Predictions about the severe adverse times and the spiritual efforts required

Sachchidananda Parabrahman (Dr) Athavale

Creating awareness about the adverse times too is a kind of spiritual practice !

It is essential to create awareness in society, informing relatives and friends about the adverse times, sharing this Article with your colleagues, etc. This will amount to repaying the debt unto the society and will also be a part of spiritual practice.
– Sachchidananda Parabrahman (Dr) Athavale

Despite clear predictions about the likely World War 3, most Indians who have a self-centred attitude are engrossed in their luxurious lifestyles and do not realise the seriousness of the calamities. Based on the principle that ‘along with the evil some good also gets destroyed’, the righteous and the seekers living in society will also have to face the wrath of the adverse times to some extent.

The points given here will help in realizing its seriousness.

1. What have Seers, Saints, Sages and Deities said ?

A. Seers : Nostradamus was a famous French Seer who lived 400 years ago. Most of the predictions he made have come true. His predictions about the first two World Wars came true. He has also predicted that World War 3 will be so terrifying that that the previous two will seem like child’s play.

B. Saints : The times to come will be so horrendous that even Saints will wish to leave their bodies. H.H. Gagangiri Maharaj, a great Saint had expressed this like many other Saints, who have spoken about these adverse times many years ago and this is all coming true. In 1990, H.H. Gagangiri Maharaj penned poetry in His Holy text – ‘Chaitanyalahari’ about this terrifying period. Excerpts are given ahead.

World War, earthquakes and deluges will take place,

Old land will get submerged and new land will arise.

The coastal line of India will get submerged in the Ocean,

The sea water will come in 6 miles, bringing a deluge.

All the dams over the Krishna River will be wrecked,

And its waters will rise sky high.

Shrishail and Kanakdurga (Places of pilgrimage) will get submerged, as also innumerable cities.

Snow from the Himalayas will melt and descend onto the lands, leading to heavy casualties.

Water from the Vindhya Mountains will flood many cities.

Another Saint predicting the future has said – ‘World War 3 can commence any time after 2012 and will be horrendous. India too will be dragged into this. The devastation caused by a nuclear war will be massive and cities and villages will be wiped out. After World War 3, the entire earth will have to be purified and many Saints will be needed to accomplish this. This is why, seekers should intensify their spiritual practice’.

C. Great Sages : The coming times will be very adverse. The earth will develop cracks due to earthquakes, and natural calamities will take place at many places. Aviation accidents will take place. Numerous losses will take place and almost everything will be destroyed. With the grace of the Guru, seekers will be protected in such adverse times. (Reference : Maharshi Jeevanadipatti Reading Number 23, Assam, 3.7.2015)

Note : The Saptarshis (Seven Sages) and other Sages heard the conversation between Deity Shiva and Devi Parvati pertaining to mankind and etched it on parchment for its welfare and for the rapid spiritual progress of jeevas (Embodied souls). These parchments are called Jeevanadipattis (Nadi Astrological predictions).

D. Deities

D1. Predictions of Deity Shri Halsiddhanath : A programme of Deity Shri Halsiddhanath’s predictions was organised at Shri Halsiddhanath Samadhi Temple at Appachiwadi-Kurli, Belagavi District in Karnataka. These predictions are made in a particular dialect and rhythm. Similar programmes about the coming adverse times were organised twice in Sanatan’s Ramnathi Ashram, Goa. Some of these predictions are given ahead.

1. There will be tsunamis, storms and earthquakes. The world will be at war.

2. India will be badgered with catastrophes such as terrorist attacks, mass killings, daylight dacoities and plunder. Nine lakh women will be widowed on the banks of River Krishna (Implied meaning : On the banks of River Krishna in Maharashtra, there will be many deaths). There will be heavy bloodshed.

3. Rivers will dry up. People will have to buy water. (Implied meaning : Water will be scarce and there will be high inflation.)

4. Diseases will spread. There will be shortage of medicines and doctors will be helpless, humans will die unexpectedly.

5. Humans should do farming for sustenance.

– Deity Shri Halsiddhanath (Through the medium of H.H. Bhagawan Waghpure [Done] Maharaj, Belagavi District, 16.7.2012 and 25.1.2019)

2. Do not make the mistake of ignoring these predictions

One day during World War 2, a fakir (Mendicant) who was wandering near the Mumbai harbour started screaming – ‘Run away from here if you want to save your life’. Taking him to be a lunatic, people ignored him. Two days later, a massive blast took place in the Mumbai harbour, when houses collapsed and hundreds of people died. (Reference : ‘Manavi Jeevanatil Gudha Rahasye’ – Part 3, Page 37, Author – Swami Dattavdhut)

3. Spiritual preparations to face the adverse times

A. There is no alternative to spiritual practice and becoming a devotee of God to be protected from the coming calamities : To face the coming adverse times, perform actions as given ahead. However, even if you excel in learning remedies such as Acupressure, stock ample amount of essential commodities, etc., only if you are saved from natural calamities (such as earthquakes and tsunamis which are capable of taking thousands of lives within seconds), only then these preparations would be of any use.

It is only God who can save us from such life-threatening calamities. Hence, if you wish that God save you in such adverse times, perform spiritual practice with devotion. Then no matter how grave the calamity, God will protect His devotees.

There are many such examples to validate this, one of them being that of Prahlad, a devotee of Shri Vishnu. In Shrimadbhagawatgeeta, Shrikrushna has assured – ‘न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति’ (My devotees will not perish). This implies that there is no alternative to spiritual practice to survive any crisis.

B. Seekers should mentally prepare themselves to perform full-time spiritual practice by living in Ashrams : Some seekers have tried to convince their relatives (who oppose them) about the importance of spiritual practice; yet, these relatives continue to behave as per their own wishes.

Now that these adverse times are at our doorsteps, seekers should ignore such relatives and prepare themselves mentally to perform full-time spiritual practice.

In Spirituality, eventually we have to think of only God and the self. In the adverse times, only spiritual practice and not relatives or money will be able to save us. Hence, for mental preparation seekers should take guidance from their responsible seekers and Saints.

To develop the readiness to become a full-time seeker, one can rehearse for the events by taking A3 suggestion according to the Personality Defect Removal method (Note). Also, by staying in Ashrams occasionally for seva, the mental preparations will get reinforced.

(Note : The A3 Autosuggestion technique is also known as the ‘Hypnotic desensitisation technique’ or ‘Imagery in a hypnotic trance’. The technique consists of creating a scene in one’s mind of successfully facing a stressful situation in a self-induced hypnotic trance. Desensitisation means bringing about a gradual reduction in the intensity of an experience or emotion [feared stimulus] in a step-wise manner. This is done by conditioning or cultivating a new positive response to the stimulus that was previously feared. This mental rehearsal enables a person to overcome the stressor. Since the mind has rehearsed how to face the incident, when the incident actually does take place, one does not feel stressed.)

C. Perform spiritual practice with seriousness : Try to meticulously practice each point of guidance on spiritual practice published in ‘Sanatan Prabhat’ Periodicals.

D. Seekers should attempt to perform their individual spiritual practice meticulously every day.

E. For protection from distress caused by negative energies, perform spiritual remedies with seriousness every day.

Not relatives or money, only spiritual practice will save us in the adverse times. Hence, take guidance from Saints !