Is Astrology Vedic?

[Guest guest]

Hello,

 

I have been following the thread you have initiated by asking the question - Is astrology vedic?

 

You should never ask such question to people with strong faiths and they will

not digest the idea that their faiths are being questioned. People who explore

such questions belong to different category.

 

I was haunted by the issues such as wheather astrology makes any sense at all?

Being a Physics student my enquiry started with mind fully conditioned that how

can planets have "an effect" on us. Today after 20 years of study, truth

revealed is much different than what is believed by astrologers. For example,

a planet "having" an "effect" is best example of how the language we use molds

our beliefs. You may find it interesting to read works of Ludwig Wittgenstein.

 

At the same time, I have come across some really good astrological research done

by people in the west, for example, Michael Gauqueline, Alphee Lavoie. You will

notice that the astrology that makes sense is much different than sun sign

columns as well as what is practiced and preached in India today.

 

I have accepted that astrology works in certain boundaries which I have

summarized at circular-reality/ and hence I am

unwilling to dismiss astrology as a whole. At the most I will dismiss

astrologers who make predictions and run away when the prediction fails

miserably...

 

 

I hope this helps.

 

Rajeev Upadhye

[Guest guest]

Dear Gurus, Rajeev Upadhye, AmolMander & Rajeev Kumar,

 

"Satyameva Jayate!" means "truth always prevails".

 

I hope we all being followers of this serene vedic wisdom believe in

the above words.

 

I am sorry that I am interrupting this thread yet would like to keep

my views as follows (since I am not biased I hope nobody would mind

this):

 

 I believe this thread is going very well

 Mr. Rajeev Kumar has very good knowledge about "Vedas", yet "Vedas=

"

are not the only authority of Hinduism vis-à-vis Astrology

 If "Vedas" would have been the final authority to decide on any

subjects which were/are prevailing then there would not have been any

further development in "Hinduism" i.e. other scriptures and other

sciences

 The copies of "Vedas" available today may or may not be in their

original written form. Therefore, very strong possibility that they

have been translated according to individual/group gains from time to

time

 If "Vedas" would have been the only and final authority to decide =

 

the fate of anything then there would have been no emergence of any

other subject, saints, gods etc. to save humanity from the clutches

of evil

 We must note that whenever evil crept in the society a new thought=

 

process came in light i.e. religion and the ones with strong

fundamentals are alive till date

 

Because of time constraint I am not able to give you all the points

right now yet I feel the thread is going right to come out

with "truth" nothing but the "truth".

 

There is no need to panic about your beliefs, fundamentals and the

outcome etc. "Truth always prevails".

 

I think both "Rajeev Kumar" & "Amolmander" are perfect match to each-

other to come out with the best possible outcome. One is Libra by

name and another is Aries by name perfectly 180 degrees away from

each other.

 

With sincere regards,

Prakash Kandpal

 

vedic astrology, Rajeev Upadhye <yuyutsu@v...>

wrote:

> Hello,

>

> I have been following the thread you have initiated by asking the

question - Is astrology vedic?

>

> You should never ask such question to people with strong faiths and

they will not digest the idea that their faiths are being questioned.

People who explore such questions belong to different category.

>

> I was haunted by the issues such as wheather astrology makes any

sense at all? Being a Physics student my enquiry started with mind

fully conditioned that how can planets have "an effect" on us. Today

after 20 years of study, truth revealed is much different than what

is believed by astrologers. For example, a planet "having"

an "effect" is best example of how the language we use molds our

beliefs. You may find it interesting to read works of Ludwig

Wittgenstein.

>

> At the same time, I have come across some really good astrological

research done by people in the west, for example, Michael Gauqueline,

Alphee Lavoie. You will notice that the astrology that makes sense is

much different than sun sign columns as well as what is practiced and

preached in India today.

>

> I have accepted that astrology works in certain boundaries which I

have summarized at circular-reality/

and hence I am unwilling to dismiss astrology as a whole. At the most

I will dismiss astrologers who make predictions and run away when the

prediction fails miserably...

>

>

> I hope this helps.

>

> Rajeev Upadhye