Abstract
In recent times the world has witnessed climate change and natural disasters of gigantic proportions. This is just the beginning of a 10-15 year destructive phase which will increase in intensity. The root cause behind these weird weather patterns and destruction is primarily spiritual.
To understand this article, please read:
- Sattva, Raja and Tama the three subtle basic components of the Universe
- The Five Absolute Cosmic Elements
Table of contents
1. Increasing intensity of natural disasters
2. The root causes that trigger natural disasters and their increasing intensity
2.2 The relationship between Man and Nature
2.2.1 The effect of Nature on Man
2.2.2 The effect of Man on Nature
2.2.3 What happens when there is an increase in raja-tama?
2.2.4 The role of ghosts (demons, devils, negative energies, etc.)
3. When will these weird weather patterns begin to subside?
1. The increasing intensity of natural disasters
Over the past decade we have seen an increase in the intensity of natural disasters worldwide. Through television, we have witnessed the awesome force of nature. In the recent past, we have had natural disasters created by the tsunami in Asia, the earthquake in Pakistan and hurricane Katrina in the US which caused unprecedented devastation and great loss of life have been etched in our minds due to the magnitude of the devastation.
Statistics published by International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, a subsidiary of the United Nations shows that there is an increasing trend of natural disasters, especially over the last decade.
Ref: http://www.unisdr.org/disaster-statistics/occurrence-trends-century.htm
According to an article published by lifesciences.com, in the year 1980 only 100 such disasters were reported. However that number has risen to over 300 a year since 2000. In a world that is increasingly connected, these disasters have far reaching repercussions that are felt beyond the geographic boundaries of where the disasters hit.
Is global warming the only major contributing factor to climate change? Why are natural disasters increasing in intensity? We undertook spiritual research to ascertain the actual causes of climate change and the increasing intensity of natural disasters.
2. The root causes that trigger natural disasters and their increasing intensity
The following are the two perspectives that explain natural disasters and climate change.
The nature of these root causes is explained below.
2.1 Cyclical changes
It is the law of nature that whatever has been created is sustained and eventually destroyed. This is the law of Creation, Sustenance and Dissolution and it contributes to 30% of the reason for natural disasters. For example, the Himalayan mountain ranges have been created, they will be sustained and eventually they will be destroyed. Thus, whenever something is created in this world, after a period of being sustained, it can be expected that at some point it will be destroyed. Only the Creator i.e. God remains steady and unchanging.
Destruction comes in many forms, natural disasters being one of them. Man also facilitates this cyclical destruction process by his behaviour which sometimes culminates in war and devastation.
The time span of the Universe is divided into four eras. In the first era i.e. Satyayuga the subtle basic sattva component was predominant. When there is a higher predominance of sattva in the environment, cyclical changes are gentle. As the eras progressed there was a reduction in the sattva component; thus resulting in cyclical changes with higher amplitude. In Kaliyuga where the predominant subtle basic component is raja, the cyclical changes in creation, sustenance and destruction are quite dramatic. Destruction is generally brought about by increased natural calamities, disease and war. We are in the midst of the lowest phase of destruction in one of the mini cycles in Kaliyuga. Each mini cycle generally lasts for 1000 years.
The low phase of a cycle can be worsened if Man adds to the raja-tama in the world. This is discussed in the section 2.2.1.
2.2.1 The effect of Nature on Man
Out of the 70% considered as 100%, nature affects man to the extent of 10%. At a physical level, it influences the clothes we wear, the food we eat and the type of shelters we live in. However there are other ways that nature affects man. An example of this would be the effect of waxing and waning of the Moon on the psyche of man. There is recorded evidence and people have experienced since time immemorial the increase in mental disturbances around new and full moon days.
Refer to the article on the Spiritual effect of the moon on man.
2.2.2 The effect of Man on Nature
Man affects nature to the extent of 90%. This happens in three ways as given below.
> At a physical level 30%
This happens when there is excessive cutting of trees, oil leakages, emissions from factories etc.
> At a psychological level 30%
Why do people indiscriminately add to the greenhouse effect and pollute the planet? The answer lies in the mind of Man. As Man gets more selfish and cares less about the planet and his fellow men, he indiscriminately abuses the resources of the Earth. Along with this, immoral behaviour and tensions in society, lead to a rise in the raja-tama subtle basic components. The collective psychological temperament of Man is closely related to the spiritual level at which Man affects Nature.
> At a spiritual level 40%
If one digs deeper into the psychological nature of Man one will find that it is heavily influenced by his spiritual maturity. A reduction in the collective spiritual consciousness of Man results in selfishness and unrighteousness. When there is a lack of spiritual practice that conforms to the six basic principles of spiritual practice there is a rise in the raja-tama in the environment also known as spiritual pollution. Ghosts (demons, devils and negative energies, etc.) capitalise on this increase in raja-tama of Man. They find it relatively easy to possess people who are raja-tama predominant and make them behave like animals. All this only further adds to the raja-tama in society.
2.2.3 What happens when there is an increase in raja-tama?
Just as dirt and smoke make up pollution at a physical level, raja-tama is pollution at a subtle intangible level. As discussed earlier a general lack of spiritual practice and unrighteousness increase the overall raja-tama of Man and hence the environment.
An increase in the raja-tama subtle basic component means an increase in the subtle intangible spiritual pollution of the world. Just as we try to clean dirt from time to time at a physical level, Nature responds to the need for cleansing and correcting the subtle intangible pollution of raja-tama.
As soon as there is a tilting of balance in favour of raja-tama, the excess raja-tama exerts its influence through the medium of the five Absolute Cosmic elements. By acting through the five Absolute Cosmic elements, it manifests in the increase of natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, eruption of volcanoes, cyclones etc. Refer to the diagram below.
If the Absolute Earth element is influenced it results in an Earthquake. If the Absolute Water element is influenced it can either give rise to an excess of water (such as floods or excessive snowing, giving rise to an ice age) or a lack of water (e.g. a drought).
The above mentioned disasters are grossly visible; hence mankind is aware of their existence. However, the increase in raja-tama has far-reaching adverse impact on the body, mind and intellect of Man. This impact being subtle and intangible is not easily recognised and mankind becomes aware of it only when this impact manifests as very gross climatic changes. Unfortunately, at this point most of the changes are irreversible.
This can be understood to some extent by the analogy of a volcanic eruption. The physical or gross devastation perpetrated by the volcano is instantly visible, but the effect of the radiation that has far-reaching consequences is not immediately understood.
Hence it is imperative that we understand the basic root cause of these disasters and take appropriate steps (by undertaking spiritual practice) to eradicate this spiritual pollution of raja-tama attributes. This way we would be truly working for the everlasting and all encompassing benefit of mankind.
2.2.4 The role of ghosts (demons, devils, negative energies, etc.)
In recent times there is an intense subtle intangible battle between good and evil. We have explained this in detail in our articles on ‘The battle of good versus evil’ and ‘Armageddon’.
The catalyst behind most of the dark events we see in the news in current times is primarily the actions of ghosts. Ghosts of higher order take advantage of the raja-tama in Man and possess him. They capitalise on people’s personality defects such as hatred for others and make them perform the most terrible acts on their fellow men. All this further adds to the raja-tama. Ghosts can only be combated by spiritual means such as any effective spiritual practice that conforms to the six basic principles of spiritual practice.
3. When will these weird weather patterns begin to subside?
In our article on Armageddon, we have provided the strong likelihood of catastrophic events of higher intensity happening unless mankind changes its ways. These catastrophic events will come in the form of both unprecedented natural disasters and wars. The destruction that will follow will be a cleansing of the planet of people who are more raja-tama in basic nature.
The weird weather and effects of climate change will get worse before it gets better. To give our readers an idea of the scale of destruction, the tsunami that hit Asia in 2004 created devastation that is approximately 1/1000th of the destruction that will happen to cleanse the planet of raja-tama. The destruction will be due to both natural disasters and war. The weather will begin to start settling down after 2025 and will come back to normal in about 50-60 years from 2025.
4. Biological disasters
Another interesting fact that we found through spiritual research is that the cause behind most biological disasters such as the deadly viruses on Earth such as AIDs, Ebola and Bird-flu is because of higher order ghosts. After 2025 when the battle between good and evil comes to an end within this cycle, there will be no introduction of new deadly viruses. The viruses that have been created however will remain on Earth and cures will need to be found for them.
5. Summary
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The planet’s recent climate changes and natural disasters that have alarmed us all is just the beginning of a spiritual cleansing period to rid the world of raja-tama. In this process of intense destruction over the next 10-15 years, Man’s spiritual consciousness will also rise and will become closer to God.
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In our article on ‘What can I do as a citizen of this world?’ we have elaborated on various options that we have as humans to minimise the impact of this imminent cycle of destruction.
- What are the three subtle basic components of sattva, raja and tama?
- The battle of Good versus Evil
- Armageddon and the coming times
- What is spiritual level and what is the current breakdown of the world population by spiritual level?
- What are the six basic principles of spiritual practice?
- Start your spiritual journey
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