Cycles defined. The many types of cycles. The universe comes into being and the series of cycles. The cycle of life. Immense periods of time and how we might grasp the concept. The various yugas--satya, treata, dvapara, Kali, maha. How these immense periods of time relate to us. Symbolism of life and rebirth. Our responsibility to help bring a better age to bear for all beings. Parallels of good and evil in nature and in the life of each person. Krishna in the Gita says that he incarnates when there is an insurrection of vice in the world. Cycle of ascending celestial influences. When the gods ascend. What "efficient causes" is. Cyclic law proceeds regularly and orderly. All this points to a larger scheme going on that we impact for better or worse. Sources include Vol I, p. 189 of Theosophical Articles by William Q Judge and Vol. I, page 131 of Isis Unveiled by H. B. Blavatsky.
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