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What are our Present Objectives? :
It is to receive ‘the
blessings of Isvara [God]’- through the
powerful Remedial Measures of Vedic
astrology [VA] & the Systems Approach to
Vedic
astrology
[SA] - for one or all of the following three ends:
(1) For understanding
& surmounting our
‘karmic
-obstructions’ in life;
(2) For the alleviation
of our ‘karmic
-sufferings’ &
(3) For securing an enduring inner peace and contentment,
through the calming and soothing of our troubled consciousness!
Actually to benefit to the fullest extent from these Remedial Measures,
we will have to have a humble, sensitive & a more spiritual outlook
on life. Here it is important to emphasize that though Vedic astrology
was born in the matrix of the Vedic spiritual society, the fruits of
its Remedial Measures may be intelligently accessed and even adapted
to suit one’s own religious traditions, by all those who have genuinely
attuned themselves to spiritual & moral principles, in accordance with
their faith in God. They need not necessarily be devotees of the Vedas
& Sanatana Dharma, or even be Hindus, for that matter. All that is
required of them is a strong sense of Dharma [virtue & moral law,
as given by the numerous Hindu scriptural books, or even by their
own family spiritual traditions, belonging to other religions] &
implicit faith in the universal spirit of God.
However, in accomplishing the above objectives, it has also been
my mission to raise the level of ‘Hindu Consciousness’ and the
‘awareness of Vedic and Hindu astrology’ worldwide, especially
at a time when the Hindu civilization is seen to suffer from
its inability to safeguard itself, through a genuine rediscovery
of what its soul has stood for in times past.
Birth-Details are sufficient for
creating the Horoscope:
Usually people go to an astrologer only as a last resort,
when every other door appears to be shut and no solution
seems in sight. Some years ago, I had the good fortune to
come face to face with one of the greatest contemporary
astrologers of our times. He then told me a strange truth,
which immediately permeated into my consciousness, as swiftly
as rainwater would disappear into some sandy tract!
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“In times of adversity, help from all quarters will be cut-off,
even the Deity in the temple will not answer our prayers. At such
times, God speaks through the astrologer.”
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- Prof. Vinod Kumar Choudhry
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In such times of trouble, all we have to do is make available our
birth-details to the Vedic astrologer. This is our Time of Birth
[TOB], Place of Birth [POB], Date of Birth [DOB] and the Year of Birth.
Using this basic information, the astrologer
will be able to make our horoscope in a matter
of a minute or so. In symbolic terms, this
horoscope is the story of our life, our
‘karmic-credit and debit account’ or
‘the mood of Isvara
at the time of our birth’. It holds the key to how
we may continue the journey of life, in the face of these ‘blows of fate’;
and what we may now undertake to do by way of Remedial Measures, so that
we may recover from the present condition of a ‘karmic- impasse’, etc.
What Basic Astrological Info Should We Know?:
Content of the following Parts: Those who wish to consult
astrologers will have to have some idea about
important astrological variables present in their horoscope.
(i) We should know our Asdt sign - whether this is Aries, Taurus,
Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius or Pisces.
(ii) We should know the most effective point [MEP] of our horoscope
as this characterises our individuality & destiny.
(iii) We should know
the Nakshatra in which the natal Mo is placed
in our horoscope.
(iv) We should know which are the strong Functional Benefic planets
[FBs] and likewise which are the strong Functional Malefic planets [FMs]
in the Systems Approach [SA].
(v) We should know which Hs are strong and which weak, by the SA
criteria of the strengths of planets.
(vi) We should know which planets are weak and which ‘afflicted’ and
thus also ‘weak’ in another sense [SA].
(vii) We should know which main period [dasa] and which sub-period
[bhukti] are running at the time we come to an astrologer for consultation.
(viii) We should
also know which main periods & sub-periods
will bring our ‘karmic-obstacles’ &
‘karmic
-sufferings’ to the fore, in the respective sub-periods.
(ix) Most importantly we should know from (iv), (v), (vi) what are the
Remedial Measures, that may alleviate our sufferings coming from the
‘blows of fate’, to a good 80 to 90%.
Knowledge of these nine pieces of astrological data will give us
immense clarity & confidence, as we set about seeking Vedic astrological guidance.
We need not be disheartened, if we cannot hold the above nine pieces of data in our heads.
By & by, they will get automatically committed to memory. In traditional Vedic/Hindu
societies the votaries of astrology who sought astrological guidance had the above
astrological data at their fingertips.
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