In the reading from parallel myths, The Thoughts of Brahma is a creation story based on the beginning of Brahma, the creator. In this text Brahma leaves his kingdom to experience enlightenment for his life. By doing this Brahma falls into a meditated state, which his mind creates beings that transform him. Brahma first encounters the elemental substance of darkness (tamas), which brought storms to tempt Brahma to give up his journey and distract him. He denies this God of darkness and abandons the evil that it has made him become. The darkness leaves and Brahman encounters a body of goodness in which out of his mouth comes the shinning gods also referred to as devas. When Brahma leaves this body of goodness, what was once darkness, then becomes
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Each cycle is destroyed by a flood in which the continents are rearranged. However, Vishnu takes the place of Rudra, the storm God which destroys all. First a horrible drought takes place, in which Rudra becomes the sun and dries every body of water. Rudra burns everything else that is left of the earth, then breaths fire bolts from heaven, extinguishing the earth until it is flooded. This story is similar to stories in Christianity of the destruction of the earth by God. One story that is relatable to Rudra actions, is the flooding of the earth. There was a drought in which God dries up the earth because the heavens close due to excessive sinning and disbelief, he then sends rain and floods the earth in which he tells Noah to build and ark to prepare for which is mentioned in Genesis. In the bible, Isaiah 65:17-20 it is said that God will destroy all the elements by fire, then restore them. This destruction of the world is known as the end of the world in Christianity and in Hinduism it is known as the “Day of Brahma”. It is mentioned in the chapter of Revelations of the bible that God will create a new heaven and earth, which is another similarity of the story of Rudra destroying the earth. Once the damage is done Brahma is left to create a new …show more content…
The first age is the period of time before the flood. During this time there is not much to be concerned about and people are somewhat managing with God’s grace. The second age is after the flood, this is referred to as the evil age, which is also the waiting of Christ’s second coming. This was the time of the destruction of the temple and signs of the end were approaching. The third stage is the waiting of the return of Jesus to earth. The third stage is the current stage in technical terminology. These stories are similar in the way that in each first stage of mankind everything is casual, the people are supplied with food, drinks, and life seems easy. The second stages of mankind in both instances reveals the change in the world as it progressed. The third stage of each self explains the reality of the world that those in the past did not realize due to the last of knowledge and the simplicity of the world at that time. The fourth stage of mankind described in the Four Ages of Men is acknowledging that the world today has advanced in such a major way since the first stage of mankind, that society has lost touch with
Each cycle is destroyed by a flood in which the continents are rearranged. However, Vishnu takes the place of Rudra, the storm God which destroys all. First a horrible drought takes place, in which Rudra becomes the sun and dries every body of water. Rudra burns everything else that is left of the earth, then breaths fire bolts from heaven, extinguishing the earth until it is flooded. This story is similar to stories in Christianity of the destruction of the earth by God. One story that is relatable to Rudra actions, is the flooding of the earth. There was a drought in which God dries up the earth because the heavens close due to excessive sinning and disbelief, he then sends rain and floods the earth in which he tells Noah to build and ark to prepare for which is mentioned in Genesis. In the bible, Isaiah 65:17-20 it is said that God will destroy all the elements by fire, then restore them. This destruction of the world is known as the end of the world in Christianity and in Hinduism it is known as the “Day of Brahma”. It is mentioned in the chapter of Revelations of the bible that God will create a new heaven and earth, which is another similarity of the story of Rudra destroying the earth. Once the damage is done Brahma is left to create a new …show more content…
The first age is the period of time before the flood. During this time there is not much to be concerned about and people are somewhat managing with God’s grace. The second age is after the flood, this is referred to as the evil age, which is also the waiting of Christ’s second coming. This was the time of the destruction of the temple and signs of the end were approaching. The third stage is the waiting of the return of Jesus to earth. The third stage is the current stage in technical terminology. These stories are similar in the way that in each first stage of mankind everything is casual, the people are supplied with food, drinks, and life seems easy. The second stages of mankind in both instances reveals the change in the world as it progressed. The third stage of each self explains the reality of the world that those in the past did not realize due to the last of knowledge and the simplicity of the world at that time. The fourth stage of mankind described in the Four Ages of Men is acknowledging that the world today has advanced in such a major way since the first stage of mankind, that society has lost touch with