Are you a blessed outlier?
Have you ever had someone say, “May God bless you”? Or you’ve offered a similar prayer for someone else? You’ve likely experienced this many times in your life.
Regardless of whether we call the Divine “God” or use another name, prayer and a sense of connection to the Almighty are common across cultures worldwide.
However, grasping profound concepts like Aham Brahmasmi or Tat Tvam Asi can be difficult. Even more challenging is making Self-realization the ultimate goal of life and striving to achieve it.
Realizing God is the ultimate realization of complete human potential. The question is, are we ready for this now?
The diagram illustrates the timeline of the Yugas (Ref 2)
The table below illustrates what motivates the common people in each Yoga and what is their Capability (Ref 2)
| Yuga | Motivation | Perception | Comprehension |
| Kali | Passive Acceptance | Dull mindedness | Matter |
| Dwapara | Self-will | Awakened Intellect | Energy |
| Treta | Self-mastery | Intuitive attunement | Thought |
| Satya | Self-realisation | Direct intuitive perception | Consciousness |
Matter, Energy, Thought, and Consciousness represent the four levels of reality. Currently, we are in Dwapara Yuga, an era characterized by a significant increase in our understanding of energy compared to 200 years ago. This progress will persist for approximately another 2,000 years until Dwapara Yuga concludes. As we move into Treta Yuga, our capacity to understand Thought will surpass anything conceivable today.
Self-realisation is the realisation that we are One Consciousness. This awareness will become a common aspiration and ability approximately 6,000 years from now, as we near the return of Satya Yuga. Therefore, it is unsurprising that concepts like Aham Brahmasmi or Tat Tvam Asi are difficult for us to fully comprehend in the present.
When we talk about the motivation and capability of the world as a whole, we are referring to the average or majority of people. However, there will always be exceptions at both ends of the spectrum. This explains why some individuals have achieved Self-realization even during Kali Yuga, while others may remain fixated solely on material understanding even in Satya Yuga.
Those who are motivated to seek Self-realization today—though likely a small minority—are outliers. In essence, they are nearly 6,000 years ahead of the level that humanity as a whole will collectively achieve in the future.
If you are among these outliers, consider yourself truly blessed. Embrace this opportunity to let your full human potential unfold and flourish.
Reference :
- The Holy Science by Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri
- The Yugas: Keys to Understanding Our Hidden Past, Emerging Energy Age, and Enlightened Future (From the teachings of Sri Yukteswar and Paramahansa Yogananda) by Joseph Selbie and David Steinmetz