It is so common to hear people, essentially in India, blame 'Kaliyuga - the age of darkness' for the prevailing situations around them. Though the more interesting question could be - Can you seek your freedom from its negative influence? Here's a simple introduction to that answer.

1. Navigating
through
Kaliyuga…
A quick handy guide.
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Our mythology
defines present
times as:
Kaliyuga…
the age of darkness.
WHAT THAT MEANS?

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Kaliyuga refers to
the age of constant
movement; the
times of unending
restlessness.
This is the age when
man will have everything & yet…
people shall stay mostly dissuaded.

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5 forces
will work here as
self-propelled traps.

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ATTRACTION

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AFFECTION

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ATTACHMENT

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AVERSION

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AGITATION

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CAN WE ESCAPE THEM?
These invisible forces will be everywhere:
Outside & as well Within.

11. NO,
we cannot escape them,
yet we can
work our way through them.
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12. This is why, the analogy quoted
in Vedanta is that of the Lotus Leaf.
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Touching the
water, yet…
not getting
wet.
Let’s understand this in detail…

13. There are 2 worlds
that we have to live-in simultaneously…
The one within The one outside.&
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Interestingly,
little can be done
on the outside;
hence the change
we seek must start
from within
& that’s the trick!

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When you change from
within, the outside too
transforms.
That’s why:
‘Arise, Awake and stop not
till the goal is reached.’
Here Yoga is the Science…
Swami Vivekananda (1863 – 1902)

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The change desired
within refers to the
subversion of
these 5 latent
tendencies,
namely...
ATTRACTION > AFFECTION > ATTACHMENT > AVERSION > AGITATION.

17. This work is done,
gradually, through the
control of the 5 senses.
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18. Control of
Senses
leads to
Control of
Mind.
With Regular Practice…
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19. Then when the mind is in control,
the navigation of life is easy…
Both
within &
outside.
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20. Further,
Control of Mind
refers to the state of:
• Awareness
• Courage
• Fearlessness
• Freedom &
• Peace…
… under every situation.
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21. This status is achieved
gradually through correct
training & regular practice.
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22. All other methods
lead only to:
• continued fears,
• never ending pains &
• repeated births.
This is the only way to navigate
successfully through Kaliyuga.
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23. And with each birth,
the influence of
Kaliyuga
would have
only worsened.
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24. ‘Each soul is potentially divine. The goal is to manifest this
Divinity within by controlling nature, external and internal.’
- Swami Vivekananda.
This is the truth.
Now do as you may wish.
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25. About the Author:
Puneet writes on
Science of Yoga.
www.desiretofly.in
Gratitude: My revered teacher
Gratitude: Bhagwaan Sri RamaKrishna
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