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pyramids of japan
 These are underwater photos of what are called the
"pyramids of japan". I think they were just
discovered in 1985. Some scientists think they are a
natural formation, others think that the sharp
angles to the structures would indicate that they
are man made. They are just off one of the japanese
islands called Yonaguni. I believe i got these basic
facts correct. What is interesting about them is
that if they are man made, it would completely throw
off the timeline most scientists accept today for
the dateing of civilization. I think some of the
earliest structures, say in egypt, are said to be a
few thousand years old. But if these stuctures
underwater off japan are man made, they would have
had to been made over 11,000 years ago. Their
reasoning for that is that the only time this area
was not underwater, and therefore could have been
made by man, would have been during the last ice age
which was 11,000 or more years ago. This would fit
in with the vedic understanding that civilization is
much older than modern science thinks. That is why i
found the article interesting. But at the same time,
i wonder if it does fit in with the vedic view for
it depends on the existence of an ice age on the
earth. Does anyone know if there is any concept of
an "ice age" in the earth's history according to
vedic scipture?
Prof. Masaaki Kimura, a marine geologist
with the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa has
spent several years studying all eight sties,
especially Yonaguni, which was found 13 years ago,
in 1985. Kimura believes these are monuments made by
man, left by an unknown civilization, perhaps from
the Asian mainland, home of our oldest
civilizations. He reasons that if the five layers on
the Yonaguni site had been carved by nature, you
would find debris from the erosion to have collected
around the site, but no rock fragments have yet been
found. He adds that there is what look like a road
encircling the site as further indication it was
used by man. He believes building this monument
necessitated a high degree of technology, and some
sort of machinery.
How to date these sites? A few possible scenarios
have been suggested. The sites may have been
submerged when sea levels rose at the end of the
last Ice Age as the continental ice sheets melted.
Or, as Japan sits on the Ring of Fire, tectonic
activity might have caused subsidence of the land.
Or perhaps a combination of subsidence and
inundation from rising sea levels, or some
catastrophic event, dropped it, intact and upright,
into the ocean. Teruaki Ishii, a professor of
geology at Tokyo University, believes the site is
partly man-made, partly natural, and suggests a date
of 8,000 B.C., contemporary to the ancient
civilizations of Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley.
Others have suggested a date of 12,00 years.
Naga sadhus and the tunnel underwater
They are feared due to their matted hair and
their unusual appearance. And their role in the
spiritual world is always shrouded in mystery. The
Naga baba (naked warrior mendicant) belongs to a
sect that has no material bonding, lives a rigorous
life and performs rituals to appease Lord Shiva --
the divine destroyer. They are mostly smeared with
ash, carry traditional weapons like the trident,
smoke cannabis or hashish and can perform incredible
feats and yoga asanas. These sadhus every year flock
from various parts of the country to the foot of the
Girnar mountain at Junagadh district in Gujarat to
celebrate Mahashivratri and take the much awaited
dip at the famous Mrigi Kund (pond) at the Lord
Shiva temple. Many perform yagnas (offerings) like
the Mrityunjay Yagna, which is believed to have
powers to bring back the dead. Legend has it that
three sadhus out of many who take a dip at the Mrigi
Kund vanish into the waters. Unfazed by the changing
times, however, the Naga sadhus believe in the
spiritual powers of the kund. According to a legend
Lord Shiva himself had taken bath here and the
water, which has sulphur, is a sign of his divine
presence. Gopalgiri, a Naga sadhu from Himachal who
has been visiting Junagadh for past 20 years, says
the mystery surrounding the kund is one of the most
known ones. "Legend also has it that there is a
secret tunnel under water from where they go to
another place," Gopalgiri said. "No ordinary man can
try to unearth this secret route by trying to take a
dip. Only a true sadhu can detect it and go past it
if his calling has arrived," he added with caution.
Unperturbed by changing times the Naga sadhus
maintain that it is due to their extreme penance
under harsh conditions that they are able to ward
off many evils in the world. Nagas like Acharya
Lalchadi Giri from Uttaranchal say they are drawn to
the Mahashivratri celebrations by the mystical power
of Lord
Shiva. I personally had the good fortune of meeting
genuine naga sadhus when I was i Kashi.Many naga
sadhus are fraudsters.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and lapis Lazuli
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wears Lapis
Lazuli ring! Arnold
Schwarzenegger is an Austrian American bodybuilder,
actor, model, businessman, and politician, currently
serving as the 38th Governor of the state of
California.
Schwarzenegger gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood
action film icon, noted for his lead role in such
films as Conan the Barbarian and The Terminator. He
was nicknamed the “Austrian Oak” and the “Styrian
Oak” in his bodybuilding days, “Arnold Strong” and
“Arnie” during his acting career, and more recently
the “Governator” (a portmanteau of Governor and the
Terminator, one of his film roles). The might Oak
has a special liking for Lapis Lazuli and always
wears a massive Lapis Lazuli in the ring finger of
right hand.
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