Friday, March 4, 2016

A FEW THOUGHTS ON ASTROLOGY

                                                
According to great astrologers like BV Raman and others, on a careful consideration, men are influenced by planetary rays! The conditions of our bodies are but the action and reaction of the solar and planetary rays upon each other and upon the various objects of the earth! The combination and destruction of rocks, the influence of atmosphere, the influences of day and night and the composition and decomposition of objects are all due to the influence of the Sun! No energy can be revealed without the heat and light of the Sun. Climate is greatly influenced by the planets and climate decides the character of the vegetable and animal population of the nation. All the phenomena of life are entirely due to the Sun. Man is a creature of circumstances-monetary, social orclimatic. Midday sun fatigues man while the evening Sun refreshes him There is subtle change and modification, every second ,in the solar ray. The sense of touch is affected when the solar rays fall on the skin. This also results in defective vision. The skin is tanned silently but steadily. Man is affected by drinking water. The Sun governs all these things in the universe. climatic conditions, minerals and animals also. The thick lips of the negroes, their curled hair, ugly form, the dwarfs of central Africa are all because of differences and adjustments of solar energies in a particular form!
      When the child is delivered and breathes for the first time the surroundings will have a material influence upon the future of the child. Birth cannot be disposed of, or summarily rejected as an accident. Thus we find the child born to a rich man inheriting millions of rupees, while great intellectuals and men of genius are suffering in poverty because of birth in a poor family! The Hindu theory of Karma explains a number of inconsistencies. After all, an abuse is just an invisible sound and its vibrations affect our mind and offends the other person. Thus we find that objective bodies are directly affected by subjective influences! The Moon affects the mind and it is responsible for the increased madness of lunatics. The Sanskrit quotation from the ‘Purusha Sukta’  “chandrama manaso jataha” is very significant and relevant here. The angular variations of planetary rays, every second, change the earthly phenomena. Therefore, it is seen that individuals born at the same hour will be different from one another.
        Earth is one of the bodies that receives  energy from the stars. The determining factor is frequency, not distance. Therefore, it is meaningless to say that planets and stars do not affect people on earth. The Moon and other planets send out gravitational disturbances during their revolutions around the Sun. When a planet is capable of affecting such a large body of the size of Sun, the effect on the fragile human being could really be stupendous All living and non living beings are influenced by planets. Astrology tells us the nature and time of their influence, good or bad. It also suggests ways and means of   lessening , or neutralizing or overcoming the evil influences of planetary combinations by performing suitable remedies prescribed by the ancient sages and seers. With the knowledge of what is likely to happen in future, man can avoid many a pitfall. Thus he can cope up with adverse circumstances or   meet them cheerfully
          Astrology has been established as a science by the efforts of savants like the late BV Raman. It is now a subject of study in a number of universities. Astrology is one of the ‘Vedangas’- part of Vedas. Classical writers on Astrology include the great Varahamira the author of ‘ Bruhadjataka, a compendium of all the principles of astrology! Other writers on astrology are the famous poet Kalidasa, saint Ramanuja, sage Jaimini. Many  illustrious personalities of the past.  Dante, the epic poet of Italy described it as ‘ the highest, the noblest, and without defect’.  Kepler, Lord Bacon and John Dryden were well versed in the subject. Flamstead  the first Astronomer Royal fixed the ‘muhurtam’ for laying of the foundation stone of  Greenwich observatory! Newton was also drawn to the study of astrology. It goes a little further than Astronomy and explains the effect of stars and planets, their movements on human beings and the mundane  world. Accurate predictions in the life of individuals and nations have been made by the masters of astrology.  But it requires a very great scholarship, devotion, dedication and concentration in coordinating the different and complex principles of astrology. Astrology, of late, is being attacked by a number of scientists and astronomers!
          
           
      

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