My Answers to Lession-2

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Namaste!

1. God is a direct force of Jyoti in my life. Many years ago I had a

stroke and "died" going eventually through many different layers of

perception and eventually upon realizing I had no longer a physical body

available I entered the White Light. After that experience I sought the same

Presence in this life. This was not easy as I had to re-balance the three

gunas according to this new insight. It took many years of suffering and

struggle.

2. Each day is a day of Remembrance. Each moment is a reminder of the

dichotomy between God and my daily experiences. I try to direct my attention

to the Divine daily with prayers and other means of Remembrance.

3. Actually both as God is the same word and if God is the Creator of all

things then it must be that God is inherent in all things and must be the

supreme goal for all beings in Creation.

4. I don't have a lot of experience of Hindu priests though I have been

initiated by two Gurus. My impression is that as a Jyotish one is more in

the world and the priest tends to be "not of it." The only priest I have

read about is Sri Ramakrishna and his level may be way above the norm. So my

answer is a Jyotishi is an ethical practitioner of practical and spiritual

counsel and a priest is a trained ritualist who attempts to intercede for

the worshippers using time honoured rituals and prayers.

5. I have two ongoing lists: one is a list of Jyotish terms and the other is

a mini sanskrit/english dictionary. Both were assembled from both my work

and the work of many other people so must of necessity stay private.

Om Sri Ganapati Ki Jai!