EMPIRICAL PROOF:-[HinduCalendar] Astrology : faith or fiction ?

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A ray of light pouring through an opening in the roof of a building falls on a particular spot. Normally, we shall not be able to tell where the same ray of light will fall next year. But a prediction can be made with the help of Jyotisa. This is how it was done in the olden days. A pearl attached to a thread was hung from the roof. If a man was able to indicate correctly in advance where its shadow would fall on a particular day, he received a reward from the king. One's competence in other sastras is established through argument, but in Jyotisa it has to be proved by actual demonstration. You cannot deceive anyone by employing the methods taught by this science. The sun and the moon are witness to what you do. "Pratyaksam Jyotisam sastram. "

http://www.kamakoti.org/hindudharma/part10/chap9.htm

 

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, "dipika blr" <blr.aspirant wrote:>> Dear Pathmarajah ji Namaste,> > Thanks for your refreshing words.> > *"astrology is not a part of Hinduism"> "*numbers of Hindus superstitiously believe in these things out of ignorance> and as a panacea for insecurities "> > I fully agree with this> "*Being free of beliefs* in astrology and its panaceas, is* truly> exhilarating freedom* and *euphoric*"> > Regards> Dips> > > On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 7:21 AM, Pathmarajah Nagalingam beastmy wrote:> > >> > HinduCalendar , "dipika blr" blr.aspirant@> > wrote:> > >> > > Does the silence of the group to this earlier message mean that the> > "*time> > > twin study*" has effectively sounded the death of astrology as a science?> >> >> >> > It would be reasonable to assume that this being a *Hindu*Calendar forum,> > and where it has been *irrefutably established* here that *astrology is> > not a part of Hinduism*, and that the calendars in use itself are in *gross> > error*, then it evinces little interest on the silent majority to hear of> > astrology as a science (which is ridiculous of course), nor address its> > shortcomings. > >> > We've cut the gordian knot, cut astrology completely from Hinduism. That> > large numbers of Hindus superstitiously believe in these things out of> > ignorance and as a panacea for insecurities is another matter.> >> > I don't agree at all that an astrologer can be a cheap stand in for a> > psychotherapist. The Deity of the temple is the traditional psychotherapist> > for the Hindu, the temple mandapam being the couch where he pours it all> > out.> >> > Being free of beliefs in astrology and its panaceas, is truly exhilarating> > freedom and euphoric. This 'liberation' has to take place first before one> > steps into the path of kriya and spirituality.> >> > Regards.> >> > Pathma> > > >>