Kalki: the Rider on the White Horse in the Christian book of Revelation

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The Kalki Avatar

 

In Hindu traditions, Kalki (also rendered by some as Kalkin and

Kalaki) is the name of the tenth and final Maha Avatara (Great

Avatar) of Vishnu the Preserver, who will come to end the current

Kali Yuga, (The Age of Darkness and Destruction). The name Kalki is

often a metaphor for " Eternity " or " Time " . The origins of the name

probably lie in the word Kalka which refers to " dirt " , " filth "

or " foulness " and hence denotes the " Destroyer of

Foulness " , " Destroyer of Confusion " , " Destroyer of Darkness " ,

or " The Annihilator of Ignorance " . In Hindi kal ki avatar

means " tomorrow's avatar " . Other similar and divergent

interpretations (based on varying etymological derivations from the

ancient Sanskrit language, —including one simply meaning " White

Horse " ) have been made.

 

 

What is a Maha Avatara?

 

Hindu traditions permit numerous interpretations of what Avatars are

and to what purpose they act. Avatara means descent, and indicates a

descent of the divine awareness into manifestations of the mundane

form. Prominent social and philosophical leaders like Mahatma

Gandhi, and Ramakrishna are considered avatars by many, but in most

Hindu traditions there are only 10 Maha Avataras (Great Avatars),

though the identities of the most recent are sometimes disputed, and

some sources list as many as 22 or 23.

 

All Hindu traditions declare all people to be manifestations of the

divine essence, the Atman, and Avatars to be individuals who are far

more acutely and extensively aware of this fact and its implications

than most, and who have entered the mortal realms voluntarily to

teach important truths to humanity, and who usually have

extraordinary abilities to aid in these roles.

 

 

What will Kalki do?

 

As with the messianic prophecies of many traditions there are many

diverse beliefs and depictions as to when, how, where and why the

Kalki Avatar would appear, and the Divine purpose the descent will

aim to fulfill. The popular image of the Avatar is that of a rider

upon a white horse, which some sources name as Devadatta (God-given)

and describe as a winged horse; but some have even declared that

Kalki would come in the form of a white horse, while a few others

even claim that he would appear as a horse-headed person. The most

common accounts declare Kalki will come riding upon a white horse,

brandishing a flaming comet-like sword, (or wielding a comet like a

sword), intent on eradicating the reign of evil on the Earth,

vanquishing Yama (Death), reconciling all opposites, renewing the

processes of the Dharma (Paths of Virtue), of Creation, and

establishing a reign of righteousness. The sword is sometimes

interpreted as a symbol for " discernment " , or Wisdom, slicing away

the bonds of lies and foulness and liberating souls to greater

awareness of truth and beauty.

 

 

Origins of the Kalki Prophecy

 

One of the earliest mentions of Kalki is in the Vishnu Purana.

Vishnu is the Preserver, the sustainer of life in the Hindu trinity,

balancing the processes of Creation and Destruction. Kalki is also

mentioned in another of the 18 major Purana, the Agni Purana. Agni

is the god of Fire in the Hindu pantheon, and symbolically

represents the spiritual fire of life and the processes of

transformation. It is one of the earliest works declaring Gautama

Buddha to have been a manifestation of Vishnu, and seems to draw

upon the Vishnu Purana in its mention of Kalki. A later work, the

Kalki Purana, a minor Purana is an extensive exposition of

expectations and predictions of when, where, and why it is said he

will come, and what he is expected to do. It has a very militant

perspective, and celebrates the defeat of traditions that are deemed

heretical for not adhering closely enough to the traditions of the

Vedas, such as Buddhism and Jainism. A few other minor Purana also

mention him.

 

It has been theorized that the Kalki Purana may have been written as

a Hindu response to the Buddhist prophecies within the Kalachakra

Tantra of many leaders with the name or title of Kalki. Followers of

Tibetan Buddhism have preserved the Kalachakra Tantra, and

initiation rites based upon it are a prominent part of the Tibetan

traditions. In the Kalachakra Tantra Kalki (or Kalaki, or Kulika) is

declared to be a title or name of at least 25 future rulers of the

mystical realm of Shambala. The aims and actions of some of these

are prophesied in portions of the work and some identify the 25th

Kalki as the Maitreya Buddha who brings about world-wide

enlightenment.

 

 

The Kalki within

 

Drawing on symbolic and metaphoric interpretations of the Buddhist

Kalachakra, Shambala, and Bodhisattva traditions at least as much as

the Hindu prophecies, interpretations of the Kalki legends in ways

that do not necessarily apply the designation " Kalki " uniquely to

any particular person have arisen. In such interpretations " Kalki "

is seen primarily as an archetypal symbol of what can be manifest in

any person, whether man, woman, or child.

 

It is a designation of spiritual repose and vigor, a " beautiful life

essence " , impelling people to follow diverse and harmonious paths of

virtue, rather than needlessly harsh and destructive paths of

bigotry and narrow minded presumptions. To those who embrace this

view the term Kalki can refer to an attitude or quality of awareness

that will be manifest in many enlightened people, who perceive

beyond Maya (the appearances of Space and Time) and into Eternity in

ways that are both rational and mystical in nature. A level of

Awareness where people become destroyers of the uncharitable ways of

bigotry within themselves which would otherwise lead them to

unjustly oppress others, and limit themselves.

 

In such interpretations everyone who is enlightened enough to follow

the ways of ultimate honesty and ultimate love can be declared to be

an honorable manifestation of Vishnu the preserver of Life, and

Kalki the Destroyer of Foulness … but no one person can be

declared to be the ultimate manifestation…or the ultimate teacher

for all people. There are many ways to point out some of the worst

confusions that afflict human minds and souls, and for anyone to

think that there is only one greatest and most perfect way for all,

(which is of course their own), and that all others must be scorned,

shunned, denigrated and vilified is itself one of the worst and most

dangerous confusions that afflict many who are spiritually weak,

ignorant, cowardly and vain.

 

It is emphasized that much is required in many spiritual paths, but

the most important of all requirements are the will to speak the

truth, and the capacity to love anyone who perceive the truth and

become devoted to it, no matter how troublesome, misguided,

dishonest and dangerous they may initially be. One can not force

change upon others, but one can give them the information and

opportunity by which they can come to desire beneficial change

themselves.

 

Each person who is wisely charitable, " riding the white horses " of

fate's flow, and wielding the deceit destroying " sword " of honesty

can become a " Kalki " — a destroyer of such foulness as could

dwell within themselves first and foremost, that they may more ably

assist others in destroying the capacities for evil within

themselves.

 

Each person is considered a potential spiritual ruler of their own

manifest span of mortal life, a universe to themselves connected to

all others by bonds of awareness and sympathy; a person of utmost

integrity, perceiving many connections between all people, all

events, all ideas and all souls, and therefore affirming that

respect for the individual integrity of all other mortals as an

imperative of their own. The Kali Yuga can end within them, no

matter how long it may persist in others, and a Satya Yuga of wisdom

begins within their life, enabling them to help others to find their

own unique paths towards enlightenment, and into their own ranges of

contentment.

 

 

Modern variations of the Kalki Prophecy

 

Theosophy, Christianity

 

Some Theosophists and New Age speculators have declared the Kalki

prophecies and those of the Maitreya Buddha of Buddhism, might

actually refer to one and the same individual, and they and others

have noted similarities of the Kalki prophecy to the Rider on the

White Horse in the Christian book of Revelation who has been

interpreted as a herald of the Second Coming of Christ, or by some

(who seem to take the passage out of its larger context), to be

Jesus himself. In such interpretations the sword of Kalki is equated

to the two-edged sword that proceeds from the mouth of this

apocalyptic figure, and is often symbolically interpreted to be the

swordlike effectiveness of words of truth against all manner of lies

and deceptions.

 

The Kalki Avatar

 

(This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed

encyclopedia.)

 

 

" In between Jesus Christ and His destroying Incarnation of

Mahavishnu called as Kalki there is a time given to human beings to

rectify themselves, for them to enter into the Kingdom of God, which

in the Bible is called as Last Judgment. "

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

Kundalini And Kalki Shakti, Bombay, India — September 28, 1979