Guest guest Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Dear All: It's commonly understood that the 9 astrological bodies are known as " Graha " because they " seize " or " hold " us in their grasp. I would like to challenge this notion, because it is not in alignment with a correct understanding of how creation operates. " Man is the architect of his own destiny " A human being creates karma of his or her own freewill (called kriyamana or agama karma). The grahas are described in the Bhagavat Purana and elsewhere as they who WITNESS our every thought and action. (Since the moon IS our mind, how can anything escape her witness, etc?). Thus the grahas HOLD or SIEZE our karma until it is time for that karma to bear fruit, at which time they release it upon us. Thinking that the Graha's seize or hold a human being directly leads to a wrong world view which is fatalistic and not in line with the basis of Jyotish philosophy. This is a better way to understand what the graha do, and what they " hold " . In fact no one besides yourself has any jurisdiction to seize you in the ultimate picture. Even God himself abides by this principle, which is the entire reason why a material creation manifests at all - to give living entities who desire it an opportunity to enact a lifestyle that is separate from God. Not even Svayam Bhagavan, God Himself seizes or holds any living being, what to speak of his servants, the 9 Grahas. Yours, Vic DiCara / Vraja Kishor http://www.vedicastrologer.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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