

All creatures naturally abided by the ten virtues. They could move miraculously through space, and they lived without needing any solid food. In the golden age, the age of perfection, there was no need for sunlight or moonlight, for beings radiated light from their own bodies. They cunningly mislead others – who can trust them ? So their thoughts are warped, their speech is twisted, The mind’s wholesome core of truth has withered, Oh, I have highlighted the words increase of negative emotions because you probably could agree that it really does seem like a plausible explanation for recent “Global Events” eh ? 🧐Īlas for people in this age of residues ! Further explanations are given in the commentary on Verse Five. In particular, this age is characterized by five degenerations (snyigs-ma lnga ): shortening of life span, degeneration of the environment, degeneration of the views of beings, decline of their faculties, and increase of negative emotions. snyigs-dus), equivalent to the Sanskrit Kaliyuga: the “age of debris” or dark age, in which all that remains of the perfections of the golden age of the distant past are degenerated traces. Everyone is desperately thirsting for happiness, but the prevailing views and lifestyles of our times lead only to more suffering.įootnote : Degenerate Age (Tib. People these days turn their backs on the teachings of the Buddha, and there are only a very few great beings who really live according to the Dharma. The present age is known as the Degenerate Age or the age of residues, for it retains only residues of the qualities and perfections of the great golden age of the distant past. So without further ado, here comes the “bad news” (especially for all you Materialists “out there”) although I’d say it is meant as a “wake up call” for all of us with the “ears to hear” eh ? 😉 Some sources use a picture as the "original AoS", which has a similar layout with dota, and Tassadar as a playable hero, but in fact, this map is not AoS at all, it's just a dota imitation.Ah, now the following excerpts from The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones may or may not be of interest to you, and even if one does have an interest in Buddhism and / or Dzogchen, I’d say the Text as-it-stands can seem quite shocking in some senses as it unapologetically points to the apparent “Futility of Life” as a “Citizen of Samsara” eh ?

AoS and AoS2 maps can be found on his website.
AEON OF STRIFE MOD
There are also some sources which claim that the creator of the mod was Nicholas Taijeron aka Gunner_4_ever.

