Miscellaneous Post : Books & Amma's Birthday - Errata

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Sorry ... the year 1952 stood out!

 

Apologies!

 

Narayan

 

 

--- In

Ammachi, "naaraayana_iyer" /<jaimini.upadesa@g...>

wrote:

> OM amriteshvaryai namaH

>

> Namaste Friends,

>

> Books:

> ------

> Thanks to all you wonderful people who made suggestions and which

I

> am going to follow in the weeks to come. I did finish reading

Swami

> AmritSwarupAnanda's biography on Ammachi, which I had picked up

> from her recent visit to Boston, MA ... along with Awaken

Children

> III. I have a huge laundry list of items ) which I plan to

> purchase, including the book suggestions given and ofcourse

> considering buying some DVD's. Are there particularly

> good/sensational DVD's which you think is worth collecting????

> Thanks!!!

>

> Amma's Birthday

> ---------------

> Dear Bala .... Couldn't have said it better myself!!! Being a

> serious student of Astrology, it is interesting to me to really

> find out there true birth details , but they hold little value

> for a realized soul like Ammachi, whom we consider no less than

> Goddess Kali herself!!! Kali is the manifestation of time ... and

is

> beyond all time ... what use is such an illusory concept to her!!!

> Her attitude is perhaps ... it doesnt matter to me ... I will go

> along with whatever pleases you kids )) .... everyday, every

minute

> and every second is her birthday as she is a part of millions of

> human beings who take birth every second that transpires on this

> earth!

>

> Technical Stuff (Please feel free to Ignore )

> --------------

> As per vedic astrology, more significance is given to tithi also

> known as vedic date (angular distance of sun & moon) and nakshatra

> a person is born in, rather than date (which is a gregorian

concept).

> Further, there is a lunar-year and other parameters which clearly

> pin-point a persons birth. In India, in places where people are

> not meticulous to record birth-time ... it is a common practice to

> know the rasi (moon sign at birth) and/or nakshatra(constellation)

> at birth.

>

> So I would doubt the year given 1953.

>

> I am in the process of rectifying her time of birth. There are

> techniques available in vedic astrology to cast a chart of a

person,

> who does not know his time or year of birth. This goes by the name

of

> Nashta Jataka or Lost Horoscopy. When I cast a prashna(question)

for

> finding out Ammachi's birth details ... the year 1953 stood out!

>

> Linda ... wonderful song!!

>

> Thanks for listening,

> Warm Regards

> Narayan