Kali Yuga
Ancient Vedic texts outline the timeline of our Earth. There are 4 major stages in the evolution of our planet. These are called Yuga Cycles. The cycle repeats 4 yuga's: Krita Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dvapara Yuga, and Kali Yuga. In English, this is referred to as the Golden Age, The Silver Age, The Bronze Age, and the Iron Age (the Dark Age). As a Yuga Cycle progresses through the four yugas, each yuga's length and humanity's general moral and physical state within each yuga decrease by one-fourth. The Golden Age (Krita Yuga) is when virtues are at their highest and vices are non-existent. It is where everyone is in Divine Alignment and recognizes God within them and God as them. There is no separation between the universe and the individual. There really is no such thing as an individual, because it is understood that everything and everyone is connected. The Golden Age is also the longest of the Yugas. The Silver Age (Treta Yuga) is where virtues start to break...