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*******There's no error in the length of Kali Yuga, which I say clearly is

2400 years...

 

>>>Yep, I missed that...looked at the diagram instead.

 

******No, it was correct on the diagram also: two back-to-back ages of 1200

years each, total 2400 years. I have no idea what you thought was in error.

 

 

> ******* the time of its ending... Sri Yukteshwar and Rudolf Steiner both

> independently put at 1899, as i say in the essay.

 

>>>>>No, Sri Yukteswar puts the ending of Kali at 1699 (maybe that's what you

> meant to say above?) including the 100 year Kali sandhi (pages 13-14).

> Dwapara starts about 1700 according to Sri Yukteswar. The forward by

> Yogananda lists 249 Dwapara as 1949. But I think these dates are off a

> little because the precessional cycle isn't an even 24,000 years. Also I

> think Sri Yukteswar considered an ayanamsa that wasn't quite correct. (But

> he's still an Enlightened Sage.)

> I've worked this out on paper in the past because I wanted to check events

> against the precessional cycle and some of Cayce's events and dates.

> Terese

>

> ******I was certain he said 1899 for the end of Kali Yuga; I'll check it.

As to working from erroneous calculation of the vernal equinox,

Yukteshwar was

> himself, of course, correcting what HE said were the 'errors' of scribes

> during the dark ages of Kali Yuga---- for instance claiming it to be

> 232,000 years long due to a misunderstanding, as Prabhupada and his

> followers (the 'Hare Krishnas' or ISKCON) still do.

 

That's one of the reasons it bothers me to hear young folks who've been

converted

> recently to 'Vedic astrology' acting as if all Hindus speak with one voice,

> because anyone who's really studied knows there are all sorts of

> disagreements about the 'correct' astrology and the 'true' Vedic

> traditions, just as there are about religion.

 

Dr. Starman

 

http://www.DrStarman.net

 

 

 

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A trivial query I know, but how is 'sidereal' pronounced? Regards Jen.

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DRStarman2001

Sunday, January 05, 2003 4:57 PM

Re: Digest Number 446

 

 

 

*******There's no error in the length of Kali Yuga, which I say clearly is

2400 years...

 

>>>Yep, I missed that...looked at the diagram instead.

 

******No, it was correct on the diagram also: two back-to-back ages of 1200

years each, total 2400 years. I have no idea what you thought was in error.

 

 

> ******* the time of its ending... Sri Yukteshwar and Rudolf Steiner both

> independently put at 1899, as i say in the essay.

 

>>>>>No, Sri Yukteswar puts the ending of Kali at 1699 (maybe that's what you

> meant to say above?) including the 100 year Kali sandhi (pages 13-14).

> Dwapara starts about 1700 according to Sri Yukteswar. The forward by

> Yogananda lists 249 Dwapara as 1949. But I think these dates are off a

> little because the precessional cycle isn't an even 24,000 years. Also I

> think Sri Yukteswar considered an ayanamsa that wasn't quite correct. (But

> he's still an Enlightened Sage.)

> I've worked this out on paper in the past because I wanted to check events

> against the precessional cycle and some of Cayce's events and dates.

> Terese

>

> ******I was certain he said 1899 for the end of Kali Yuga; I'll check it.

As to working from erroneous calculation of the vernal equinox,

Yukteshwar was

> himself, of course, correcting what HE said were the 'errors' of scribes

> during the dark ages of Kali Yuga---- for instance claiming it to be

> 232,000 years long due to a misunderstanding, as Prabhupada and his

> followers (the 'Hare Krishnas' or ISKCON) still do.

 

That's one of the reasons it bothers me to hear young folks who've been

converted

> recently to 'Vedic astrology' acting as if all Hindus speak with one voice,

> because anyone who's really studied knows there are all sorts of

> disagreements about the 'correct' astrology and the 'true' Vedic

> traditions, just as there are about religion.

 

Dr. Starman

 

http://www.DrStarman.net

 

 

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or is it sigh-dearie-yule?

 

 

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> pronounced? Regards Jen.

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