Yugas

[Shamshere]

Tell me this is not true. No human has ever lived this long. Humans have not been around for 2 million years.

Modern humans have only existed for 200,000 years. Lifespans are increasing not decreasing.

[Shamshere]

Seems like what a fascist would say.

What is so wrong with questioning things?

[tuhintuhin]

It depends on the spiritual rang of the kathavachak while doing katha.

There are yugs and in kalyug we see a portion of all

[WaljinderSingh]

1. Linear Yugas/Ages

Satya Yuga was 1.7 million years. Avg human life expectancy was 100,000 years.

Treta Yuga was 1.3 million years. Avg human life expectancy was 10,000 years.

Dvapara Yuga was 864,000 years. Avg human life expectancy was 1000 years.

Kali Yuga will be 432,000 years and the life expectancy will be 100 years, coming down to 20 years at the end of this yuga.

1. Linear Yugas/Ages - Continued :

In Sri Dasam Granth, Guru Gobind Singh Ji maharaj states in Sampooran Ramayan that Ram Chander (in Treta Yuga) ruled his kingdom for 10,010 years.

ਦਸ ਸਹੰਸ੍ਰ ਦਸ ਬਰਖ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਨਾ ॥ ਰਾਜ ਕਰਾ ਪੁਰ ਅਉਧ ਨਿਧਾਨਾ ॥ ਤਬ ਲਉ ਕਾਲ ਦਸਾ ਨੀਅਰਾਈ ॥ ਰਘੁਬਰ ਸਿਰਿ ਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਡੰਕ ਬਜਾਈ ॥੮੩੪॥

Dasa Sahaansara Dasa Barakha Paramanaa ॥ Raaja Karaa Pura Aaudha Nidhaanaa ॥ Taba Lau Kaal Dasaa Neearaaeala ॥ Raghubara Siri Marita Daanka Bajaaeala ॥834॥

दस सहंस्र दस बरख प्रमाना ॥ राज करा पुर अउध निधाना ॥ तब लउ काल दसा नीअराई ॥ रघुबर सिरि म्रित डंक बजाई ॥८३४॥

Ram ruled in Avadphpuri for ten thousand and ten years, then according to time schedule, the death beat its drum.834.

1. Linear Yugs/Ages Continued:

we are now around 5,125 years into KalYug which means we have around 426,875 more years left.

Sometime in the near future a SatYug will come within KalYug which will last around 14,000 years.

2. The four features of the Yugs also run parallel and one is more dominant than the other:

-In SatYug, Satch is more prominent.

-In KalYug, Kaal is more prominent.

3. The four features also run in linear fashion in person's 4 life stages as Giani Sant Singh ji explains.

4. When a Sikh lives in the lotus feet of the Guru it is SatYug, when away it is KalYug for him/her.

[Shamshere]

Oh god. Humans have not been around for 4 million years! It is preposterous to think Ram ruled for 10,000 years!

This is the equivalent of Christians thinking the world is 6000 years old.

[Shamshere]

So it was ok for Guru Nanak to question the hindu texts but not ok for me to question our beliefs? If Galileo did not question Christian beliefs then where would we be?

I don't blindly follow science but can you honestly say hand on heart that modern humans have been around for 4 million years and the ones who first existed lived for 100,000 years? Be honest.

Would you also say Christians who believe the earth is only 6000 years old are right? Despite evidence clearly saying that is wrong?

It seems you are blindly following something.

[Mehtab Singh]

So it was ok for Guru Nanak to question the hindu texts but not ok for me to question our beliefs?

Neither you are anywhere remotely close to Sahib Sri Guru Nanak Dev Patshah Ji Maharaj, nor are Hindu scriptures anywhere close to Paavan Pavittar Gurbani.