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Kalki Avatar, the Coming
Prophet by Swami Amar Jyoti
From: "jagbir singh" <adishakti_org@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu Feb 9, 2006 11:10 am
Subject: Kalki Avatar, the Coming Prophet by Swami Amar
Jyoti
Kalki Avatar, the Coming Prophet
Swami Amar Jyoti
THE PROPHETS ARE A DIRECT DESCENT OF THE LORD on earth,
Incarnations
of the Divine. They come to set things right, to harmonize,
balance
and uplift, to make righteousness and truth prevail. Each
time the
Prophets come, They are harbingers of a new age. They come
at the
juncture when one age is closing and another is beginning. A
Prophet
is not only one who makes prophecies, such as Nostradamus,
although
in English that is a usage of the term. Jesus, Buddha and
Krishna
are all Prophets, but They did not come only to make
prophecies. Far
beyond that. The more accurate word is Avatar, which comes
from the
Sanskrit avatirna: "manifest/descent from the Lord." As Sri
Krishna
revealed to His disciple Arjuna five thousand years ago,
recorded in
the Bhagavad Gita:
Whenever there is degradation of Dharma
(virtue/righteousness)
O Bharata, and growth of adharma
(wickedness/unrighteousness)
Then I embody Myself
For the protection of the good (virtuous)
For the destruction of the wicked (evil)
To establish Dharma
I take forth a body in Age after Age
Bhagavad Gita IV: 7-8
HOW DOES THE SUPREME LORD WORK THROUGH HIS PROPHETS to
establish or
restore balance and harmony, without which the creation
would not
function? Does He leave His abode and come, or does He send
His
emissary or Son? How does He take the shape of Spirit
embodied as a
Prophet? What is this phenomenon? Who is the Son of God? Who
is
Vishnu and Who is Krishna? Who is the Father in heaven and
Who is
Jesus? Who is the Buddha and Who the Bodhisattva? How does
this
marriage of the Spirit and mind take place? The answer is
not new
except in context: God is omnipotent. He can assume any
form.
Wherever He takes form, He does not have to leave "there."
He can
take an infinite number of forms, simultaneously.
Yogis have proved this, appearing in several places while
never
leaving the place where they are. If a yogi can exist in
different
bodies at various places simultaneously, then just magnify
that for
the Lord—His powers are infinite. Those who are conversant
with
Krishna's Ras Lila know that He danced with each gopi, or
milkmaid,
simultaneously, and each gopi saw and felt Krishna is with
me. It
may sound allegorical but yogically it has been proven.
God assumes form in a particular dimension and combination
of
elements, such as on Earth, without leaving His eternal
abode. He
can do this simultaneously in billions and billions of
forms, in the
twinkling of an eye. If this were not true, how could God be
in
everyone? He has already "become" everything. That is God's
omnipotence and omnipresence. We can easily understand from
this how
the Kingdom of God is within everyone, how God is in
everyone,
Spirit is in everyone. He comes as the Avatar and manifests
the
force or power according to the mission of the age.
It does not have to be only one Son—do not limit God. At
different
times and places He incarnates differently. Therefore it is
useless
to compare one Prophet with another. Comparison is our human
folly.
We want to compare and think ourselves great enough to judge
the
Prophets when we cannot even remove our own headache. We
twinkle too
much. When you repeat the name of God or the Prophets, be
humble.
WHEN DHARMA—LAW, JUSTICE, RIGHTEOUSNESS, GOODNESS—declines
below a
minimum level and it is beyond the sages, holy people or
yogis to
raise the consciousness and purify the Earth, then God
incarnates to
take care of His children. He comes with special powers and
bounties, among which are prosperity, beauty, strength,
wisdom and
justice. According to the Vedic scriptures, human or Earth
evolution
forms cycles of approximately twenty-five thousand years.
God
incarnates in each cycle, about every two thousand five
hundred
years. In the present cycle Lord Vishnu has taken nine
Incarnations
or Avatars, among whom are Rama and Krishna. Buddha, the
ninth and
last Incarnation, lived around twenty-five hundred years
ago. The
Prophet of a particular age may come as peaceful and
nonviolent, or
as a warrior to vanquish evil—whatever we have asked for or
the
situation demands. To Him, violence and nonviolence are not
opposites but a means to uphold and uplift humanity and
consciousness; Dharma transcends both violence and
nonviolence. At
any cost Dharma must prevail; justice will be done; humanity
has to
be uplifted. In each age, the Prophet knows best what
methods are
required to reach us to the next evolution.
Kalki, as per the scriptures, is the tenth Incarnation. The
name
Kalki means literally, "of iron" or "machine." It does not
imply
that He is a robot made of metal, but that His birth is in
the age
of iron or machines. The Vedic scriptures describe time in a
cycle
of four ages or yugas: the Golden Age, Silver Age, Copper
Age and
Iron Age. Our present age is the Iron Age, therefore Kalki
is the
Avatar of this iron or machine age. There are varying
opinions about
the time of Kalki's coming. Some interpretations say that it
is very
near. Others say He has come already. These are not mere
opinions
but commentaries by great scholars and pundits. The Kali
Yuga has
been described as a time of adharma—injustice,
unrighteousness,
untruth. If we accept some calculations, we have not even
reached
the lowest point of this age. If that is so, imagine what it
will be
at its worst!
The scriptures have described Kalki coming "as a blazing
Light" when
He descends from heaven; the Second Coming of Jesus is
similarly
described. There are parallel beliefs about the coming World
Prophet
in various other faiths as well. Kalki is described as
coming on a
white horse with sword in hand. Though in today's world of
bombs and
lasers, a sword seems outdated, the Second Advent of Jesus
is
similarly predicted to appear on a white horse carrying a
sword.
Buddha is described a little differently. The Prophet will
have a
halo of light around Him. This has been taken by some to be
the
aura, but auras everyone has; not everyone has a halo.
Everyone is
potentially Divine but the Prophets are already
manifestations of
the Divine.
So either there are three Prophets coming together—because
the job
is very serious and one Prophet will not be able to do it
all (!)—or
the three are One, whatever name or label we give. Their way
will be
terrible in any case, what in the Bible is called
Armageddon.
According to the predictions, Christ will come and fight the
anti-
Christ and his forces. He will not be nonviolent. Whatever
the
manifestation may be, this is a time of great change, a
quantum leap—
that we cannot dispute. Only the timing we do not know for
sure.
ULTIMATELY HE WILL BE VICTORIOUS OVER EVIL. The mission of
each
Prophet is the same: to uphold righteousness, to save the
virtuous
and demolish evil. If previously a Prophet incarnated as
forgiving
and suffering, like Buddha and Jesus, that does not mean
that He
will come the same way next time. Even if the Prophets could
repeat
the same drama in different details for the same purpose,
this
present time is such, that not only is humanity in need of
uplifting, but also the Earth's evolution awaits God's
intervention.
The planet itself is transforming into a higher dimension,
so the
Prophet's mission has to be different. Much of what will
occur will
be on the astral levels because the next dimensions, the
fourth and
fifth, are subtler than our present gross third dimension.
There is no doubt that Kalki will come and save the
virtuous. He may
demolish the evildoers—not every common one but those who
are real
devils. Were He to be compassionate or forgiving of them,
they would
become more wicked. It reminds me of the story in the Bible
of Sodom
and Gomorrah. Abraham was a man of God. When he heard that
the
angels were going to destroy the city, he had pity and
compassion
for the people. He prayed, Lord, there are some good people
there.
Will You destroy the whole city and everybody in it because
of some
villains there? What if there are fifty good people? Will
You still
destroy the city? And God said, If there are fifty good
people, I
won't destroy the city. Then Abraham got more pitying and
asked,
What if there are fifty minus five, forty-five good people?
Then
will You destroy the city? God said If there are forty-five
good
people, I will not destroy the city. It is human nature that
when
God relents and yields, we ask for more. So Abraham said,
What if
there are only forty good people? In this way it came down
to
thirty, twenty-five, then twenty.
At this point Abraham felt self-conscious. He said, God, I
have been
really insolent to You and taking too much advantage of Your
leniency, but one last question. God said, What is it?
Abraham
asked, What if there are only ten good people? God promised,
If
there are ten good people, I will not destroy the city. But
there
were only four good people: Lot, his wife, and two
daughters. Two
angels entered the city and were guests of Lot; right there
and then
the people's wickedness came out against them. Lot's family
got
scared but the angels blinded everyone and told Lot, Abscond
from
this city safely. No one will see you. And eventually the
city was
destroyed. There are many wicked people on Earth and they
will come
out more so as time goes by. It will not be hidden anymore.
WHEN THE PROPHETS COME They trigger or accelerate karmas.
Then
whatever is inside a person will expose, either good or bad.
That
which was previously suppressed or hidden is exposed. In
Krishna's
days, He brought out both the virtuous and the evil,
exposing people
as they had never been known before. Krishna knew each soul
already
and so will Kalki. The Prophets create situations—time,
place and
opportunity—which bring forth both the angelic as well as
the
devilish.
During Rama's age, Manthara was a maidservant, supposedly a
good
lady, serving Rama's stepmother. But given the right
circumstances,
Manthara came out wicked and became the cause of Rama's
exile.
Therefore, according to Vedanta, we never take for granted:
good as
good, or bad as bad, absolutely. We wait for exposure or
unfoldment.
That is the way of the lila or play—to let it unfold by its
own
natural laws rather than condemn someone ahead of time.
Their coming
and Presence alone triggers exposure. In every Incarnation
this is a
fact.
Jesus' disciples appeared to be all good people. They
followed Him
and gave up everything. How many of them proved to be really
steadfast? Probably a few, including the two Marys—Mary
Magdalene
and His mother. Nearly everyone else faltered—the cock
crowing three
times, the thirty pieces of silver, etcetera. The Prophet
knows but
He may not expose or declare until the right time comes.
Those who
are afraid of being exposed, once they are, turn evil,
reviling,
revengeful, inimical, negative and so on. Before that they
carry on
very well: courteous, honest. Exposure is the test. Whatever
the
Avatars do, we know that it will not be easy. If it were
easy, They
would not need to come.
Why does God do all this? One very simple word—whether you
are
Hindu, Christian or Buddhist—because He loves us. He does
"horrible"
things if that is the only way we leave open. We force Him
to do
that when we give no other choice. The only alternative is
to not do
anything, but would God allow adharma—unrighteousness—to
triumph
over Dharma—righteousness? That would be the end of the
creation!
Very commonly we hear and read, God loves you, which is
true, but
from the Vedic point of view, it is written that God loves
us so
much that in every age He comes on Earth to take care of us.
If He
did not love us, He would not bother to come and save us.
Not only
does God love us—God is Love. What does this mean in
relation to the
Prophets? They really love us—but They do not harp on it.
ALL LIFE ON EARTH—HUMAN, ANIMAL, TREES AND PLANTS—responds
to the
vibrations of love. We have seen that plants grow better
when we
lovingly tend them; animals respond to us better if we have
love and
harmlessness in our hearts. If we were truly loving, we
would not
invite destruction. When you come to love, pure love, you
will
easily see why everyone, whether in family life, social life
or
ashram life, is hankering after love. That is the only
tangible
thing. Try to do spiritual practices for thirty or fifty
years
without feelings—it will go nowhere, like bullocks with
blinders
going 'round and 'round a mill grinding seeds; in the
evening they
are in the same spot where they started; no progress.
You have to truly love and serve the Lord with a very pure
heart,
not in competition with someone else or jealousy or
prejudice
against other cultures and religions. You cannot get near
heaven or
God that way. Your love has to unite with God's Love. What
is more
consoling and satisfying than love? If you are trying to
serve the
Lord to impress Him, you are doomed. Even Lucifer demanded
from God
that he had been near and had every right to be near. But
Lucifer
had lost the way and became egotistical, selfish and
ambitious. Love
is not a matter of rights.
We do need love; and are hungry after it. That is the only
language
we actually understand. God accepts love only when it comes
from
purity of heart. If He comes on a white horse with a sword
and
throws fire and brimstone, what other option does He have?
Some are
afraid to read or hear about such things, but what if we
leave God
no other choice? We seldom think about that. We do not
realize what
ego has become: stubborn, demanding, willful, selfish. We
have
difficulty in loving very purely, unconditionally, as if, by
loving
the Lord unconditionally, we become nothing. This struggle
goes on.
Therefore I consider His coming in a destructive aspect to
be a
blessing in disguise, His mercy. God sees our deeds and our
hearts,
but mainly the heart. Whatever is based upon ego separation
is the
greatest and worst sin. That is blindness, which is exactly
what ego
is.
Humility softens us, purifies us and takes us out of these
stubborn
ruts. It is an indispensable prerequisite to reach the
chamber of
love. The meek shall inherit the Earth. True humility
purifies the
heart. Those who are proud, arrogant, willful, ambitious,
competitive, jealous and untruthful cannot love the Lord,
even if
they profess to. They eventually prove to be revengeful
betrayers.
Why? Because they were not truly humble in the first place!
They may
have looked good simply because they were yet to be exposed.
They
did not love the Lord or their Master, they cared only for
themselves.
Today it is a common "philosophy" that unless you love
yourself, you
cannot love others. Quite the reverse. If it were the True
Self,
that would be different, but those who proclaim this mean to
love
themselves: their ego and mind. That is the travesty or
perversion
of this age, the Kali Yuga—boosting the ego. The only
language
through which we can unite with the Lord/True Self is love,
and
that is the meaning of unconditional love. Every other love
is
conditioned and therefore selfish, possessive, attached,
which
brings in insecurity and weakness.
Kalki will help us. The Second Advent of Christ will help
us. That
is what the Prophets come for; that is Their work. Allow
Them to do
it. Stand by Them. Those who stand by God are devotees.
Krishna
openly said: I have come to save my devotees. It was not
partiality;
He came to save the virtuous. So if you want God's
manifestation or
birth on Earth, if you want to be His instrument, you have
to be
pure-hearted.
That ego-demolishing or humbling is what makes you wise. It
is
genuine love that God sees, in which ego is non-existent, or
at
least humbled. If you have that, the Prophet is with you.
Distinguish between true goodness and so-called goodness.
When Jesus
sat at the last supper and exposed his own disciples, they
all
shuddered, fearing what He might say. Some would deny Him.
Some
would betray Him. Others would leave Him. Had He said more,
perhaps
only a few would have remained.
WHO WILL STAND BY THE COMING AVATAR? IT WILL BE MULTITUDES.
He
cannot do His work alone. It will be a colossal destruction.
The
real test is when we are put against the wall,
tight-cornered. Then
our true nature comes out. Do you think, therefore, that the
coming
Prophet cannot distinguish? Many surprises may follow; you
may be
alarmed.
A wound or sickness must be exposed by a doctor so it can be
healed.
Hiding the disease from the doctor will not help. You may
not
welcome exposure but accept it with humility if it is true.
Then God
will clear it and clean it. This the language of love: He
means good
even when it is painful. When a doctor operates, it is very
painful,
but then he puts on a balm to heal you. God and Gurus do the
same:
They may seem hurtful at times but then They put a balm on
the
injury, curing it nicely—if you humbly allow Them.
Have faith. He will take care of your salvation. Live for
God's
sake; eat for God's sake; look after your family for God's
sake;
earn money for God's sake; be charitable for God's sake; use
your
talents for God's sake; sing for God's sake. If you are
fearful,
your love is deficient. He does not like us to fear Him.
When you
purely, fully love Him, you will be free from all anxiety,
fear,
worry and doubt. Instead of focusing on your deficiencies,
just love
the Lord. There is nothing greater than that.
Edited from the Satsangs: Kalki Avatar, the Coming Prophet
http://cgsun.psych.arizona.edu/jforster/KalkiAvatar.htm
—- In adishakti_sahaja_yoga@yahoogroups.com, "semirafields"
<semirafields@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Jagbir,
> This is really a very interesting article. Is there an age
that is
> prophesised to come after the Iron age?
> Best wishes, Semira
>
Dear Semira,
The tail-end of the Iron Age is now merging into the Age of
Aquarius
or Satya Yuga. Shri Mataji explains:
"So, now a New Age has started which is called the Age of
Aquarius,
(Kumbha) meaning the pitcher carrier of spiritual holy water
that is
the work of Kundalini. The activity of the Kundalini is like
the sap
of the tree that rises and nourishes all parts of the tree
and does
not get stuck at one flower (subtle centre).
Moreover these are special times. This is the Resurrection
Time (Al-
Qiyamah). The Last Judgment is done by the Kundalini. On the
fingertips one can feel oneself and can judge oneself.
Moreover the
All-pervading power has become very activated, so the Kali
Yuga
(these modem times or Age of Darkness) is passing into Krita
Yuga of
Brahma Chaitanya (activated All-pervading power). This is
helping
the en-masse enlightenment and self realisation.
After this will be Satya Yuga (Age of Truth). We have to
take
advantage of this activity of the Brahma Chaitanya by all
the time
being corrected with the All-pervading Power and achieving
our
realisation and establishing it. After such a state a person
becomes
very dynamic and compassionate. His race, sex, nationality
and age
do not hamper his dynamic life."
The Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh-Devi
Only an Incarnation can commence a new Yuga (age) and they
do not
know Shri Mataji has done just that.
But that does not mean we are going to have an earthly
paradise
soon. According to the Qur'n the present Night of Power
(Resurrection) will end in the Day of Noise and Clamor
(Doomsday).
The incarnation of the Divine Mother is but a merciful
reprieve to
delay the manifestation of Shri Kalki, the Man on the White
Horse
prophesied in the Hindu Holy Scriptures. The sending forth
of the
Comforter by Lord Jesus to warn humankind of the Last
Judgment is
necessary prior to His Second Coming of death and
destruction. The
scriptures of Islam, Hinduism and Christianity are in
complete
agreement that Lord Jesus will come to destroy the evil
forces, that
His Second Coming will manifest as prophesied. Whether it is
Jesus
being the Sign of the Hour (Qur'n) or Shri Kalki (Puranas)
or
Second Coming (Bible) these three major religions confirm
that the
same destructive End will be completed by Shri Jesus.
So after the Iron Age humans are supposed to begin
experiencing
Satya Yuga. The SYs are the first to confirm and understand
Satya
Yuga, also known as Krita Yuga or Age of Purity:
And the minds of those who live at the end of the Kali age,
shall be
awakened, and shall be as pellucid as crystal.
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
Krita Age, the Age of Purity.
Vishnu Purana 4.24
Only those having their Self-realization are having their
minds
awakened to participate in the Last Judgment and
Resurrection. The
Adi Shakti has indeed given (second) birth to a race that
shall
follow the laws of the Krita Age, the Age of Purity. Her
Divine
Message is awakening the minds of those who live at the
present end
of the Kali age. The vast majority of humanity has no idea
of what
is actually taking place on Earth and are still living in
the Iron
Age. Kali Yuga has still to run its course of death and
destruction.
However, a small but increasing number of humans are being
stirred
awake by conscience and begun looking for the Sure Signs of
the
Divine. Despite that they yet have no idea that Satya Yuga
has
actually begun. But they will over time.
jagbir
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