Guest guest Posted June 28, 2000 Report Share Posted June 28, 2000 Further, it can be said that since the Sun is so key in terms of seeing in the here and now, it is the Sun's external or relative position to the Earth, our base of material vision, as highly relevent. Then it can be further summized that therefore the reflected light of the Sun, off of the planets back at the Earth, that determines their position in regards to what we see. So it could be said that the Tropical Zodiac is more accurate in terms of what we think we see. It is therefore more accurately related to the seen world. As times change, so the vision of things change, so the moving Zodiac is more related to the currently seen reality. So perhaps the Tropical Zodiac is therefore more about what is seen now. Nowadays it is in vogue to say "I only believe what I can see". So it follows in reason that the West would to a seeing related Zodiac, which relates everything in terms of what is seen. Therefore it could be said, that the Tropical Zodiac is more accurately reflecting our current view of ourselves and the world. However, "our view" is opposed to Spirituality, which instead makes us humble to a higher, pre-existing authority. So it makes sense that the Vedic view s to the fixed Sidereal Zodiac. What we see, according to Veda, is a temporary reality which leads the soul into illusion of thinking the body to be all important. Hence we find in the West that the body is all important, and Spirituality is therefore rare in the West, and hence the environment, internal and external, is being ravaged more and more as this world view rules more and more generations of peoples. So again it comes down to which you wish to to, the seen and misleading, or the original which is Spiritually and Environmentally more conducive through better alignment with reality, which is ultimately Spiritual in basis. This difference in view comes down to meet practical application most in areas such as meat eating verse vegetarianism for Spiritual reasons. In the one view, there is no negative reaction to killing, which is done as convenience and sensual choice. The nutrition reason is obviously bogus when you meet my totally healthy 15 year old son, who is an accomplished wrestler (the real kind), weight lifter, ribboned bike racer, and Eugene City registered and currently employed Life Guard. He also has won many county wide art contest to boot, gets good grades, and has the prettiest girlfriends. He's never eaten one egg, or any meat or fish, in his entire life. Never. He's always healthy, on the move, and free from all bad habits. Nobody can keep up with him. He's physically AWESOME to behold. Healthy as could be, and very good looking. So forget the nutrition argument. And don't give me doshas as a reason to eat meat, please! If you care about solving dosha imbalances, follow vegetarian based Ayurvedic principles to solve your problem. Don't fight sinful reaction with more sin. So in one view you can kill without reaction in favor of the sensual pleasure of meat eating, and in the other view of life, nature, the world, and so on, you cannot kill without suffering reactions. Nowadays even meat eating scientists recognize the shared social reaction we all face due to the massively burdensome cattle industry, which is chief amongst reasons for cutting down the rain forests as only one example. So the reactions are coming. Furthermore, meat eating is clearly related to increased heart disease, and other forms of disease. It's bad for the Earth, and bad for us as human orgnisms. So it's pretty clear which view nature supports. "Our view" of life, has brought us to the point where voyerism is now an acceptable form of family entertainment, given all the voyeristic "real life" shows on TV these days, featuring constant discussion of sexuality. Most of the current line up of "family" programming features primarily highly sexy people, dressed scantilly, who constantly pursue sex as the ultimate aims of their lives. There is no mention of God whatsoever, not in any meaningful way anyway. The Gods of modern civilization in terms of entertainers, politicians, scientists, etc., are all never mentioning God in any meaningful way. Face it. We're an atheistic society in general. So that's the result of following "what is seen" only. The tropical zodiac reflects this view as it relates everything to sunlight. When you really understand Vedic spirituality you become aware that the ego of the Sun, has to replaced with submission more supported by Jupiter, Saturn, and because of the renunciation of the materialistic view, and acceptance of the Spiritual View, Ketu also. The rising and setting of the material Sun ball lights this world, but this world is misleading the soul. If the soul gives in to this world, then it loses contact with the reality which is greater than our temporary lives here. This is the crux spiritually of this entire subject. It's a matter of priority in life- Spiritual view, verse Material view. I am saying that the Tropical Zodiac has relevence, to those who think they should sew their treasures here, through seeing with vision relative to this world as the center. That's an anti Vedic view, because the Vedic view is based on higher greater power and revelation, and which takes the person away from devotion to selfish local interests, in favor of devotion to the greater original Spiritual oneness that we all share as our spiritual birthright as souls. The above is what you'd hear if you approached any real Vedic Guru in India, or anywhere. This should not be seen as fanatical. Rather, it should be seen as "Vedic". Veda teaches that all are servants of God. The Materialistic view teaches that God is a servant of everyone. Veda teaches to pray to be able to be better, Western prayer is praying that God make everything better for us without us changing at all. Servant verse Served. God is the center verse WE are the center. Don't kill, because nothing is yours, verse Kill, because everything is ours. Since each individual rebellious soul thinks this latter way, they readily kill each other in frequent conflicts. Hence, the Vedas call this the age of quarrel. It all makes sense both ways. As Bob Marley pointed out: "You are where you stand in the struggle". Thanks for listening. Das Goravani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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