Cosmic Time and the Yugas

Yugas Explained Without MythsUnderstanding Cosmic Time in Hindu Philosophy Few ideas in Hindu thought are as widely discussed and as widely misunderstood as the Yugas. Some interpret them as literal cosmic ages spanning vast stretches of time. Others dismiss them as mythological exaggeration. Many invoke "e;Kali Yuga"e; emotionally, as a symbol of moral decline in the modern world. Between blind l...