Question: I have read that we will come into a 'golden age' when it will be easier and quicker to become enlightened.  Does this mean that Yogis will still need to do twelve years of tapas?

Babaji:

In the ancient texts, they are trying to differentiate between different qualities of minds via these different yugas. For example, years ago there was less violence in humans – one knife on a person was enough in movies but now the person is carrying many, many weapons! The length of tapas depends on the person's temperament. It is like washing a dirty cloth.  How much dirt has a person acquired, that is, how many mental habits have they acquired? This determines the length of tapas.