Guest guest Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 Om Nam Narayanaayaa Sri Guruve Namah Sri Raghavendraaya Namaha Pranams Quite interesting to read the debate whether the Astrology is Vedic or not.Many of the points debated ,before it slightly degenerated ,were worth pondering. Mr.Rajeev brought out good points about atma and atman, qouting from the precincts of Vedas.This debate did invoke to revisit Vedas and again dwell on the points. To that extent Mr.Rajeev achieved his goal There are four Vedas: Yajurveda,Samaveda,Rigveda and Atharva Veda I find Atharva Veda is the process document. This Veda attributes the practices to follow. There are various mantras with Paddhati (Methods/processes) for eax,mple doing Dwara Pooja,Aasana shuddhi,Rog Nivarana and the process of chanting.This also espouses the way to worship various dieties. This Veda also talks about right hand and left hand practices. Because of such left hand practices (Evil practices), this veda has been set aside by satwik people.None theless,right hand practices/processes are used by other vedics like Argya Pradhan,shraadhaas etc.Considerable research has been made by scholars and one such book is Mantra avar navah released by Gorakhpur Presss. This compedium gives lots of reasarch insights. All school of thoughts in our vedic parampara have come form Vedas.For example ,vishishtadwaita philosophy of Sri Vaishnava sampradaya has emanated from Vedas.Sri Ramanuja wrote SriBhashyam on this.This philosophy says that Atma and Atman is one. I do not go beyond this as the treatise will be long for the list.This philosophy talks that God is supreme and sharangati with Shraddha to him will solve all your miseries in life. This is what Shirdi Sai says and also Swami Dayanada.Let us not talk about how you worship but for satwick way of worship.Why this because the various schools of thoughts emanating from the interpretation of Vedas wanted to keep such unpalatable processes and methods out of the bounds of satwick parampara and keep the satwick vritis to bless the mankind. In fact,there is a satwick way of doing Sri Narayana Pooja,Kumbha sthapana,Sri Laksmi Pooja etc,as I have already stated. Having said that is God is Supreme and HE alone will save one from Calamities,there is also a right process to attain HIM.This where ALSO the Suktas come. SUKTAS are Vedic hymns selected from Rig,Yajur and Sama vedas.It has SWARA MARKA (Intonations).Purush Suktham,Srisuktham,Devi suktham etc. are chanted for Spiritual upliftment.You will find Nakshthra suktham also, if we go carefully go into Vedas.Taitreyanyakam gives this Nakshtra Suktha. This is Vedic hymn. Lord Krishna did say that "DO YOUR KARMA,WITHOUT EXPECTING RESULTS ". Because what you are eligible for the results ,that you will get and that you are not, you will not get.This is ordained.This is what SriVaishnava Philosophy, a school of thought, fro example ,also says.HE controls the UNIVERSE-NAKSHATRAS not withstanding. Why do we call Astrology- an Eye of VEDAS?This is because the Nakshtras show our Karam Phalas. Please read various Sukthas of Vedas .By studying astrology, you are not changing your life but you are atoning for your bad karmas and do the right things in the present life."Prarabdha Karma"is one which we need to understand here. Our spiritual leaders and Gurus always try to tell this. It is our Prarabdha to hear them or not.Try to seek a GURU.Vedas are to be studied with piety to understand the nuanses. My concluding remark is I am only a shishaya to my GURU. Regards Ananthakrishnan Parthasarathy short Name : Ananth Rajeev Kumar <satpath1 > wrote: Namaste AmolMandar Ji, Yes celestial bodies affect us, but so does things and people around us like a thief may affect us, similarly the air we breathe affect us As far as the effect of Celestial body on humans is concerned I agree that sun rays heats and lights our body and everthing around us ,similarly for other celestial bodies. These bodies affect only the body part and as I said God has created our body system that it has the capacity to nullify the bad effects, like when the body temperature rises the perspiration process cools the body etc. But if somebody says that celestial bodies decide your getting the job or marriage etc. then how can it be possible as celestial bodies are nothing but non living beings. Whether you(Atma) is the controller of your body or your body controls the fate of yours. There are four elements necessary to convey a complete sense of a passage. 1.Akankasha consists in entering the spirit of the speaker or the author. 2. Yogyata in the fitness of compatability of sense. For instance, when it is said "water irrigates" there is nothing absurd in the mutual connection between the objects signified by the words. 3. Asatti consists in regarding or speaking words in proper sequence, i.e., without detaching them from their context. 4. Tatparya is to give the same meaning to the words of a writer or a speaker which he intended that they should convey.. There are many people who, through bigotry and wrong-headedness, misconstrue the meaning of the writer. The sectaries are the greatest sinners in this respect because their intellect is wrapped by bigotry. So if you want to show me the evidences which in Vedas are for astronomical purpose as astrolgical, then they won't be accepted as evidences. Show me all the evidences within 2-3 days and I will get back to you after analysis. Regards Rajeev amolmandar <amolmandar > wrote: Dear Rajeev NamasteLets get back to basics. You said "My view point is that Astrology is used to predict the future of living beings based upon the study of planets, sun, moon etc. and also to provide the solutions to avoid undesirable results and attain desirable effects." Yes, but for that purpose one must accept that these celestial bodies affect out life. This is the basic of Astrology in the view of many. Put it as yes or no. I never said that Moon affects our body, I say whole lot of Celestial bodies affect our life. There is no reference as far as I know about moon affecting human body, in Vedas. But there is clear cut refernce of clelestial bodies affect our life. How accuractly we can predic future of anybody is matter of another disscussions. Right now we are hitting on one point and it is Astrology has refence in Vedas or not. For that purpose first we must be clear about domain of Astrology. That is why I ask some basic questions about your understanding of Astrology and Astronomy. Again I request you to put it yes or no for "Celestial Bodies Affect Our Life" principle. I am not saying specifically about moon but rather all celestial bodies. Once I get clear answer on this I will produce my proofs. To make it clear that I have proof just read this.The richas of ShanuHshepa rishi Ami ya ruksha nihitas uchha naktam dadrushre kuha citda diveyuH|adabdhani varunasya vratani vichakashchandrama naktameti|(rig 1/24/10)Followed by Veda yo veenam padamantariskhena patatam|Veda NAvaH Samudriya||Veda Maso Dhrutavrato dwadasha prajavatH|Veda ya upajayate||Please analyse these two richas and comment on them. Later I will produce more of them.Thanks a lot for your Time and Space.AmolMAndarvedic astrology, Rajeev Kumar <satpath1> wrote:> Namaste Amol Ji,> > My view point is that Astrology is used to predict the future of living beings based upon the study of planets, sun, moon etc. and also to provide the solutions to avoid undesirable results and attain desirable effects.> > I consider these celestial bodies as non living beings , we can easily predict with great accuracy their movement in future, like for e.g we can predict the next sun,moon eclipse ,next task of a machine, but living beings are conscious entities they are free to think and act accordingly so no body can predict their future with 100% accuracy.> > Had we been not free then our master is the real doer of whatever good or bad. Like for e.g somebody killed someone with a gun then in this case neither the maker of the gun nor the gun are culprit but the person who murdered is culprit.> > As far as the example of moon's effect on human bodies are concerned, offcourse it may have some effect but at the same time the immune system of human body is such that it automatically develops resistance to cater such ill effects . Like for e.g every human being is living under an atmospheric pressure of 1 atm and our body has been such designed. Similarly astronauts on space mission are given training and the atmospheric conditions of space are simulated on earth so that their body gets used to of it.So when our body system is itself there to take care of these effects then whats these astrologers are doing, are they doctors to take care of our bodies ?> > Even if we accept the view point of Astrologers and their believers then all these people should be far far better than the non believers of Astrology because they already know the problems and their accurate solutions, moreover when everything is predestined then again whats the role of Astrologers. > > Can Astrologers gurantee the fate of a person with same accuracy as astronomers can predict the movement of celestial bodies or mathematicians can predict the area of a land? if not then its not a science(truth) but a fraud, because truth comprise in knowing a thing as it is nothing more and nothing less.> > If you say yes then I ask can you change those events ? if you cannot then again whats the astrologers doing, if you say yes we can then why we have somuch poverty and illness around ?> > Regards> > Rajeev> > > > > > > > > > amolmandar <amolmandar> wrote:> > Dear Rajeev NAmaste> > It is good that we agree on number of AVedas and their names. Now > lets move ahead by building confidance.> > I wrote previous mail to avoid unnecesary debate afterwards. Let it > be clear that I have some references but the problem may arise that > on hindsight you may put it as astronomy and I may not agree to it. > This may cause us to loose the point. So lets be clear what > reference will be Astronomy and what will be Astrology. In other > words, if you fix up domain of Astronomy it will be good for me to > examine myself and then to decide to put them as proof or not. > > > As far as as Jyotish is concerned,it is shastra of Jyotish. Jyoti is > obtained from celestial bodies.The branch of Jyotish in which we > study physical nature,such as its redius,color,its distance from sun > or earth and its speed of rotation is Astronomy.(right?)> > And the branch of jyotish in which its effect is express and > accordingly prayer is given then it is not Astronmy and hence can be > Astrology. Do you agree? Many say that basic of Astrology is that > Celestial Bodies Affect Our Life(CBAOL). If this(CBAOL) is > acknowledge in Vedas then it can be said that vedas have reference > of Astrology. Do you agree with this?> > Lets first fix up line of demarcation between Astronomy and > Astrology and then move ahead. But be assured that I do have some > references of Astrology based on CBAOL, in Vedas. > > Thanks alot for your Time and Space.> > AmolMAndar > > vedic astrology, Rajeev Kumar <satpath1> > wrote:> > Namaste Amolmandar Ji,> > > > Yes I also agree with you that there are 4 vedas and these are > Rig,Yajur,Sam and Atharva. I have already told that we have > references to astronomy in Vedas. Please give the references and > after analysis of the same I will get back to you.> > > > Regards> > > > Rajeev> > > > amolmandar <amolmandar> wrote:> > Dear Rajeev Namaste> > > > Before we get into Good or Bad work and its relation to God,I will > > try to show some reference of Jyotish and Astrology in the Vedas. > > For that let me just know will you accept a sukta or Shloka > > describing that the bodies present in the Brahmanda do affect our > > life and we should pray for good effects from them, as proof for > > reference of astrology in any of the four Vedas. Why I am asking > > this is that I have some shlokas from Vedas describing this. The > > reference of NAvagraha directly or indirectly in the Veda will be > > acceptred by you as proof of Astrology in Vedas or not? So if a > > shloka says that we should pray these hevenly bodies and these > > bodies should give us Sukha and Shanti then that should be more > than > > enough as proof or not. Or you want all shlokas present in > > Astrological Granthas to be present in Vedas? Let me know this > first > > and then I will produce for you more than one proof of Jyotish > i.e. > > astrological and not astromonical reference in Vedas.> > > > One last thing be very clear that Vedas means 1)Rigveda 2)> Yajurveda > > 3)SamaVeda 4) Atharvaveda.> > > > If you agree on this, please let me know.> > > > Thanks a lot for your Time and Sapce.> > > > AmolMAndar> > > > > > vedic astrology, Rajeev Kumar > <satpath1> > > wrote:> > > Namaste AmolMAndar Ji,> > > > > > If every work is work of God then are adulteration, telling > lies , > > doing fraud with somebody etc. are also work of God. If we accept > > this then God becomes an adulterator, lier etc.> > > > > > Vedic God does not expect the help of anybody in doing his work > > because he is all powerful , omniscient. The God which expects > help > > from anybody is not God but a humanbeing or a fraud.> > > > > > Regards> > > > > > Rajeev > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > amolmandar <amolmandar> wrote:> > > Dear Rajeev Namaste> > > > > > Thanks for the wonderful link. > > > > > > >But here the Astrologers have taken the work of God in their > > hand, > > > >is it not against Vedas and Gita ????> > > > > > Dont you feel that every work is 'work' of God. Why to single > out > > > Astrologers? Moreover, what is wrong in helping God? > > > > > > Thanks a lot for your Time and Space.> > > > > > AmolMAndar> > > > > > --- In vedic astrology, Rajeev Kumar > > <satpath1> > > > wrote:> > > > Namaste,> > > > > > > > Astrology is it Vedic ? or we are using the name Vedas just to > > > brand it as a Vedic science.> > > > > > > > I am of the view that Astrology is not supported by Vedas . In > > > ManuSmriti it is written that whoever disobeys/disregard Vedas > is > > an > > > athiest. So those books which are not in accordance with Vedas > are > > > anti Vedic.> > > > > > > > I am sure that all people on this forum are not blind and it > > is > > > for them only I am raising this question. > > > > > > > > I have following point to support my views> > > > > > > > Vedas , Gita talk at length about the philosophy of KARMA> > (Action) > > > and says that you have right to do the action only and result is > > in > > > my(God) hand. But here the Astrologers have taken the work of > God > > in > > > their hand, is it not against Vedas and Gita ????> > > > > > > > In Vedas and other authoritative scriptures of ancient Vedic > > > Rishis no where it is written that sun moon planets etc do the > > acts > > > that astrologers generally talk about.> > > > > > > > Offcourse Vedas and other vedic scriptures support all the > true > > > sciences like Astronomy but not even a single word we have found > > on > > > Astrology. If you came across any then please give the reference.> > > > > > > > Moreover by applying tests of truth the truthfulness of > > Astrology > > > is not proved. The tests of truth are as follows. I am making a > > copy > > > and paste from the following site about the ' Tests of truth '> > > > http://www.vjsingh.com/chapterthree.html#8> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > THE FIVE TESTS OF TRUTH > > > > > > > > The truth of every thing that is learnt or taught should be > > > carefully examined by the following five tests:-> > > > > > > > The Veda and nature of God - All that conforms to the > > teachings > > > of the Vedas, nature, attributes and characteristics of God is > > > right, the reverse is wrong. > > > > Laws of Nature - All that tallies with laws of nature is > > true, > > > the reverse untrue; e.g., the statement that a child is born > > without > > > the sexual union of its parents, being opposed to the laws of > > nature > > > can never be true. > > > > The practice and teachings of A'ptaas, -i.e., pious, > > truthful, > > > unprejudiced, honest, and learned men. All that is unopposed to > > > their practice and teachings is acceptable and the reverse is > > > unacceptable. > > > > The purity and conviction of one's own soul. - What is good > > for > > > you is good for the world. What is painful to you is painful to > > > others. This ought to be the guiding principle of one's conduct > > > towards others. > > > > Eight kinds of evidence> > > > > > > > > > > > Direct Cognizance. > > > > Inference. > > > > Analogy. > > > > Testimony. > > > > History. > > > > Deduction. > > > > Possibility. > > > > Non-existence or Negation.> > > > > > > > > > > > Direct Cognizance (Praatyaksha) is that kind of knowledge, > > > which is the result of direct contact of the five senses with > > their > > > objects,* of the mind (faculty or organ of attention) with the > > > senses, and of the soul with mind. NYAAYA Shaastraa 1: i, 4. > > > > But this knowledge must not be that of the relation of > > words > > > with the things signified, as of the word "water" with the fluid > > > called "water", For example, you ask your servant to bring you > > some > > > water. He brings water, puts it before you, and says : 'Here is > > > water, Sir.' Now, what you and your servant see is not the > > > word "water" but the object signified by it. So ou have the > direct > > > knowledge of the object called water. But the knowledge> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This knowledge must not be of temporary or transient > > > character, i.e., not the product of observation under > unfavourable > > > circumstances; for example, a person saw something at night and > > took > > > it for a man , but when it was daylight he found out his mistake > > and > > > knew that it was not a man, but a pillar. Now, his first > > impression > > > of the thing was of a temporary or transient nature, which gave > > > place to permanent knowledge later on, when the true nature of > the > > > thing was revealed in the light. > > > > It should be free from all elements of doubt, and be > > certain > > > in character. For example, you see a river from a distance and > > > say: "Is it water there or white clothes spread out to dry?" Or > > take > > > another example, you see a man from a distance and say: Is it > Deva > > > Datta standing there or Yajna Datta?" Now, as long as you are in > > > doubt and consequently not sure about a thing you observe, your > > > knowledge cannot be called Pratyaksha (Direct Cognizance). To be > > > that the element of doubt must be absolutely eliminated from it. > > > > Briefly therefore, that knowledge alone is said to be Direct > > > Cognizance, which is not the outcome of the relation of name > with > > > the object signified by it, nor gained under circumstances > > > unfavourable for observation or experiment (Hence transient in > > > character) nor into which any element of doubt enters> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anumaana - inference - Literally it means that which follows > > > direct cognizance. Two things have been observed to exist > together > > > at some time and place, when on some other occasion, one of the > > woe > > > is observed, the other, i.e., the unknown can be inferred.* For > > > instance, you see a child and you at once infer that he must > have > > > had parents. Again, seeing the smoke issuing from behind a hill > > you > > > infer the existence of fire. You infer the previous incarnation > of > > > the soul form observing unequal joy and sorrow in this world at > > the > > > present moment. > > > > Inference is of three kinds:-> > > > > > > > Purvavat - is one , in which you reason from cause to > effect, > > > e.g., the inference of coming rain form the sight of clouds; or, > > > again, you see a wedding and naturally infer that some day the > > > wedded couple will have children. Or, again, you see students > > > engaged in the pursuit of knowledge and you infer that some day > > they > > > will become men of learning.> > > > > > > > > > > > Sheshavat - inference is one, in which you reason from effects > > to > > > causes. Examples:- You see a flood in the river, and infer that > it > > > must have rained on the mountain from which the river issues. > > Again, > > > you see a child and at once infer that the child must have had a > > > father. Again, you see this world and infer the existence of the > > > Spiritual cause - the Creator, as well as of a Material cause -> > the > > > elementary matter. Or, again, take another example. When you se > a > > > man in pleasure and pain, you at once infer that he must have > done > > a > > > virtuous or sinful deed before, since you have noticed that the > > > consequence of a sinful act is pain, and that of a virtuous > deed, > > > pleasure. > > > > > > > > > > > > Aaamaanyatodrishata - is that kind of inference, in which > there > > is > > > no relation of cause and effect between the known datum and the > > > thing to be inferred, but there is some kind of similarity > between > > > the two. For example, you know that no one can get another place > > > without moving from the first, and hence, if you find a person > at > > a > > > certain place, you can easily infer that he must have come to > the > > > latter place by moving from the first.> > > > > > > > > > > > Upamaana - Analogy - is the knowledge of a thing from its > > likeness > > > to another. The thing which is required to be known is called > > > Saadhya, and tha which becomes the means of this knowledge from > > some > > > kind of likeness between the two is called Saadhana > > > > Examples: - a man says to his servant : "Go and fetch Vishnu > > > Mittra." The latter answers that he does not know him, as he has > > > never seen him before. Thereupon the master says :- You know > Deva > > > Datta, don't you?" Upon the servant's answering in the > > affirmative, > > > his master continues: "Well, Vishnu Mittra is just like Deva > > Datta." > > > So the servant went out to find Vishnu Mittra. As he was passing > > > through a street, he saw a man very much like Deva Datta, and > > > thought that, thta man must be Vishnu Mittra, and forthwith > > brought > > > him to his master. > > > > Or, take another example. You want to know what a Yak is. > Well, > > > some one tells you, it is just like an ox. Next time you go to a > > > jungle and happen to see an animal very much like an ox, you at > > once > > > know that it is the Yak you asked your friend about. Now this > kind > > > of knowledge, i.e., knowledge of Vishnu Mittra from his likeness > > to > > > Deva Datta and of a Yak from its likeness to an ox is > > calledUpamaana > > > or knowledge by analogy. The words Vishnu Mittra and Yak are > > called > > > Saadhya, whilst Deva Datta and ox are called Saadhana, in the > > above > > > two instances. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Shabda - Testimony (literally, word) - "The word of an A'pt > > > (altruistic teacher) is called Shabda." NYAAYA Shaastra 1:,i, 7. > > > > An A'pt is a person who is a thorough scholar, we versed in > all > > > the sciences and philosophies, physical and spiritual, is > > virtuous, > > > truthful, active, free from passions and desires, imbued with > love > > > for others, and who is an altruistic teacher of humanity solely > > > actuated with the desire of benefiting the world by his > knowledge, > > > experience and convictions. God being the truest and greatest of > > all > > > A'ptas, HIs word the Veda is also included in shabda > (Testimony). > > > > > > > > > > > > Itihaas - History - is that which tells us that such and such > a > > > person was so and so, he did such and such a thing. In other > > words, > > > Itihaas is the history of a country or the biography of a > person. > > > NYAAYA Shaastra 2: 2,1.[The experience of the past recorded in > > > history can be applied to solve many a difficult question of the > > > day. - Tr. > > > > > > > > > > > > Arthaapatti - Conclusion or deduction. - It is a conclusion > > which > > > naturally follows from the statement of a fact; for instance, > one > > > says to another: "Rain falls from clouds" or " and effect flows > > from > > > a cause." The natural conclusion that can be drawn from the > above > > > statement is: "There can be no rain when there are no clouds," > > > or "no effects follow when a cause does not exist." > > > > > > > > > > > > Sambhava - possibility. - When you hear a thing, the first > thing > > > that enters your mind is whether such and such a thing is > > possible. > > > Anything that runs counter to the laws of nature is not > possible, > > > and hence it can never be true; for example, if you are told > that > > a > > > child was born without parents, such and such a person raised > the > > > dead to life again, or made stones float on the sea, lifted > > > mountains, broke the moon into pieces, was God incarnate, or saw > > > horns on the head of a man, or solemnized the marriage of a > couple > > > born of sterile mother. You could at once know that it could not > > > have possibly happened, being opposed to the laws of Nature. > That > > > alone is possible which is in conformity with the laws of > nature. > > > > > > > > > > > > Abhaava - Absence or Negation.- You infer the existence of a > > thing > > > in some other place from its absence from the place where you > were > > > told you find it; for instance, a gentleman said to his man: "Go > > and > > > bring the elephant from the elephant-house." He went there but > > found > > > that the elephant was not there. He naturally conclude that he > > must > > > be somewhere near about. So he went out and looked about for the > > > elephant and found him not very far from its proper place and > > > brought him to his master. > > > > > > > > These eight kinds of evidence have been briefly described. > Their > > > number can be reduced to four fi History be included under > > > Testimony, and Deduction, Possibility, and Negation under > > > Inference.* > > > > It is only by means of these five criteria that a man can > > > ascertain what is right or wrong and not otherwise> > > > > > > > If you test Astrology against these tests it proves to be a > > fraud.> > > > > > > > > > > > Regards> > > > > > > > Rajeev> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Do you ?> > > > > > > > > > > > > Sponsor> > > Archives: vedic astrology> > > > > > Group info: vedic-> astrology/info.html> > > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE: Blank mail to vedic astrology-> > > > > > > > ....... 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Guest guest Posted September 9, 2003 Report Share Posted September 9, 2003 ` nmae naray[ay om namo näräyaëäya Dear Ananthji, Very clearly said.Now in this regard,I request you to go through Astrological Magazine -November 2002 issue,editorial.It is a very educative material about Jyotishya- a Vedanga. I hope this helps you. With Sri Hari Vaayu Naama Smarana, Ramadas Rao.Ananthakrishnan Parthasarathy <akrishnan56 > wrote: Om Nam Narayanaayaa Sri Guruve Namah Sri Raghavendraaya Namaha Pranams Quite interesting to read the debate whether the Astrology is Vedic or not.Many of the points debated ,before it slightly degenerated ,were worth pondering. Mr.Rajeev brought out good points about atma and atman, qouting from the precincts of Vedas.This debate did invoke to revisit Vedas and again dwell on the points. To that extent Mr.Rajeev achieved his goal There are four Vedas: Yajurveda,Samaveda,Rigveda and Atharva Veda I find Atharva Veda is the process document. This Veda attributes the practices to follow. There are various mantras with Paddhati (Methods/processes) for eax,mple doing Dwara Pooja,Aasana shuddhi,Rog Nivarana and the process of chanting.This also espouses the way to worship various dieties. This Veda also talks about right hand and left hand practices. Because of such left hand practices (Evil practices), this veda has been set aside by satwik people.None theless,right hand practices/processes are used by other vedics like Argya Pradhan,shraadhaas etc.Considerable research has been made by scholars and one such book is Mantra avar navah released by Gorakhpur Presss. This compedium gives lots of reasarch insights. All school of thoughts in our vedic parampara have come form Vedas.For example ,vishishtadwaita philosophy of Sri Vaishnava sampradaya has emanated from Vedas.Sri Ramanuja wrote SriBhashyam on this.This philosophy says that Atma and Atman is one. I do not go beyond this as the treatise will be long for the list.This philosophy talks that God is supreme and sharangati with Shraddha to him will solve all your miseries in life. This is what Shirdi Sai says and also Swami Dayanada.Let us not talk about how you worship but for satwick way of worship.Why this because the various schools of thoughts emanating from the interpretation of Vedas wanted to keep such unpalatable processes and methods out of the bounds of satwick parampara and keep the satwick vritis to bless the mankind. In fact,there is a satwick way of doing Sri Narayana Pooja,Kumbha sthapana,Sri Laksmi Pooja etc,as I have already stated. Having said that is God is Supreme and HE alone will save one from Calamities,there is also a right process to attain HIM.This where ALSO the Suktas come. SUKTAS are Vedic hymns selected from Rig,Yajur and Sama vedas.It has SWARA MARKA (Intonations).Purush Suktham,Srisuktham,Devi suktham etc. are chanted for Spiritual upliftment.You will find Nakshthra suktham also, if we go carefully go into Vedas.Taitreyanyakam gives this Nakshtra Suktha. This is Vedic hymn. Lord Krishna did say that "DO YOUR KARMA,WITHOUT EXPECTING RESULTS ". Because what you are eligible for the results ,that you will get and that you are not, you will not get.This is ordained.This is what SriVaishnava Philosophy, a school of thought, fro example ,also says.HE controls the UNIVERSE-NAKSHATRAS not withstanding. Why do we call Astrology- an Eye of VEDAS?This is because the Nakshtras show our Karam Phalas. Please read various Sukthas of Vedas .By studying astrology, you are not changing your life but you are atoning for your bad karmas and do the right things in the present life."Prarabdha Karma"is one which we need to understand here. Our spiritual leaders and Gurus always try to tell this. It is our Prarabdha to hear them or not.Try to seek a GURU.Vedas are to be studied with piety to understand the nuanses. My concluding remark is I am only a shishaya to my GURU. Regards Ananthakrishnan Parthasarathy short Name : Ananth Rajeev Kumar <satpath1 > wrote: Namaste AmolMandar Ji, Yes celestial bodies affect us, but so does things and people around us like a thief may affect us, similarly the air we breathe affect us As far as the effect of Celestial body on humans is concerned I agree that sun rays heats and lights our body and everthing around us ,similarly for other celestial bodies. These bodies affect only the body part and as I said God has created our body system that it has the capacity to nullify the bad effects, like when the body temperature rises the perspiration process cools the body etc. But if somebody says that celestial bodies decide your getting the job or marriage etc. then how can it be possible as celestial bodies are nothing but non living beings. Whether you(Atma) is the controller of your body or your body controls the fate of yours. There are four elements necessary to convey a complete sense of a passage. 1.Akankasha consists in entering the spirit of the speaker or the author. 2. Yogyata in the fitness of compatability of sense. For instance, when it is said "water irrigates" there is nothing absurd in the mutual connection between the objects signified by the words. 3. Asatti consists in regarding or speaking words in proper sequence, i.e., without detaching them from their context. 4. Tatparya is to give the same meaning to the words of a writer or a speaker which he intended that they should convey.. There are many people who, through bigotry and wrong-headedness, misconstrue the meaning of the writer. The sectaries are the greatest sinners in this respect because their intellect is wrapped by bigotry. So if you want to show me the evidences which in Vedas are for astronomical purpose as astrolgical, then they won't be accepted as evidences. Show me all the evidences within 2-3 days and I will get back to you after analysis. Regards Rajeev amolmandar <amolmandar > wrote: Dear Rajeev NamasteLets get back to basics. You said "My view point is that Astrology is used to predict the future of living beings based upon the study of planets, sun, moon etc. and also to provide the solutions to avoid undesirable results and attain desirable effects." Yes, but for that purpose one must accept that these celestial bodies affect out life. This is the basic of Astrology in the view of many. Put it as yes or no. I never said that Moon affects our body, I say whole lot of Celestial bodies affect our life. There is no reference as far as I know about moon affecting human body, in Vedas. But there is clear cut refernce of clelestial bodies affect our life. How accuractly we can predic future of anybody is matter of another disscussions. Right now we are hitting on one point and it is Astrology has refence in Vedas or not. For that purpose first we must be clear about domain of Astrology. That is why I ask some basic questions about your understanding of Astrology and Astronomy. Again I request you to put it yes or no for "Celestial Bodies Affect Our Life" principle. I am not saying specifically about moon but rather all celestial bodies. Once I get clear answer on this I will produce my proofs. To make it clear that I have proof just read this.The richas of ShanuHshepa rishi Ami ya ruksha nihitas uchha naktam dadrushre kuha citda diveyuH|adabdhani varunasya vratani vichakashchandrama naktameti|(rig 1/24/10)Followed by Veda yo veenam padamantariskhena patatam|Veda NAvaH Samudriya||Veda Maso Dhrutavrato dwadasha prajavatH|Veda ya upajayate||Please analyse these two richas and comment on them. Later I will produce more of them.Thanks a lot for your Time and Space.AmolMAndarvedic astrology, Rajeev Kumar <satpath1> wrote:> Namaste Amol Ji,> > My view point is that Astrology is used to predict the future of living beings based upon the study of planets, sun, moon etc. and also to provide the solutions to avoid undesirable results and attain desirable effects.> > I consider these celestial bodies as non living beings , we can easily predict with great accuracy their movement in future, like for e.g we can predict the next sun,moon eclipse ,next task of a machine, but living beings are conscious entities they are free to think and act accordingly so no body can predict their future with 100% accuracy.> > Had we been not free then our master is the real doer of whatever good or bad. Like for e.g somebody killed someone with a gun then in this case neither the maker of the gun nor the gun are culprit but the person who murdered is culprit.> > As far as the example of moon's effect on human bodies are concerned, offcourse it may have some effect but at the same time the immune system of human body is such that it automatically develops resistance to cater such ill effects . Like for e.g every human being is living under an atmospheric pressure of 1 atm and our body has been such designed. Similarly astronauts on space mission are given training and the atmospheric conditions of space are simulated on earth so that their body gets used to of it.So when our body system is itself there to take care of these effects then whats these astrologers are doing, are they doctors to take care of our bodies ?> > Even if we accept the view point of Astrologers and their believers then all these people should be far far better than the non believers of Astrology because they already know the problems and their accurate solutions, moreover when everything is predestined then again whats the role of Astrologers. > > Can Astrologers gurantee the fate of a person with same accuracy as astronomers can predict the movement of celestial bodies or mathematicians can predict the area of a land? if not then its not a science(truth) but a fraud, because truth comprise in knowing a thing as it is nothing more and nothing less.> > If you say yes then I ask can you change those events ? if you cannot then again whats the astrologers doing, if you say yes we can then why we have somuch poverty and illness around ?> > Regards> > Rajeev> > > > > > > > > > amolmandar <amolmandar> wrote:> > Dear Rajeev NAmaste> > It is good that we agree on number of AVedas and their names. Now > lets move ahead by building confidance.> > I wrote previous mail to avoid unnecesary debate afterwards. Let it > be clear that I have some references but the problem may arise that > on hindsight you may put it as astronomy and I may not agree to it. > This may cause us to loose the point. So lets be clear what > reference will be Astronomy and what will be Astrology. In other > words, if you fix up domain of Astronomy it will be good for me to > examine myself and then to decide to put them as proof or not. > > > As far as as Jyotish is concerned,it is shastra of Jyotish. Jyoti is > obtained from celestial bodies.The branch of Jyotish in which we > study physical nature,such as its redius,color,its distance from sun > or earth and its speed of rotation is Astronomy.(right?)> > And the branch of jyotish in which its effect is express and > accordingly prayer is given then it is not Astronmy and hence can be > Astrology. Do you agree? Many say that basic of Astrology is that > Celestial Bodies Affect Our Life(CBAOL). If this(CBAOL) is > acknowledge in Vedas then it can be said that vedas have reference > of Astrology. Do you agree with this?> > Lets first fix up line of demarcation between Astronomy and > Astrology and then move ahead. But be assured that I do have some > references of Astrology based on CBAOL, in Vedas. > > Thanks alot for your Time and Space.> > AmolMAndar > > vedic astrology, Rajeev Kumar <satpath1> > wrote:> > Namaste Amolmandar Ji,> > > > Yes I also agree with you that there are 4 vedas and these are > Rig,Yajur,Sam and Atharva. I have already told that we have > references to astronomy in Vedas. Please give the references and > after analysis of the same I will get back to you.> > > > Regards> > > > Rajeev> > > > amolmandar <amolmandar> wrote:> > Dear Rajeev Namaste> > > > Before we get into Good or Bad work and its relation to God,I will > > try to show some reference of Jyotish and Astrology in the Vedas. > > For that let me just know will you accept a sukta or Shloka > > describing that the bodies present in the Brahmanda do affect our > > life and we should pray for good effects from them, as proof for > > reference of astrology in any of the four Vedas. Why I am asking > > this is that I have some shlokas from Vedas describing this. The > > reference of NAvagraha directly or indirectly in the Veda will be > > acceptred by you as proof of Astrology in Vedas or not? So if a > > shloka says that we should pray these hevenly bodies and these > > bodies should give us Sukha and Shanti then that should be more > than > > enough as proof or not. Or you want all shlokas present in > > Astrological Granthas to be present in Vedas? Let me know this > first > > and then I will produce for you more than one proof of Jyotish > i.e. > > astrological and not astromonical reference in Vedas.> > > > One last thing be very clear that Vedas means 1)Rigveda 2)> Yajurveda > > 3)SamaVeda 4) Atharvaveda.> > > > If you agree on this, please let me know.> > > > Thanks a lot for your Time and Sapce.> > > > AmolMAndar> > > > > > vedic astrology, Rajeev Kumar > <satpath1> > > wrote:> > > Namaste AmolMAndar Ji,> > > > > > If every work is work of God then are adulteration, telling > lies , > > doing fraud with somebody etc. are also work of God. If we accept > > this then God becomes an adulterator, lier etc.> > > > > > Vedic God does not expect the help of anybody in doing his work > > because he is all powerful , omniscient. The God which expects > help > > from anybody is not God but a humanbeing or a fraud.> > > > > > Regards> > > > > > Rajeev > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > amolmandar <amolmandar> wrote:> > > Dear Rajeev Namaste> > > > > > Thanks for the wonderful link. > > > > > > >But here the Astrologers have taken the work of God in their > > hand, > > > >is it not against Vedas and Gita ????> > > > > > Dont you feel that every work is 'work' of God. Why to single > out > > > Astrologers? Moreover, what is wrong in helping God? > > > > > > Thanks a lot for your Time and Space.> > > > > > AmolMAndar> > > > > > --- In vedic astrology, Rajeev Kumar > > <satpath1> > > > wrote:> > > > Namaste,> > > > > > > > Astrology is it Vedic ? or we are using the name Vedas just to > > > brand it as a Vedic science.> > > > > > > > I am of the view that Astrology is not supported by Vedas . In > > > ManuSmriti it is written that whoever disobeys/disregard Vedas > is > > an > > > athiest. So those books which are not in accordance with Vedas > are > > > anti Vedic.> > > > > > > > I am sure that all people on this forum are not blind and it > > is > > > for them only I am raising this question. > > > > > > > > I have following point to support my views> > > > > > > > Vedas , Gita talk at length about the philosophy of KARMA> > (Action) > > > and says that you have right to do the action only and result is > > in > > > my(God) hand. But here the Astrologers have taken the work of > God > > in > > > their hand, is it not against Vedas and Gita ????> > > > > > > > In Vedas and other authoritative scriptures of ancient Vedic > > > Rishis no where it is written that sun moon planets etc do the > > acts > > > that astrologers generally talk about.> > > > > > > > Offcourse Vedas and other vedic scriptures support all the > true > > > sciences like Astronomy but not even a single word we have found > > on > > > Astrology. If you came across any then please give the reference.> > > > > > > > Moreover by applying tests of truth the truthfulness of > > Astrology > > > is not proved. The tests of truth are as follows. I am making a > > copy > > > and paste from the following site about the ' Tests of truth '> > > > http://www.vjsingh.com/chapterthree.html#8> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > THE FIVE TESTS OF TRUTH > > > > > > > > The truth of every thing that is learnt or taught should be > > > carefully examined by the following five tests:-> > > > > > > > The Veda and nature of God - All that conforms to the > > teachings > > > of the Vedas, nature, attributes and characteristics of God is > > > right, the reverse is wrong. > > > > Laws of Nature - All that tallies with laws of nature is > > true, > > > the reverse untrue; e.g., the statement that a child is born > > without > > > the sexual union of its parents, being opposed to the laws of > > nature > > > can never be true. > > > > The practice and teachings of A'ptaas, -i.e., pious, > > truthful, > > > unprejudiced, honest, and learned men. All that is unopposed to > > > their practice and teachings is acceptable and the reverse is > > > unacceptable. > > > > The purity and conviction of one's own soul. - What is good > > for > > > you is good for the world. What is painful to you is painful to > > > others. This ought to be the guiding principle of one's conduct > > > towards others. > > > > Eight kinds of evidence> > > > > > > > > > > > Direct Cognizance. > > > > Inference. > > > > Analogy. > > > > Testimony. > > > > History. > > > > Deduction. > > > > Possibility. > > > > Non-existence or Negation.> > > > > > > > > > > > Direct Cognizance (Praatyaksha) is that kind of knowledge, > > > which is the result of direct contact of the five senses with > > their > > > objects,* of the mind (faculty or organ of attention) with the > > > senses, and of the soul with mind. NYAAYA Shaastraa 1: i, 4. > > > > But this knowledge must not be that of the relation of > > words > > > with the things signified, as of the word "water" with the fluid > > > called "water", For example, you ask your servant to bring you > > some > > > water. He brings water, puts it before you, and says : 'Here is > > > water, Sir.' Now, what you and your servant see is not the > > > word "water" but the object signified by it. So ou have the > direct > > > knowledge of the object called water. But the knowledge> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This knowledge must not be of temporary or transient > > > character, i.e., not the product of observation under > unfavourable > > > circumstances; for example, a person saw something at night and > > took > > > it for a man , but when it was daylight he found out his mistake > > and > > > knew that it was not a man, but a pillar. Now, his first > > impression > > > of the thing was of a temporary or transient nature, which gave > > > place to permanent knowledge later on, when the true nature of > the > > > thing was revealed in the light. > > > > It should be free from all elements of doubt, and be > > certain > > > in character. For example, you see a river from a distance and > > > say: "Is it water there or white clothes spread out to dry?" Or > > take > > > another example, you see a man from a distance and say: Is it > Deva > > > Datta standing there or Yajna Datta?" Now, as long as you are in > > > doubt and consequently not sure about a thing you observe, your > > > knowledge cannot be called Pratyaksha (Direct Cognizance). To be > > > that the element of doubt must be absolutely eliminated from it. > > > > Briefly therefore, that knowledge alone is said to be Direct > > > Cognizance, which is not the outcome of the relation of name > with > > > the object signified by it, nor gained under circumstances > > > unfavourable for observation or experiment (Hence transient in > > > character) nor into which any element of doubt enters> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anumaana - inference - Literally it means that which follows > > > direct cognizance. Two things have been observed to exist > together > > > at some time and place, when on some other occasion, one of the > > woe > > > is observed, the other, i.e., the unknown can be inferred.* For > > > instance, you see a child and you at once infer that he must > have > > > had parents. Again, seeing the smoke issuing from behind a hill > > you > > > infer the existence of fire. You infer the previous incarnation > of > > > the soul form observing unequal joy and sorrow in this world at > > the > > > present moment. > > > > Inference is of three kinds:-> > > > > > > > Purvavat - is one , in which you reason from cause to > effect, > > > e.g., the inference of coming rain form the sight of clouds; or, > > > again, you see a wedding and naturally infer that some day the > > > wedded couple will have children. Or, again, you see students > > > engaged in the pursuit of knowledge and you infer that some day > > they > > > will become men of learning.> > > > > > > > > > > > Sheshavat - inference is one, in which you reason from effects > > to > > > causes. Examples:- You see a flood in the river, and infer that > it > > > must have rained on the mountain from which the river issues. > > Again, > > > you see a child and at once infer that the child must have had a > > > father. Again, you see this world and infer the existence of the > > > Spiritual cause - the Creator, as well as of a Material cause -> > the > > > elementary matter. Or, again, take another example. When you se > a > > > man in pleasure and pain, you at once infer that he must have > done > > a > > > virtuous or sinful deed before, since you have noticed that the > > > consequence of a sinful act is pain, and that of a virtuous > deed, > > > pleasure. > > > > > > > > > > > > Aaamaanyatodrishata - is that kind of inference, in which > there > > is > > > no relation of cause and effect between the known datum and the > > > thing to be inferred, but there is some kind of similarity > between > > > the two. For example, you know that no one can get another place > > > without moving from the first, and hence, if you find a person > at > > a > > > certain place, you can easily infer that he must have come to > the > > > latter place by moving from the first.> > > > > > > > > > > > Upamaana - Analogy - is the knowledge of a thing from its > > likeness > > > to another. The thing which is required to be known is called > > > Saadhya, and tha which becomes the means of this knowledge from > > some > > > kind of likeness between the two is called Saadhana > > > > Examples: - a man says to his servant : "Go and fetch Vishnu > > > Mittra." The latter answers that he does not know him, as he has > > > never seen him before. Thereupon the master says :- You know > Deva > > > Datta, don't you?" Upon the servant's answering in the > > affirmative, > > > his master continues: "Well, Vishnu Mittra is just like Deva > > Datta." > > > So the servant went out to find Vishnu Mittra. As he was passing > > > through a street, he saw a man very much like Deva Datta, and > > > thought that, thta man must be Vishnu Mittra, and forthwith > > brought > > > him to his master. > > > > Or, take another example. You want to know what a Yak is. > Well, > > > some one tells you, it is just like an ox. Next time you go to a > > > jungle and happen to see an animal very much like an ox, you at > > once > > > know that it is the Yak you asked your friend about. Now this > kind > > > of knowledge, i.e., knowledge of Vishnu Mittra from his likeness > > to > > > Deva Datta and of a Yak from its likeness to an ox is > > calledUpamaana > > > or knowledge by analogy. The words Vishnu Mittra and Yak are > > called > > > Saadhya, whilst Deva Datta and ox are called Saadhana, in the > > above > > > two instances. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Shabda - Testimony (literally, word) - "The word of an A'pt > > > (altruistic teacher) is called Shabda." NYAAYA Shaastra 1:,i, 7. > > > > An A'pt is a person who is a thorough scholar, we versed in > all > > > the sciences and philosophies, physical and spiritual, is > > virtuous, > > > truthful, active, free from passions and desires, imbued with > love > > > for others, and who is an altruistic teacher of humanity solely > > > actuated with the desire of benefiting the world by his > knowledge, > > > experience and convictions. God being the truest and greatest of > > all > > > A'ptas, HIs word the Veda is also included in shabda > (Testimony). > > > > > > > > > > > > Itihaas - History - is that which tells us that such and such > a > > > person was so and so, he did such and such a thing. In other > > words, > > > Itihaas is the history of a country or the biography of a > person. > > > NYAAYA Shaastra 2: 2,1.[The experience of the past recorded in > > > history can be applied to solve many a difficult question of the > > > day. - Tr. > > > > > > > > > > > > Arthaapatti - Conclusion or deduction. - It is a conclusion > > which > > > naturally follows from the statement of a fact; for instance, > one > > > says to another: "Rain falls from clouds" or " and effect flows > > from > > > a cause." The natural conclusion that can be drawn from the > above > > > statement is: "There can be no rain when there are no clouds," > > > or "no effects follow when a cause does not exist." > > > > > > > > > > > > Sambhava - possibility. - When you hear a thing, the first > thing > > > that enters your mind is whether such and such a thing is > > possible. > > > Anything that runs counter to the laws of nature is not > possible, > > > and hence it can never be true; for example, if you are told > that > > a > > > child was born without parents, such and such a person raised > the > > > dead to life again, or made stones float on the sea, lifted > > > mountains, broke the moon into pieces, was God incarnate, or saw > > > horns on the head of a man, or solemnized the marriage of a > couple > > > born of sterile mother. You could at once know that it could not > > > have possibly happened, being opposed to the laws of Nature. > That > > > alone is possible which is in conformity with the laws of > nature. > > > > > > > > > > > > Abhaava - Absence or Negation.- You infer the existence of a > > thing > > > in some other place from its absence from the place where you > were > > > told you find it; for instance, a gentleman said to his man: "Go > > and > > > bring the elephant from the elephant-house." He went there but > > found > > > that the elephant was not there. He naturally conclude that he > > must > > > be somewhere near about. So he went out and looked about for the > > > elephant and found him not very far from its proper place and > > > brought him to his master. > > > > > > > > These eight kinds of evidence have been briefly described. > Their > > > number can be reduced to four fi History be included under > > > Testimony, and Deduction, Possibility, and Negation under > > > Inference.* > > > > It is only by means of these five criteria that a man can > > > ascertain what is right or wrong and not otherwise> > > > > > > > If you test Astrology against these tests it proves to be a > > fraud.> > > > > > > > > > > > Regards> > > > > > > > Rajeev> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Do you ?> > > > > > > > > > > > > Sponsor> > > Archives: vedic astrology> > > > > > Group info: vedic-> astrology/info.html> > > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE: Blank mail to vedic astrology-> > > > > > > > ....... 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