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Itwaszerotimes.Heissoconcentratedandworriedaboutvesselandmilkthathe
actuallyforgotabouthislord.
SageNaradaunderstoodtheneedofthistest,theimportanceofit,thereasonwhyLord
VishnuselectedthathumanovermanygreatsagesandthegreatnessofthatHuman
devotee.
It'slikewhenyouarefreeandnothingelsetodo,youcankeeponmeditatingupongod
foranyamountoftime.Butit'showmuchtimeyouspentwhenyouarefilledwithother
dharmasandduties.Soathousandyearchant/meditationinsatyayugamightactuallybe
equalto1yearchant/meditationinkaliyugaduetoitsdifficultiesineverydaylife.Butitis
notquiteeasytoattain.
Itissameamountofwork,sameamountofdevotionandsameamounteverythingelse.
Thatishow"TheoryofRelativity"isindulgedinHinduism.Thatsthescientificreligion
foryou:)
Hopeyougetyouranswertoo:D
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NikunjKothari,GratefultothewisdomofourSages
9.8kViewsNikunjhas3endorsementsinHinduism.

Howmanytimesdidithappentoyouthatyouwerehavingaterribledream,andyou
wokeupbecauseofthat?Let'scallthisEventA.
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NowconsiderEventB,inwhichyouwerehavingawonderfuldream,everythingwasjust
goingperfect,andyouwokeupinthemiddleofthatdream.
IstheoccurrenceofEventAmuchhigherthantheoccurrenceofEventB?
IntheHinduviewoftheworld,whatweconsiderasnormalexperienceoftheUniverse,in
whichthereisanI,theperceiver,theonewhoislookingattheworld,andthereisthis
Universe,whichiseverythingelsebutme.Thisperceptionofduality,ofaseparateI,and
theUniverse,accordingtoHindus,isadreamstate,inthesensethatitisnotreal,it'sa
Maya .Enlightenment/Mokshaissimply,gettingoutofthisdreamstate,and
experiencingthereality.
NowimaginethatyouareintheMatrix,andeverythingaroundyouisgoingremarkably
well.Everyoneisnice,andeveryonefollowstherules.Peoplearenicetoeachother,and
lifeisgoinggreat.Nowsupposetherecomesasomeone,whotellsyou"Listen,thelife
thatyouarelivingrightnow,itisnothingbutanIllusion!Comewithmeand
I'llshowyoutheReallife,lifebeyondpleasure,pain,good,bad,evilor
suffering".Howlikelyareyoutopayattentiontowhathe'ssaying?Sinceeverythingis
goingsowell,andyouareenjoyinglife,you'dprobablywanttocontinuelivinginthe
Matrix,andnotbotheraboutfindingthereality.Thisishowlifeislikeintheearlierthree
Yugas,TheSatyaYuga ,TheTretaYuga ,andTheDvaparaYuga, withthings
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NowtheMatrixanalogyisexactlythesameviewofwhattheHindusmeanwhentheyuse
thewordMaya.AndEnlightenment/MokshaisgettingoutoftheMatrix.Ihopethishelps
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Iwilltellyouwhatmymothertoldme.
Mokshameansbeingfreefromemotions,beingfreefromthecycleofbirthanddeath.
Thereare4yugasasyoumightknow.
1.SatyaYuga
2.TretaYuga
3.DvaparYuga
4.KaliYuga
Inthefirst3yugas,attainingMokshawasaHerculeantask.Thepeople,althoughthey
werepious,hadtoperformpenanceforthousandsofyearstogetliberationfromearthly
pleasures.
ButKaliyugaisfullofcorruptevilpeoplewhodon'tevenhavetimetopraytoGod.Here
attainingliberationisaloteasier.

Iwillillustrateitwithanexample.RememberJayaandVijaya,thedemigoddwarpalsof
Baikuntha?TheywerecursedtobebornasamortalbytheKumarasbecausetheyrefused
toopenthedoor.Refertothefullstoryhere:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/... Lord
VishnuthentoldthemthatsinceHecannotrevokethecurse,theywillneedtotakebirth.

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Theywouldneedtotakebirth7timestoattainmokshaasafriendwhereasonly3birth
wouldgivethemmokshaiftheyarefoesoftheLord.Andguesswhattheychose.Right.To
bebornasasuras.
Themoreevilyouare,themoreeasieritistoattainliberation.
It'salsomentionedinShrimadBhagwatthatjustbyutteringthenameofGod,onecan
gainmoksha.
rmadBhgavatam12.3.51
kalerdoanidherjann
astihyekomahngua
krtandevakasya
muktasagaparam
vrajet

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MydearKing,althoughKaliyugaisanoceanoffaults,thereisstillonegoodqualityabout
thisage:SimplybychantingtheHareKamahmantra,onecanbecomefreefrom
materialbondageandbepromotedtothetranscendentalkingdom.
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SunidhiBhatia,Ananalyticalthinkerandseekerbypassion...ITprofessionalby
mistake!!
197ViewsSunidhiisaMostViewedWriterinMoksha.

Ramayansays,KalyugnaamAdharameaningexactlywhatyouhaveasked.
KalyugissaidtobeayugruledbyAdharma,primarilymeaningwrong.Righteousness
hasbeenondeclineandsohasbeenmoralvalues,ethicsandthecapacityofpeopleto
holdontotruth.Lifeismarredbypainandsufferingsandeveryoneisstrugglingwith
these.
ThisisallwrittenascharacteristicsofKalyug,inSrimadBhagwat.Insuchascenarioitis
impossibletoengageintapasyasofhundredsofyearsasusedtohappeninprevious
yugas.Thelifespanofhumanisinitselfsoshortnow.Itisimpossibletoengageinthose
longtediousYagnas,neitherdopeoplehaveresourcesnortheknowledgetoperformthem
intherighteousmanner.
Inthisscenario,GodhasprescribedBhaktiasanidealmargforKalyug,wherebyonly
surrenderingourselftothenameofGod,itispossibletoattainMoksha.Bycomplete
dedicationtoHim,evenwithoutanyspecificwaysandmeans,wecangetfreefromthis
cycleoflifeanddeath.
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3.4kViewsSindhujahas10+answersinHinduism.

ItissaidthatintheageofKalithetroublesofthemindincreasesandthelevelofDharma
diminishesoverall.Dealingwithsomuchstressonadaytodaybasis,majorityoflifefinds
ithardtoattainmokshathroughyogaorkarma.Wearenotinsituationswherewecan
sticktoourdutyallthetimeconsistentlyordedicateallourlifetothepracticeofyoga.The
isjustapartofthecycleoftime.JustastherulesofDharmaareflexibleforeachyuga,the
waytoattainliberationissimplifiedproportionally.IfutteringthenameofGodishardfor
usnow,performingyogicmeditationwashardatthattime.Itdoesnotmeanthatweare
notcapableofkarmaoryogabutitdoesnotcomeeasyforthelargesectionofpeople.
Bhaktiyogaisadvisedasasweetpathtoattainliberation.Alltheyogasarevalidandof
equalstatusonaskyugas,buttheaffinitytowardseachchangeswithsocietyevolutionand
humannatureandattitudechange.

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Accordingtolegends(notmythology)i.e.Puranas,theearlieryugascomparatively,were
moreidyllic.
Andmokshaisattainedeasily,whentheindividualhasreachedastageofurgencylikea
fishoutofwater,whenhewantsitNOW..
Achievementisbetterdrivenbynecessity,thanbyabundance.
Sothisepoch,ifasoulisontrack,providestheidealconditionstoexpeditethejourney.
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