8.4 Million Species - How Many Years

[Kalsingh]

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Just out of interest, does anyone know of any way, how to work out how many years the cylce of 8.4 million incarnations would take on average. This has to include only one human life; one of all of the species to get an average general picture. I think its an interesting subject and maybe a scientist and mathmatician could develop a formula taking the different sets of species working out average life spans and then adding them etc.

If anyone can help add any ideas about how to go about it, that would be great.

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

[lowest of the low singhni]

vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh

http://www.sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=523

This shabad makes it pretty clear just how vast the potential time scale would be. It would also differ a lot between souls. E.g. an ant can live for up to seven years. Or it can be squished by a human on day one of wandering out of its home. Or, if it's a queen ant it can live about 25 years. In the above shabad it mentions rocks and mountains. What is the 'life'span of a mountain?

You're right it would be very interesting, mind-boggling and awe-inspiring to see an average figure, but Gurbani also says many people spend lots and lots of time trying to come up with things like scientific formulae to estimate the greatness of God and creation. However at the end of the day nobody can ever truly describe Akaal Purakh and his play, and their lives pass by in this way.

vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh

[Tarrandeep Kaur]

vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh

http://www.sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=523

This shabad makes it pretty clear just how vast the potential time scale would be. It would also differ a lot between souls. E.g. an ant can live for up to seven years. Or it can be squished by a human on day one of wandering out of its home. Or, if it's a queen ant it can live about 25 years. In the above shabad it mentions rocks and mountains. What is the 'life'span of a mountain?

You're right it would be very interesting, mind-boggling and awe-inspiring to see an average figure, but Gurbani also says many people spend lots and lots of time trying to come up with things like scientific formulae to estimate the greatness of God and creation. However at the end of the day nobody can ever truly describe Akaal Purakh and his play, and their lives pass by in this way.

vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh

^^^

Good Answer.

At the end of the day, have we really got time to be working stuff out like that, not much point, we know we are lucky to be here, and must have been through many life form to get to the human form. So lets take advantage of this, dont waste time, and fulfil our purpose for being here.

Bhaaaee parapat manukh dehuriaa

Gobind milan kee eihu teree bareeaa

Avarkaaj tere kitai na kaam

Mil sadh sangat bhaj keval naam.

vahiguroooo

[ParwinderSingh]

put it this way, its tooo long, and we dont wana be going through it,

so this is our only chance............. make the most of it.....

[~Preeti~]

:gg: i got a couple questions if someone could answer them for me id be really grateful

1.Did we go through 8.4 life forms to get this human body? Or did we actually start out as humans and because of our bad karams we were reborn?

2.If we dont merge with waheguru do we go through the whole 8.4million again or does it depend?

[TeriSharan.]

DONT WASTE UR TIME WORKING THESE THINGS OUT, ITS WAY BEYOND OUR THINKING!!

[saint-soldier]

Dont worry about trying to get the exact figure, it'll take you more than a lifetime.

[njjassa]

was listening to giani thakur singh ji's katha.... he said the whole cycle takes billions of years....dont actually remember the exact number he said in the katha but he claims to know this from sangat of many great gursikhs.....

[saint-soldier]

was listening to giani thakur singh ji's katha.... he said the whole cycle takes billions of years....dont actually remember the exact number he said in the katha but he claims to know this from sangat of many great gursikhs.....

by any chance do you have the video or audio of the katha?

[njjassa]

i got tht on my ipod but i can refer u to the site.....www.sfsikhcenter.org..... and look up for katha under guru granth sahib of page somewhere around 150-170.....