| The Great ExpectationAt this crucial point of | | | | sectarianism be tolerated by an enlightened |
| transition between the world-cycles of the | | | | spiritual being? Are not all beings one and |
| Piscean and the Aquarian Age, and with all | | | | the same in the eyes of God? Do not all |
| the suffering and pain that humanity is | | | | religions have a single source? In the eyes |
| experiencing--the various injustices that | | | | of any enlightened, intelligent person, SARA1 |
| tyrants are afflicting the innocent masses, | | | | is absurd and makes no sense. No spiritual |
| not to mention the descent of negative karma | | | | being would appear to strengthen the human |
| in its myriad of forms as described in | | | | ego or cause separatism among the sparks of |
| Revelations as the "seven last plagues," it | | | | God indwelling in human breasts.The ways of |
| is understandable that humanity cry-out for a | | | | God are not the ways of men; men look at the |
| Saviour to save it from a sensed future | | | | form aspect and create disunity, God looks at |
| destruction. The way greed, separatism, | | | | the spirit within the form and sees only one |
| racialism, egoism, corruption, conflict, | | | | humanity--all "fragmented" parts of Himself. |
| fanaticism, terrorism, and ignorance are | | | | We, therefore, affirm that it is impossible |
| being expressed in politics, religion, | | | | for God to destroy that which is a part of |
| business and corporate institutions, and | | | | Himself, for the many forms that exist in the |
| social life, it seems that there can only be | | | | relative worlds are but illusions; in |
| one possible outcome in the immediate future | | | | reality, there is only the Absolute, the |
| and that is the total destruction of the | | | | divine God-Presence, God-Essence and |
| human race, or at least the kind of human | | | | God-Consciousness. All are One. The Quran |
| civilization that we have come to know. The | | | | affirms that God dwells in all men, thus it |
| decadence of morality, the ignorance of the | | | | would seem if we were to attack others in any |
| purpose and goal of life, the degeneration of | | | | way, we would in truth be attacking a |
| cultural values, the exploitation of natural | | | | manifestation of God; if we were to snuff-out |
| resources and human beings, ecological | | | | the life out of a man, we would be |
| imbalances, and the misuse and abuse of | | | | snuffing-out God's representative:"And |
| technology, all of these have brought mankind | | | | certainly We created Man, and We know what |
| to the brink of possible extinction; or to | | | | his mind suggests to him, and We are nearer |
| the imaginable return to a primitive | | | | to him than his life-vein." (Quran Qaf |
| condition as a result of a natural or a | | | | 50:16)God being nearer to man than his |
| man-made holocaust--as scientific predictions | | | | "life-vein" indicates that God is the very |
| foretell. It is the same story of Atlantis | | | | life within us! Religionists and |
| all over again. The potential destruction of | | | | fundamentalists--beware (be-aware)! Acts of |
| human civilization lies at the end of every | | | | terrorism and "jihads" or "holy wars" are the |
| evolutionary phase of the world. It is the | | | | very doctrines violating Truth. The Prophet |
| darkness just before the dawn.The Vishnu | | | | Mohammad (Peace be unto Him), declares that |
| Purana prophesied what would occur at the end | | | | the real "jihad" takes place in one's |
| of the Kali Yuga, our present world-cycle, or | | | | being--a war against one's lower self, |
| the "Jaman Edan (Insane Age)" of the | | | | ignorance and spiritual blindness . . .Could |
| Indonesian King, Jayabaya, who lived | | | | it be that this mysterious Saviour (no matter |
| centuries ago:"Thus in the Kali Yuga shall | | | | in what form) will arrive shortly not on |
| decay constantly proceed until the human race | | | | behalf of any religion or creed but for the |
| approaches annihilation. When the close of | | | | sake of the whole human race? We respond with |
| the Kali Age shall be nigh, a portion of that | | | | a definite "yes" and maintain that should a |
| divine being who exists in his own spiritual | | | | divine messenger of God, or a Saviour should |
| nature, Kalki Avatara, shall descend upon | | | | appear, he or she would not establish any |
| earth, endowed with the eight superhuman | | | | existing religion as the sole religion for |
| faculties. He will establish righteousness | | | | humanity or that he would formulate any new |
| upon earth . . . "And again:"There will be | | | | religion. We stress that it is not religion |
| temporal monarchs, reigning over the earth, | | | | that he would teach, but true spirituality, |
| kings of churlish spirit, violent temper and | | | | which we understand to be the essence and the |
| addicted to constant falsehood and cruelty. | | | | living spirit of all the various religions of |
| They will inflict death on women and children | | | | the world. True spirituality is Truth, naked |
| and they will seize upon the property of | | | | and unappareled, free from all man-made |
| their subjects. Their lives will be short, | | | | dogmas that simply cause confusion; and it is |
| their desires insatiable. People of various | | | | this Truth that the Saviour will embody and |
| countries will intermingle. Wealth will | | | | proclaim, aside from the latest revelation of |
| decrease, until the world will be wholly | | | | the Spirit. The representatives or disciples |
| demoralized. Thus in the Kali Age, will decay | | | | of the Saviour, Ratu Adil (the "Queen of |
| continue. Then at the end of the Kali Yuga, | | | | Justice"), and Satria Piningit ("the Hidden |
| the Kalki Avatar will descend upon earth. He | | | | Knight") would likewise emulate the Saviour |
| will establish righteousness."Whether the | | | | and promulgate this spiritual ideology. The |
| destruction of civilization would actually | | | | Saviour, Ratu Adil, and Satria Piningit will |
| occur rests fully on the shoulders of each | | | | represent the three aspects of divinity : |
| and every habitant of this planet. We have | | | | love/wisdom, will/power, and intelligence |
| the choice of progressing or regressing, | | | | activity, respectively.We know that |
| evolving or devolving; the choice of obeying | | | | Christianity is waiting for the Christ, that |
| or violating Cosmic law and harmony. In order | | | | Islam is anticipating Imam Mahdi, that |
| to survive this millennium and to ameliorate | | | | Buddhism expects Maitreya Buddha, that |
| our future and the future of our children, | | | | Hinduism awaits Kalki Avatar, and that the |
| our children's children, it is expedient that | | | | Jews are looking for their Messiah. Could |
| we improve the quality of our morality, our | | | | these unidentified persons or seemingly known |
| consciousness, our awareness, our mentality; | | | | personalities be one and the same? The |
| in fact, our holistic being. Humans, in | | | | disciples and initiates of lofty spiritual |
| general, feel weak in dealing with social and | | | | beings know that this is indeed the case and |
| political problems and so are on the look-out | | | | that the Saviour holds the planetary title |
| for some charismatic figure who would solve | | | | within the spiritual government of the world |
| its problems; and yet, within Man lies | | | | (of which we will explain shortly) as the |
| uncovered tremendous wisdom, power, and love | | | | Cosmic Christ. He formerly held the post of |
| that could establish goodwill among men, | | | | World-Teacher. However, whether the Cosmic |
| brotherhood, unity, peace, and cooperation. | | | | Christ or the present World-Teachers will |
| One of our basic problems is that we | | | | actually appear in person or influence the |
| mistakenly believe that our religion, path, | | | | world directly through the heart of humanity |
| doctrine, teaching, perspective, party, | | | | or indirectly through their disciples or all |
| group, etc., to be the only Truth and wish to | | | | of these, is another matter altogether.We |
| impose it upon others. Does not Light have | | | | have often emphasized the necessity of |
| various colors? Does not the beauty of a | | | | manifesting the Saviour, or the qualities of |
| diamond shine because of its many | | | | the Saviour in our own hearts and souls, and |
| facets?Beneath this fear and trepidation of a | | | | acting on behalf of the Saviour, or more |
| prospect of total annihilation that besets | | | | specifically, expounding his teachings in |
| mankind, a ray of hope lives on in the hearts | | | | world affairs. This is something that every |
| of humanity for the advent of an | | | | spiritual aspirant should do regardless |
| authoritative spiritual figure to guide | | | | whether the Saviour would personally and |
| mankind away from its follies and to initiate | | | | physically appear or not. Though a Saviour |
| and implement certain changes in a positive | | | | may be found without in the external, mundane |
| and constructive direction leading toward a | | | | world, the real Saviour lies within the depth |
| Golden Age, or an utopian civilization where | | | | of the soul. Though a Saviour may exist |
| the rights and freedom of every individual, | | | | without, let us not waste time by waiting |
| group, race, creed, and nation are respected | | | | senselessly and irrationally. As Paul said:". |
| and honored; where all suffering and pain are | | | | . . behold, now is the accepted time; behold, |
| eradicated; where every tear is wiped away by | | | | now is the day of salvation." Corinthians |
| the hand of God; where the streams overflow | | | | 6:2and,". . . work out your own salvation |
| with milk and honey; where justice, | | | | with fear and trembling." Philipians 2:12The |
| righteousness, and goodwill toward all beings | | | | danger in seeking external saviours lies in |
| rule in the hearts of every man, woman, and | | | | the propensity of men to idolize them, and to |
| child. The above quotation from the Vishnu | | | | set up a cult surrounding their |
| Purana mentions this Saviour, the Kalki | | | | personalities. As soon as one is attached to |
| Avatar, and what he will establish is the | | | | the Saviour, or Teacher, one loses both the |
| long awaited Kingdom of Heaven made manifest | | | | Teacher and the Teaching. Should one focus |
| on earth--the New Jerusalem, a kingdom that | | | | more on the Teaching, one gains them both. |
| every pious Christian, and almost every being | | | | Humanity makes a big mistake by glorifying |
| hope to one day be a part of. The Kalki | | | | its spiritual teachers instead of living the |
| Purana also mentions this Saviour, and his | | | | precepts and teachings that they convey.Here |
| response to the cries of humanity:"At your | | | | in Indonesia we designate our Saviours as |
| request I shall take birth in the abode of | | | | Ratu Adil, meaning "Queen of Justice" and |
| Shamballa. I shall again place the two | | | | Satria Piningit, or "Hidden Knight." Their |
| rulers, Maru and Devapi, on earth. I shall | | | | advent had long been prophesied by Prabu |
| create Satya-Yuga and restore the Dharma to | | | | (King) Jayabaya--who lived in the twelfth |
| its former condition and after destroying the | | | | century--and by other mystics of the Kraton |
| serpent Kali, I shall return to my own | | | | in the following centuries. How are they |
| abode."Even Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita | | | | related to the Cosmic Christ, or are they |
| declares his appearance at various intervals | | | | likewise one and the same? We will attempt to |
| in the world of form:"Whenever sacred duty | | | | answer these questions in this present work, |
| decay and chaos prevails, then, I create | | | | however, we would caution the reader to |
| myself, Arjuna. To protect men of virtue and | | | | realize that the contents of this paper are |
| destroy men who do evil, to set the standard | | | | of our own interpretation and understanding |
| of sacred duty, I appear in age after age." | | | | of metaphysics and occultism as a whole, as |
| (Chap. 4, 6-7)What sort of a person is this | | | | correlated with the meager information that |
| Saviour? What are his or her characteristics? | | | | we possess regarding Ratu Adil and Satria |
| What will the Savior's main objective be? How | | | | Piningit, and therefore, that it should not |
| will the Savior function? What cosmic | | | | be considered as the absolute truth or the |
| principle would he embody or emphasize in his | | | | final word eventhough we were inspired and |
| teachings? What aspect of God would he | | | | directed to write it by superior |
| promulgate? Will he display "supernatural" | | | | intelligences. Information concerning the |
| signs or miracles? Where and when will the | | | | identities of Ratu Adil and Satria Piningit |
| Savior appear or re-appear? Is it true that | | | | dawned upon us without even our having to |
| this Saviour is one of the ancient prophets | | | | seek it. It amazes us that the solution was |
| or spiritual leaders come again? Is this | | | | before our very eyes without realizing it. We |
| Saviour a myth or is he real? Is the Savior | | | | will, however, leave it to your own hearts, |
| an impersonal principle within the higher | | | | intuition and reason to appraise the things |
| consciousness of man? How may we recognize | | | | that we will reveal.In this paper we will not |
| the Saviour? What will this Saviour really | | | | belabor on how the socio-consciousness of |
| save us from? And what is Salvation? Who are | | | | humanity gave rise for the need of saviors, |
| the two rulers, Maru and Devapi mentioned | | | | rather we will simply base our revelation on |
| above? Are they one and the same as the | | | | the occult fact that the principles or |
| saviors expected by Indonesians--Ratu Adil | | | | archetypes of these saviors exists on the |
| and Satria Piningit?Before continuing with | | | | higher spiritual levels of life within the |
| our main theme, perhaps we should deal | | | | Cosmic Mind of God and only need to determine |
| briefly with the subject of salvation. | | | | how they will manifest in the world of form, |
| Salvation goes by many names: moksha, | | | | whether through an individual(s), through a |
| enlightenment, perfection, Self-realization, | | | | group-consciousness, or through an awakening |
| etc. Humanity's biggest enemy is Ignorance, | | | | within the heart of humanity of the |
| and all world saviours since the beginning of | | | | characteristics that these archetypal saviors |
| time have sought to awaken humanity from its | | | | represent.We know that most people, |
| spiritual slumber. Ignorance is mental | | | | especially paranormals, scholars, and the |
| darkness, whereas knowledge is light. | | | | followers of Kejawen, have already certain |
| Salvation is the act of kindling and | | | | fixed notions and preconceived the nature and |
| nourishing a spiritual flame within the heart | | | | characteristics of Ratu Adil and Satria |
| and soul that it may once again shine | | | | Piningit. For instance, they say (based upon |
| brightly and recognize, merge, and unite with | | | | ancient prophecies) that these beings possess |
| its Source. We must emerge out of the limited | | | | certain physical and psychological traits, |
| point of view that there is a "chosen people" | | | | possess certain pusakas (sacred objects), |
| who will be saved by a representative of the | | | | etc. They might be right so far as it goes, |
| Supreme Being. The chosen people are those | | | | but from our viewpoint, certain things should |
| who choose to be saved, and not chosen by | | | | not be taken too literally; and so, if we |
| some Intelligence. Messiahs and spiritual | | | | were to present a different view-point, it |
| teachers of the past have outlined a way for | | | | might be rejected in toto without any due |
| us to follow that leads to salvation, but we | | | | personal consideration and reflection by |
| allow our primitive natures to take control | | | | those who have already crystallized their |
| instead. The newly-awakened soul yearns for | | | | minds. This is certainly a hurdle towards |
| salvation for various reasons. Below we quote | | | | one's approach to truth. Preconceptions and |
| from one of the monthly periodical of the | | | | assumptions when held strictly without any |
| Self-Realization Fellowship the various | | | | flexibility results in fanaticism and |
| reasons why we should desire Salvation:Why Do | | | | separatism. These conditions are not to be |
| We Desire to Attain Salvation?Because we | | | | condoned for they just add violence to social |
| realize that this life of ours is unreal, | | | | expressions and prolong the state of human |
| uncertain and painful.Because we realize that | | | | misery. We appeal to men and women everywhere |
| all worldly pleasure is momentary and mingled | | | | to be open-minded. Why do we make such an |
| with pain.Because we realize that the senses | | | | appeal? For God, or any enlightened, |
| are never satisfied with indulgence.Because | | | | spiritual being for that matter, usually do |
| we will then be greater than the greatest | | | | not conform to human expectations and |
| earthly monarch.Because we will then possess | | | | beliefs, and hardly care for human opinions; |
| the things really worth having and desire for | | | | and human notions and preconceptions |
| none else.Because we will then transcend Maya | | | | adamantly held, may prevent us from accepting |
| or delusion.Because we will then be freed | | | | truth reflecting in its many facets.To |
| from this life of birth, death and perpetual | | | | illustrate this, let us consider the advent |
| misery.Because it is only then that we will | | | | of the Master Jesus two thousand years ago. |
| realize and attain our real Self.Because we | | | | Before his birth and emergence from society |
| will then be on the path from which there is | | | | to carry-out his ministry, the Jews expected |
| no returning.Because it is only then that we | | | | a militant Messiah-figure that would free |
| can be of constant service to | | | | them from Roman imperialism and colonization, |
| humanity.Because we will then have no desires | | | | and establish a new Jerusalem. It turned out |
| to possess as there will exist nothing else | | | | that Jesus, the avatar sent to humanity, had |
| other than ourselves.Because we will then | | | | ideas and ways not conforming to their |
| live eternally in a state of perfect | | | | concepts and notions of a Messiah and the |
| knowledge and everlasting bliss.Because we | | | | things that he was supposed to do. The Jews, |
| will then attain the highest ever | | | | therefore, rejected the Master Jesus and |
| attainable.Because we will then be with | | | | still await their Messiah to this very day. |
| God.Because we will then ourselves be one | | | | In a sense, however, they might be right. |
| with God.But to return from our digression: | | | | Jesus may not be the Messiah of the Jews. Who |
| Almost every religion is on the edge of | | | | knows, perhaps they will find fulfillment in |
| expectancy. Every religion expects its | | | | the so-called parousia, the "second-coming." |
| saviour to arrive on earth's platform to | | | | There have indeed been many claims to |
| perform his (or her) miracle to reward its | | | | Messiahship after Jesus, such as Menahem, son |
| followers. Some individuals with fanatic | | | | of Judah; and Simon bar Kozeba--both |
| leanings, with a fundamentalistic and an | | | | political and military leaders. Nevertheless, |
| extreme outlook, would also hope for the | | | | none were completely accepted as the Messiah |
| Saviour's glorification of their religion and | | | | by the whole Jewish community.What occurred |
| its believers, and the destruction of the | | | | two thousand years ago could well happen |
| other religions together with their | | | | nowadays. We expect the Saviour, Ratu Adil, |
| followers. Such fanatics speak of the freedom | | | | or Satria Piningit to conform to our |
| of religion--mainly theirs. Should we probe | | | | expectations, and yet, when and if they |
| into their hearts, we find that it makes no | | | | should appear in a guise unknown to us and |
| difference to them should the other religions | | | | with teachings directly conflicting with our |
| be suppressed or its followers persecuted. We | | | | pet-beliefs, we would reject them altogether. |
| inquire, could such separatism and | | | | The possibility is there. |