Guest guest Posted December 7, 1999 Report Share Posted December 7, 1999 OM KRISHNA GURU OM Dear Gauranga & all, All telescopes measure the apparant positions of the planets (except radio telescopes). Thus if the Jantar mantar of Delhi made apparant observations it does not mean that these RAW DATA were used by the seers. They were well aware of the apparant positions and the corrections necessary. Take a look at the Surya Siddhanta where Arya Bhatta had taken for granted that everybody knew that the world was round, yet this was discovered by Europe many centuries later! Do not get diverted and swayed by the discussions on the apparant Moon in another list. Lack of faith is the cause of doubts that diverts the mind from real learning. This is the way of Maya. After all , these discussions are totaly meaningless as the Ayanamsa itself has not been finalised. Then there are some astrologers who say they get better results using the Lunar Parallax correction?!! I wonder if they have fully learnt Jyotish. After all, till recently when I showed the use of the Sun, Moon & Lagna for Vimsottari Dasa finer analysis in addition to what has been taught by Dr Raman, how many knew it? There is much more to the beautiful Vimsottari dasa. My point is learn the tools and then attempt to tamper with them. Inspite of so many years into Jyotish, I have NEVER commented on the value of the Ayanamsa in Public. Some self constraint is called for in the part of the more advanced astrologers so that we may all move forward. I hope that this message is received in the right spirit. Om Tat Sat Best Wishes Sanjay Rath - Gauranga Das <gauranga Varahamihira <varahamihira > Monday, December 06, 1999 9:12 AM [Jagannath] Re: Lunar parallax > JAYA JAGANNATHA! > > Dear Gurudeva, Narasimha and others, > > Pranaams. > > > When there is an argument on which of the two brothers is the > > rightful owner of his father's house, what is the point in > > arguing about who is the rightful owner of the FM radio in the > > house? What I mean is: when there is no consensus on bigger > > issues, why split hairs about other issues in isolation? > > > > As long as ayanamsa and geocentric vs topocentric positions (this > > makes a big difference for Moon) are unresolved, parallax issue > > cannot be resolved. > > > > One cannot decide the logical thing to do - whether to take the > > " true " positions of planets or the positions where they " appear " > > to be - unless one knows how (through what medium) planets > > influence us. Unless we know that, how can we conclude if the > > true or apparent positions should be considered? > > I would be interested in Gurudeva's opinion on this principle. But as far as my understanding goes we should always take the apparent positions of the planets into consideration, as Jyotish is a code system which describes the events for the observer on the earth. Take for example the Jantar Mantar of Jai Singh in Jaipur. All the yantras there are able to locate the visible (i.e. apparent) planetary positions in the sky. All the 7 planets are actually visible with the naked eye, so as the stars in the Naksatras. Therefore the ancient astronomers did not use telescopes as far as I know. > But maybe I'm wrong. Please correct me if I am. > > Yours, Gauranga das > > > > ------ > HARI OM TAT SAT > Jaya Jagannatha Mahaprabhu > > ------ > Get 75% Off Our Best Selling Health and Wellness Books! > SelfCare.com has everything you need to take care of you and your family, > plus spend $40 or more and your shipping is free! > http://clickhere./click/1824 > > > > -- Talk to your group with your own voice! > -- /VoiceChatPage?listName=varahamihira & m=1 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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