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May 13 13 1:35 PM
Hi Pen; From the first moment you told me about this Hindu concept, I knew there was truth to it. I also knew it had some sort of flaw, but I could not determine what it might be. Don't ask me how, because I can't say. It's one of those things you instinctively know for some reason. Well, it came to me earlier today. And this may be due to a piece of knowledge the Hindus lacked. Lacked in the same way that the armies of Rama showed up on Elephants when it was nuked. We are no longer in the Iron Age. We are living in the Atomic Age. Apparently not having knowledge of the atom burned them twice. But were they the only ones to get burned? There is obvious truth to this concept, because the downward spiral is far too apparent. So what would an additional age mean under this context? I don't care to think of ................ the obvious one, because I don't care for the sound of that. You are more the resident expert here than I. What do you see as the natural ramifications of such a smooth transition to the dawn of a new age under those guidelines the Hindus laid out? Are we really doomed to live out an entire age without love or virtue? Is this part of the reason why Jesus will have to come back on a rescue mission? What is the reality of this truth once you insert the missing piece (age). Is this something that was hidden from the Hindus because it had to be kept secret? Do you have any ideas here? At this point I'm all ears. Anything we can bounce back and forth off each other? I think we should give it a try at the very least.
Hindus believe that sometimes a god will appear on the earth in living form.Such an appearance is called an avatar. Perhaps the best English translation of avatar is 'incarnation', however avatar also conveys the belief that God has the ability to take any form and will descend to earth at times when there has been a decline in goodness, and evil is influencing human actions.For whenever the law of righteousness (dharma)Withers away, and lawlessness (adharma) raises its head,Then do I generate myself on earthFor the protection of the good,For the destruction of evildoersFor the setting up of righteousnessI come into being, age after age.Bhagavad Gita, 4: 7 - 8 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/rs/god/hinduismrev2.shtml
Hindus believe that sometimes a god will appear on the earth in living form.
Such an appearance is called an avatar. Perhaps the best English translation of avatar is 'incarnation', however avatar also conveys the belief that God has the ability to take any form and will descend to earth at times when there has been a decline in goodness, and evil is influencing human actions.
For whenever the law of righteousness (dharma)Withers away, and lawlessness (adharma) raises its head,Then do I generate myself on earthFor the protection of the good,For the destruction of evildoersFor the setting up of righteousnessI come into being, age after age.Bhagavad Gita, 4: 7 - 8 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/rs/god/hinduismrev2.shtml
Bhagavad Gita, 4: 7 - 8
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/rs/god/hinduismrev2.shtml
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