The 5000 Year World Cycle and the Hypothesis of Third Earth Rotation : A Murli-Based Spiritual Cosmology and an Invitation for Future Scientific Inquiry

Cyclic time is a concept that holds a significant role in a number of philosophical and spiritual traditions. In the spiritual doctrine of the Brahma Kumaris, according to the Murli, the whole world history is perceived to occur in a cycle of world drama (kalpa) of 5,000 years (recycled). Based on this knowledge, mankind, functions of individual souls, and natural changes recur in the same manner following each cycle. Although Murli teachings obviously accept the fact that this cycle of 5,000 years exists, the astronomical mechanism through which they believe that this cyclicity of time functions within the cosmos is not explicitly defined in these teachings. The current paper is thus a proposal on a conceptual cosmological explanation based on Murli teaching. The paper provides a hypothetical third planetary rotation of the earth that is ultra-slow making one full cosmic cycle in 5,000 years. The given theoretical construct is posed in the form of a philosophical model that can be used to conceptualize the connection between cyclic time, planetary movement, and changes of human consciousness. The paper further discusses how the world cycle is split into four ages including Golden, Silver, Copper and Iron and the special place of the Confluence Age (SangamYug) that is the period of transition between the Iron Age and the Golden Age. Brahma Kumaris teachings indicate that this transition started in the year 1937 as the Supreme soul Shiva started giving spiritual knowledge to the world through the medium of Brahma Baba to rekindle the soul consciousness and start the process of world renewal. The study opens up the interdisciplinary conversation of spiritual knowledge systems, philosophy of time, cosmology, and consciousness studies by combining spiritual cosmology and conceptual scientific treatment.