greatt

March 2, 2011

Can anyone please give me details of the sarangpur hanuman temple which is located near Ahmedabad..? I believe priests here perform exorcism and since i am affected by black magic, i think it will help me to visit this temple..

Thanks in advance,

Greatt

July 9, 2009

Atheists that say God must be more complex than the universe itself, seem to have a remarkably deep understanding of theistic reality. They appear to acknowledge the (Vedic) notion that God is the ultimate cause of all causes, who controls everything. However, they don’t seem to grasp the idea that our material world is only a fraction of absolute reality, and that it’s therefore not a problem at all for God (absolute reality) to be more complex than our material universe.

Furthermore, we know from mathematical chaos theory that even extremely simple systems can produce complex infinite self-similar order or structure (see e.g., Mandelbrot set - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) So, the fundamental principle (God) that underlies the universe, can actually be infinitely more simple than manifest reality..

Now thats what i call i really cool ubercool post :smash:

July 9, 2009

In the philosophy of religion and theology, the problem of evil is the question of whether evil exists and, if so, why. The question particularly arises in religions that propose the existence of a Deity who is omnibenevolent while simultaneously also being omnipotent.

In other words, if God is both good and omnipotent, why does He allow evil? This is a powerful atheistic argument.

The logic is, "either God is all-good, or He is all-powerful. He cannot be both if evil exists in the world. He is either incapable of stopping evil (that is, he is not all-powerful), or He doesn't care if there is evil in the world (that is, he is not all-good)."

The Abrahamic religions cannot seem to resolve this apparent paradox. What is the Vaishnava answer to the Question of Evil?

this is one of the few questions that actually makes sense. Although God is omnipotent and omnibenevolent, he WILL NOT stop you from doing bad. IT is for you to "discern" right from wrong. There is always prior information for a prospective evil person to decide if he really wants to commit "the sin". He may give you strength to resist the temptation but does not prohibit you or anything like that.

The whole point in BEING is defeated if God interferes in any matter which is meant to be discerned by the human intellect.

quoted from bhagvad gita:

“One gradually attains tranquillity of mind by keeping the mind fully absorbed in the Self by means of a well-trained intellect, and thinking of nothing else.”

"The power of God is with you at all times; through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions; and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument.”

“One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor; and is ever steadfast with the Supreme Self.”

These quotes support my answer to your question. The mind is the centre of all activity. YOU are totally responsible. It is for us to use our free will and decide what is the best action. Narayana is reflected in every good action, good intention, good deed.

As for the question of why people are not protected when evil is committed against them, there are, definitely many cases to this scenario:

1) IF there is a danger to that person(to whom crime is being committed) then, it is correct for him to be in danger at that time( as God decides). If innocent people are killed, it is meant for them to be killed.

2) Sometimes even if the person to whom the crime is being committed does nt deserve death, but still he dies: if this is the case, then criminals and victims will be given justice. The whole point to understand is that constantly there is free will everywhere. IT doesnt mean what you say: "He is either incapable of stopping evil (that is, he is not all-powerful), or He doesn't care if there is evil in the world (that is, he is not all-good).".

I'll tell you why. There is a huge responsiblity on the mind , irrespective of there being a god or not. For personal actions, freewill precedes god's intervention. God will not intervene at everything. A group of evil people coming in contact with a group of good people to torture them is a possibility we have to accept. What i mean to say is that God will not intervene in absolutely everything, he leaves it to people's free wil. He does not validate killing in the name of any god nor does he "always" stop their actions. In such times praying to God for protection( to avoid gathering around evil people) is important. The way God needs to be understood, is not only by the way of spiritual arguments but there are also many logical argurments. Vaishnava philosophy tells people to live, decide and discern logically and have failth in god. It is weird but i wont say that you have to take the name ot Vishnu, even if you pray to just "God" and not "Vishnu" it would be just as good; because you are still unsure who the real god is(his name, i mean), Visnu will respond if you ask "God"; hence it is one way of validating that Vishnu is the only God. This works ofcourse only if, you hold no doubt about other demi-gods(like Allah, actually he is a pagan god called "Sin" in the mesopotamian pantheon) or Jesus( He is actually a prophet and no, even i am a son of god).

If my argument is inconsistent or lacking strength to drive the point, let me know.

JennoOxype · July 8, 2009

ok when i fell ill seriously a baba cured me . however , he mentioned that if i came before the lady who cast the spell on me within 3 months , the whole thing will get reversed back and he wont be able to do anything...the lady in question is my bua/chachi ...well so i avoided going before them for 2 months , my bua wud enquire abt me, turn up suddenly i mean she tried everything to see me. one day , she came and rushed to my room, i ddint get time to close the door of my room and she saw me and her face turned pale more like as if she will cry any moment. within 10-15 days again the previous symptoms started and the whole thing came back and i fell so ill i had to be hospitaziled. somehow my friend knew of a person and took me there and then i became normal....during the time i was hospitalized i smelt blood from food and i cudnt eat.

though my life got saved, it changed totally, i m living since i m alive.

my health is just not recovering,

before i fell ill, i was a very good looking girl , now i look straight from graveyard. before there was a marriage proposal, at that time my chachi practically seemd as if she wud have a breakdown. the groom , had gone crazy and insisted on marrying only me, seeing this both bua n chachi were very upset. but the proposal fell thru , i m not upset abt it since i wasnt keen on it, i was praying that it falls thru. but from then on any marriage proposal that comes doesnt go thru ...they plan to come and then it falls thru....i was working i gave my job due to illness and mental harrasment by my boss, it seemed as if everyone was finding faults and suddenly started targeting me only. during the 2 months the scenario had changed to my favour everyhting went gud, but again it back like before. i started doing trading i was making huge money made abt 10 lakhs in 1 year . during this period both cua and chachi didnt know anything abt me doing this, bua wud insist dad marry me off to some peon kind of person . i m a enggineer , they wud pressureize my dad abt things related to me, infact she told my dad tht my mom did some black magic on him leading to his downfall. and i m suffering due to her being bad person. this is crap . my mother is such a pure person that saints tell her she is a very pure soul so pure that she doesnt even need to pray god. when any relatives ahve an function they tell my mother to step into their house first and do the rituals first so they get luck. seeing this my chachi wud be jealous. for her too, things changed , all the people who knew how she was harrassed by bua after marriage suddenly started speaking in bua's favour would taunt my mom and praise chachi, so much so they actually speak ill abt her character . as for my trading from the time they got to know things changed, so much so i lost all my earnings, i went for interviews for job tht didnt work. now the only person left is my sis and now my bua keeps asking abt her the same things she asks abt me . i dont want her to face the same hell i faced

as for durga puja thing, a person i know's mother gets possessed by the devi. he asked her abt this and she told him someone close to my family has done black magic on me to prevent me from gettin married and settling down in life. so much so that either i will die of illness or life will become hell and i will suicide. if i got married the effect will destroy my marriage too. the only thing thats keeping me alive is the puja tht i had done at the time to durga devi.

i m disgusted with life, no matter how much i pray , it seems god is not showing me a path to cure my problem. i m losing hope its been 6 years of this struggle and i dont have any strength left to fight it.

people may say its just luck but i know it not. sometimes i feel probably i should either kill them or kill myself.

if anyone can help me find a proper geniune solution to my problems plz help me out.

p.s- another thing we left tht city and shifted , and now the condition is better than before, however my bua visited out place and from then on problems seem to start again. she makes it apoint to come to our place atleast once a year during ganesh chaturthi for past 3 years and calls daily atleast twice to speak to dad,...and dad becomes like a fish taken out of water if he doesnt speak to her...watever she says is right for him now... be it marrying me off to some khalasi, he gets upset at tht point and then he's like she's worried so she gets matches....i fail to undertsand how can he not see wat she's trying to do. we have forgotten wat happeniness is thanx to god knows who.

if anyone can provide me with geniune help and guidance , i will be highly greatful to that person.

This is probably a big plot against your success by your bua and chachi, they are jealous of you or something. Your aura is being polluted by their ill intent and they have done some terrible black magic(whose mechanism i can only speculate would be to send some kind of spirit that gives weird dreams and sucks/ manipulate your physical "prana"(it is the essential read about it on google, which spirits feed on) due to which your experiences are so drastic and even physically influencing.

There are many well known babas who are really good at their work who can help you. I myself have gone to this baba: Dr. Prakash Indian Tata although i had weird health problems, my problems were more related to astrology. It may not have made much sense for me to have gone to him but i think your case is very deserving of his service. He is NOT a tantrik , he is a man who has attained many siddhis by meditating from the age of 6 to 20 years of age. You can check his info on youtube.com(actually i saw his stuff on mano ya na mano on star utsav). His practices are also not tantrik, he only meditates on people auras and check if there is some trail or something evil attached to it and he can trace the energy of it( you can say he is psychic).

Until you actually seek a real solution to this problem, i can only tell you keep away from your bua/chachi and recite narayan kavach and hanuman chalisa. Many a time such evil vengeance from some women( in your case, bua/chachi) and then, women performing black magic (which definitely involves some or the other aspect of Goddess Durga, as they only tend to make wrong use of such a powerful Goddess); can be a very difficult problem to actually resolve.

"also in my dreams i see temples gods and real ones ...these places i have never visited in person but they do exist as i get to know later"

this means that sometimes there are also solutions in your dreams. You definitely need to find out about these temples and visit them.

There is a Kamakhya Temple which is the only worldwide-recognised tantric temple in guwahat in assam where many tantriks come to perform you know, rituals, quite recognised as they are, you may try giving it a thought.

-> Dont accept anything that your bua/chachi give you to eat.

-> Try to avoid directly looking into your bua/ chachi's eyes. That "negative will power" is transmitted by their eyes.

-> Try reciting any hanuman mantras and visualise defeating their drishti. For example, since your fav god is shiva, try visualising shiva by your side and crushing all the negative energy that your bua is sending with his trishul. Or even reciting hanuman mantras at the time you interact with them could be very useful.

-> try having "ganga jal" every morning after bath.

-> wash tulsi leaves in ganga jal and hold it in your palm. Chant hanuman chalisa and any shiva mantra that you like and after that, INTEND that all your problems are solved, THEN eat it.

Personally i feel that any religious practice that is concerned with durga needs great discipline, mental and personal hygiene and pure sattvic intentions. It is a difficult practice and since Durga ma is most pious even to evil spirits, these attach to her wherever there are prayers or hymns of any form of Durga devi. IT IS observed that people have weird experiences with the practice of durga ma especially because of this.

IT IS better if you can worship Parvati devi instead of Durga for the reasons of which i have stated in this paragraph. And it is actually because of this reason that elders who have posted on this thread have told you to have a proper guidance from a guru to practice chandi paath; as your guru will make sure the "way to worship Durga" is clean and without influence of bad spirits.

Hope you get well.

July 8, 2009

to angelic_devil: your posts are really interesting and truly, awesome. i dont have much experience with worshipping chandi devi but the richness of experience that you have shared in your previous threads really got me awestruck. May you get all the answers you seek and may all truth be known.

July 5, 2009

Hi Kartik

If he is already a mukta atma then according to vaishnavism he should be showing the vishnu as lord where in the contrary is seen in this world hence logically he cannot be mukta atma - just putting points from your prespective.

regards

Jalasayanan

and this is also a partial answer(according to your perspective) to my last question. It is also Lord Vishnu's illusion(Maha-maya) that it is "shown" that he does not show Lord Vishnu as the lord.

In effect, i mean to say that Shiva's proclamation that he himself is the supreme lord is in accordance/ by consent of Lord Vishnu and Vishnu himself is supporting the clearly false self proclamation of shiva.

Your logic does not validate that "Shiva is not a mukta- atma" ( i suppose so, if it is clear that i understand what you meant).

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July 5, 2009

Dear Karthik

I understand your thoughts.

However, you should consider lot of time factors that are associated with vaishnav bhaashyaas.

Though shaivism and vaishnavism co-existed for long period, many shaivist philosophies were codified much before vaishnavism. All ancient vaishnav works do not comprise a compedium of vaishnav philosophy. All such compendiums are made only after 10 AD though the ideas were clearly spelled in many works made earlier.

Before 10 AD many works emerged that directly and indirectly spelled contradictory ideas with some logic, thus invariably vaishnav bhaashyaas were made by giving adequate refutal to the logic propounded. Apart from this there is no direct attacks that spelled out on other religion.

Regarding Lord Shiva, he is considered as Rudra, and there are 11 Rudras recognised, and according to Padma Puraanaa he was created by Brahma. Yes, he is not a mukta aatma till this time but there is no idea that rejects he is not eligible for mukti. However, Shiva along with great saints like vasishta choose the path of bhakti which will bear the fruit slowly, thus along with shiva, many great saints are still practising bhakti yoga, hence not attained mukti. Vaishnav sects suggest absolute surrender along with bhakti as a short cut to mukti, and practising bhakti as a separate tool for moksha is also recognised.

Not sure what is the offence, if you can clarify I will try to explain

with regards

Jalasayanan

http://p068.ezboard.com/bsrivaishnavism

this above quote makes a whole lot of sense. It is an eye opener for me. Can you please tell me which source have you quoted this from:"shiva is not a mukta-atma" ? I have no knowledge of any scriptures, nor am i part of any proper insitution or under any guru to know and understand WHAT IS WHAT; hence i also seek answer to this question: when you say:"Vaishnav sects suggest absolute surrender along with bhakti as a short cut to mukti, and practising bhakti as a separate tool for moksha is also recognised.", do you mean that surrendering or praying to Vishnu, one will definitely get moksha? If that is so, then shiva must be mukta-atma since (i assume), his bhakti is of Lord Vishnu?

How does one gain mukti without bhakti to Lord Vishnu? Is it karma yoga of a person that gives him mukti without actually praying to Lord Vishnu?

Thank you.

July 5, 2009

Respected gurujis and elders,

i have come across the use of yogini dasha in a supposed narrative b/w lord shiva and goddess parvati. Lord shiva is supposed to have told:

"The dashas propounded by various ancient masters were excellent for the three yugas – Satyayuga, Tretayuga and Dwaparayuga – but for Kaliyuga, dasha calculatation based on Yogini dasha is great for giving all types of results.Out of the three dashas applicable at the time of birth, Vimshottari dasha should be applied for the births at night during Shukla Paksha and Ashtottari dasha for births during day in Krishna Paksha. In all other cases Yogini dasha gives results."

I wanted to enquire about the latter part(underlined). IS this to be taken for sure? I mean, if a person is born in the excluded case of neither being born in krishna paksha/morning time nor shukla paksha/evening time, yogini dasha is the MOST IMPORTANT to interpret the person's events(or possible tendencies)? what is, apart from the above argument, the difference b/w vimsottari, ashtottari and yogini dasha and which in general is superior?

I also want to know what is the role of atmakaraka(planet in the highest degree). Does the role of atmakaraka become prominent if it is situated in trine to the lagna(5th or 9th house) or in the lagna itself?

Also, is there a definite , simple approach to map an event in a person's life(regarding career, health etc) to either of/ all of the following:

1. rashi chart

2. navamsha chart

3. the more prominent dasha among the three (as mentioned in the 1st part of this message.

4. i think this is most important: comparing the current transit of planets with the rashi chart/ navamsha chart and simultaneously looking at the current dasha(most prominent dasha selected)

5. The role of rashi dashas like narayana dasha.

I think i may be asking too much here but can anyone please explain how the last point (point no. 4) is actually executed? eg. mars in rashi chart trine or in kendras to mars in transit?

Is it actually more difficult to read(astrological reading) than what i just mentioned above? :ponder:

Thank you!

June 17, 2009

Hi everyone,

I am learning astrology by myself and need to understand the afflictions induced by rahu. Given that rahu is friendly towards mercury, venus, saturn; is it safe to conclude that generally, rahu has a malefic effect(if placed neutrally or strongly) for all lagnas whose sign is ruled by jupiter, mars, moon or sun? I would want to know what is rahu's best house(own house or house exaltation). If malefic planets are located in rahu's own house, will it result in afflictions regarding the malefic planets that are located in rahu's own house?

I am trying to interpret my own natal chart and having too many immunity related health problems since a long time. Basically rahu and jupiter are in the 1st house(pisces) and mercury and sun in the 12th house. Saturn in 9th house is aspecting first house (and hence both rahu and jupiter, trine aspect). Is it correct to conclude that mercury and sun are afflicted by rahu(assuming rahu's own house is 12th house). I have read on some website that rahu's affliction of mercury causes paralysis, insomnia, and constipation. I have constipation and insomnia since the last 8 years. Is it because of this affliction?

I am also confused if rahu's affliction of moon brings problems similar to its affliction of mercury? i want to narrate my experience here. I have been advised to wear pearl and yellow sapphire but there were too many problems like mind fogginess, confusion, insomnia, debility and constipation all increased by atleast 5 times because of pearl and yellow sapphire!! I concluded that if benefic planets are afflicted, then they actually become malefic. I have actually read this same thing on many websites. Benefic and/or own planets(of moon sign and ascendant) become malefic if afflicted by generally malefic planets.

In such cases what remedies should one do. If own planets are themselves afflicted, is it ok to do the remedies of the generally malefic planet that is actually afflicting the benefic planet? Can someone please tell me all the remedies for rahu in that case? Is is advisable to wear gomedh in such cases? Or is it better to do general remedies like donating black gram, etc etc.

I think jupiter, mercury, sun, moon and mars are all afflicted by rahu in my natal chart:

-> Jupiter conjunct rahu

-> mercury and sun in 12th house and rahu in 1st house

-> mars and moon in 2nd house(aries) and rahu in 1st house(what kind of affliction is this? I believe its an affliction because both pearl and red coral also proved troublesome to me). Actually saturn in 9th house is aspecting 2nd house(9th house - scorpio, 2nd house- aries). I think this is actually causing all afflictions(saturn in 9th house). Currently my Mars/Rahu dasha is going on.

-> venus is in 11th house(capricorn) aspecting 9th house(Saturn) and 1st house(jupiter and rahu). I think this is the most malefic planet but, i think( i may be wrong) it is also the least afflicted planet. Imagine this: the most malefic planet is the least afflicted. Maybe even venus is afflicting mars and moon( venus in capricorn, 11th is square both moon and mars in 2nd house, aries)

If it helps analyse afflictions of rahu and saturn better, you can use my information: dob: 5th march, 1987. time: 7.41 am.place: hyderabad, india

I also want to know how saturn and rahu work together to cause afflictions..According to lal kitab (i think), it says that if rahu is placed in earlier houses than saturn, then saturn becomes rahu's agent for affliction and vice versa. I have also heard that rahu causes afflictions only if mercury, moon and/or mars are afflicted either directly by rahu or by rahu's friends: saturn, venus or ketu. Is this correct?

I am processing too much information and am left utterly confused.

Thank you.

June 13, 2009

it is said that 8 mukhi rudraksha is related to Lord Ganesh and 9 mukhi rudraksha is related to Lord Durga. But, according to the same webistes that i got this info, they also say that 8 mukhi rudraksh is related to Rahu and 9 mukhi to ketu.

Since Lord ganesh is related to ketu, i think it should be the other way around, i.e 8 mukhi related to ketu and 9 mukhi with rahu. I am unsure, because i want to buy a rudraskha that is related to rahu(to decrease His malefic effects) and am not knowing which rudraksh is related to it.

Please help!

June 13, 2009

it is said that 8 mukhi rudraksha is related to Lord Ganesh and 9 mukhi rudraksha is related to Lord Durga. But, according to the same webistes that i got this info, they also say that 8 mukhi rudraksh is related to Rahu and 9 mukhi to ketu.

Since Lord ganesh is related to ketu, i think it should be the other way around, i.e 8 mukhi related to ketu and 9 mukhi with rahu. I am unsure, because i want to buy a rudraskha that is related to rahu(to decrease His malefic effects) and am not knowing which rudraksh is related to it.

Please help!

June 13, 2009

it is said that 8 mukhi rudraksha is related to Lord Ganesh and 9 mukhi rudraksha is related to Lord Durga. But, according to the same webistes that i got this info, they also say that 8 mukhi rudraksh is related to Rahu and 9 mukhi to ketu.

Since Lord ganesh is related to ketu, i think it should be the other way around, i.e 8 mukhi related to ketu and 9 mukhi with rahu. I am unsure, because i want to buy a rudraskha that is related to rahu(to decrease His malefic effects) and am not knowing which rudraksh is related to it.

Please help!

June 6, 2009

Can someone please explain what is moola dasha and what does it signify? :confused:

May 28, 2009

Quote:

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This is from the siddha-pranali thread. As a matter of good net-etiquette, I did not want to cause that thread to go off on a tangent, so I started a new one.

Now my question is this - and this is primarily for Vaishnavas, since Advaitins and Neo-Advaitins may not really care one way or another. If you say Shiva is God, and that he is the same as Vishnu, they why object to Shaivism? Why object to the idea that one can worship Shiva for liberation?

In this regard, Gaudiya Vaishnavism seems far less like pure Vaishnavism compared to previous traditions. But then again, I have also read repeated references to Shiva as "demigod" in the iskcon books, which makes the GV position on Shiva somewhat inconsistent.

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All gods or demi gods (whatever you may call them) who are in the taratamya( a relative grading of gods according to the effectiveness of the potential for moksha that is created AND NOT on the basis of "who is more powerful", which is followed by dwaitins), are important to worship in Vaishnavism.

The objection to Shaivism stems only from the fact that Shaivites reagrd Shiva as Supreme Godhead. Interestingly, By doing this, shaivite people follow a different direction other than that of moksha. But it is not an objection, actually(see last part).

In Vaishnavism, it is very important to worship demigods( demigods are defined as those gods whose body is destructible(kshara devatas) by Vishnu, Vishnu and Lakshmi, having Akshara bodies) since these gods really help the devotee to find physical and emotional strength required to tread the difficult path of attainment of moksha. You have no idea how respected Shiva is, in Vaishnavism as he is the greatest Vaishnava, and he helps Vaishnavites during the struggle to attain moksha(again, moksha is a difficult concept, it can, very basically , be explained as "LEARNING TO GIVE UP THIS WORLD"). So does Hanumun, Parvati, Ganesha and all other gods.

An interesting point: Gods have different roles in different traditions(or so called hindu castes of advaita, vishishtadvaita(ramanuja) and dwaita(madhwacharya).

Those who are born as Advaitins(Shaivites) need to experience the fruits of whatever Shiva offers when someone worships Him. According to my experience, a person who worships a God attains qualities like Him. example those who worship shiva become materialistically benevolent, wanting to help others, perhaps when angry their outburst is violent(Rudra).

Those who are born as Vishishtadvaitins(of Ramanuja tradition) need to experience in this life, fruits of mixed nature: both materialistic and spiritual( that is to say, they will use their +ve materialistic past karma to get to(in the path of) attain moksha.

Those who are born as Dwaitins(Madhwacharya) need to experience the final struggle of giving everything up in order to ascend ABOVE pleasures of flesh( includes eating, sleeping, mating, ambitiousness to achive anything materialistic) , in the process, learning to never be born again(its the soul that is learning, or what one might call the higher self). It is important to note the importance of all the other demi gods as they will help the person learn to lose everything. Demi gods are pure representative of everything materialistic(starting from basic happiness in life to marriage, family(denoted by Parvati devi), scientific learning(denoted by among many others: ganapati and bhrgu), etc etc).

Those who are born as Krishnologists(ISKCON) or gaudiya Vaishnavites are also on the same path(more or less) as those of Vishishtadvaitins.

Those who are born as Muslim or Christian have in their soul's goal, to catch up on many many things materialistic. In other words, they need to experience worldly pleasures.

Those who worship tribal deities( whatever tribal lands there are), only pray to thank and request the continuation of materialistic benevolence of food, clothing, shelter, medicines, hunting etc etc.

Those who are born as buddhists are very similar to Shaivites, except that their learning aims to transcend human souls to "buddhalands"( different kinds of "heavens" presided by various bodhisattvas) inorder to help mortal people in the matters of say health, relationships, career etc etc(same materialistic benevolence as Shaivism). example of bodhisattvas: avalokitesvara, amitabha.

As an assertion to the above para, when i recite Shiva panchakshari and concluding phalastuti which reads

"panchaksharamidam punyam, yahpathet shiva sannidhau. shivalokamavapnoti shivena saha modate"

The latter sentence in the above quote says that whoever is a devout worshipper of Shiva goes to Shiva's land(Shivaloka).

Shivaloka is a kind of buddhaland(or some kind of heaven).

Different gods give different fruits. According to what a soul has to learn, it is born in different religions or castes or whatever.

Atheists are not a big exception to this rule. Those who dont worship any god, have everything in their "logic" and intelligence to learn what is needed to learn in their current life.

Learning here means not much "knowledge" as much as "experience". Experience will yield the truest knowledge.

IT does NOT matter who you worship(as Supreme godhead). You will worship what your caste specifies or your ishta devata or whatever. The reason why you worship a particular deity is more important: its because that is the area in your karma that you need to learn about, in this life.

According to my experience with different worships of hindu gods, I have found a difference in the worship of Krsna and Vishnu. krsna is an avatar of vishnu. It is also correct that Krsna is an expansion of Vishnu and not vice versa. this statement may seem redundant but it is not, since it is important to discern and diffrentiate even between avataras of the same god. Same with different forms of Shiva. And powerfully applicable to different forms of durga.

tell me if my facts are inconsistent with anything you believe.

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May 27, 2009

You people are really helpful. I have tried everything you guys've mentioned. I have experienced most of my above mentioned problems after i had my thread ceremony (i am a brahmin) when i was 20. I am a pure vegetarian and i cant even stand eggs. Wheatgrass does help a little bit. I have been taking it for quite some time now. I have worshipped Vishnu and His truest form of Narayana(Vishnu and Narayana are synoymous while other avatars represent a specific aspect of the personality that He wanted to portray). The effects of this worship i had mentioned in the following thread.

http://www.indiadivine.org/audarya/vedic astrology-jyotisha/451451-worhsip-narayana.html

I pray to Vishnu everyday and I know i am on the right path and that everything is happening for the good.

I will eat more fruits and do pranayama. Thank you!

May 26, 2009

Hi,

i've posted this on three forums: ayurveda; health and well being; and Vedic astrology (jyotisha).

i am having constipation since i was 14. Now i'm 22, male. the long standing constipation had given rise to intense migraine or headache which makes me feel as if my head is going to burst, very irritable, unable to focus on one thing at a time, lack of concentration in studies or even watching tv or reading for leisure. I am sure the migraine was due to constipation because whenever i passed stools, my headache would reduce. Now the headache has turned into numbness: the top of my head, my temples and my chin bone and cheek bones have gone very numb, my forehead has shrunk: its become smaller(in height). Infact my whole face is shrunk and i look as if starved. my eyesight has gotten weaker. my face overall has gotten smaller and pale. I have already tried(after prescription) : triphala. although it used to work before, it hardly makes any difference to my problem. i have great problem eating: i take about one hour to have my lunch. The problem is not appetite( i have quite a huge appetite) but because of constipation and the toxicity(or "ama") and phlegm(congestion in chest, throat, head) that it induces, the difficulty in eating arises. Nowadays, i am even losing my sense of taste and smell. My jaws , chin are getting stiffer and moer numb.

I would describe my problem as a wild aggravation of vata. i worry excessively, about my future, my health. i am very imaginative. I am always restless and my mind is occupied with some thought or the other. The problem has now gotten so much worse that i can no longer stand living with my parents. I cant even adjust and live with my own family, which is why, after some very excruciating debate, have finally moved out and now i am staying alone. my vata aggravates like mad especially when i am staying people. I cant relax when i am with people, i keep talking some useless thing with people( my classmates or my family) just to fill the horrible restlessness and discomfort(of people). I keep thinking about many things , various things like my hobbies and my interests and am deeply influenced by them . For example, football fascinates me, so does world mythology and i get lost thinking about their glory or visualizing a how a great goal(football) was constructed / how the wrath of one god led to chaos in some kind of heaven or something etc etc.

I am also an avid gamer, I get lost playing computer games and am quite addicted to them. Its like i cant control myself. I am unable to calm myself down. The excitement that games along with music gets you is excessively addictive.

I weigh 78 kg and my height is 5'9 and half earlier it was 5'11. my height has gotten smaller because my legs have kind of shrunken and they dont have any strength(they feel non-existent and numb). Maybe if my problem is solved i can regenerate muscle and protein. My eyes have shrunken too.

My problems are severely affecting my studies and my career which inturn is making me more worried and anxious.

I specify my past medical history: gastric ulcer when 17, hernia operation when 20, mild hepatomegaly when 18, irritable bowel syndrome medications did not help, jaundice when 20(six months before i got hernia surgery) and i also took psychotropic meds(allopathy) when i was 18(for about a year) due to which the problems like bloating, gas, dyspepsia only got worse and i put on about 20 kgs( from 57 to 76).

My problems can be better understood if an ayurvedic medical astrologer ever reads my post. I will try to describe my constitution: i am basically kapha with secondary as pitta. I have a healthy appetite despite of my problems but i cant fulfil my appetite due to eating problems. my problems are worse in the morning so i am awake due to my explosive headache at around 6 am. My sleep is very bad and i have trouble falling asleep. My vata is extremely wild and unbalanced and i get addicted to one thing and i never stop doing it. I have difficulty sleeping mostly because of the constipation and restlessness. I am very uncomfortable trusting people and even generally fail to adapt and adjust myself to being/ staying with them. I also have great difficulty meditating since some exciting or worrying thought comes and disrupts any calm that i may have created.

Its very rare that i am in such a mood today to be writing this thread, usually my mind is so foggy that i am unable to focus even on describing my problems, but today i am glad that i able to write it down. i hope some experienced ayurvedic doctor helps me. Any suggestions on anything by others , i welcome. I request that the prescriptions be simple ( only one or atmost 2 medications, initially). I say this, because i dont think i can take several medications at once, because a drastic change for one day will have a big effect on me that maybe either my mind or my body may not be able to handle. Medical astrologers can let me notify if they want to know my details.

Thank you .

May 26, 2009

Hi,

i've posted this on three forums: ayurveda; health and well being; and Vedic astrology and jyotisha