What is the cause of the Yuga Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → To recognize the Yuga Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → The actions prevailing in the heart cannot be recognized. But qualities are recognized based on actions. Right now, I have Sattvaguna, so what would be the identification of Sattvaguna? The desire to meditate on God arises. There is some word like 'distinction'. Distinguish. Distinguish. There, meaning its... meaning what? It means specific. Specific or recognizable. Yes, not distinction. Something like 'guish' comes. Distinction. Difference. Difference means that it is recognized, that is called distinguish. So, distinction. Right now, there is Sattvaguna in our heart, so how do we know that? Based on actions. Based on actions and activities. That is our inner activity. Our mind is very cheerful, meaning it is in the mood. To work in any mood, in performing any action or in meditation, in any meditation, it penetrates through. If one is in such a mood, feels lightness, and is energetic, then know that Sattvaguna is currently prevailing in their heart. And what if it is Rajoguna? There is instability. There is instability. If he sits down with one thing, he feels that the other thing was left behind, so he sits down with that, and from there again he feels that the other thing is left. No one can remain stable. There is instability. Even if he tries to meditate, he cannot do it. More thoughts arise. Many desires arise. From within, not the one he is doing, but other desires apart from that arise in abundance. What if the desire for what he is doing becomes firm? Sattvaguna. Still Sattvaguna. Of Sattvaguna. If he is doing only one thing, for example, let's say, if he is memorizing a kirtan kirtan Divine songs about Bhagvãn and His charitras, usually sung to the accompaniment of musical instruments. Tap to open in glossary → Then memorizing kirtan kirtan Divine songs about Bhagvãn and His charitras, usually sung to the accompaniment of musical instruments. Tap to open in glossary → If many other desires arise apart from what one is doing, that is the influence of Rajoguna. And Tamoguna would be laziness, sleep, negligence, and quarreling. He plans while sleeping that today after waking up, he wants to quarrel with this person. How can he say that to me and leave? When that happens, it is Tamoguna. So, the activity of the Yuga and the activity of the qualities, both must be recognized within, and then one must try to change them. To change, mostly actions and the cause of actions, association. If one grasps good actions of Satyuga, then the qualities get suppressed. Transformation does not happen. That is why Maharaj said that it happens gradually. He holds on to that action. Let's say, for example, there is seva to please Maharaj, so if he holds on to it, Maharaj has said that if one has a devotion for seva like Ebhal Khachar, then no matter what kind of tamasik actions he has, they are all destroyed. That is, over a long period, it destroys those qualities. The propounded subject: What is the cause of the Yuga Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → The cause of the Yuga Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → karma karma Action. Deed. Any thought, word, or deed that will sooner or later reap its consequences. Karmas of a person are linked to their rewards (cause and effect). Bhagvãn is the giver of the rewards of the karmas; good deeds reap pleasant rewards, and bad deeds reap painful fruits. Karmas remain with a jeev until it has received its rewards. Tap to open in glossary → Sant Sant A sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush. Tap to open in glossary → karma karma Action. Deed. Any thought, word, or deed that will sooner or later reap its consequences. Karmas of a person are linked to their rewards (cause and effect). Bhagvãn is the giver of the rewards of the karmas; good deeds reap pleasant rewards, and bad deeds reap painful fruits. Karmas remain with a jeev until it has received its rewards. Tap to open in glossary → Karma Karma Action. Deed. Any thought, word, or deed that will sooner or later reap its consequences. Karmas of a person are linked to their rewards (cause and effect). Bhagvãn is the giver of the rewards of the karmas; good deeds reap pleasant rewards, and bad deeds reap painful fruits. Karmas remain with a jeev until it has received its rewards. Tap to open in glossary → One who has extreme faith in the words of God and the Sant Sant A sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush. Tap to open in glossary → In this Vachanamrut, Muktanand Swami has asked a question, "O Maharaj, what is the cause of the Yuga Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Satya Satya Truth. Tap to open in glossary → That is different. Right? There are different Yugas for each individual. If one is in Kali Yuga right now, another might be in Satyuga, it can be like that. And those that prevail on the earth are all identical. Its measure is also determined by actions. In Satyuga, everyone performed penance and meditated, so it is called Satyuga. Even in Satyuga, the days were all like this, a year of 360 days. But why was Satyuga called Satyuga? Everyone's mentality was different; everyone had such a mentality that one should perform bhajan bhajan Worship. Tap to open in glossary → Second, the activity of the Yuga also prevails in the heart of an individual. There are many factors that divide the Yugas, but among them, time and actions are major factors. Therefore, for each Yuga, the collective prevailing in themselves... The Yuga also changes through actions and through time. The one that changes through time changes on the earth. And the one that changes through actions changes in the heart of the jiva. For each Yuga, there is proficiency in the collective actions prevailing in themselves. That is, there are specific actions that identify each Yuga. In the people of Satyuga, knowledge, meditation, and penance are predominant. While in Treta Yuga, yajna, charity, and meritorious deeds are predominant. In Dvapara, desire-oriented actions, worship, and kirtan kirtan Divine songs about Bhagvãn and His charitras, usually sung to the accompaniment of musical instruments. Tap to open in glossary → In Kali Yuga, strife, deceit, and hypocrisy-fraud are predominant. They are highly influential. To cheat someone is called the activity of Kali Yuga. These are the Yuga-predominant actions in respective Yugas, that is why it is said that if some great personality comes, then by his influence, even in Kali Yuga, it becomes Satyuga. Meaning, he makes the actions of Satyuga prevail. It means that the atmosphere of strife and discord of Kali Yuga is removed, and penance, meditation, bhajan bhajan Worship. Tap to open in glossary → bhajan bhajan Worship. Tap to open in glossary → man man Mind. One of the four antah-karans, with the function of (pronounced mun) generating thoughts and desires, and governing all of the indriyas. Tap to open in glossary → This was about the atmosphere of the external society. Maharaj said that the Yuga Dharmas also prevail in the heart of the jiva. Therefore, whatever Yuga is in the heart, such interest and such action take place. If one observes within one's own heart, it is visible. Moreover, the Yuga Dharmas prevailing in the individual heart keep changing every now and then. If it is Satyuga in the morning, then in the afternoon again Treta, Dvapara, or Kali, any of them can come, that is also true. When interest in the activity of self-redemption awakens in one's mind or awareness towards it arises, meaning interest in meditation, penance, or Maharaj's commands arises, then know that currently, the dharmas of Satyuga are prevailing in my heart. One must have an interest in self-redemption and interest in such actions arises, meaning meditation, bhajan bhajan Worship. Tap to open in glossary → When interest in charity, meritorious deeds, and philanthropy arises in our heart, know that Treta Yuga is prevailing. Know that Rajoguna is prevailing. When in the heart, with an intense desire for fruit, wealth, or fame... 'Let me acquire more and more,' and its use, its means are made religious actions, performing yajna, 'I will get such fruit, if I do this, I will get such fruit,' the web of acquiring more and more belongs to Dvapara. AI translation of the Gujarati transcript above, produced in the same pass that transcribed the audio, one English segment per Gujarati segment. Devotional and technical terms with no precise English equivalent (kirtan, satsang, vasana, samskara, and similar) are kept as their plain transliteration rather than force-translated. Not human-proofread., AI-translated, unverified · Source details