Guest guest Report post Posted September 6, 2006 || Hare Raama Krsna || Dear Visti-ji, Namaskar. In my chart, DK is in 5th house and under affliction from malefics but Lagnesha/AK is not involved. Do you suggest any special mantras for this? Thanks. Best wishes, Sourav ============================================================== , "Visti Larsen" <visti wrote: > > ||Hare Rama Krsna|| > Dear Mike, Namaskar > The statement i made about Mahavidya and AK is a general statement which is > applicable to everyone, no matter the chart placements. The process is > supposed to uproot the cause of your rebirth itself and that is not an easy > path. Just see the life of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa - his pennance and > self-torture will give you a good idea of what this entails. > As for Chaturdasi, yes the next chapter following amavasya-dosha is the > chaturdasi pujas. > Best wishes, > *** > Visti Larsen > For services and articles visit: > <http://srigaruda.com/> http://srigaruda.com > *** > > > _____ > > [] On > Behalf Of Michael Travass > 06 September 2006 22:15 > > RE: [Om Krishna Guru] to Visti or Rafal --- ego > > > > > Visti, > > Please can you clarify why it is a painful process to worship the Mahavidya > (see your quote below). Further, I don't see any debilitated planet in your > chart for you to worship the Mahavidya. > > 'To overcome this the only real way is to worship the Mahavidya of the > atmakaraka. This can be a very painful process but is necessary if ones > wishes to overcome this.' > > Thanks, > > Mike > > > > > [] On > Behalf Of Visti Larsen > Wednesday, September 06, 2006 8:17 PM > > Cc: 'Sarbani Sarkar' > RE: [Om Krishna Guru] to Visti or Rafal --- ego > > > > > > ||Hare Rama Krsna|| > Dear Chandra, Namaskar > That which defines the self is where the ahamkara is seen. Without ego or > ahamkara this birth would not happen. So the first definition of ahamkara > arises from the atma itself and this is seen from the temporary atmakaraka > in the chart and the natural atmakaraka the Sun itself. > However, the Sun is not to blame for this role and really is just the source > of atmajnana, but really its the causator of his rebirth that has > overshadowed this atmajnana and the cause of this eclipse is Rahu. Hence > Kalyana Verma (author of Saravali) equates Rahu with ego or ahamkara. > > The ego or ahamkara comes to fore through our personality, and here the > lagna is seen for the personality and character traits that the person has. > The Sun in lagna or joining the lagnesh can make the person very independant > and self-absorbed. If this Sun is afflicted by Rahu then the person becomes > very egoistic and can forget God completely unless Jupiter is strong in the > chart. Similarly Ketu can keep the ego in check, and make the person realize > their egoistic tendencies. The weakness of the sun in debility or the likes, > does not lessen the ego but does lessen the persons self-esteem, making them > more sensitive. > Generally if you wanto see which areas of life the person will have 'ego' > issues, see the Suns bhava placement and graha dristi. This will reveal the > 'sensitive' spots on the persons ego. > > You can take my chart as an example: November 21st 1981, 6:08 AM, Nairobi > Kenya. Sun is in lagna and until 16 (Jupiters age) i was extremely egoistic > and didn't care much about others feelings. After 16 i started becoming more > spiritual and began learning astrology. I still have ego-issues which hasn't > improved with getting titles such as 'Jyotish-guru' and 'author', etc. This > also leads to conflicts with others. > Sun being in the lagna and aspecting the seventh house, gives me > ego-problems when it comes to matters such as myself/personality/character > as well as the relationships or partners that are in my life. Ketu's rasi > dristi has tried to keep me in check at times. > > Rahu is my atmakaraka and is placed in the ninth house. The ninth house > deals with religion, pennance (sadhana/tapasya) and ones faith. I may be > able to let go of someones comments on my personality, but a comment on my > faith or spirituality makes me see 'red' and this is hard for me to forget. > This is the greatest flaw and cause of a persons birth in their chart. This > placement in the ninth house manifests in small ways by making me very > attached to pujas, and spiritual practices... basically getting stuck in the > method of worship rather than the worship itself. To overcome this the only > real way is to worship the Mahavidya of the atmakaraka. This can be a very > painful process but is necessary if ones wishes to overcome this. > > There are more ways to analyze the 'karma' we are attached to or 'desires' > we are attached to, all linked to the atmakaraka. Studying it gives a very > good understanding of the cause of rebirth and ahamkara. > I hope this helps. > Best wishes, > *** > Visti Larsen > For services and articles visit: > <http://srigaruda.com/> http://srigaruda.com > > *** > > > _____ > > [] On > Behalf Of chandra11555 > 06 September 2006 16:08 > > [Om Krishna Guru] to Visti or Rafal --- ego > > > > Dear Visti or Rafal, or any member who knows, > Namaskar. > > I have seen that some discussion is going on on another jyotish group > regarding ego. I have few questions and would be thankful for the > answers. According to some Sun represents it, and according to others > it is Rahu. > > Which planet represents ego (according to your parampara)in the chart? > > Could you give some example how to see in the chart (rasi or > divisional or both)how ego is working in someones life and what are > the steps to overcome ego problems? > > Thankful, > Chandra > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
