Characteristics of Kaljug

The way of Kaljug is very strange and is totally opposite of what Dharam preaches. In Kaljug, saints are slandered and scoundrels are worshipped; fools are considered to be wise and wise are derided as fools; poison is consumed as if it is Amrit and Amrit is loathed as poison; and so on.

ਸਲੋਕ ਮ:੨ ॥
ਨਾਉ ਫਕੀਰੈ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੁ ਮੂਰਖ ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਨਾਉ ॥
ਅੰਧੇ ਕਾ ਨਾਉ ਪਾਰਖੂ ਏਵੈ ਕਰੇ ਗੁਆਉ ॥
ਇਲਤਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਉ ਚਉਧਰੀ ਕੂੜੀ ਪੂਰੇ ਥਾਉ ॥
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਕਲਿ ਕਾ ਏਹੁ ਨਿਆਉ ॥੧॥

1. Poor person is called King and foolish person is called scholar.
2. Blind person is called a seer, this is the nonsense people talk.
3. Mischievous one is called leader and a dishonest woman takes prime spot (everywhere).
4. Through Guru's teachings one realizes that such is the justice in Kaljug.

At another place in Gurbani, a very interesting account of Kaljug is written:

ਖੋਟੇ ਕਉ ਖਰਾ ਕਹੈ ਖਰੇ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ॥ ਅੰਧੇ ਕਾ ਨਾਉ ਪਾਰਖੂ ਕਲੀ ਕਾਲ ਵਿਡਾਣੈ ॥3॥
ਸੂਤੇ ਕਉ ਜਾਗਤੁ ਕਹੈ ਜਾਗਤ ਕਉ ਸੂਤਾ ॥ ਜੀਵਤ ਕਉ ਮੂਆ ਕਹੈ ਮੂਏ ਨਹੀ ਰੋਤਾ ॥4॥
ਆਵਤ ਕਉ ਜਾਤਾ ਕਹੈ ਜਾਤੇ ਕਉ ਆਇਆ ॥ ਪਰ ਕੀ ਕਉ ਅਪੁਨੀ ਕਹੈ ਅਪੁਨੋ ਨਹੀ ਭਾਇਆ ॥5॥
ਮੀਠੇ ਕਉ ਕਉੜਾ ਕਹੈ ਕੜੂਏ ਕਉ ਮੀਠਾ ॥ ਰਾਤੇ ਕੀ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਐਸਾ ਕਲਿ ਮਹਿ ਡੀਠਾ ॥6॥
ਚੇਰੀ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਦੀਸੈ ॥ ਪੋਖਰੁ ਨੀਰੁ ਵਿਰੋਲੀਐ ਮਾਖਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਰੀਸੈ ॥7॥

1. He (the Manmukh person) calls fake thing real and know not about the real thing. Blind person is called a seer, the time of Kaljug is strange.
2. He calls sleeping person awake and an awake person sleeping. Living person is called dead and one who is dead is not mourned.
3. The person who has come is said to have gone and one who has gone is said to have come. He calls that thing that does not belong to him as his and that does belong to him, he likes not.
4. He calls sweet substance bitter and bitter substance sweet. One who is imbued in Naam is slandered, such has been witnessed in Kaljug.
5. They serve the servant and see not the Master. They don't realize that by churning water, butter will not be obtained.

Awake here means such person who has found out the reality and sleeping person is such person who is intoxicated in Maya. Living person means one who chants Naam and dead person is one who forgets Naam. This is witnessed all the time in this world. Gursikhs who get up early morning to do Naam Abhyaas, do Gurbani Paaths are slandered and ones who make money, are in high positions are worshiped.

Try keeping Rehit e.g. Sarbloh Bibek, and Baana, and sometimes even the uninformed Amritdhari people oppose you. Eat from tobacco chewing Bhaiyaas, no one minds or even utters a word.

If you ask a Manmukh to drink liquor (Sharaab) he will not think even for a second but try telling him to taste Amrit, he will make million excuses e.g. I want to think about it, my wife will not agree, my mother will not agree, I will not find work etc.

Having said that, Kaljug is also a very blessed Yug because even though distractions are almost impossible to ignore but if one can somehow (by the Kirpa of Guru Sahib) engage in Naam Abhyaas, the rewards come very quickly. Since the expectations are very low in Kaljug, a little effort for righteousness bears great fruits. The fortunate ones who have the true Guru - Siri Guru Nanak Dev jee - and who have received Naam from the true Guru, should indulge in Naam as much as they can.

May Guru Sahib save us from Kaljug and bless us with true Gurmukhi jeevan.

Kulbir Singh

Vaheguru. Thanks for reminding us about this twisted and dark time we are living in Bhai Sahib Jee. I hope that Guru Jee can save his Gursikhs in this dangerous age of Kaljug and that they will do this gareebs paar-utaar along with them.

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Kulbir Singh
poison is consumed as if it is Amrit and Amrit is loathed as poison

This Shabad comes to the mind:

ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ||
raamakalee mehalaa 5 |
Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:

ਕਉਡੀ ਬਦਲੈ ਤਿਆਗੈ ਰਤਨੁ ||
kouddee badhalai thiaagai rathan |
In exchange for a shell, he gives up a jewel.

ਛੋਡਿ ਜਾਇ ਤਾਹੂ ਕਾ ਜਤਨੁ ||
shodd jaae thaahoo kaa jathan |
He tries to get what he must give up.

ਸੋ ਸੰਚੈ ਜੋ ਹੋਛੀ ਬਾਤ ||
so sanchai jo hoshee baath |
He collects those things which are worthless.

ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿਆ ਟੇਢਉ ਜਾਤ ||੧||
maaeiaa mohiaa ttaeto jaath |1|
Enticed by Maya, he takes the crooked path. ||1||

ਅਭਾਗੇ ਤੈ ਲਾਜ ਨਾਹੀ ||
abhaagae thai laaj naahee |
You unfortunate man - have you no shame?

ਸੁਖ ਸਾਗਰ ਪੂਰਨ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਹਰਿ ਨ ਚੇਤਿਓ ਮਨ ਮਾਹੀ ||੧|| ਰਹਾਉ ||
sukh saagar pooran paramaesar har n chaethiou man maahee |1| rehaao |
You do not remember in your mind the ocean of peace, the perfect Transcendent Lord God. ||1||Pause||

ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਕਉਰਾ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਮੀਠੀ ||
anmrith kouraa bikhiaa meethee |
Nectar seems bitter to you, and poison is sweet.

ਸਾਕਤ ਕੀ ਬਿਧਿ ਨੈਨਹੁ ਡੀਠੀ ||
saakath kee bidh nainahu ddeethee |
Such is your condition, you faithless cynic, which I have seen with my own eyes.

ਕੂੜਿ ਕਪਟਿ ਅਹੰਕਾਰਿ ਰੀਝਾਨਾ ||
koorr kapatt ahankaar reejhaanaa |
You are fond of falsehood, fraud and egotism.

ਨਾਮੁ ਸੁਨਤ ਜਨੁ ਬਿਛੂਅ ਡਸਾਨਾ ||੨||
naam sunath jan bishooa ddasaanaa |2|
If you hear the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you feel like you have been stung by a scorpion. ||2||

ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਸਦ ਹੀ ਝੂਰੈ ||
maaeiaa kaaran sadh hee jhoorai |
You continually yearn for Maya,

ਮਨਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਕਬਹਿ ਨ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਕਰੈ ||
man mukh kabehi n ousathath karai |
and you never chant the Lord's Praises with your mouth.

ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ਦਾਤਾਰੁ ||
nirabho nirankaar dhaathaar |
The Lord is fearless and formless; He is the Great Giver.

ਤਿਸੁ ਸਿਉ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਨ ਕਰੈ ਗਵਾਰੁ ||੩||
this sio preeth n karai gavaar |3|
But you do not love Him, you fool! ||3||

ਸਭ ਸਾਹਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਹੁ ||
sabh saahaa sir saachaa saahu |
God, the True King, is above the heads of all kings.

ਵੇਮੁਹਤਾਜੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੁ ||
vaemuhathaaj pooraa paathisaahu |
He is the independent, perfect Lord King.

ਮੋਹ ਮਗਨ ਲਪਟਿਓ ਭ੍ਰਮ ਗਿਰਹ ||
moh magan lapattiou bhram gireh |
People are intoxicated by emotional attachment, entangled in doubt and family life.

ਨਾਨਕ ਤਰੀਐ ਤੇਰੀ ਮਿਹਰ ||੪||੨੧||੩੨||
naanak thareeai thaeree mihar |4|21|32|
Nanak: they are saved only by Your Mercy, Lord. ||4||21||32||

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In Kaljug, saints are slandered and scoundrels are worshipped

this is so true..

could you plz expand on this

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rewards come very quickly. Since the expectations are very low in Kaljug, a little effort for righteousness bears great fruits.

what do you mean by low expectations?

does that mean the expectations were much higher in the other 3 jugs?

what were the expectation in the other 3 jugs to obtain a higher spiritual avastha?

bhai sahib im still waiting for a response....

"Try keeping Rehit e.g. Sarbloh Bibek, and Baana, and sometimes even the uninformed Amritdhari people oppose you. Eat from tobacco chewing Bhaiyaas, no one minds or even utters a word."

Vaheguro Vaheguro Vaheguro, this quote hit so hard. I used to think about this, but i hit harder reading it out loud. Makes one realize how upside this cold, dark, world is Kaljug is.

Its so true that in Kaljug the only people to rule are corrupt. In the United States, everyone was so excited about Obama becoming President, insisting he would bring change. But he do fell to greed, and has sold out the American people for his own benefit. We see everyday more and more cases against Gursikhs in in Canada being bothered with the Kirpan issue. It seems every 3 months someone wants to ban it. We see governments in Europe totally banning the Kirpan. We see the India hailed as the worlds largest "democracy," yet whose government does nothing to provide for their most drug addicted state of Punjab (Instead they encourage it)

Dass waits patiently for Khalsa Raaj when all these problems will be solved Till then, we must protect ourselves in this dark age by living a Gursikhi Jeevan. Keeping full rehit, regular Naam Abyass at Amritvela, and Sangat of Gursikhs is our Sarbloh Bubble protecting us from this dark age.