Ignorant Skepticism Vs Time-Honored Wisdom

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Ignorant Skepticism Vs Time-Honored Wisdom

Planetary Gemology: The sidereal astrological science of the

relationship between gemstones and the nine planets.

 

In 1987 I was invited by The President of the Asian Institute of

Gemological Sciences (AIGS) in Bangkok, Thailand, to give a lecture to

his students on the subject of "Planetary Gemology." The audience was

extremely interested in the discourse when suddenly I was interrupted

by a student who insisted that everything I had said was total

nonsense. My question to all sane and level-headed persons is how do

you qualify to pass judgement on any subject? How do scientists and

philosophers arrive at any conclusion? The student had done no

conclusive research nor testing, yet still had the audacity to pass a

completely unqualified judgement!

 

For thousands of years great thinkers and scientists such as Vyasadeva

(the compiler of the Vedas), Sri Parasara Rishi (A grand-guru of

sidereal astrology), Sri Bhakti-siddhanta Sarasvati (a great Vedic

scholar), and Pandit Vidyadhar Shukla (A leading astrologer and the

Chief Brahmin Priest of Thailand) have revered and practiced the

ancient Vedic science of Jyotish or sidereal astrology. And for that

matter, millions of intelligent people today still believe in and

follow this ancient science.

 

Who are we, puny, uncontrolled and unqualified humans, to call all

these, and other learned persons fools?! Who is thus qualified?

Certainly there is a criteria for making a judgement. This criteria is,

and always will be, knowledge! Without knowledge of a subject, no one

is qualified to pass judgement with any certainty. Especially when

dealing with subjects far surpassing our limited sensual or

intellectual experiences. Consider this: how many people today have

stopped to think that this solid Earth we stand upon is actually a

planet which is flying through space at break-neck speed?

 

And this earth is not alone! Look to the heavens on any clear night and

behold the breathtaking array and multitude of other planets and stars

reaching far and beyond even the most powerful telescopes. The planets

in our own solar system are also flying through space at varying speeds

in orbits around a Sun; and all these heavenly bodies (including this

Earth we live on) are moving through space like the workings of a

great, cosmic clock. This has been going on since the beginning of

time, in spite of the ignorance and limited knowledge of humans,

animals, and others. In the face of this vast and wonderful material

reality, who is qualified to understand or pass judgement on the

ancient sciences of sidereal astrology and planetary gemology. One look

at the great personalities who have properly accepted and investigated

Vedic wisdom since time immemorial will answer my question. Both past

as well as present, these great teachers obtained and revered the

time-honored wisdom.

 

Others, though completely un-versed in certain fields or branches of

knowledge, but who still speak against them are undoubtedly ignorant

skeptics! Without undertaking a well-rounded course of research no one

is qualified to reject anything, especially ancient, time-honored

wisdom, out of hand. Both science and logic dictate wisdom based on

divine revelation combined with extensive experimentation and

first-hand experience. The peoples of Asia since time immemorial are

certainly not fools. In our quest for life we must not loose sight of

the greater realities. Remember, we are living on a small planet which

is flying through space at this very moment!

 

Richard Shaw Brown

 

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