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the spiritual and material worlds. So, morning turns out to be a good spiritual world, the material world is the realized day, in process, then comes the material world of the underworld, where everything collapses, and the spiritual underworld — that is, of darkness — this is winter, this is death, this is night, when we dwell in this chaos. So, next: “Each of these kalpas consists of twenty antarakalpas (‘inner aeons’) of approximately equal duration. For the Samvartasthāyikalpa this division is rather nominal, since nothing changes, but for the other three kalpas these periods represent internal cycles within the kalpa.” You see, what I wrote — that in addition to there being morning, day, evening, and night in all these worlds, it’s now specifically emphasized in these three main worlds — morning, day, evening — that they also have sublevels, meaning they have cycles. Well, of course, just like we do — every day, every week, every month, every season has cycles.
Next comes the explanation of these worlds, so as not to get confused by the terms. Here is the section on Vivartakalpa — the first of the four worlds. For me, this explanation helps to understand: this is morning, this is spring. And here it is described: “Vivartakalpa begins with the rise of the primordial wind, which begins to give structure to the universe that was destroyed in the previous Mahakalpa. The degree of destruction and the type of evolution may vary, but in all cases it involves the descent of beings from higher worlds into lower ones, where they are reborn. The Great Brahma finds his birth from the world of the gods Abhasvara, this is the first being, and then other beings appear, gradually filling all the worlds from the world of Brahma to the hells. During the Vivartakalpa, the first humans appear; they do not resemble modern humans, they radiate their own light, can fly through the air without mechanical devices, and live long lives without requiring food; that is, they are more like low-level deities than present-day humans.
They do not require food, but the earth at that time resembles a sweet cake, and they taste it, feeling attraction and interest. Gradually, their bodies become heavier and more similar to modern human bodies; they lose the ability to emit light, begin to differ in appearance, and their lifespan decreases. They divide by gender and begin sexual activity. Gradually, greed, theft, and anger arise among them, different social groups and governments form, and they choose
Next comes the explanation of these worlds, so as not to get confused by the terms. Here is the section on Vivartakalpa — the first of the four worlds. For me, this explanation helps to understand: this is morning, this is spring. And here it is described: “Vivartakalpa begins with the rise of the primordial wind, which begins to give structure to the universe that was destroyed in the previous Mahakalpa. The degree of destruction and the type of evolution may vary, but in all cases it involves the descent of beings from higher worlds into lower ones, where they are reborn. The Great Brahma finds his birth from the world of the gods Abhasvara, this is the first being, and then other beings appear, gradually filling all the worlds from the world of Brahma to the hells. During the Vivartakalpa, the first humans appear; they do not resemble modern humans, they radiate their own light, can fly through the air without mechanical devices, and live long lives without requiring food; that is, they are more like low-level deities than present-day humans.
They do not require food, but the earth at that time resembles a sweet cake, and they taste it, feeling attraction and interest. Gradually, their bodies become heavier and more similar to modern human bodies; they lose the ability to emit light, begin to differ in appearance, and their lifespan decreases. They divide by gender and begin sexual activity. Gradually, greed, theft, and anger arise among them, different social groups and governments form, and they choose