Dr. Jai Maharaj
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Inner Truth: Astrology and Spirituality
By Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Daily News & Analysis
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Mumbai - Astrology is a science pertaining to the
connection between the macrocosm and the microcosm. It
speaks about how distant planets are connected to Earth,
our human existence, and the entire creation. The ancient
people found a connection between the planets and our
body. For example, Saturn is connected to our teeth, and
legs; the Sun is connected with our eyes. They also saw
the planetary connection with different grains, birds and
stones in the universe. For example, Saturn is connected
with sesame seeds, crows and blue sapphires. In todays
age, we can find out how big the universe is with the
help of powerful binoculars and telescopes. However, the
ancient people knew about it at the time when there were
no telescopes. All their calculations are in place and
are accurate even today. Astrology as a science has not
been explored very well in this modern age. Planetary
positions give indications even if you cannot say for
sure that it will happen. There is always an adrushya
(invisible), i.e., an unknown influence. It is the Grace
element that can change anything, anywhere, anytime. This
is the reason why spirituality is a step higher than this
knowledge. Spirituality is related to the Atma (soul) and
astrology is related to planets. Astrology deals with
observing the movements of the planets and making
calculations related to the events that are yet to
happen. The science of Vastu is related to direction, to
space, while astrology is related to time. But the One
beyond space and time is Mahadeva (Lord Shiva). Thats
why for remedying any ill-effects of Vastu or any of the
astrological movement of planets, just pray to Lord
Shiva. He is the Lord of all planets and He can move them
to favourable positions for your benefit. If you know
that you are going through a particular phase, then you
wait for time to pass. You turn spiritual, you do more
meditation, and all the practices that uplift you,
elevate you, pull you through that tough period.
Astrology is knowledge, it is a necessary knowledge.
However, there is something more remedial which is
spiritual practice and devotion.
The author is a spiritual teacher and founder of the Art
of Living movement. http://www.artofliving.org
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-inner-truth-astrology-and-spirituality-2064246
More at:
Daily News & Analysis
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Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
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By Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Daily News & Analysis
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Mumbai - Astrology is a science pertaining to the
connection between the macrocosm and the microcosm. It
speaks about how distant planets are connected to Earth,
our human existence, and the entire creation. The ancient
people found a connection between the planets and our
body. For example, Saturn is connected to our teeth, and
legs; the Sun is connected with our eyes. They also saw
the planetary connection with different grains, birds and
stones in the universe. For example, Saturn is connected
with sesame seeds, crows and blue sapphires. In todays
age, we can find out how big the universe is with the
help of powerful binoculars and telescopes. However, the
ancient people knew about it at the time when there were
no telescopes. All their calculations are in place and
are accurate even today. Astrology as a science has not
been explored very well in this modern age. Planetary
positions give indications even if you cannot say for
sure that it will happen. There is always an adrushya
(invisible), i.e., an unknown influence. It is the Grace
element that can change anything, anywhere, anytime. This
is the reason why spirituality is a step higher than this
knowledge. Spirituality is related to the Atma (soul) and
astrology is related to planets. Astrology deals with
observing the movements of the planets and making
calculations related to the events that are yet to
happen. The science of Vastu is related to direction, to
space, while astrology is related to time. But the One
beyond space and time is Mahadeva (Lord Shiva). Thats
why for remedying any ill-effects of Vastu or any of the
astrological movement of planets, just pray to Lord
Shiva. He is the Lord of all planets and He can move them
to favourable positions for your benefit. If you know
that you are going through a particular phase, then you
wait for time to pass. You turn spiritual, you do more
meditation, and all the practices that uplift you,
elevate you, pull you through that tough period.
Astrology is knowledge, it is a necessary knowledge.
However, there is something more remedial which is
spiritual practice and devotion.
The author is a spiritual teacher and founder of the Art
of Living movement. http://www.artofliving.org
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-inner-truth-astrology-and-spirituality-2064246
More at:
Daily News & Analysis
http://www.dnaindia.com
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
http://bit.do/jaimaharaj
o o o
o Not for commercial use. Solely to be fairly used
for the educational purposes of research and open
discussion. The contents of this post may not have been
authored by, and do not necessarily represent the opinion
of the poster. The contents are protected by copyright
law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
o Posted for information and discussion. Views
expressed by others are not necessarily those of the
poster who may or may not have read the article.
FAIR USE NOTICE: This article may contain copyrighted
material the use of which may or may not have been
specifically authorized by the copyright owner. This
material is being made available in efforts to advance
the understanding of environmental, political, human
rights, economic, democratic, scientific, social, and
cultural, etc., issues. It is believed that this
constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material
as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.
In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the
material on this site is distributed without profit to
those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving
the included information for research, comment,
discussion and educational purposes by subscribing to
USENET newsgroups or visiting web sites. For more
information go to:
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for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you
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