| Keys to the Yugas or Cycles of the Ages - Page 4 | | Print | |
| Written by David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva) | ||||||
Page 4 of 4 The twenty-first century therefore is an important transitional period. As Dwapara Yuga moves forward, the shadow of Kali Yuga lingers on along with the immaturity of the new Yuga. As we are half way through this Kali subyuga that began around 1900, we can expect the next hundred years to present similar challenges to the planet as the twentieth century, though with greater technological capacities and dangers. Another Level of Subsubyugas We can add a third level to the Yugas or ‘sub-subyugas’. For the current subyuga these would be. 1900 – 1920 Dwapara Kali Kali 1920 – 1960 Dwapara Kali Dwapara 1960 – 2020 Dwapara Kali Treta 2020 – 2100 Dwapara Kali Satya In this scheme, we see that the Kali Kali subsubyuga of Dwapara Yuga was marked by the First World War. The Dwapara Kali subsubyuga was marked by the Second World War. The Treta subsubyuga has not yet been marked by another world war but has had the Cold War and now the global war on terrorism. We are not beyond further World Wars or global calamities. The centralization of the global politics, media and economy as Dwapara Yuga is developing, may make our society more vulnerable to attack and collapse. 2020 will mark a change from Dwapra Kali Treta, in which we are now in, to Dwapara Kali Satya. One should expect more positive developments after that time, though one can still not rule out some major restructuring of human civilization and a good deal of suffering along the way. In conclusion, I would urge any who follow Yuktewar’s yuga theory to look into the additional possible influence of these subyugas. Our current global difficulties are not a sign that we remain in Kali Yuga but that we are in the Kali aspect of Dwapara Yuga. During this dangerous period we have the new energy of Dwapara Yuga but have not yet learned the wisdom to use it properly. This period will last throughout the coming century! So major shifts are yet to come. |