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Meditation on the divine name is an important manifestation of
divine love.
The present age is known as the Kali Yuga.
The scriptures divide the endless passage of time into a cycle of
Maha Yugas or aeons. A Maha Yuga lasts 4.32 million years and is
made up of a sequence of four different
yugas, each with its own characteristics. These four yugas are the Sathya Yuga,
Tretha Yuga, Dvaapara Yuga and Kali Yuga. In the Sathya
Yuga, the age of Truth, righteousness is at its peak. As time passes
by, there's a gradual decline in virtue which reaches its nadir in the Kali
Yuga. At the end of the Kali Yuga, the Divine Will intervenes and
restores the universe to its original state of virtue. This marks
the beginning of the next Maha Yuga and the cycle thus continues.
Reaching God in the Sathya, Tretha and Dvaapara Yugas is difficult.
One had to go through many rigors before one can reach God in those
ages. But in the Kali Yuga, the present age, reaching God is very easy as long as one
meditates on the divine name constantly. Why this leniency? Because few
are the beings who seek God in the Kali Yuga. So the smallest
effort made towards reaching God reaps untold spiritual benefits
in this age. To those who meditate on the divine name in this age, God becomes
immediately accessible. This is the great secret of the Kali Yuga.
