Vishnu exhilirates, the entire world is created, and when he annihilates the entire world is destroyed. The timespan between his exhiliration and annihilation is equivalent to 100 years for Brahma. Picture of Mahavishnu resting. The Vishnu Purana states that at the end of the daytime period of Brahma, a dreadful drought will occur that will last 100 years, and all the waters will dry up. The Sun will change into seven Suns, and the three worlds (Bhurloka or Earth, Bhuvarloka or the lowest heaven, and Svargloka or the next higher heaven) and the underworlds will be burned bare of life. The inhabitants of Bhuvarloka and Svargloka flee to the next higher heaven, Mahaloka, to escape the heat; and then to the next higher heaven, Janaloka. Then mighty clouds will form and the three worlds will be completely flooded with water. Lord Vishnu reposes on the waters in meditative rest for another whole kalpa (4.32 billion years) before renewing the creation. Picture of Vishnu resting The destruction that takes place at the end of a daytime of Brahma is referred to as 'naimittika', which is incidental or occasional. The characteristic of this destruction is that the three worlds continue to exist but are made uninhabitable. The souls of individuals also continue to exist to be reincarnated in the next daytime of Brahma. This is how Brahma is depicted There are 3 gunas or qualities called -Satva, Rajas and Tamas. Entire creation is made up of them only. There are 4 yugas making a cycle, namely Satya Yuga, Treta, Dwapar and Kaliyug. Satya Yuga is dominated by Satva guna that is truth(satya), meditation(tapas), purity(shauch) and worship(bhakti). In treta (3 feets), truth is given up my people because of increased Rajas and left with 3 qualities of Satva. In Dwapar, meditation is also given up by people, leaving dharma standing on 2 qualities and hence called Dwapar(2 feets). Finally, in kaliyug, purity is also lost under the effect of Tamas, leaving only Bhakti. By the end of Kaliyug, bhakti also vanishes and there is no discipline but chaos. Than Lord Vishnu appears in the form of Kalki and reestablishes the four qualities of Satya yuga, and once again Satya yuga is established. Only adharmis, mlecchas are destroyed, not the universe. We are currently about 5100 past years within Kaliyuga of 28th chaturyug, 7th manavantar of Varah Kalpa. Prajapati Brahma ji is now about 50 years old and he has remaining more 50x360 approx. kalpas of his life, that is about 18000 more kalpas, where each kalpa has 1000 chaturyugs. 1 chaturyuga = 43,20,000 earth years. The Chaturyuga ages, i.e. Satya, Treta, Dwapar and Kaliyug see a gradual decline of dharma, wisdom, knowledge, intellectual capability, life span, emotional and physical strength. Satya Yuga:- Virtue reigns supreme. Human stature was 21 cubits. Average human lifespan was 100,000 years. Treta Yuga: – There was 3 quarter virtue & 1 quarter sin. Normal human stature was 14 cubits. Average human lifespan was 10,000 years. Dwapar Yuga: – There was 1 half virtue & 1 half sin. Normal human stature was 7 cubits. Average human lifespan was 1,000 years. Kali Yuga: – There is 1 quarter virtue & 3 quarter sin. Normal human stature is 3.5 cubits. Average human lifespan will be 100 years. Towards the end of the Yuga this will come down to 20 years. In the present days we live in a Kali Yuga, which began at 3102 BCE with the end of the Mahabharata war. This date is also considered by many Hindus to be the day that Krishna left Earth There's for sure death and decay at the end of Kaliyuga- which is full of faults, passions, miseries and confusions. This Tamoguna, Rajas once vanished, Sattva gunas can attain peaks giving rise to beings bounded by righteousness- Satyuga begins with the end of the Kali age. It is the Lord Rudra (shiva) who will destroy everything to ashes with his trikagni(eternal fire from his third-eye). the destruction dance(tandav) of shiva the meaning of shiva Tandav Stotram. Shiva dances and causes destruction. The dance called tandav, the dance of destruction. Shiva in tandav dance pose. The dance of destruction. Kali yuga ends when the deepest, darkest negativity and other impressions of the mind are ended and purity reigns! The end of Kali will bring forth the beginning of the Golden Age! When the ego has been annihilated the Golden Age of the inner consciousness will prevail. So will the world be destroyed? Will the earth be destroyed? It is the Ahamkara (ego consciousness) that will be destroyed. At the end of the kaliyuga kalki will appear the adharma will be destroyed. The end of Mahakalpa and the Death of Brahma and Mahapralaya. Brahma lives 100 years. These are not human or earth years. His total age of 100 years is called Mahakalpa. At the end of his age, Brahma dies and so does the Mahakalpa. A new Brahma is born and thus a new Mahakalpa of 100 years begins. Whenever Brahma is born, new creation begins. New creation also begins at the end of each Kalpa when the new Kalpa begins.. The period of time after the death of Brahma is of complete silence and nothingness. This is called Mahapralaya. As per the Shiva Puranas, the definition of Mahapralaya. Mahapralaya - Destruction of the world occurring after every period of 4,320,000,000 years. 2 Total destruction of the universe (of mortals, saints, gods, and Brahma himself); happening after every hundred years of Brahma. Mahapralaya refers to the “great dissolution”, as explained in the Sivapurana - at the time of great dissolution (mahapralaya) when all the mobile and immobile objects of the world are dissolved everything gets enveloped in darkness, without the sun, planets and stars. There is no moon. The day and the night are not demarcated. There is no fire, no wind, no earth and no water. There is no unmanifest primordial being. The whole firmament is one complete void, devoid of all Tejas elements. There is no Dharma or Adharma, no sound, no touch. Smell and colour are not manifest. There is no taste. The face of the quarters is not demarcated. Thus when there is pitch darkness that cannot be pierced with a needle and what is mentioned in the Vedas as ‘the existent and the Brahman’ is alone present”. Mahapralaya —The great deluge with darkness pervading all round. Mahakali we can find Kali represented in different forms depending on how (and sometimes where) she was being worshipped. The most common way to see Kali in Hindu iconography is what we call the classic form. In this form, Kali is depicted with blue or black skin and is generally naked, emphasizing her sexuality as well as her power. Her hair is generally disheveled, her eyes red, and her tongue sticks out, suggesting a state of rage and fury befitting a goddess of violence. That terrifying demeanor is emphasized by a necklace of decapitated heads, a skirt made of severed human arms, and earrings made of dead children. Kali in this form has four arms, generally shown holding specific items. In her left hands, she usually holds a severed human head and a sword. This has been said to represent the role of divine knowledge in destroying human ego. Her other hands are usually shown in various mudras (the symbolic gestures of Hindu iconography), generally representing fearlessness and blessing. The idea is that this terrifying goddess is actually here as a protector, and that she'll be the guard of and save those who worship her. Mahakali If you think classic Kali is intimidating, just wait until you see her Mahakali form. As Mahakali, the goddess is conflated with the ultimate spiritual force of feminine power. This is her cosmic form, guarding over the cosmic order and restoring it when it's out of balance. She's the embodiment of Brahman, the ultimate truth of the Universe that unites all material and spiritual laws. Thus, much power deserves an equally impressive figure, and so Mahakali has not four but ten arms. She's also generally depicted with ten heads and ten legs as well. All ten hands hold an instrument that represents divine power, specifically those associated with another deity. What this represents is that Mahakali holds the power of all these deities, and furthermore that the gods only have their powers through Mahakali. The Mahakaal Mahakali is another form of Lord Shiva who is the consort of Goddess Mahakali.. The dance of Shiva and kali or of Mahakaal and Mahakali. At Mahapralaya, when Mahakaal performs Sanghar tandava along with Mahakali - The kaal and trinity also get merged in Mahakaal, and again creations happen with a new Yuga cycle.

Different between Vishnu and Mahavishnu. Vishnu is only shown as one entity having pale blue complexion and with 4 arms.He holds a lotus, Kaumondaki Gada , a conch and a Sudharshan Chakra where as the Maha Vishnu Roop of Shree Hari shows his vastness. Padmanabha Swamy temple has this form of Shree Hari. The sleeping or Anantha Shayanam form of Shree Hari is very rare to be found across the Hindu temples in India. Having darshan of this form of Vishnu is considered to be good. In the Maha Vishnu Roop, he is considered to be on the coils of the Snake Adi Shesha(represents the cosmic energy)over the "Ksheera Sagar"(represents the Milky way Galaxies)with his consort Devi Sri Lakshmi by his side. Devi Lakshmi represents the divine "Shree Shakthi of Vishnu and is also considered to be the goddess of weath, fortune and prosperity that is required to flow across the universe. Shree Hari is also seen to be in his Anatha Shayanam Posture i.e in his eternal yogic sleep or yoga nidra. He is basically considered to be governing the entire universe in this position. From his navel we can see a lotus emerging on which Brahma Dev is present. His left hand is seen to have been over the Shiva Linga and the right hand blesses the three worlds. The Maha Vishnu Roop of Shree Hari shows the presence of the Tri-Dev, the main pillars of the hinduism: The Creator(Brahma) The Preserver(Vishnu) & The Destroyer(Lord Shiva or Mahesh) That are sandwiched in one form! The Maha Vishnu Roop doesn't project that one god is superior over the other, but it shows the balance of the trinities present in the entire cosmic universe.