Question: To reach a particular higher loka after death (higher in terms of consciousness), do only those who have followed a particular process to reach that loka reach there, or can anyone who has elevated their consciousness reach there?
Answer: There is no difference between the two. How will you elevate consciousness without following the process?
Question: Are the lokas that are lower than Earth also more subtle places?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Can a sādhu who is not a yogī have control over his destination after death?
Answer: It depends on what you mean by sādhu.
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Question: I have been reading one of Vāmadeva Śāstrī’s (Dave Frawley) books on Vedic astrology/astronomy, and he speaks about “mini-cycles” of yugas inside every “big” yuga. For example, in this Kaliyuga there is one mini-cycle of the four yugas, where a mini-Kali lasts for 1200 years, then a Dvāpara lasts for 2400 years, a Tretā lasts for 3600 years, and a Satya lasts for 4800 years. This goes in ascending order, and then there is a corresponding descending one, and so on till the end of each big yuga. According to this theory, we are now in the midst of a mini-Dvapara period inside Kaliyuga, and the mini-Kaliyuga inside the big yuga ended approximately in the 15th century. Others like Yukteśvara think that we are now in Dvāparayuga, and according to Frawley, this is also in connection to the mini and big-yuga theory. Any thoughts or scriptural references in this regard?
Answer: There are two views on the yuga theory. One view is based on the Purāṇas, which we subscribe to, and the other is by Yukteśvara Girī and others. In the past, I read a big discussion on this. There is mention of a 1200-year period for Kali etc. in Manu-smṛti, but I have never come across the theory of mini-yuga cycles within a yuga, although it is possible, since the guṇas of prakṛti go in cycles. David is probably trying to harmonize the two views.
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