Jyotish-20/2 as i BRIEFED some Westerners 14 yrs ago

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Dear Members,

 

after reading a chain of reactionalry mails going in ping pong directions, i

felt may be I can add some more dimensions to it, at least as I understood this

and presented to my WESTERN CLIENTS on the net 14 yrs ago. as fro them our

Karmic dharma is alien.It is part of my website, but have pasted all of them

here for members convience in 1 mail.

 

I hope this effort is inthe right direction and would like a free debate on

this and any additions or deletions people for for such a presentation.

I also do tell my clientile the best reward/fee for my work is FEEDBACK, IF I

FAIL LET ME know at the earliest when I am right u can tell me anytinme.

we have to strive to sharper in helping the distressed seekers than personal

gratification or know how good we are.at the end of the day if we can shape

the course of a few people in better light than they are when they seek our

advice our part is done.

 

Prashant Kumar GB

9840051861

 

 

 

here it goes.

 

 

Jyothishya (Astrology as it is called in the West) is a study

of light and light emanating celestial bodies (called Grahas, in

Hindu Astrology) and its impact on animate and inanimate life

around us in a very holistic dimension.

A branch of traditional Indian wisdom of Vedic origin,

covering various walks of life, health, longevity, marriage,

children, career, business, gains, losses, assets, liabilities,

honour, shame, achievements, failings, governance (people coming

into power, their efforts, intrigue/politics, welfare,

employment, war, taxes etc], weather, epidemics, contributions

to society etc.

 

There are other branches of traditional

wisdom of Vedic origin like

The knowledge was acquired with observation,

intuitive power, rigorous and a righteous way of life, penances

and meditation had bestowed upon the dedicated few. The branches

include

Ayurveda (medicine)

herbal and roots and all form of natural substances, according

to this science no product of nature is useless, every creation

of nature has some inherent potential use, even to cure. These

may be natural herbs, roots, flowers, leaves, fruits, plants

and soil to cure the most simplest to complex health disorders.

Yantra (in scripted texts on copper plates,

or Panchalohas - an alloy of five metals mixed metal comprising

of Gold, Silver, Copper, Brass, Lead) and imbibed with some

power to perform a specific task like healing, shield against

ill-health, financial losses, childlessness etc). To enhance

prosperity, family, quality of marriage, ward of

evil-eye/spells etc

Tantra (a similar act on a lesser level

mostly verbal). Short term benefits.

Mantra (a empowered chant,

chanted verbally, some have a prescribed number of recitations

and when done in multiples of them produced the desired effect,

at times with offering of sacrifices to a fire pit called Homa

or Havan for various above said gains include bringing rains,

bearing children, establishing authority etc).

Vaastu - Living area and its

surrounding, materials used for homes, lay-outs for homes, work

places, temples, city planning etc..

Navarathnas=Gems Which are an alternate way

of mitigating or reducing evil results of a planet in a

horoscope and if possible help weaker planets give their

destined results to the proportion destined in a horoscope. In

areas of health, domestic bliss, financial health.

All such knowledge resources

were normally passed on from the learned Gurus to their desiring

Sishyas (disciples). Who lived with them in a community called

GuruKulam or Ashram, the Guru's were financed by the Kings and

public at large, the students lived with them till they had

finished the training they came for. Children drawn from all

walks of life lived in a simple home, irrespective of them being

a prince or a common man's son.

Where the learning was groomed more towards a

systematic, just and equitable order rooted in humane values

along with scientific temper.

Much of which deteriorated in the middle

ages under corrupt and tyrannical regimes. Who used the religious

and educational institutions to pursue their selfish interests.

Religion and religious

beliefs in every civilization are testimony to such bigotry

rulers who used it as weapon to enslave the gullible lay-men.

Who used the defeated subjects as cheap or

forced labor for their own ends. The British and the European

empires in the 15th century onwards were the worst of the lot.

Such heinous policies have made an impact in

a destructive trend fair play, living standards, on

true knowledge and vast depth of quality information for the

humankind remained in the dark under the shackles of brute

power.

 

 

 

The Evolution

The early knowledge was acquired with

observation, intuitive power, rigorous and a righteous way of

life. It was well developed by our sages for all ages to come,

most of the rules can be over 5000 years old and are universal in

nature. Not bound by any pre-set aging rules, has in-built

features to adopt it to the needs of the times. As the concepts

are universal, which do undergo changes with passage of time.

Any skilful scholar who adapts the rules

to the age, times, country, culture and customs, that are

mandatory, will not fail to deliver.

Their synthesis is quite ancient and

pre-dates many contemporary scholars claims of other

civilizations to be the pioneers.

There is mention of several findings -

planetary configurations in Ramayana, the worlds first epic and

also in Mahabharatha the other major epic.

Like the discovery of Trans-Saturnian's

planets - Uranus, Neptune have found references in epics like the

Mahabharatha by Sage Vedavyasa, the father of Parashara the

founder of Vedic Astrology.

In Mahabharatha he points out to the fact

there is Greenish blue hued planet whose rays are clear and

visible to the naked eye, but not strong enough to play a role in

our forecasts.

The constellation and its exact location

were also dwelt upon which can be traced or worked backwards in

Astronomy for its veracity. He had also declared that they need

not consider them in Horoscope analysis.

Trans-Saturnian's planets in Vedic astrology

do not have a role.

Why they do not have a role can be easily

seen as they take a few hundreds of years to complete a full

orbit around the ZODIAC [sun], which is clearly beyond a normal

human being's life-span.

However they are otherwise considered in

the mundane aspect of astrology, which covers nations,

Governments, societies, companies, organizations, civilizations

that have a longer life span, where there is a role in a

different way.

Like Yuga Dharma (the periods

characteristics) which change every 200 years a few scales, but

the over all changes is within the scope of the current Yuga .

Say, now we are in Kali Yuga, which is

considered a period of compromises on Values, ethics, moral

fabric, it matters more to succeed, the means don't count any

more.

Likewise the periods of inventions and

discoveries of new frontiers, new devices that make life simpler

and easier for humankind, literary movements, space exploration,

spiritual upsurges, the war-fare, counter defense theaters etc

are also part of this period. Which are changing every 200 years

in someway or the other in the aid areas.

Thus "Jyothisha or Astrology" is one of the

limbs of the "Vedas" (5000 B.C.). Hindus were the

original masters who had the thorough knowledge of astronomy and

many rituals and religious rites were related to the position of

planets and their motions. It was expected of all those who

wanted to understand Vedas, to be well versed with the knowledge

of astronomy and astrology.

The earliest astronomical works such as

Surya Siddanta and Vedanga Jyothisha are more then five thousand

years old. Long before the western astronomers and scientists,

Kepler, Copernicus, Brahe, Galilio and other galaxy of

astronomers were born, the Hindu sages had already gained much

knowledge on the stellar or planetary universe. movements of

planets, the ecliptic and its precession, the solar flares,

eclipses of the Sun and Moon, the division of time. etc.

Through sustained observation and

deductions they arrived at dividing time into various elements,

beginning from a Kalpa, Yuga to the minutest Vighati

A Yuga is a period of a few million years

There are four Yugass. forming a Kalpa .or Maha Yuga.

After each Kalpa there is a recreation of

the entire cosmic universe.

Vighati - the smallest element in

time

Ghati, the next, then the day etc.

A day of 24 hrs = 60 Ghatis, [30 Ghatis from sunrise to

sunset and the other from sunset to sunrise next day)

1 hr = 2.5 Ghatis, I minute - 2.5 Vidhatis etc.

 

The Yugas – Ages

The early Siddanthis - scholars in astrophysics

wrote down Siddhanthas or guiding principles which are Hindu

astronomical works that give us the period of the Mahayuga which

comprises of four parts - Kritha, Thretha, Dwapara and Kali Yugas.

It has been estimated that Mahayuga comprises of

43,20,000 (Four Million, Three hundred and twenty thousand years)

and the age of our solar system is 1972,949,099 (One thousand

nine hundred seventy two million and nine hundred and forty-nine

thousand ninety nine years) which will be approximately 2,000

million years. This figure has been tallied with the figures

given by Sir James Joans based on geological and astronomical

study. It is beyond our imagination how the Hindu Sages could

know these facts without the scientific instruments available to

the modern scientists.

Vedas

Vedas are the earliest of recorded writings of

the World's literature. Which were handed down through the ages

from the Guru [teacher] to shisyas [taught] in ancient India.

There are other works like Upanishads

[supplementary works on specific aspect of life), Puranas (Epics

like Ramayana, Mahabharatha) totally 18 in number. Ithihasas

(commentaries on historical events) in most of these be it pure

religious texts or with a technical subjects, did not make any

difference as the style was so well developed that from a single

work the person of a chosen field derived what he chose, for lay

men it was folk lore, for the philosophers there is philosophy,

for administrator's - politics and statecraft, for the

technocrats it revealed as a science/craft work, say goldsmiths

or blacksmiths or sculptors/artisans, etc the text had a lot for

all. It was a matter of derivation with that bent of mind needed.

There are four Vedas : Rig, Yajur, Saama and

Atharvana Vedas. They encompassed vast reservoirs of knowledge in

Science and Technology, religion, medicine, theology, politics

etc.

In them, one could see the mention of Vedanga

(auxiliary Vedic branches-theology, religion etc). Vedanga

Jyothisha. In other words, there are several verses devoted to

explain the astronomical knowledge in Rig-Veda and Atharvana

Veda.

 

 

What does a Horoscope Portray?

This is a humble effort to make one

understand this wonderful science in an improved perspective and focus

on what we have missed-out from our rich and great heritage. Reasons

could be different on grounding in this heritage or lack of

opportunities, time or interest or inclination. This is one good chance

to start from for the better.

Astrology covers vast areas of life not just the past,

present and future of this life but in the same vein the other lives of

an individual over the ages in different beings taking several forms

and lives to evolve into what he is in this birth, which can also be

seen through a person's Horoscope. Earlier forms can mean birds,

animals, insects or plant life and so on. The normal scope will remain

the current life without doubt.

The horoscope is a balance sheet of the opening balances of

`this life ' and thus the closing balance of the past is `implied',

i.e. the omissions and commissions - Good or bad whatever one's scale

may be. The Almighty has its own to adjudicate what we deserve four our

actions with all its glory to all, in ones life cycle, irrespective of

one's consciousness to this fact, ` The wheel of life moves on '.

Everything that goes up has to come down due to the force of gravity So

also is life - Gravitate towards changes.

*Change is permanent and naturally occurring,

resistance to changes has shaped history in the triumph of truth, the

battle between the orthodoxy and the heterodoxy, unfortunately as

seen by the west more of the orthodoxy had a strong political clout.*

As such some acts of the past (even past life) if

it had some known goodness to it by a conscious has more merit to give

give favourable resources and events in successive life's and if there

were a mixture of goodness in bad ones might give one a choice in this

life to make amends or improve upon and carry on the present life

better. While some acts might take quite a few lives to make amends.

The accent is certainly on the quality of this life.

Depending on what went wrong, with one's intellect [one's

free-will] which might have been disregarded, or used for short term

gains, gives this life its present shape. As God has given only the

human being the mind, heart and intellect to use for his betterment and

the world he lives in, abusing or over indulgence in animal instincts,

mean and false pursuits.

Or doing some unselfish, charitable, noble acts that add up

to the balance sheet of our life and lives to come. In the

form of great openings and opportunities, luck, happiness, sound health

and so on. The opposite like lost opportunities, `missing the bus' not

realizing the full potential of a person is the hallmark of a life of

of the former category.

 

To cite an example,

When a person is about to chose to marry someone, choices

used to be made from select sources, at least in India ( in Asia) there

were some choice(s) till recently of course. The trend is changing in

India too.

The attention being on, the mental compatibility, compassion,

moral and social values etc. finances and security were also

considered.

Off late materialistic scales weigh more unfortunately like

status, pay scales, bank balances, education rather than character,

mental outlook, compassion etc are catching up as a malaise.

Which are wrecking many a happy home. Quite often a person may have a

late start in life or a breakthrough in life, which is more important

even if they happen to be humble or of mean status to day. The growth

potential if any must be a factor to watch for along with character of

course..

People did and do consult good astrologers, or tantriks

(soothsayers) etc. or sometimes a well-wisher might throw light good or

bad about someone’s antecedents which may have a say in the final

outcome (this has been so in all the spheres of life- business,

employment etc).

A Horoscope study does all these. This is a science of

sciences, though it does not fall into the class of science per se,

where demonstrableness is open to scrutiny and should stand up for

consistency.

The most glowing testimonial as to how Astrology was used

with astute discretion to an advantage to undo the then mighty Soviet

Union by USA's former President Ronald Reagan, as disclosed by his

secretary Donald Reagan, in his Biography about his White House days.

Donald Reagan said that Ronald Reagan used to plan all key-strategies,

meetings with the Soviet leaders, on arms reduction, Nuclear

non-proliferation, Star Wars the ultimate deterrent against any power

that was or could emerge as a threat to USA's interests, and NATO, UNO

too, paying hefty fees to his astrologers more than he (President)

himself made, which justified the final outcome

The dismembering the Soviet Union. Without actually engaging

in any warfare but just one upmanship through good, wise council of

advisors from all fronts including astrologers. At a time when the

Soviets and the Eastern block were such a major threat to Global peace

and well-bein, speaks volumes of the usefulness of astrology.

A cursory glance into Indian history reveals several such

occasions where eminent rulers used traditional wisdom for the welfare

of their subjects, like crop and weather patterns, town/fort planning,

expansion of empires etc., there are also instances where it was used

by the avaricious rulers to utter disregard of all moral or righteous

reasons, madly conquering smaller kingdoms and crushing the locals for

their greed.

In India there are references throughout history on the use

of astrology or astrologgers, an example from the present times. ENTER

THE SOOTHSAYER. a chapter from Indian Independence history of India,

from a book Titled from Cruzan to Nehru and after. By Durga Das.

This has references to various historic events then, which

show the validity of astrology, in spite of Nehru's hypocrisy when he

publicly used to make fun of all traditional wisdom (as obsolete and

obscurantist) but privately used them.

Instances of his letter to his daughter Indira Gandhi to consult an

astrologer for casting the horoscope of her new born son, Rajiv Gandhi,

correctly considering `wartime' correction of 1hr to be made etc. were

withdrawn from his works, [to preserve his modern and secular image

after becoming India's Prime Minster] but is preserved faithfully in

the British Museum, London.

 

 

 

The main focus in astrology

All the needs of a native (client) are

addressed specifically and forecasted with reference to a time

frame, if the events needs some push due to weakness of the

conferring period, some prayers or gemstones are recommended.

Accuracy of horoscope calculations and

quality readings go hand in hand. All auspicious and sensitive

events in as much of closeness in time of the event as possible,

will be analyzed and told except where the horoscope reveals a

person can't handle tough forecasts.

This being a Humane

science, where some bitter pills can and will be sugar-coated

objectively (human being) NOT Subjectively (Astrology as a

science) though many things predicted can be and have been

proved true over the centuries. It is a science, which raises

hope and tolerance levels in trying situations, with

forbearance and stoicism.

At times `apparently' false hopes are raised, when they

cannot accept unpleasant forecasts. predictions when sugarcoated are spaced

with a healthy time frame where acceptance of such forecasts can be built up,

on the inner strength of the individuals capacity to come to terms in accepting

such forecasts.

Both ignorance or fear of the future are no

solutions. A good road map is the answer.

 

Eastern-Western Approaches to Astrology

There are many points where the Eastern

(Indian/Hindu/Vedic) Astrology in their scope and reach is on a

stronger and surer turf than the Western Astrology.

 

The system of arriving at nearer time

frames of days or weeks to an event, at a time to the day

subject to the exactness to the time of birth .

 

The Sun Sign based western astrology

is too vast and could cover a multitude of people across the

globe to make sense for a single person

at a time. Say 12% of the world's population. Where as in the

India approach it is unique to a person himself, like the

finger prints of any two people being not the same.

 

Some areas like character analysis;

health, genial outlook etc (though something more than

general and less specific) are better as more statistical

and symbolic studies are undertaken, considered. Compared to

the amount of such studies in Vedic astrology which otherwise

has great inbuilt depth on these subjects.

 

The Salient features of the Vedic Astrology

are:

 

The Vedic system follows the lunar

mansions, stars that are a day at maximum duration. Here too

covers a wide range of people. Hence the

Lagna or Ascendant, has a vital role and more specifically

in the Harmonic charts called the Vargas.

 

The system of arriving at the specific

nature of an individual is unique to Vedic astrology as

stated in later paragraphs on the Desha, Kaala, Paristhithi

dictum which can be unique for people born on the same time

in the same hospital, yet different results can be expected.

There may be some broad areas though in their nature

complexion etc. but vast differences will be there in

finances, luck, education, health etc. Again this is

dependent on the family one is born in and their shared

Karma.

 

 

The choices and remedies in the form

of gem stones, prayers etc., in cases where a need to

strengthen a weak period is possible.

 

The Vedic school of thought envisaged

the changes of time, culture, values etc and has the strength

to take all of them in their stride and make fantastic

predictions for all times, ages, societies to come.

 

Desha - Meant the

country, its government, rules and its culture

Kaala - The age or period which has its own

values in different counties or regions.

Paraithithi - The circumstances or local

situations which make the society its laws, its religion,

education, profession, health and food habits etc.

Above all the proof of the

pudding lies in eating it and Time and again Vedic Astrology has

withstood the test of time and has risen to the challenges posed

by humankind with aplomb. on its own when the cases themselves

speak for the subject.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prashant

 

 

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