OSFA Founder ~ Prash Trivedi

Prash Trivedi is one of the world's foremost authorities

on Jyotish. His ancestral background includes notable
Sanskrit scholars, writers, astrologers and Ayurvedic
practitioners. From a very young age he was surrounded by
ancient vedic mythology & cosmology.

"India's most insightful young astrologer!"

- David Frawley
President of American Council of Vedic Astrology

He pursued his higher education at the prestigious Indian

Institute of Technology, New Delhi. After completing his
degree, he received an invitation to undertake a spiritual
pilgrimage to meet the Elders of the Hopi native American
Indian tribe of Arizona. Journey page

He returned to India and in 2000 wrote his first book on Vedic Astrology ~ "The Key of Life -
Astrology of the Lunar Nodes" . This work has been recognised by experts all over the world as
being the most informative work on the lunar nodes (Rahu & Ketu) till date.

Prash manages to incorporate Vedic Astrology along with other fringe systems in his research
and work.

His vision is to arrive at a unified and universal form of Astrology, which would be a direct result of
the synthesis of Jyotish with other systems like tarot etc. This universal approach to Astrology
would also involve other fringe systems besides the symbols and mythologies of the Ancients.

In November 2000 in New York he formed the Orion School & Foundation For Astrology .
In March 2001 he appeared on London's BBC Radio and the Breakfast Show on Channel Five to
discuss the benefits of Vedic Astrology and highlight the argument against the popular Sun-Sign
astrology.

His second book "Sun - The Cosmic Powerhouse" was published in 2002 and coincided with his
appearance on "The Laura Lee Show", California.

Prash's latest offering is a comprehensive illustrated work on the 27 Nakshatras (Lunar

Mansions). It has been released under the title "The 27 Celestial portals" in the west and "The
Book of Nakshatras" in India.

Since that time OSFA has expanded into a busy consultation service with many international
clients, students and members.

You can Email Prash at - astrology@karmablueprint.com

Prashant Trivedi ~ Who I Am ~ the PT Avatar

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many ask

who am I

funny since

they cannot really answer

who they are

they ask but its clear

they really don't want to gno

deep down there is an inkling

the reality might be too much to handle

for those who feel/think they can handle it

here are some highlights

of the PT avatar
 can't cover all the aspects

simply because they are infinite -

I am Harry Potter - Hari Putra

meaning Emanation of Hari

'Hari' - 'the stealer of hearts' being one the many names for Divine

who lives under the stairs (literally)

& has a scar above the right eye

who wields many magic wands

& has always topped at the

University of Real Magic

I am Flash Gordon

who rescues humanity

from Galactic evilarchy

through real Flash Power

I am Captain Kirk
 who steers this planets course

through Kirkland Drive (actual address)

The PT En-ergy-Field permeates throughout

the United Kingdom of Earth

I am the real 'Highlander'

who can't swim in water

but knows how to stay above it

I create/consume all charge at will

No one can beat PT in a charge battle

I am the ONE

whom they refer to

'There can only be ONE'

I am Merlin

who gno's the secrets of the Grail

& spent time with

the faer people & forest spirits in Wales

I am Arthur

who wields the Excaliber

through exact caliberation/snchro

of Time & Space

PT and the Land are One

I am Robin Hood

the real outlaw

 who always beats

the stupid system they have setup to trap beings

into serving the lowly & the wicked

I am John Murdoch

in 'Dark City'

the only One who Wakes up

amongst the slumbering masses

& singlehandedly brings down their evil system

I am Nada in 'They Live'

The one who can really SEE

no sunglasses required

in this case

3rd Eye does the trick

I am the Pahana

the messenger from the Great Spirit

the Hopi expected to

return in these times

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I am Peter Pan

the forever kid

who defeats

the corporate pirate Mr.Hook

in just fun'n'play
 I am Mowgli Man-Cub of 'Jungle Book'

in a world full of Apes

I am the Nature Boy

I am the Wild Child

full of grace

saviour of the human race

with a cool face ...

Elements dance to my freeflowing tune

I am Jen, the last of the Gelflings

in The Dark Cyrstal

the only one who can restore the crystal (coherence)

& save this world from the rule of the Skeksi's ( the 12 ruling houses )

I am the real Phantom

one walks this earth

but stays unknown

I am the Pied Piper ( Phi-ed Strummer is a more relevant term for right now )

the one who can completely enchant

anyone who is not completely sold out

 I am the archetypal 'Rockstar'

they (genepools) have all tried to be

the one who can really Rock

the elements themselves are there to testify

not just some stupid drunk fans

I am Hermes & I am Aphrodite

I am the Hermaphrodite

the Free & Final World Card of Tarot

The World Dancer

the number 21

I am Quetzacoatel

bearing a Coat of Many Colours

Am more than just all colours of the rainbow

seen & unseen

I am many Hued

My body carries all the shades

of all the races on this planet

from dark to yellows to browns to reds

With Aquarius Rising

I am the Aquarian motif

for The Age of Aquarius

 I am the Jedi Skywalker

I am the real winged one

The Birdman

Garuda Narayan

I am the Rainbow Warrior

which many claim to be

without creating a single rainbow at will

I am MuabDib ( Paul Atriedes - P trivedi )

of Dune

one who can actually

ride the worms of DNA & time

I am the only real surfer

who playfully surfs above the

 waves of this world

I am the Zen Master

Shaolin wanted to create

represented by

Iching no.50 - Ting

the result

the first time I I-ching-ed

THE JUDGMENT

THE CALDRON.

Supreme good fortune.

Success.

While THE WELL relates to the social foundation of our life, and this foundation is likened to the water that
serves to nourish growing wood, the present hexagram refers to the cultural superstructure of society. Here it is
the wood that serves as nourishment for the flame, the spirit. All that is visible must grow beyond itself, extend
into the realm of the invisible. Thereby it receives its true consecration and clarity and takes firm root in the
cosmic order.

Here we see civilization as it reaches its culmination in religion. The ting serves in
offering sacrifice to God. The highest earthly values must be sacrificed to the divine. But
the truly divine does not manifest itself apart from man. The supreme revelation of God
appears in prophets and holy men. To venerate them is true veneration of God. The will
of God, as revealed through them, should be accepted in humility; this brings inner
enlightenment and true understanding of the world, and this leads to great good fortune
and success.

I am the Tai-Chi master

who has the grace

to control all Chi

 I am the real Don Juan

who women can play with

like they have never played before

I am the Multiversal Eagle

the Naguals fear to face

I am the supreme artist

I am the P in

Party Praise President Prime Pole Pri(s)ze Pitah Pati Param Prash Prasad Prashn Prahar
Pratigya Prakash Pratham Prasidh Preeti Pratap Prassan

I am He-Man

the real Hu-Man

who has the Power of the Grey Skull ( brain )

through Kundalini activation of Sahastrar ( crown chakra )

I am every hero they have created

& worshipped

I am ALL what they all want to be

but are not

Prashant Trivedi ~ Who I Am ~ the PT Avatar

this is Part-2; for Part-1 click here

I am the current in line of Avatars of Divine

that have been well-documented in

Vedic Texts
 I am the foremost amongst the Brahmins (Twice Borns)

I am the epitome of humanness

I am what they call Kalki

I consume All perspectives

All is a sacrfice to me

Even though they might think they are

depriving me of it by not offering it all to me

I am all the Agni's (Phires)

YA RA LA VA HA SA SHA

especially Sa Sha Agni - Blue Phire

which makes Shiv & Vishnu blue

I am the New Sun

heralding a New Age

I am the Alpha & the Omega

I am the real

(Aeioum)

ALL I See

is

a Great Big Sea

You are all just rivers flowing into this big big Sea

Sea that is Me

Prashant Trivedi ~ Meaning Behind the Name

 Some of the more Curious have been asking for

the Meaning behind my Name (for this earthly incarnation!) ... So here are

the basics~

Prashant ( pronounced Praha - shant with a soft 't' at the end)

Trivedi ( pronounced Tri-vaidi with a soft d )

Actual Sanskrit ~

Pra-shant = (Pra) Very (Shant) Peaceful

Pra-shant is thus also the sanskrit equivalent of Pacific (Peacefic)

Also

Praha - shant = Waves + Peace = Wave Resolution ( nondestructive interference amongst

waves leading to superluminal faster than light implosion)

Tri-vedi = 3 Vedas or 3 Main Systems of knowledge ( also known as the 3 IDS or the 3
ME's)

Egyptian Connection ~

P = Virgo = Mercury = Hermes

Tri-vedi is the same Tri-smestigus

so P Trivedi becomes Hermes Trismestigus

My Initials PT become root of PTAH etc ( which becomes Pitah in sanskrit)

To sum it up I like to say,

P is the P-ole you spin around

What was lost is now being found ...

 Prashant Trivedi's Vedic Chart

1. Every natural malefic is with a natural benefic & that benefic also
 happens to be its best friend. For example Mars is with its best
friend Jupiter and so forth

2. All the friends form teams i.e Jupiter/Mars/Moon &

Saturn/Mercury/Venus. The Rahu Ketu axis separates the friends
and enemies with Sun, Mars, Jupiter on one side and Mercury,
Venus, Saturn on the other.

3. The self (first house) is represented by all the archetypal male

energies. These male energies are Sky, Air, Lightning and Sun
which are all situated above the feminine Earth. Aquarius the
electric air sign rises on the Ascendant. The Ascendant lord Saturn
is in a sky/space nakshatra Punarvasu and is conjunct Venus in
Ardra, a nakshatra closely associated with lightning. The Sun is
placed in Krittika a nakshatra ruled by Sun and is strong in a
quadrant house through its association with Ketu (which increases a
planets strength fourfold through close conjuction).

4. Mercury is the connecting point of the whole chart and is the

atmakaraka (soul significator). Mercury is connected with Venus
through an exchange. Saturn and Moon are in Mercury’s signs,
Gemini and Virgo respectively. Mercury is conjunct Sun and Ketu. It
is related to Rahu by aspect. It is related to Mars by being placed in
its nakshatra Mrigashira, and related to Jupiter by Jupiter’s
placement in Mercury’s nakshatra Revathi . So Mercury the
atmakaraka and buddha/vishnu planet is aptly the pivot of the chart.

5. All the four elemental triangle lords are connected. For example
st th th
the first triangle is comprised of 1 , 5 and 9 lords Saturn,
Mercury and Venus who form a team and the second triangle is
nd th th
comprised of 2 , 6 & 10 lords, Jupiter, Moon and Mars who form
another team.

6. Born at midnight (20th changing to 21st) in India, when it was

midday (20th) at the temple in ChichenItza. The temple was built to
align perfectly for showing Sun's exact conjunction with Pleiades,
the central star Alcyone in the era 1970-2012.
7. Mercury and Venus are the Quetzacoatel (coat of many colours)
planets in the chart, because they stick with the Rahu Ketu Serpent
axis even in the navamsha. Venus in Gemini is the plumed serpent,
the archetypal Birdman. The 4th house represents vehicles in the
chart, so Venus the 4th and 9th lord can be seen as acting like the
vehicle for Saturn, the Self significator. Venus is thus playing a
Garuda role. It is placed in the shastiamsha Amrita, symbolic of how
 Garuda gets the nectar. Saturn, the ascendant lord, acts as the
Vishnu planet. Vishnu is represented by blue, the colour of the sky.
punarvasu represents the sky, and Saturn relates to the colour blue;
the combination thus denotes a blue sky. punarvasu is also related
to the mother of humanity Aditi and Vishnu was born through her as
the avatar, Vamana. Vishnu is depicted as a blue being draped in
golden yellow. This symbolises the blue sky with a yellow Sun as
clothing.

So it is clear that Saturn is representing Vishnu and Venus is

representing Garuda (birdbrain). Saturn (Vishnu) rides on the
Venus (vehicle and nectar). Vishnu holds the wheel of time
(sudarshan chakra) with his right index finger. The right hand index
finger is represented by Jupiter in PT's chart, and is related to PT’s
right hand through conjunction with the 3rd lord. The wheel of time
is personified by Jupiter’s placement in Revathi (the ‘time’
nakshatra).

8. Shiva component of the chart can be seen through the sign

Aquarius (aqua vitae or waters of life), rising on the ascendant. The
waters of life are depicted as Ganga falling from Shiva’s hair. This
can be seen as ultraviolet etheric Rain of perennial consciousness.
Venus is related to the Rudras or time lords, through its placement
in Ardra. The Rudras are embodiments of Shiva energy. The fixed
signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius all represent Shiva.

PT's entire chart is based on Mercury and Venus exchange.

Mercury in the fixed sign Taurus represents the Vishnu and Shiva
principle and Venus in the mutable sign gemini also represents the
Vishnu and Shiva principle.

In PT’s chart there are exactly 5 planets in fixed signs (Shiva signs)
and five planets in mutable signs (Vishnu Signs). This combination
results in perfect merging to produce Hari-Hara (half Vishnu, half
Shiva).

9. Mars , the planet of blood, is in Uttarabhadrapada an oceanic

nakshatra. Oceans and blood have one important thing is common
~ both are salty. So the planet of blood is in a nakshatra
representing oceans (Earth blood). The largest amongst earth’s
oceans is Pacific, which translates into Prashant in Sanskrit. So the
nd
name Prashant is perfect for this incarnation. Also the 2 house
presides over the name of a person.
10. Our Sun revolves around Alcyone the central star of Pleiades.
The Incas and the Aztecs through their pyramids at Chichenitza
established the date for a precise conjunction between our Sun and
st st
Alcyone as 21 May. Therefore the Sun in Krittika on 21 May
would be the accurate representation of Sun (solar system)
connecting with its galactic counterpart.

11. Garuda (the bird brain) requires a Turtle & Elephant to satiate
his hunger. The turtle is an uttarabhadrapada animal, whilst the
elephant is a revati animal. The 2nd house relates to eating and is
occupied by the planets Mars & Jupiter placed in uttarabhadrapada
and revathi respectively.

12. The chart as a whole represents the churning of the ocean

story. Jupiter and Mars are in the sign of the ocean, Pisces. Jupiter
is representing the churning through Revathi. Revathi relates to the
wheel of time, a wheel that goes round and round like a churning
rod. Mars is in Uttarabhadrapada, the nakshatra representing the
tortoise. In the story Vishnu assumes the form of a tortoise to
support Mt Mandhara. Moon in Uttara Phalguni represents the axis
of the churning, and is in straight relation to the Mars turtle, as
Moon and Mars are exactly 180 degrees apart. Moon represents the
seat of Brahma. Rahu and Ketu are representing the serpent used
in the churning. The serpent is positioned at a right angle in respect
to the axis. The devas represented by Sun and Mercury are holding
the tail Ketu. Sun is placed in Krittika which relates to the asterism
Pleiades. So Pleiades becomes representative of the Devas
(righteous ones). The nectar which comes out of the churning is
represented by Venus as it placed in Amrita Shashtiamsha. Vishnu
assumes the form of Mohini in this story to keep the unrighteous
from gaining the nectar. It is interesting to note that PT was born on
Mohini Ekadashi ...
 Astrology - Its Importance and Relevance
by Prash Trivedi

• The word 'Astrology' is derived from two roots - 'aster,' or star, and
'logos,' or logic - giving it the meaning 'star logic'.
• The importance of Astrology in our lives can be gauged from the real
meaning of the word 'disaster.' The word 'disaster' is made up of two
roots - 'dis' or separation, and 'aster' or stars - giving it the meaning
'separation from the stars. The implications of this meaning in
relation with the present understanding of this word are not hard to
see.
• Astrology is our only connection with the cosmos. All we have is sky
above and ground below.
• Astrology connects the patterns in the heavens with the happenings
on earth.
• Astrology is the oldest among sciences. Its origins can be traced
back to the beginning of the cosmos and it will be relevant as long as
the universe exists
• Astrology is the soul of astronomy ... it begins where astronomy
stops. Astronomy without Astrology is as lifeless as a body without
a soul ...it is similar to trying to appreciate a painting by analyzing
the chemical composition of the colours used.
• Astrology is the language of the stars ... it is in fact the Universal
language.
• Astrology is basically a science of time. Every moment in time has a
certain quality attached to it. By being born at a particular moment in
time under the heavens we imbibe this quality. The personal
horoscope is just a simplified map of the heavens at the moment we
are born. It is in turn a guide map for our journey through time on the
planet known as earth.
• Astrology does not pronounce any judgement. Just like nature, it has
no good or bad. It just reveals what was, what is, and what can be.
• Astrology is not about depending on fate as a lot of people purport it
to be. In fact, it puts more emphasis on karma than fate. Today's
'karma' is tomorrow's 'fate'.
• Astrology is the science of 'light' and lights the path known as life. It
is finally up to us to traverse the path once it has been lighted.
• Astrology is not about bondage to a cruel hand of fate or destiny but
all about attaining freedom through understanding and proper use of
our freewill.
• Astrology functions upon the natures law - "for every action there is
an equal and opposite reaction." Our fate (present life) is made up of
our own actions (past) and thus can be dissolved only by our own
 actions (present). It is all a question of varying forces. Supposing if
our previous actions carry a weight of 100 lb. and if our effort (in the
present) outweighs 100 lb. we will overcome our fate.
• Astrology lets us know what tools we have at our disposal in the
present life and how we can make best possible use of them.
• Astrology is the answer to the 'why' of everything with in the realm of
human existence.
• Astrology is a catalyst in our evolutionary journey ... it can help us
learn our lessons with the minimum of strife.
• Astrology is all about lessening confusion and increasing clarity.
• Astrology is all-encompassing ... it covers all the spheres of human
existence. It is the root of psychology, healing and all other
humanitarian pursuits.
• Astrology is all-inclusive ... it has no bias for any race, religion,
gender, culture or nationality. It has space for all the modern
branches of science and even those who don't believe in it!
• Astrology has much more to offer than just being a tool for
foretelling the future.
• Astrology is the chord linking the past, present and the future.
• Astrology is a conscious way of living our lives on earth. In Plato's
words " a life unanalyzed is not worth living"... it is a wonderful tool
for self-introspection and self-analysis.
• Astrology is a personal as well as a collective science.
• Astrology is more about understanding than belief ... it is a
knowledge system not a belief system.
• Astrology is the key to attaining the understanding of the workings
of the Universal Mind.
• Astrology basically deals with consciousness ... it works on a
material level through the level of consciousness.
• Astrology in a sense deciphers the handwriting of the Creator ... it
unravels the message inherent in the stars spawning the night sky.
• Astrology is the only common link between all the existing as well as
the ancient cultures.
• Astrology is not a science of chance, but since probabilities exist at
the quantum level of existence as modern physics has found they do
so at the macro level as well. So astrology doesn't say a certain
event is going to happen. It only indicates that there is a certain
probability of an event happening.
• Astrology is as valid as its practitioner. It can only be pronounced
valid or invalid after being put to test like everything else. Sir Isaac
Newton's retort when a fellow scientist was questioning its validity
- ," but Sir, I practice it and you don't " - puts this point in
perspective.
• Astrology is amazingly accurate ... it can work accurately even on a
daily or hourly basis if required.
JYOTISH or VEDIC ASTROLOGY - A BRIEF INTRO

by Prash Trivedi

Vedic astrology is the modern name for an ancient system of astrology known in Sanskrit
as "Jyotish" - "Jyoti" being light and "isha" being lord. Jyotish thus translates into "the
Lord of Light" or "the Knowledge of Light". Modern science now confirms that all
matter/physical universe is based upon light and its interplays which would make Jyotish
"the science of light".

Vedic Astrology is a science dating back to more than 5000 years. Its earliest origins can
however be traced back to the beginning of the manifest Universe. It passed down through
the ages as an orally transmitted knowledge and formed an important part of the Vedas,
one of the prime manuscripts containing the spiritual tradition of India.

Vedic Scriptures known as 'Vedas' describe Jyotish as 'the Eye of the Vedas'. The world is
always there but we cannot see it without our eyes - in the same way Jyotish is the light
which illumines the universal knowledge encapsulated in the Vedas.

The Ancient Sages who according to Vedic Mythology are the mind born sons of Brahma
(one of the Trinity, the Creator of the Universe in Vedic Mythology), were privy to the
secrets and functionings of the Universe and transmitted their knowledge orally to their
disciples.

The instructions of one such Sage by the name of Parashara were put into text around
3000 years ago. These writings form the backbone of present day Vedic Astrology.

Vedic Astrology is thus the earliest form of Astrology and is a system that has changed
very little over the course of time. Its precision and accuracy as a divination science is
unrivalled even today.

Its western counterpart, known as Western Astrology has its roots in the Roman
civilisation. The Romans derived it from the Greeks who in turn derived it from the
Egyptians.

Many scholars now believe that Astrology travelled to Egypt through the middle east
(Babylonian culture). Babylonians had a strong connection with the Vedic civilisation
flourishing in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent and so it can be said that
their Astrology was very similar if not completely identical to Jyotish.

The modern day Western Astrology was deeply influenced by the Theosophical
Movement. Theosophists as we know were channelling their information from the East -
mainly India and Tibet. Somehow over the last century many faults crept into this evolving
system such as the use of the astronomically inaccurate Tropical Zodiac.

Tropical Zodiac used in Western Astrology was relevant 2000 years ago but is no longer
valid. There is no point in analysing a chart which does not correspond to the actual
heavenly positions of the planets and signs. It is similar to playing music on an out of tune
instrument!

Vedic Astrology is much more extensive and vast than its western counterpart. It is
unquestionably the foremost among all divination methods and sciences.
It requires a serious and deep study with an open attitude from all the intellectual and
inquisitive minds to uncover its magic. To all the critics of Astrology we suggest that they
take a good look at the functionings of Vedic Astrology before they dismiss it as
nonsense.

History bears testament to the fact that the greatest scientific minds like Ptolemy, Newton
and Galileo all practised Astrology.

It is interesting to note that Ancient Vedic Sages knew about most of the astronomical
phenomena including the precession of the earth's axis thousands of years before modern
astronomy came to know about it and used it in their calculations.

The present day Vedic Astrology is comprised of different systems delineated by different
Sages, which are complementary to each other thereby adding to its richness.

Vedic Astrology covers every area of human existence and can give accurate results down
to the minute. Vedic Astrology encompasses everything ranging from psychology,
healing, prediction,religion and spirituality to everyday affairs.

Every birth is sacred and brings with it both positive and difficult karma which influence
our Character, Talents, Relationships, Career ,Finance, Health and Spiritual nature.

There is nothing one cannot improve or change through greater self understanding and
right application. Upon this foundation one can take responsibility for one's Self and direct
one's life in a more positive and meaningful manner. Vedic Astrology helps you do exactly
that.

We have an online course available for those who would like to explore this fascinating
science from scratch - Click Here for Details

WESTERN ASTROLOGY - WHY IT IS NO LONGER RELEVANT!

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE VEDIC (SIDEREAL) ZODIAC AND THE

WESTERN (TROPICAL) ZODIAC

It is important to know what differentiates Vedic Astrology from the more well known
Western Astrology.

Vedic Astrology or Jyotish (its Sanskrit name meaning Jyoti - Light and Isha - Lord) is
based upon the Sidereal Zodiac as opposed to the Tropical Zodiac used in Western
Astrology.

Although the Sidereal Zodiac was used by Western Astrologers like Ptolemy in the
beginning, over the course of time a more symbolic zodiac was adopted which is
astronomically inaccurate.

This difference between the two zodiacs is called the "Ayanamsha". The Ayanamsha takes
into account the revolution of the earth's axis, a phenomenon in Astrology known as the
"precession of the equinoxes".
To explain this in the simplest way possible the earth spins(wobbles to be more precise)
on its own axis in a conical motion and takes approximately 25,800 years to complete one
revolution. It means that every 2000 years the position of the vernal or spring equinox,
which marks the beginning point of the first sign of the zodiac Aries is always changing
and moving forwards in time.

Consequently the pole star also changes every few thousand years as seen in the figure
below.

When a person born today has the Sun at 10 degrees in Aries using the Tropical Zodiac, in
actual astronomical reality the Sun will be 23 degrees backwards placed in the sign of
Pisces.

For example when the Sun used to move into Aries on the 21st of March at 200 A.D. today
it will enter the sign of Aries around the 14th of April. When the Sun moved into the sign of
Scorpio on the 22nd October at 200 A.D. today it will enter the sign of Scorpio around the
14th of November.

This the reason why the present day

SUN-SIGN ASTROLOGY is COMPLETELY WRONG.
It is a complete joke in more ways than one - it has very little to do with Real Astrology. It
is time that it was erased from public/media consciousness.

The Sidereal Zodiac used in Vedic Astrology is astronomically accurate because it takes
the shifting of the earth's axis into account when calculating the longitudes of the planets
and constellations.

The Tropical Zodiac used in Western Astrology is a Symbolic Zodiac based upon the
position of the planets and constellations as they were in the sky 2000 years ago.

The Sidereal zodiac is the real zodiac as it actually appears in the sky at any given
moment.

In order to convert a Western (tropical) horoscope into a Vedic (sidereal) horoscope one
needs to subtract the current ayanamsa from the Tropical longitudes of the planets and
signs to get their Sidereal positions. Because the earth's axis is always changing its
position the ayanamsa changes slightly every year.

In January 1, 1900 the ayanamsa was 22 degrees 27 minutes 59 seconds.

Today the ayanamsa is 23º 52' degrees.

There are various ayanamsas in use today. There are some disagreements on the actual
measurement of the ayanamsa or longitudinal difference between the two zodiacs. The
most popular and widely accepted ayanamsa in India was introduced by N.C. Lahiri. He
calculates the precessional rate to be around 48 seconds per year.

WESTERN ASTROLOGY - WHY IT IS NO LONGER RELEVANT!

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE VEDIC (SIDEREAL) ZODIAC AND THE

WESTERN (TROPICAL) ZODIAC

by Prash Trivedi

It is important to know what differentiates Vedic Astrology from the more well
known Western Astrology.

Vedic Astrology or Jyotish (its Sanskrit name meaning Jyoti - Light and Isha -
Lord) is based upon the Sidereal Zodiac as opposed to the Tropical Zodiac used
in Western Astrology.

Although the Sidereal Zodiac was used by Western Astrologers like Ptolemy in
the beginning, over the course of time a more symbolic zodiac was adopted
which is astronomically inaccurate.

This difference between the two zodiacs is called the "Ayanamsha". The
Ayanamsha takes into account the revolution of the earth's axis, a phenomenon
in Astrology known as the "precession of the equinoxes".

To explain this in the simplest way possible the earth spins(wobbles to be more
precise) on its own axis in a conical motion and takes approximately 25,800
years to complete one revolution. It means that every 2000 years the position of
the vernal or spring equinox, which marks the beginning point of the first sign of
the zodiac Aries is always changing and moving forwards in time.

Consequently the pole star also changes every few thousand years as seen in
the figure below.
When a person born today has the Sun at 10 degrees in Aries using the Tropical
Zodiac, in actual astronomical reality the Sun will be 23 degrees backwards
placed in the sign of Pisces.

For example when the Sun used to move into Aries on the 21st of March at 200
A.D. today it will enter the sign of Aries around the 14th of April. When the Sun
moved into the sign of Scorpio on the 22nd October at 200 A.D. today it will enter
the sign of Scorpio around the 14th of November.

This the reason why the present day

SUN-SIGN ASTROLOGY is COMPLETELY WRONG.
It is a complete joke in more ways than one - it has very little to do with Real
Astrology. It is time that it was erased from public/media consciousness.

The Sidereal Zodiac used in Vedic Astrology is astronomically accurate because

it takes the shifting of the earth's axis into account when calculating the
longitudes of the planets and constellations.

The Tropical Zodiac used in Western Astrology is a Symbolic Zodiac based upon
the position of the planets and constellations as they were in the sky 2000 years
ago.

The Sidereal zodiac is the real zodiac as it actually appears in the sky at any
given moment.

In order to convert a Western (tropical) horoscope into a Vedic (sidereal)

horoscope one needs to subtract the current ayanamsa from the Tropical
longitudes of the planets and signs to get their Sidereal positions. Because the
earth's axis is always changing its position the ayanamsa changes slightly every
year.
In January 1, 1900 the ayanamsa was 22 degrees 27 minutes 59 seconds.

Today the ayanamsa is 23º 52' degrees.

There are various ayanamsas in use today. There are some disagreements on
the actual measurement of the ayanamsa or longitudinal difference between the
two zodiacs. The most popular and widely accepted ayanamsa in India was
introduced by N.C. Lahiri. He calculates the precessional rate to be around 48
seconds per year.

A Brief Intro to Rahu - the North Node of the Moon

by Prash Trivedi

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Rahu, the North Node, is assigned the rulership of the sign Aquarius by the sage
Parashar, who is one of the prime contributors to the richness of Vedic astrology.

Rahu has a nature very similar to that of Saturn, so it can rule either Capricorn or
Aquarius.

But since it is airy in temperament and is a mystical planet, it automatically qualifies for
the co-rulership of Aquarius.

According to ancient Indian mythology, Lord Shiva (the god of destruction and one of
the trinity) is supposed to preside over the sign Aquarius.

He is blue in color, has matted locks with holy waters flowing from them, wears a snake
around his neck, is unmindful of his appearance, and roams around the snow-filled
mountains.

So it is not hard to see the obvious connection between his physical and mental attributes
and those of Aquarius.

He has blue color; Aquarius is the sign associated with blue color in both Vedic and
western astrology.

He is unmindful of his appearance and has matted locks; Aquarius is the most ascetic
among the signs, and people with Aquarius strong or Aquarius rising are the least
mindful about their looks.

Roaming around the snow-filled mountains shows the ascetic nature of Shiva, which is
the very nature of Aquarius.

Pisces, the last sign in the zodiac, is the sign ruling complete wisdom and liberation.
Now, true wisdom and liberation are only possible after renunciation of the material
world.

Aquarius is the sign preceding Pisces, and thus rules that penultimate stage in the journey
of man toward liberation.

Now the question arises: What connection does the snake (representing the serpent
power) have with Aquarius? That's where Rahu comes into the picture.

The knowledge and wisdom associated with Aquarius are not attained until one masters
Astro - Questions & Answers

• QUESTION: Could you tell me how a retrograde exalted Saturn acts in a chart as
compared to an exalted direct Saturn?

ANSWER: If Saturn was just exalted, one would always take the easy way out and be
more diplomatic in general. Retrograde Saturn is a little more skeptical and slow and
gains more through obstacles/disruption rather than a building process. Retrograde
exalted Saturn is a strong placement but it gives slow results over a longer period of time,
in comparison to a direct exalted Saturn. Saturn will work more strongly in one's
 advanced years as opposed to the first half of life. The same would be the case during
Saturn minor period. The results will be more apparent in the second half.

• QUESTION:You mentioned that an exalted planet will either show refined or unrefined
energies depending on the Navamsha, Nakshatramsha & Shashtiamsha chart. Could you
tell me what the Nakshatramsha chart is?

ANSWER:The Nakshatramsha is the 27th divisional chart and fine tunes the Navamsa
placements. You can download Jagannath Hora Lite software (It has the
Nakshatramsha). It's free on the net.

• QUESTION: In the case of Saturn being exalted in my chart, could you walk me through
how you would use these three charts to determine the type of energies, as an exalted
planet, that Saturn will display.

ANSWER: Saturn's Navamsa placement in Capricorn gives it a rigid spine and strong
material inclinations. It makes it a worldly planet. In a way it can be seen as a corporate
placement.
Saturn is in Cancer with Ketu in the Nakshatramsha and gives it a soft under belly from a
pastlife, dedicated to homely/maternal issues. It works by being receptive to other's
needs.
Saturn is in a Shashtiamsha called Lakshmisha meaning Lord of Laxmi (wealth). This
makes it a good financial planet which promises financial gains in its periods.

• QUESTION: Rahu in my chart is both debilitated and retrograde in my chart. Could you
explain how it will act.

ANSWER: If you read my book on the Lunar Nodes you will find that even though Rahu
is debilitated in Saggitarius it has the capacity to give good results because Rahu never
does too badly in Jupiter's sign. In your case it is even aspected by its own dispositor.

• QUESTION: I am aware that each nakshatra is divided into four padas but am not certain
as to how to use the pada for further refinement around the Nakshatra.

ANSWER:Try to mix the pada lords with the Nakshatra lords like you would mix the
energies of two planets in conjunction. For example if Venus is in fourth pada of Ardra,
than Rahu-Jupiter (Pisces mode) conjunction sort of energy would be relayed by Venus.

• QUESTION: So, does that mean that the pada will indicate which house affairs the
Nakshatra's characteristics/attributes will relate to, in addition to the planet that occupies
the Nakshatra?

ANSWER:Yes,but you have to remember that this a weak effect in comparision to other
effects. For example, the main planetary lord of a nakshatra will have more of a say in
relation to house affairs than the pada lord.

• QUESTION: Does the Lord of the Pada add any further refinement?

ANSWER: It deals with underlying energies just as Navamsha governs the underlying
energies of the Rasi.
• QUESTION: Exalted Planets - when a planet is exalted your course material says that it
becomes extremely strong. Is it "extremely strong" just as it relates to the house it is
located in or does this carry over to the houses it rules and houses/planets it aspects?

ANSWER: It carries over to the houses it rules. Aspects is a whole different thing
altogether.

• QUESTION: Does the "extremely strong" relate just to non-living affairs of the house or to
both living and non-living?

ANSWER: That depends upon the planets, natural & temporal nature. A natural malefic
will always harm live things even if it is exalted.

• QUESTION: If the exalted planet is a malefic will it tend to emphasize the higher energies
and lessen the lower energies and if so, does this effect, again, just relate to the house
the planet is in or to anything in a chart it influences.

ANSWER: An exalted malefic can function both in a refined and unrefined manner
depending upon the overall tone of the chart and its placements in Navamsha,
Nakshatramsha & Shashtiamsha. The combined effect will be noticed in whatever comes
under its influence.

• QUESTION: What is the effect of an exalted planet that is also retrograde?

ANSWER: The outer planets (Mars, Jupiter & Saturn) give strong results when
retrograde. The inner planets also give strong results but may lack initiative. Overall they
have a tendency to give good luck through some sort of reversed events (like making
money during war).

• QUESTION: If a planet is retrograde, does it internalize the energy of the planet as it

relates to affairs of the house it is in, or does it internalize the planet's energy as it relates
to everything influenced by the planet in the chart?

ANSWER: Only the natural nature of the planet gets internalized. For example, Mercury
retrograde will lose its outer quick chatty communicability but the internal dialogue within
the person would be profuse.

• QUESTION: If Mars is retrograde then that might mean that a person would be hesitant
to act in an ambitious or courageous manner (is this right?).

ANSWER: Yes that is right.

• QUESTION: What happens if a retrograde planet is also debilitated? I understand from

your course work that if the planet is debiliated it will emphasize the negative results of
the planet, but if retrograde also, does this lessen the negative impact?

ANSWER: Retrograde debilitated planets are stronger than just forward moving
debilitated planets. Overall this means that sometimes their negative results are even
more pronounced. But their strength does help people get on with life despite not living
up to their full potential.
• QUESTION: You are about to publish a book on Nakshatras. I have read that little in the
way of Vedic knowledge/information on the nakshatras is available. If this is true,
how/where did you obtain the knowledge you are providing in your book? Also, will the
information/knowledge in your book be much different than that in Dennis Harness's book
- other than the illustrations?

ANSWER: I have gotten the information from my own experience in Astrology. We (Veno
and I) pay constant attention to nakshatras on a daily basis as well as in the charts of
clients. The more one pays attention to them the more one learns about them. Our book
has a totally different structure to Dennis Harness's book and is likely to contradict alot of
what he has written.

• QUESTION: I understand that some people (mainly Western astrologers who later
learned Vedic astrology) use both methods. The Western system will be used more for
personality traits and the Vedic for predictive matters. What are your thoughts on this?

ANSWER: There's nothing about personal psychology which cannot be gauged from
Jyotish. Western Astrology, is, as you know, flawed from the initial process of chart
casting. It's more about playing with people's minds and fantasies, rather than giving
them a piece of reality. It's very easy to make Jyotish more psychologically oriented. It all
depends on the practitioner. It's just that superficial psychological issues weren't given
much importance in the Vedic scheme of things, like they are in the west. The ancient
sages have gone into the psychological aspects of human nature in depth for thousands
of years, while in the west psychology has only just begun (At least Jung was humble
enough to admit this).

• QUESTION: I have read that Jyotish astrology isn't true Vedic astrology - that it
represents a blend of Greek and Vedic methods. What are your thoughts on this?

ANSWER: Jyotish was transmitted from India onto the middle eastern civilizations like
Babylonian, Assyrian and Chaldean. From there it reached the Egyptians. Greeks in turn
took all their knowledge from the Egyptians. What happened after that is that these
civilizations added some new things to this science through their own experience (like
casting the solar return charts). These additions were relayed back to India and
incorporated into Jyotish. In our view though, most of these are not required and in most
cases, just complicate matters instead of simplifying them.

• QUESTION: In regards to your book on Lunar Nodes, what are the Hindu authoritative
works that act as the basis for interpreting the nodes as a karmic axis?

ANSWER: I did it based on my personal experience using my Vedic genepool. A lot of

ancient Vedic texts (especially astrological) are not available today. Even the ones that
are available now (like Parashara Hora Shastra) are not present in their entirety. One has
to rely on one's ancient genetic memory to recover the knowledge.

• QUESTION: If there is in fact no Vedic basis, then how did the medieval western
astrologers possibly come up with such a concept on their own? Who did they take it
from?

ANSWER:The so called medieval western astrologers used a sidereal zodiac. They had
all the vedic knowledge transmitted through the following route Vedic - Babylonian -
Egyptian - Greek - Roman In fact lot of the knowledge which was known in middle ages is
secret now.
• QUESTION: Does the basis for interpreting the nodes as a karmic axis come instead
from an oral tantric tradition from india?

ANSWER: All the puranic stories point towards it in a pretty straightforward manner.
Everyone confronts their Rahu-Ketu axis. Even Vishnu got his head severed off once for
paying off for the initial cutting of the Swarbhanu's head. There is a lot more to it on a
galactic level relating to separation of Gemini (antigalactic center) - Sagittarius ( galactic
center) as signs but that would take a whole book in itself to explain.

• QUESTION: What Hindu authority did you rely on for your book "The Rahu/Ketu
Experience"?

ANSWER: I relied on Puranas and my experience and intuition. My brahminic genepool

( from Sage Bharadwaja's gotra) has all the knowledge memory of the original
astrological knowledge. That's the only book one can rely on.

• QUESTION: Since the Western astrologers use the karmic axis too, do both zodiacs
show one's past/future growth/direction, just differently?

ANSWER: Western system has a wrong zodiac. It is a trick played on them by their
founders ( who knew better) so that they grope in the dark.

The Message of the Ancients

- A Vedic Perspective
by Prash Trivedi

• the Shifting Ages

• the Orion mystery
• the Temples of Angkor
• Ramayana and Mahabharata -
ancient Vedic epics or historical
diaries ?
• the Astrological Code

• our Common Roots

In my study of ancient Vedic scriptures, I have come across some startling conclusions.

Through this piece I would like to share some of them with you.

For example, the ancient Vedic seers knew about the phenomenon of relativity, as can be seen
from this story taken from one of the Vedic scriptures:

An Earthly King was called upon by Brahma, the Creator among the Trinity of Vedic deities
presiding over universal affairs, to visit him in his abode which was quite far (many light
years) away from earth. The Earthly King agreed, and visited the abode of Brahma and spent
around fifteen minutes (of Brahmaloka time) witnessing the splendour of Brahmaloka.

After that he asked Brahma to arrange for his return to Earth as his family and kingdom
awaited him. Brahma laughed and told him that by the time he returned to earth, thousands of
years of Earth time would have passed. No one would recognize him as his Kingdom no
longer existed and his family had already gone through many generations. This shows beyond
doubt that the ancient Vedic seers knew about time travel and the relativity of time and space
long before Albert Einstein revealed his theories to the modern world.

I feel that the key to unlocking the recently discovered "Orion" mystery of the Pyramids, the
"Draconis" mystery of temples in Angkor, and the "Pleiades" mystery of the Mayan
civilization, lies in the ancient Vedic texts. These texts contain more references concerning all
these sacred constellations and deep sky objects than any other ancient manuscripts.

The Orion mystery of the Pyramids arises from the fact that the three Pyramids at
Giza,located south-west of Cairo, are aligned exactly as the three middle stars of the
constellation of Orion namely Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka.

Also, the three Pyramids are aligned at an angle of 45 degrees, and astronomical data shows
that the belt of Orion was tilted at such an angle around 10,500 BC. Hence, a startling
conclusion looms on the horizon, which is that the Pyramids were constructed not around
2500 BC by the Egyptians, but by a more advanced civilization thousands of years earlier.

The story does not end here, as it is found that the main chamber of the King's pyramid was
linked to passages which aimed directly at the heart of Orion as it would have been located in
that time.

The mystery deepens when one finds that the temples at Angkor in Cambodia form a shape
exactly similar to the constellation of Draconis. Using astronomical data, once again it is
found that the temples align with the constellation as it appeared around 10,500 BC.

It is also interesting to note that the constellations of Orion and Draconis lie almost opposite
to each other in the celestial view from Earth.
Interestingly, the figure of 10,500 BC comes up in both cases, and this is also the time given
by esoteric astrologers for the last great global cataclysm which destroyed a ivilization much
more advanced than our own.

The recent advances made in esoteric astrology can help understand why the ancients were so
keen on studying and following the motion of these sacred constellations.

Within these celestial bodies also lies the key to the common source of all these civilizations,
which can only be understood by understanding their esoteric significance through the study
of astrology of the ancients.

If these theories are correct, then we can safely conclude that the ancients constructed these
structures as astronomical codes for preserving the knowledge of the past cataclysm, which
happened around 10,500 BC, and also as a warning for future generations.

Most of the esoteric astrologers agree that the last major cataclysm occurred around 10,000
Shifting Awareness - the Real Education

by Prashant Trivedi
Majority of humanity at present has an
awareness which is confined to daily
activities in what is known as the 'worldly
realm'.

As a whole we find ourselves lost in this

huge Universe with no connection
whatsoever with the forces of the
Cosmos, except probably for the physical
connection springing from the awareness
of being born out of the cosmic matter.

Most people's thoughts do not even for a moment encounter this lost feeling because
they occupy themselves completely with the mundane.

Very few among us are seeking to find our true place with in the observable Universe
and other presently hidden realms.

Just looking around one sees that hardly anyone is looking up at the stars and
wondering how they are related to us.

The astronomers seem to be the only ones observing them but in general their
approach is purely material and bound by the rigid conformities of scientific thought.

So many questions relating to our existence remain unanswered but we turn our
backs to them and go along living engrossed in the minor details of what is
commonly known as "life".

The plan of the Universe is same from an atom to a galaxy.

Our bodies are made up of sub atomic forces as well as the cosmic dust which
created the stars and the galaxies.

We are the children of the stars and at the same time each of us is a full fledged
atomic universe.

We stand right in the middle of the atomic and galactic realms in terms of both
relative size and time.

The principle of being 'the same with in as with out' holds true as our relationship with
the Cosmos is that of a microcosm and a macrocosm.

All these aspects of our existence have to be pondered upon and in time realized
and experienced by each one of us through whatever path suits us the best.

This would be the true education for all of humanity regardless of all barriers of
religion, country, occupation etc.

Even in the Hopi wisdom teachings, the image (shown above) of the 'knower'
teaching a 'child' portrays the knower imparting the knowledge of the stars to the
child, who is aiming at the stars with his bow and arrow. Here the arrow symbolizes
the child's attention and the bow symbolizes his mind/intellect. This as a whole is
meant to show the four main attributes required for learning the ways of the universe
- curiosity, innocence, humility and concentration.

A major shift in consciousness is now almost a necessity on an individual as well as

the collective level.

The collective has moulded itself quite quickly to the changes brought about by
science and technology in the last few hundred years.
The Spirit of Enquiry
- Prashant Trivedi

We live in a society that thrives upon competition, ambition, greed, and exploitation.
Because of this, the earth's resources are being consumed at an alarming rate.

To make matters worse, few are really bothered enough to be concerned with the
consequences we face tomorrow.

But underneath, amidst all the affluence of the modern world, people are living with
more fears and anxieties than ever before.

Real peace has become an illusion, and nearly all who are alive today have never
experienced it, believing that peace is merely the absence of war.

The head powers of all nations deal with short term crisis intervention, and have no
solutions for the long term well being of the planet.

Reform measures offer no solution, rather such measures are akin to using a life

Prash's Radio Interview on the

LauraLee Show

"Moving Out of the Age of Darkness..."

First Aired: 04-03-02
Transcript of the Interview

LauraLee - Welcome to Conversations for Exploration. Hi, I'm your host

LauraLee. The Vedic texts talk about world ages - going from the
golden age to the dark age and back again, so where are we in that
cycle? Feels like the dark ages I know with all that war and violence
going on. The Vedic texts would or would not surprise you, written so
many thousand years ago, they contain so many clues to advanced
technologies and advanced scientific concepts. Our guest today is
Prash Trivedi, an astrologer who now lives in South Wales, but grew up
in India surrounded by these texts. And he was reading these vedic
texts from a very early age. He says that you can find clearly stated
what we would call today the principle of relativity, what we would call
today aviation and aerospace right there in the vedas and much much
more. Prash, hello and welcome!

Prash - Hello Laura Lee and thanks for having me on your show.

LauraLee - Let's start with the world ages. Can you explain what the
ancient Vedic texts say about them, how they describe them. What
derives one age to the next, to the next, and where are we in your
estimation?

Prash - The most important thing which the vedic texts say about the
last 5000 years is that we are living in Kaliyuga, which translates into
the Age of Darkness. It started around 3000 years ago by my
calculations. Of course there are a lot of scholars out there who have
different opinions but this is my opinion of it.

LauraLee- And how do you calculate that?

Prash- That is because a great war took place around that time around
3102 B.C. which is very clearly documented in the Vedic texts. One of
these Vedic epics called the Mahabharata clearly documents this war,
and that's what I base my calculation on.

LauraLee- You also say the Mayan texts talk about a 5000 year Age
that also ends in ...

Prash - Yeah it is the fourth age of the Sun. They call it the fourth Age
of the Sun which lasts for 5000 years. Similarly the vedic texts say this
age lasts for 5000 years, from 3000 BC onwards.

LauraLee - And when do we get that turnaround and back on up on to

the upswing?

Prash - The transition periods are always 100 to 200 years. There is no
one specific date, like Mayans have a specific date like 2012 AD where
their calendar stops. There's nothing like that in the vedic texts.

LauraLee - They are slow moving cycles..

Prash - It gives around 100 - 200 years for the transition cycle

LauraLee - So you could look around and say it's as bad as it's going to
get if your calculations are correct.

Prash - Yes. The thing is that the times right now from 2002 to 2012
are very important because there are two other cycles converging right
now.

LauraLee - And what are those two other cycles that are converging
upon us.?

Prash- The first thing is that the winter solstice is harmonizing with the
galactic centre. Any astronomer knows that our galaxy has a centre
which they place at around 6 degrees Sagittarius, the sign Sagittarius.
The winter solstice as we know happens on December 23rd every year.
The sun will be in six degrees Sagittarius at this point right now. This
has to do with the phenomena of the precession of the equinoxes.

LauraLee - The precession of the equinoxes, right. And what does it

mean in terms of its astrological context?

Prash - It means that the energy from the galactic centre can now
affect us, the whole planet. That's what the Vedic texts say. The
galactic centre is the harbinger of all the knowledge and wisdom for
our galaxy.

LauraLee - Aah, so we're getting beamed directly from the galactic

centre ?

Prash - Yes, basically. It is supposed to usher in a kind of renaissance

right now. The truth about our role in politics, our role in the cosmos,
the truth about who is actually keeping us in the dark ages etc. would
come into light. In my view it is happening right now with shows like
yours and there are alot of other researchers around the world who are
coming up with different versions of the truth. Alot of truths in the last
10 years or so have come out in front of the general public.

LauraLee- So we're getting a direct unimpeded flow of wisdom from

the galaxy that will remind us who we are and what we're all about.

Prash - It happens to people, through different people. Change always

comes through people. It doesn't come through Gods or anything else.

LauraLee- Change comes through people…

Prash- Yes that's what the Vedic texts say.

LauraLee - The gods may inspire us but the change comes through us.

Prash- Yes. It is we who will make the change. There is going to be no

direct divine intervention as some have believed.

LauraLee - How far back do the ancient vedic texts go? What is the
information on them and how many cycles have they written about?

Prash - The vedic texts basically talk about a time which we can
roughly put at about 14 billion years. They start from the beginning of
time when the material universe came into being. Before the material
universe there was the astral universe. Before the astral universe there
was the causal universe.

LauraLee - We're talking about the beginning of the beginning, huh?

Prash- Yes, those universes have even longer time periods than the
material universe. I know it sounds complicated but the Vedic texts say
there are 3 planes of existence. There are 14 realms and 3 planes. The
3 planes are astral, physical and causal.

LauraLee - Describe the causal, the other two I can understand.

Prash- The causal is a pure light plane. It is much, much more refined
than the astral plane. It is the plane where what you would call the
guiding angels and the archangels and the governing forces of the
universe, all the deities from the different cultures reside..

LauraLee - Are we to understand that the physical is just an illusion? It

is just a step function of something more deeper and more eternal?

Prash- But it is not an illusion… Vedic texts say it is not an illusion.

LauraLee - But I'm saying that we have a sense that the physical is
really based upon something deeper, more eternal. That's why we
have that sense. David Balm says the implicate gives rise to the
explicate. ..

Prash- Physical is as real as causal. It is not to be shunned - because it

comes out of the astral and the astral produces physical. The causal
produces astral We shouldn't shun the physical or say it is more base.
It is just because it is more dense. It is just a denser medium.

LauraLee - It is still part of god's creation.

Prash- Yes, so what vedic texts say is that all this knowledge is never
lost in people at the soul level, but it is always deliberately kept in the
dark. People are always kept deliberately in the dark. It is happening
today with the electronic media. It is a mass hypnosis thing happening
out here right now. We are being bombarded by all these things which
have no real meaning all the time.

LauraLee - And how do the ancient vedic texts characterise kali yuga?
What do they actually say about it ?

Prash - They say it is an age where water will be unfit to drink, air will
be hard to breath, people will lose their morals, politics will be without
any purpose, there will be wars and famines all over, the people will be
unhappy most of the time, there will be no sense of fulfillment in
people's lives which is what we see everywhere around us today.

LauraLee- I'd agree with you. We are right smack in the dark ages. How
do they characterise the intervening ages before you get back to the
golden age? How does it describe each of those ages?

Prash- The thing was is that they have periods between 10,000 to 3000
B.C. which they saw as a kind of a bronze age. Alot of the researchers
have been talking about Atlantis, a civilization before 10, 500 BC
(before the global apocalypse took place around 10, 500 BC.) which
was in the silver age as far as the vedic texts are concerned. The
golden age was around 20 to 30,000 years before that. The dark age is
the smallest age. It just lasts for 5,000 years. We are lucky this period
only lasts for 5,000 years.

LauraLee - So there is a God. I've got a question which I've been

pondering over for some time. Do you really need advanced
technological civilization in the golden age or do people just operate
through levels of consciousness - therefore you don't need outer toys
to support you?

Prash - Advanced civilization doesn't necessarily mean they are

technologically advanced as well. Civilization doesn't need to be
technologically advanced to be a golden age civilisation. It just means
that people have more knowledge about the reality of who they are.

LauraLee - And that's what characterizes the golden age? People know
who they are?

Prash - People know who they are. People are satisfied. People have
knowledge about the universe and the cosmos. People have real
knowledge, not just material knowledge. But material knowledge
always follows real knowledge anyway. So they can do things which
might seem like science fiction right now to us even without having
any technological progress whatsoever.

LauraLee- How do the Vedas actually describe that?

Prash - In the Vedas if you made an atom bomb, you didn't need
machinery or a metal container to create an atom bomb. A vedic sage
or a high initiate in Vedic knowledge could just take up a blade of grass
and convert that into an atomic bomb.

LauraLee - Why would you need a bomb?

Prash - You know the forces have always been fighting in the universe.
The dark and the good -the light and the dark have always been
fighting with each other since the beginning of time. There are always
destructive forces. There are always people who want to harrass other
people. So in order to bring about order sometimes wars were
required.

LauraLee - Even in the golden age?

Prash - Not in the golden age…. on other levels, on the astral plane.
There are gods and demons …all these stories in all the mythologies
around the world. There are stories about wars on the astral plane
which affect earth as well sometimes. What we have in the wars out
here are just a reflection of the wars which take place in the astral
realm according to the Vedas.

LauraLee - Oh, interesting, so it's really not our fault…

Prash - Yes, it is a battle field sometimes of the gods and demons on

earth. It is a completely different world view the vedic texts have from
the modern western way of thinking - so sometimes it is hard to make
connections.

LauraLee - What is the human's role according to the Vedic texts in the
plane that we occupy?

Prash- It is considered the most important plane of existence among all

the 14 planes of existence, because this is the only place where we
can change things. We have a free will out here. We have a destiny
and we have a free will. Out here everything is not fixed. We can do
what we want and our actions will in turn change our consciousness.
This is the only plane where we can actually change our consciousness
and grow on a soul level. On other planes you don't get to do that. You
might have lots of pleasures, much greater pleasures than on the earth
on the other planes, but you never get to evolve on a spiritual level. So
all the entities on the astral planes, whether they are higher planes or
lower planes always want to take birth on earth to aid in their
evolution.

LauraLee- Oh I see, so once a demon they are always a demon until

they get to earth and you could possibly become a saint if you work
hard enough.

Prash - You work hard. This is the place which is called "karma bhumi"
in the Vedic texts which means action is most important. What you do
is what you become out here on this plane. So even the most
advanced entities like to take birth here, in order to refine themselves
even further.

LauraLee- What an interesting world view. How are the vedic texts
arranged? I mean some are in medicine, some are philosophy, some
are astrology, how does it all work? What is the thread that runs
through all of them?

Prash - I would like to get to some scientific things first, because some
of your listeners might be interested in the scientific parts of the Vedic
texts. There's a small story from one of the vedic texts which will prove
that the vedic texts knew about the phenomenon of relativity. The
story goes like this - "An earthly king was called upon by Brahma.
Brahma is the creator amongst the trinity of creator-preserver and
destroyer presiding over universal affairs. He asked him to visit him in
his abode which was quite far away from earth, a distance which would
correspond to many light years. The king agreed and visited the abode
of Brahma and spent around14 minutes of Brahma Loka time
witnessing the splendour around there. After he was done he asked
Brahma to arrange for his return to earth where his family and
kingdom awaited him. Brahma laughed and told him that by the time
he returned to earth, thousands of years would have passed on earth.
No one would recognize him and his kingdom would no longer exist.
The world had already gone through many generations. This shows
beyond doubt that they knew about time travel and the relativity of
time and space much before Albert Einstein revealed his theory to the
modern world.

LauraLee - Are you sure Albert wasn't reading some Vedic texts there
to get to …

Prash- Lorentz was, you know the scientist called Lorentz upon whose
theories Albert got his inspiration for the theory of relativity? He was
reading these Vedic texts. Alot of german scientists read vedic texts. It
is common knowledge now.

LauraLee - And what about those flying machines? The Vimanas?

Prash- The vedic texts are full of stories about interplanetary,

interstellar and intergalactic warfare - in comparison to which Star
Wars and Star Trek would seem like child stories. There's a vedic text
called "Vaimanika Shastra" which translates into the knowledge of
flying machines. This text is so amazing in its content that it can get
the grey cells working in the best aeronautical expert. It clearly
illustrates the point that they were privy to a detailed technological
knowledge. The modern day radar seems to be a matter of fact device
in these texts. There are some high tech devices in this text which
haven't seen the light of day as yet.

LauraLee - What do they say about them? Give us a clue? What do

they say?

Prash- There's a device which can make the pilot in the enemy plane
go unconscious. We don't have any device like this right now otherwise
there would be no need to carry million dollar missiles in the planes.
They talk about non polluting, noiseless engines running with a
mercury powered engine.

LauraLee - Mercury is pretty toxic though, but I like the noiseless and
nonpolluting part.

Prash - There are weapons which put an entire army to sleep without
causing them any harm, any physical harm.

LauraLee - That would definitely put an end to all this warfare we have
today.

Prash - It would definitely save much blood shed. The Ramayana and
Mahabharata are the two texts I am talking about. It's all there in black
and white out there. People can just go and buy the english versions of
these epics and read it for themselves. That's the great thing about the
vedic texts. Everything is out there in black and white. In other cultures
and other civilizations you have to go through so many vague things
and imagery. There's no imagery out there in the Vedic texts. It's all in
black and white.

LauraLee - On a philosophical basis, do the vedic texts imply that the

reason we fall from a golden age to a dark age is simply the warfare
and the conflict that is happening in the astral plane that is influencing
us, or is it simply that every thing has cycles up and down, it's just the
way of nature….

Prash - Its' just the way of nature. Everything has a time, like even evil
or darkness or whatever you call it also gets it time within the universal
framework.

LauraLee - It gets to be at the top of the heap when…

Prash - Yes, for some time… Everyone knows, all the most learned men
which were called the vedic sages knew about this. That's why they
put this information in texts. Earlier the knowledge was orally
transmitted. It was not written down. That's why they wrote them down
around 3000 BC. At some point of time when the dark influence begins
to recede we rediscover these texts and gain back the knowledge.

LauraLee - Well these texts have never been lost since they've been
written down. They have always been revered and read and studied,
haven't they throughout?

Prash - This is the best thing about the Vedic civilization. Every thing is
still there. With the Egyptian civilization, the Sumerian civilization and
the Mayan civilization, all the knowledge in their texts are lost. With
the vedic civilization everything is still there in black and white. All
people have to do is go and read them.

LauraLee - What do you contribute the longevity and the continuity of

the Vedic culture to?

Prash - It was because everything was connected to religion, what we

now know as religion. There was no word like religion in sanskrit, the
language in which the vedic texts were written. The closest word to
religion is dharma. Dharma basically means way of life and dharma is
different for every person and every individual. It was basically saying
that everyone could have their own religion, because vedic seers
understood that what is good for one person may not be good for
another. Every one has to have a different path of understanding
things, of gaining knowledge, of reaching wisdom for raising their
consciousness level.

LauraLee- We need to find our own individual way.

Prash - Yes, individual way. There was no organized religion in the

Vedic structure, and that's the reason why all these texts were never
tampered with. Organized religion always blocks real knowledge
because it says that there is no other way, there's no other system.
You have to follow this. So there were a lot of independent minds and
thinkers throughout the last 5000 years within the present Vedic
civilization, which helped to keep the knowledge alive.

LauraLee- So it never got dated, it never shut down anyone's

individuality ….

Prash- Yes. No one can question the immense sophistocation of indian

classical music. No one can question the complexity and completeness
of the sanskrit language. No one can question the aesthetics and
complexity of the Indian systems of dance. No matter which field of
indian culture you look at - textiles, art, architecture, we find amazing
refinement, complexity and sophistocation which you can't do with any
other civilization.

LauraLee - You must be proud to be of this culture….

Prash- No, it's not a pride thing. I found it very strange that the western
world had completely ignored such a vast knowledge system for so
long. British came to India in the 17th and 18th century and they came
to know of all this knowledge at that time, but it was kept under the
wraps always for some reasons best known to them. This surprised me,
and the western world had ignored this knowledge completely. There
was so much emphasis on the Egyptian civilization and the other
civilizations. Of this we just have these faint, very very faint…..

LauraLee - remnants?

Prash - …things from these civilizations…and the Indian civilization

which has everything in a good working state … which has knowledge
out there directly wasn't paid any attention to.

LauraLee - How do you follow the same principles through…from one

area. You know the principles that govern one area, and then the next,
and then the next….

Prash - It's all interconnected. Ayurveda, you must be conversant with

ayurveda, the healing system of the vedic texts. It translates into the
knowledge system of "life". It is important to know that it refers not to
the human body but the lifeforce which is connected to us on all levels
of existence. It does not involve poisoning the body to cure illnesses. It
only uses natural herbs. It is against surgery and it has no side effects.
This system which is still out there in all its completeness has been
completely ignored, and allopathy, which uses surgery, which has side
effects and which has so many problems… that is implemented all
around the world right now.
LauraLee - You know I did see a documentary where they had a Vedic
doctor analyse someone. They took 3 women who had cancer and they
had done these western tests so they knew what the conditions were…
and didn't tell the doctor anything. And he just did a few simple non
invasive observational tests and he was able to pinpoint exactly what
their condition was. He was able to prescribe some medicine, import it
from India, give it to them, and two of the women got markedly
improved. The third one never took her medicine so I don't think can
be counted. They were comparing the ancient Vedic system of
medicine to the modern Western system of medicine and it works just
as good. So I think we are beginning to see the light.

Prash - Yeah it is beginning to happen, but the thing I find bad is that in
the western world in general, a whole lot of bogus spirituality in the
guise of yoga and meditation has been perpetuated for the last 20/30
years at least.

LauraLee - When you say bogus, what's bogus about what the west has
got? It doesn't surprise me….

Prash - Because the vedic knowledge system was a complete knowlege

system where all the parts were connected. So just putting the body
into different physical postures as they do in yoga classes in the west
is not going to take care of the physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing
of a person. Because all the disciplines like astrology, vaastu, music
and dance … Everything is interconnected. If you have to be well on all
levels you have to understand everything and everything is easy to
understand, if you understand one thing which is astrology. Astrology
and astronomy are at the core of every science. For example an
ayurvedic doctor, when he sees a person, he will first see their birth
chart and what planetary periods they are running, and according to
that he will give his diagnosis and remedy. So ayurveda and astrology
are connected. The same goes with architecture and fengshui.
Fengshui uses directions. Directions are nothing but part of astrology
because they are ruled by different planets If one just understood
astrology in my view, one would get a key to understanding all the
systems. That's why in the vedic texts astrology is known as jyotish.
The term for astrology is jyotish, which translates into the "eye of the
vedas". When you have eyes to see you can see everything clearly.
You can't see even the material universe without eyes. In the same
way from astrology you can understand all the sciences around you. It
is the central science from the Vedic point of view.

LauraLee - Because all of the various disciplines are springing from the
same source and the understanding of this dance, this play between
the various universal forces of the life force…
Prash - Yeah, and astrology and astronomy are the only things which
connect us to the cosmos. It is our only connection with the stars. This
is the place where we get in touch with the universal forces and what
the universal mind expects from us. If we get in touch with that, then it
all becomes much clearer. Jyotish used to encompass everything
ranging from psychology, healing, prediction, spirituality to everyday
affairs.

LauraLee - Right, because astrology and astronomy is the study of the

stars and our relationship to them, so that's where the consciousness,
and universal wisdom and godhead speaks to us from that source, you
say.

Prash - Yes, from that source. If you take a look at jyotish, the vedic
system of astrology, you will find that astronomical phenomena like
the precession of the equinoxes, the earth's axis, was known
thousands of years before modern astronomy came to know about
these things.

LauraLee - How did they know? The sages just acquired through direct
transmission, direct knowing?

Prash - yeah because the calculations made in vedic astrology, which

has been the same in the last 5000 years in the almanacs and
everywhere - you find that they took the precession of the earth's axis
into account, and it is quite surprising that the astrology most
prevalent in the western world today, which is the sunsign astrology,
which is popularized by all media, newspapers, magazines …. ..doesn't
take the precession of the earth's axis into account. I will give you an
example - in the newspapers it says that Sun enters the sign Aries on
the 21st March, when in actuality it enters the constellation Aries only
on April 13th. Even an amateur astronomer will be able to tell you this
fact.

LauraLee - So that's where western astrology and vedic astrology

are….

Prash - Yeah, it's completely wrong! It's like playing an out of tune
instrument. You can't play music on an out of tune instrument.

LauraLee - How does the vedic knowledge relate to us today? You say
it is still vital, it is still current, you say it's still accurate, it's all
complete, and really we're just dealing with a lot of remnants and
separated little bodies of knowledge that don't have the complete
picture.
Prash- Because I've seen in the western world most of the emphasis is
on specialization. People want to specialize in a certain field but they
don't want to go into other fields or encompass everything. But the
vedic world view was different. They wanted everyone to know every
field, have a little bit of knowledge from every field. And they wanted
them to know the source. All I say to people is that if they just learnt
vedic astrology they would start to see the world in a different light
than they have ever seen. I will give you an example - People do not
know what is happening to them at a particular time in their lives.
People talk about midlife crisis. There are so many things in the
western world which go under the garb of psychology and stuff like
that. And all these answers lie in vedic astrology, like what happens to
a particular individual at a particular point of time, it is all written in the
stars, as they say.

LauraLee - It's one thing to read this knowledge and understand it

intellectually. It's another thing to experience direct knowing, to
commune with the gods, to connect with the life force, the
consciousness there. So what were some of the practices that the
vedic texts still relate in terms of practice to expand one's
consciousness?

Prash- That relates to the kundalini. In the base of the spine of every
human being there lies the life force. It's called kundalini. It has been
known by different cultures and different civilizations. In the sanskrit
language it is known as kundalini. You were supposed to open this
force up and make it travel through the seven sacral centres which lie
in the human body at the same place as the glands lie in the physical
body. There are seven main glands and the vedic texts say you have to
raise the kundalini up to the crown centre to establish communion with
the universal mind - the seventh highest centre where our physical
brain is located. It is a thousand petalled centre known as Sahastrara.
You were supposed to open all the petals up and each petal represents
a particular part of knowledge or consciousness inherent in the
universe. This was the process the ancient sages were using to
connect their antenna with the universal mind.

LauraLee - So when the golden age was in full flowering, what was it,
say 30,000 years ago….

Prash- I would place it around 50,000 years ago…

LauraLee - Our archaeological record or what's left of it shows that

people lived very simply, but they really had ….
Prash- They still had the knowledge, like knowledge about the astral
and causal plane. Reincarnation was not a problem with them. Dying
was not a problem with them. For them it was just like changing
clothes.

LauraLee - Would you call shamanism then, the ability to negotiate, to

travel to alternate reality through consciousness, a remnant ability of
this time?

Prash - Yeah, it's just travel into astral planes. There's nothing deep
about shamanism in my view if you look at it from the vedic angle.
Because it is the ability to go through the astral plane which all of us
go through in dream state anyway.

LauraLee - What do the archaeological records show of 50,000 years

ago in India when these sages were practising this? Is there anything
left? I know India….

Prash - No, no. The thing is that you won't find anything
archaeologically for these kind of things. There's been so much fight
amongst the geologists and archaeologists over the last 20/30 years
about everything, that you can't get to a single conclusion about
anything. A lot of people are saying that all the skulls found, about the
apes - Darwin's theory of evolution - all the skulls found for that were
all frauds. That's the new thing which is coming up now. In fact one of
these vedic texts called Ramayana told that the apelike creatures and
fully advanced human beings lived together around 14,000 years ago.
It is completely against the Darwin theory of evolution that man
evolved from apes.

LauraLee - So we had alot of ancestors that looked similar to us but it

doesn't mean it was us…

Prash - Yes, we were existing together - like aborigines are existing

with us right now together. And there were so many apelike creatures
which were existing at that time.

LauraLee - It doesn't mean it was our line of the family…

Prash - and the things like we received genetic help from demigods… It
was pretty clear in the vedic texts that human beings were created,
specially created on this planet. It just didn't happen by natural
selection or an accident.

LauraLee- Why are we so special?

Prash - That is the reason why we are special. Because in the human
form we have the greatest potential for expansiveness. Even the
beings on the higher planes are very eager to take birth as humans.

LauraLee - So is this the reason why there are 6 billion people on the
planet today? A hot ticket to be here?

Prash - Yeah, because alot of them are coming from the lower animal
forms as well.

LauraLee - That explains a lot.

Prash- Everyone is getting a chance right now. If you go to countries

like India or south east Asia people are living like cockroaches, in
slums. They are not at the human level of existence. In Africa , and if
you go around the world, alot of people are living in subhuman
conditions on this planet right now.

LauraLee - There should be the same standard of living conditions for

everyone…

Prash - Yes, because alot of souls who won't get a chance in any other
age to incarnate, are getting a chance to incarnate right now. This is
their opportunity.

LauraLee - So you say this is a special time. So what does that mean?
Is there a fork in the road? Can we either blow it? Go to the
renaissance or blow ourselves up? Or is it a sure thing that we're going
to start the upswing, enjoy a bit of a renaissance here…or is it really up
to us? You said the gods may inspire but it's really up to us.. to act….

Prash - In my view we will go through a renaissance. Even if there are

alot of wars, alot of destruction, it doesn matter. Because renaissance
is an internal thing, it's a mental thing and it doesn't relate to
physicality that much. What happened in the late 60's in the west was
a kind of renaissance in my view. Some say it was because of the
Vietnam war, some say it was because of LSD.

LauraLee - You would say it's time was then and it expressed itself…

Prash - The summer of 1967 which we all know was called the 'summer
of love' - the energy was good at that time, which you can see from
Astrology because Jupiter, the greatest benefic among planets was in
its most favourable sign Cancer at that time. In my view this was a
time where alot of awakening happened in the west and alot of
research into the ancient civilisations, which is happening right now,
was being carried out by the same people who in their youth
underwent some transformational experience in the 60's.

LauraLee - They got hit by those cosmic rays or something right?

Prash- Yes, but this was only a trailer. In my view the real movie is only
just about to begin.

LauraLee - What do you see for the future and what when you look at
the astrological charts for the world in general do you see in the next
few years ahead, Prash?

Prash- The thing is that Jupiter moves into Cancer in June this year and
I think this will usher in a 12 year cycle which will end around 2014,
where alot of knowledge will come out from the past. People will start
looking at the ancient civilizations and all this will become more
common knowledge among the masses in general. Right now it is an
alternative thing. All these things are called alternative. Your talkshow
is an alternative talkshow, it's not main stream. We will see in the next
10 years all these things will become mainstream. That is the
revolution which will happen in my view. That is how the planets are
moving, with a grand conjunction of 5th May 2000 and Jupiter is
getting into Cancer on June 2002.

LauraLee - You mentioned that there were three major cycles

converging. One was the winter solstice aligning with the galactic
centre. One was the end of the kali yuga. What was the third one?

Prash - The third one is the change of age from Pisces to Aquarius, the
change of astrological age from Pisces to Aquarius. We all know that
the earth's axis undergoes one rotation in 26,000 years, around about
26,000 years…

LauraLee - precession of the equinoxes…

Prash - So at spring equinox every 2000 years a different sign rises…

on the spring equinox on sunrise. At 21st March if one goes and stands
at sunrise and faces the eastern direction, the sun will rise in a
different sign every two thousand years. So whatever sign sun is rising
at that point of time is the age at the time.

LauraLee - So according to Vedic Astrology what does the age of

Aquarius bring?

Prash- Aquarius is a sign of enlightenment. But it is a sign of

enlightenment in a different way from Pisces. It is enlightenment
through knowledge, not belief. People used to believe in things like god
and religion …people have been believing for the last 2000 years. Now
they will know. The difference lies in knowing and believing. It's time to
know now rather than just believe.

LauraLee - Knowing is direct experience, direct understanding…

Prash - Yes, it's not just that because I am saying all these things,
people should just believe me. They should go out and do their own
research - read these Vedic texts and find things out for themselves -
whether what I am saying has any grain of truth in it. No one should
take anyones' word. That's what this age is about. It is about enquiry.
People have to develop a sense of enquiry and that 's how things will
change.

LauraLee- Okay, you're suggesting we all pick up the vedic texts and
begin reading them. Are there better translations into English than
others? Who would you recommend? Where do you start? I mean how
many texts are there….

Prash - I always recommend the comics first.

LauraLee- Oh I've read the comic book. I was sick for a week one time
years ago and my friend brought a stack of the comic books from India
and ….

Prash - Yes, Amar Chitra Katha comic books. They cover most of the
vedic texts.

LauraLee - And there were the most wonderful stories of the various
gods …

Prash- Yes, the cosmology..

LauraLee- One comic book would be about Hanuman, so you'd read

from his perspective and then you'd read the next book and Hanuman
was one of the characters from another character's perspective …. It
was a great way to be introduced.

Prash - Hanuman was one of these apelike beings which existed at that
time, who had an ape face with a human body, which are what the
modern science are saying Australopithecus and ape men were. They
forget that human beings were existing at the same time, completely
formed. I think this knowledge is known in the higher circles of society
today ...the people who are in the power but they just don't want to
give it to the masses.
LauraLee- Michael Cremo and Richard Thompson wrote a couple of
wonderful books about forbidden archaeology and all the evidence -
that there were anatomically modern humans going way way way way
back and all the other skeletons that were……showed we were
cohabitors..

Prash - At least 2 billion years. We have been here for at least 2 billion
years, that's the conclusion I have reached after reading the texts.

LauraLee - Wow. So after the comic books, then where do you start in
the text?

Prash - I think vedic astrology is the best way to start. The renaissance
that will happen, it will happen through astronomy and astrology.
People have to start looking up at sky in my view.

LauraLee - Is that what inspired you? Were your other family members
Astrologers or was it really go to where your….

Prash- No, No.. I had normal scientific and technological education. I

went through the routine. But I started reading vedic astrology which
opened up alot of other things for me. Astrology is like a key which will
open so many other doors for you. That's why I suggest people get into
Vedic astrology. I have a course now which people can do. It's on my
website. It can hardly take them 20 to 25 days to go through it, the
basics of it.

LauraLee - Oh, so you've made it easy for us, thankyou.

Prash - Yes, it's like for absolute beginners who don't know anything
about astrology. We all need to become astronomers. We all have to
start looking up at the sky. We have to start looking at all the signs. We
have to know all of the stars. We have to know how they relate to us.

LauraLee - relate to us and speak to you directly….

Prash - Yes, we have to start connecting with the cosmos - and

astrology and astronomy are the keys to it. If we go and understand
these two things the rest will become clear to us much easier. I
wouldn' t even need to have this conversation with you right now if
everyone knew Vedic astrology, that's my view. And people won't be
asking questions like - Why is this happening to me? Why am I
depressed right now? People would know about themselves.

LauraLee - What can you do about it? When you look at your chart and
you see Oops, a rough patch, what can you do about it?
Prash - Preknowledge gives you that ability to sail through things with
dignity and grace. When you are prepared for something, when you
are mentally, spiritually or emotionally prepared for things, you act like
a different individual than an individual who is not prepared for what is
to come. Life is no longer a mystery. Vedic Astrology is so precise a
science, it can nail you down to seconds. It can tell how your exact
minute will be, what to talk of a day or hour. It's a very exact science.
It is a vast science.

LauraLee - So Free will comes in - how we handle the cards we are

dealt moment to moment…

Prash - Yeah, and it's more complex than quantum physics in my view.

LauraLee - And quantum physics is pretty complex, I must say…

Prash- I have a technology degree basically. I did my bachelors of

technology and I found that all the sciences were nothing compared to
this science and I want other people to go into it and find it out for
themselves - whether there's truth in my words or not. Basically I
would like people to start looking at the sky and trying to connect with
it . That' s what my message is and vedic texts will provide them a sort
of a lens through which to see the sky.

LauraLee - You grew up in the culture though and the stories and the
Mahabharata and the imagery ,the symbols, the language, it was all
around you. It's easier for you to get this, to sift through all this, than
for those growing up in the west…

Prash - I understand that, I understand all that, but see, i can

understand the music of Jimi Hendrix or Jim Morrison, or the other
people who came up in the 60's. So if I can make the transition then
people in the west can also make the transition and understand that
point of view as well.

LauraLee - Well listening to songs is different from diving into texts for
hours and hours of reading…

Prash - No, it's very easy. The Mahabharata is like a novel. These
things are like novels, Mahabharata and Ramayana and all…

LauraLee - They made them good and entertaining reading to get

people to enter there at all. They were smart too. ..

Prash- Yes, they are entertaining reading. Once you take up that book,
you won't like to leave it until you finish it.
LauraLee - This is the book with Arjuna who had to decide whether he
wants to fight or not right?

Prash - Yes that one, it has got so many things in it. It has got
television in it. It has got remote viewing in it.

LauraLee- Remote viewing? Oh tell us about that.

Prash- When the war is taking place, one of the kings who was not
taking part in the war, wanted to still know about the war, what was
happening in the war. So he had a courtier who acted as a remote
viewer for the war and he told him all the stories about what was
happening in the war just sitting in the courtroom.

LauraLee- It doesn't surprise you then that people are turning on these
psychic abilities naturally and with a little practice?

Prash - They have always been there within us. Right now internet has
become the medium of expression - communication and expression all
over the world because it's technological. If the same amount of effort
was spent on, say telepathy, we would all be talking telepathically by
now. It's just where we put our energy into. We put our energy into
technology these days. If we put our energy into these other things, a
completely different civilization would come up.

LauraLee - What do you do for a spiritual practice?

Prash - The most important thing for a spiritual practice is to

understand and to regulate your kundalini, the flow of energy within
you.

LauraLee- What do you do, do you meditate? How do you raise it? Yoga
or various disciplines?

Prash - See, the point I was talking about before comes up. What is
relevant for me won't be relevant for other people. The way I do it, that
can't be applied to other people. Everyone has to find their own way.

LauraLee - What's the key to finding your own way?

Prash - Astrology and astronomy, because Astrology is the only thing

which will tell you who you are, what suits you the most.

LauraLee - So it can also prescribe for you some of the better pathways
that would fit your frequency.
Prash - I want people to find it out for themselves, how to raise their
kundalini, what to do. People shouldn't be told what to do. They should
have their knowledge to find it out for themselves - the tools. Astrology
and astronomy are tools which can help them find out what to do,
rather than me or someone else telling them - "Oh, this is how you do
it". If it works for me doesn't mean it will work for them because they
are different individuals. They have a different path. They have had
thousands of lives which were much different from my lives. We have
all had different experiences in our previous lives which make us all
different. Nothing is the same in the universe. No two leaves are the
same. So what will apply for me may not apply for anyone else. So
that's what my thing is, that people shouldn't believe religions or any
such things, unless it comes from them, inside them. They have to
learn to know who they are.

LauraLee - Know who you are - to listen to your own inner voice and
inner guidance…

Prash- The thing is, is that you require certain tools to do this, which
have been taken away from people in the past 2000 years especially.
The real dark ages happened in my view in the last 2000 years
especially. People have lost touch with who they are. That' s the cause
of the whole problem in all the present day civilizations. People are
completely clueless about what their purpose is in life, what they are
here for. These are questions which they should have answers to and
astrology and astronomy have the answers in my view.

LauraLee - And when we are disconnected from our true inner voice,
that's when the dark forces can take over…

Prash - Dark forces ... it's all media. It has been novels, and then it has
been literature,and then it has been turned over to television and now
it has been turned over to the internet. All that this media thing has
been doing for the last 100 years is brainwashing people to stop them
from asking the right questions. All these different things, politics and
sports etc. is just entertainment so that people don't think. There are
some forces on the planet who don't want people to think for
themselves. They want to keep them entertained through movies, or
sports or news or whatever. The key point to all this superstructure we
have built around us is that people shouldn't have time to think - 9 - 5
jobs, everything which has been created is being created to keep
people away from thinking.

LauraLee - And displace our real vocation….

Prash - What I am saying is if people just started looking up at the sky
and started reading astrology, and started understanding astronomy, a
real transformation will take place ...

LauraLee- People who are interested in becoming astrologers and

astronomers, what can the stars say to us through that?

Prash - I have been teaching alot of people astrology in the west since I
have come here and they are no longer the same people they were.

LauraLee- How do they change?

Prash - Because after that, they don't ask questions. They offer
solutions. They begin to understand everything. Nothing is a mystery
for them anymore. They begin to know what is happening and the why
of what is happening. They know about their past. They know about
their present condition. They are to a certain extent aware about their
future condition, and so they are very satisfied individuals. They are
not living in the mad rush world which most of the western world is
living in right now. Even in countries like India the rat race is there for
everyone to follow.

LauraLee - Well this has been a fascinating visit Prash, and I am

tending to agree that hopefully we are at the end of the dark ages
because I know we're in one. I know it has been characterised by
violence and technology. I was hoping the other ages weren't so
characterised by violence and warfare but I guess that dance between
the light and the dark must go on to keep the universe in motion. I
thoroughly enjoyed our visit here with you today. I will start rereading
those comics again and I'll definitely probe your website thoroughly…

Prash - I am writing a book which will encompass all my thoughts about

the relevance of the vedic knowledge in the present and future times -
and maybe it will get published sometime this year. There's another
book about the sunsign astrology thing which has been sold to us for
20/30 years through the newspapers and everything which is
completely wrong. I have another book coming out on that. But these
things are so deeply entrenched in us. I don't see them going straight
away in a year or two. It will definitely take time for this to happen

LauraLee- Now is the time for the alternative voices to challenge the
authority…

Prash - the established voices …

LauraLee - yeah, established voices - so we can all have a
conversation, we can all rethink our position on….

Prash - Shows like yours are the perfect medium for reaching out to
more and more people and may all the power and light be with people
like you and whosoever are trying to get the message across and the
truth across …

LauraLee - At least we have fun going exploring and talking to you and
all of our other guests , much appreciated. And Prash thanks so very
much. That was Prash Trivedi. I'm LauraLee. Thanks for listening.

GIFTS AND ASTROLOGY

In ancient times when the sages were aware of the vastu principles, they used to use them
in day-to-day life as well. Vastu for them did not mean only the architecture part. It
actually meant that they wanted balance of all the forces of nature in everything they did.
Over a period of time, the vastu principles became a part of the culture and all actions
done by even ordinary people were in line with vastu. Even the rulers had royal
astrologers who would give the advice about these things.

One of the major areas of daily life is the giving and taking of gifts. Even in ancient
times, this was prevalent. But it was limited in the sense that the availability of items in
those times was limited and people used to lead a simple life. But the gifts were of
prescribed nature for specific occasions. Why? The reason is vastu. These prescribed
things were gifted and were accepted, as they would not change the pattern of energy and
natural forces for the person taking them. Over a period of time these things became
common and are even visible in the form of customary gifts for occasions. For example,
in most of the cultures it is customary to gift clothes on the birth of a child.

It has also been observed that certain gifts are being exchanged these days for no specific
occasion. The person should be aware of the items which are being gifted. The person
accepting them should also be careful these days as there are innumerable items which
may not pass the test as gifts as per the canons of vastu. This has a strong correlation with
astrology as well. Astrology also tells you the effects of various planets. The effects of
natural forces of these planets affecting us decides our way of thinking and the way we
work in society. This is unique to every individual. Hence, this aspect must be given due
consideration while selecting and taking gifts. An item rejected by one is liked by the
other is an indication that different forces operate for different people.

SWEETS AND CONFECTIONERY:

All eatable sweet items are ruled by Jupiter. Gifting of such things is recommended.
Jupiter rules over fat also. These items like chocolates, pastries, and sweets contain butter
and ghee invariably. Such items are Jupiter personified. Jupiter is the biggest benefic
planet and items of Jupiter will always bring good effects. All auspicious occasions
involve distribution of sweets because of this reason. Gifting Jupiter items along with
some of the other malefic gifts is also recommended as it reduces the malefic effects.

Even in other civilizations and cultures, auspicious occasions are celebrated by

distributing sweets and confectionery. Jupiter being a planet denoting expansion through
progress, it is beneficial to gift such items, as it will boost growth.

LEATHER PRODUCTS:

There are many items made of leather which are gifted by people. Leather purses, shoes,
bags and even items for decoration purposes alone. These items are primarily rules by the
planet Ketu.Leather belts are fully Ketu. Gifting of such items is like gifting Ketu to a
person. As per Vedic system, it does not augur well for a person to receive such items.
Ketu is a malefic planet and for limited natives, it gives good results. Such gifts can
increase the Ketu energies in the house which leads to misery and even poverty in many
cases. Ketu is unpredictable. It can give extreme results in many cases. It has been
observed by many people that they suffer financial loss whenever they use a wallet. This
is due to ketu acting in full flow. In many cases, the effects can be slow. Leather belts are
in a similar way very unpredictable. Some officers have been known to occupy high
positions when they started wearing belt. They occupy powerful positions with symbols
of power like flag car, red beacon light. Ketu represents Dhwaja.It gives such results
where it is favourable. On the other hand loss of power and prestige, transfer to a place or
to a post where the person wanders have also been seen with the use of belts.

Leather products are also prohibited inside the temples as they represent malefic things.
The only way to avoid the malefic influence of these products is that one should bring
Jupiter items along with the Ketu item. It would be a good idea if both items are gifted
together as it takes away the malefic influence to a large extent. For example, if a box of
sweets is gifted along with leather items, it can help ward off the evil effects of Ketu.

PERFUMES AND FRAGRANCES:

In modern times a flourishing trade is perfume industry. Every shopping arcade has
innumerable number of fragrances displayed for sale. People gift these items on every
occasion these days. Even in old times it was a practice to gift Ittar which is nothing but
perfume. Venus is also a great benefic planet and perfumes are the domain of Venus.
Such gifts are recommended as in most of the cases it has no ill effects.

There are some exceptions to this also. For certain natives, Venus is strong marak planet.
In such natives, use and accepting gifts of perfume can trigger ill health and sometimes
aggravate a dormant health condition. But these are very rare cases and one can
understand ill effects himself. In such cases, donating these perfumes can help. Some
fragrances like sandal are to be used with caution. Although it is very much ruled by
Venus but it is known to attract serpents. This fragrance carries the influence of Rahu as
well. It is better to avoid those perfumes which have sandal-based fragrance as Rahu’s
effect can have malefic influence on the native using it.

CLOTHES:

Another item which is frequently gifted by people is the clothes. Various items of clothes
are under the influence of various planets. The clothes above the waist and the
waistbands are ruled by Ketu. Clothes below the waist are ruled by Rahu. But gifting of a
unstitched piece of cloth is recommended as it is ruled by Sun Jupiter combined. Jupiter
being a benefic gives no ill effect.

Certain items of cloth like stripes and check pattern for clothes like shirts and kurtas are
specially Ketu clothes. Such items should not be gifted and if the native has malefic
influence of Ketu in his chart, then it can actually prove very malefic. Trousers of Black
and Blue colour are ruled by Rahu. Rahu is also a malefic planet. Hence, it is
recommended that stitched clothes of above type should be avoided as gifts.

There is one exception to this rule. If clothes are gifted by father to a daughter or
daughter’s children or son in law, then there is no dosha. The reason being that it is
considered as alms( Daan) rather a gift. Person accepting this will have no suffering.

Clothes made of coarse cloth like KHADI are ruled by Sun. It is recommended to gift
them as it gives boost to the energy of the recipient. Sun being life force, is never malefic
in such type of gifts. It gives majesty to the forces operating in the life of the recipient.
Similarly, white silk clothes are ruled by Moon. These also can be gifted and carry no
malefic effect . The reason being Sun and Moon both planets neutralize the effect of
Rahu and Ketu in clothing. Gifting unstitched silk cloth is like gifting Venus. Venus is
benefic and this gift is highly recommended. Similarly other fine quality of cloth is also
ruled by Venus. Gifting them is generally very good.

ACCESSORIES :

Blankets of dark colour are ruled by Rahu. Blankets having check and stripes are under
heavy influence of Ketu. These should never be gifted. Even the blankets of Fur are also
governed by Ketu. Fur jackets, Leather Jackets are also Ketu articles. These gifts can
create disturbances and can trigger misery for a native. These are not recommended.

Ties are also an item which are gifted frequently. The tie is a symbol of serpent and it is a
Ketu article. For those natives where it is benefic, ties are beneficial. But Ketu being
malefic, these should be avoided as gifts. It has been observed in cases where the natives
get power and position due to Ketu position in their charts, ties as a gift can give
immense boost to the prestige of the native. This is typical of Ketu trait. But generally if
it is not sure, then it should be avoided.
Leather purses and wallets are also under the influence of Ketu. But these can be gifted
along with Jupiter articles like Sweets and confectionery. Jupiter is the only planet which
can tame the malefic influence of Ketu.

Woolen clothes are the domain of Sun. The square type of stitching of a three-piece suit
is typical of Sun. These articles of Sun are recommended. These influence the recipient in
a positive way always. They tend to enhance self-esteem and body felicity of the native.
The person feels commanding influence in life. It can be felt by any person that whenever
he wears a three-piece suit, he feels more confident in dealing with worldly affairs. This
is Sun influence. Sweaters made of thick wool are also good gift items.

Shoes are also Ketu articles. In many cultures, it is forbidden to take or gift shoes. The
reason being obvious that it brings Ketu atmosphere in the house and hence it is not
recommended.

DRY FRUITS:

One of the biggest items as a gift has been Dry fruits like Almonds,Cashews,and Walnut
etc. In India, it is highly prevalent during festival season to gift these items. This is all
pervasive influence in all communities in India.

These articles increase heat in the body if eaten and are under the influence of Sun. They
are Rajasi items and hence bring in royal influence for the recipient. They are
recommended. The best way is to pack them in a royal manner to enhance the effects for
the recipient. These items energize the household and a whole positive flow of energy is
created which is very beneficial. Since these are consumable items, the influence is very
short lived. But still it does bring positive energy.

ROYAL SYMBOLS AND ARTICLES:

Many times certain articles are gifted and even used as display by people which have
royal association. For example, the Ashoka capital of four lions .This being the royal
symbol of India, can affect the person. Many people keep it on their worktables and
sometimes display in their offices. There are other royal symbols of various erstwhile
maharajas and royal families of the other countries and of the past. These are also being
used today.

These symbols have Sun inherent in it in a lopsided way. Sun in these items only cares
for royal people. It means that for persons in royal position and powerful positions like
Ministers, Government officers, Police officers ,such symbols work positively. But it can
act negatively for these people when it is used in residences as the residence is not part of
his royal association. The other people in the house will suffer due to ill effects of Sun
then. The native himself may not suffer.

For ordinary people, it is not recommended that they should use such articles as Sun here
will always bring its fiery nature to play. Ordinary people will suffer from heat related
diseases.

Another article is the use of country flag in offices and homes out of patriotism. This is
also forbidden. Flag is Ketu in full sense of the term. Many people get positions of power
due to Rajyoga effects of Ketu and get to use flags e.g. diplomats,Ambassadors,District
Magistrates,Ministers,Presidents etc. Here Ketu behaves very powerfully and much like
Mars. People in powerful position can derive good effects due to such flags. It enhances
their prestige, position and gives them good command over people. But for ordinary
people, it is reverse. They will start to feel diseases of the blood and circulation. Ill
effects of Mars like burns ,cuts ,wounds and in those cases where Mars is malefic for the
native, even accidents which will lead to surgeries. It is recommended that Flags should
not be displayed in places of residence at all and even for ordinary people in offices also
it should be avoided.

However, in case ordinary people are having a business meeting or negotiation with
foreign people or delegation in business or non-royal/Government setup, display of
country flag is recommended. Here it enhances the power of negotiation, gives command
over the other group and provides force in the arguments and helps the negotiating teams.

JEWELLERY:

All types of ornaments and jewellery comes under the influence of Venus. Venus is a
great benefic. Hence in day-to-day affairs, gifting of Jewellery and ornaments is
recommended. Since this brings in the influence of Venus and enhances prosperity,
luxury etc.

There is great confusion about the studded jewellery amongst people and even astrologers
and Vastu consultants. Most of the jewellery using various precious and semi precious
stones is domain of Venus. The reason being that the size of these stones used in
ornaments is too small to give the effects of that stone on the native. The only exception
being very expensive jewellery made of bigger stones where one requires proper
consultation before using it. Jewellery not worn but kept in the almirah or safe is Venus
kept there and benefic effects of Venus flow. But if this jewellery is worn regularly, then
it can adversely affect the native and consultation with competent astrologer should be
done before using it.

BOOKS ,STATIONERY AND LEARNING MATERIALS:

Books and learning material are ruled by Jupiter. Wisdom and knowledge are the domain
of the Jupiter. These items are recommended as these bring the benefic influence of
Jupiter for the recipient.

SHARP ARTICLES :

Many times a person would gift an article like nail cutter,Khukhri knife,sword,spear etc.
These are sharp objects and have a tendency to produce cutting effect and are fierce also.
These are ruled by Mars and as we know it is benefic for very few people as it is a fiery
planet. Such articles lead to ill effects of Mars. One may suffer
burns,cuts,wounds,accident ,and surgery. Strained relations with the person gifting it are
also observed.

Some of these articles have been known to produce dramatically positive effects in
certain individuals. Those natives who are working in martial professions like armed
forces, police ,martial arts trainer and all types of aggressive sports derive benefit from
the effects of such gifts. Many officers in the forces have got unexpected promotions
after receiving such gifts. But these are very few cases and for practical purposes such
articles should be avoided.

SOUVENIRS OF TRIBAL CULTURES:

Many times people during a visit to tribal and remote areas bring souvenirs and gifts of
that culture for their friends and relatives. This is a very tricky affair .All tribal culture
things are under the influence of Ketu.It is not advisable to keep such gifts as they bring
malefic influence of Ketu with them. It can be a spear, some instrument, some tool or
tribal jewellery etc. The best way is to donate it to a museum and never use it. Ketu in
this form entering the forces of your home can disturb the equilibrium. Even people with
strong and powerful Ketu in Rajyoga position have been found suffering. Effects of Ketu
in such cases are denial of progeny , impairment of sense of smell, loss of wealth leading
to penury, dog bites leading to rabies etc.

VEHICLES:

Vehicle as a gift is not very common but still it is prevalent. Vehicles which fall in luxury
class like cars etc. are ruled by Venus. It is good to gift and receive such a gift as
prosperity and benefic forces are energized by them. It generally leads to other comforts
and luxuries associated with Venus like good clothes, food etc.

Vehicles like bicycle are actually governed by Mars. But this is also benefic as Mars in
this mechanical form shows progressive effects. But fall from a bicycle and getting bruise
and cuts is also experienced. But even then, it gives growth in physical field, sports and
activities requiring effort ,aggressive attitude in job profile.

TOYS:

One of the most popular gift item for children is toys. These days innumerable types of
toys are available and it is difficult to comment upon all such toys. However, those toys
which enhance learning and develop the faculties of children fall within Jupiter domain
,and are very benefic for children.

The toys which are mechanical in nature are ruled by Mars and are also benefic. This is
because they enhance the scientific temper, analytical abilities of the child which is
typical positive effect of Mars. In this form Mars is positive but still can hurt. Everybody
has seen that with these toys children do suffer by poking their fingers inside some
moving object and get hurt. It is Mars acting but then they learn not to do it again, this
also is Mars teaching analytical abilities.

ELECTRICAL GADGETS:

Many times on festive occasion, it is common to gift some household electrical gadget
like Oven,mixer,heater,toaster etc. All these items use electricity and have heating effect
and fall within the domain of Mars as such primarily. Those items which have glowing
heating element have Sun influence on them as well like electric ovens etc.These items
produce positive Mars energy in the household. They give boost to efficiency in the
kitchen which also is ruled by Mars. The Mars is positive here and gives speed
,efficiency to the working environment. It generally energizes the environment. The
danger of getting burns etc. are there due to Mars. But the positive forces outweigh it.
Such gifts are recommended.

COSMETICS AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS:

These items of cosmetics and beauty products are Venus items. Venus being benefic, it is
advisable to gift them and also accept such gifts. Barring exceptional cases, use of these
gifts enhances the self-esteem. It appeases the planet Venus and which bestows upon the
native other luxuries and comforts of life.

SHARE CERTIFICATES AND BONDS:

Gifting of these items like share certificates and bonds is also common these days. These
are Venus items and are benefic. It boosts the income and also bestows other luxury items
of life. It gives good relations with the spouse and helps alleviate health problems of the
spouse. These things should be kept in a place where it opens towards North direction for
enhancing income as Lord of wealth rules North. Just keeping them is benefic even if the
value of shares or Bond may be going down.

WINES AND LIQUOR:

All wines and liquors are ruled by Venus. There is confusion in some people’s mind that
it is ruled by Rahu. But it arises only because of misconception about liquors. All crude
liquors, country made liquors, bootlegged liquor is under Rahu. But wines and bottled
liquor is Venus article and such articles were partaken by even Gods as per ancient
scriptures. Gifting of this bottled wines and liquors is recommended. It boosts the forces
which deliver other luxuries like good food, fine clothes etc.

On the other hand rare wines and scotches etc are ruled by Sun as well. Sun here is not
fiery but acts in a royal manner. These are expensive also and are enjoyed rarely on some
special occasions. These as gifts enhance the prestige of a person. It is a big boost if such
expensive liquor is served by a native as it commands appreciation which leads to better
relations with people in position of power ,authority and such like effects.

UTENSILS:

All kinds of steel utensils are gifted these days. Even fancy items of steel are gifted in a
big way. These items are the domain of Saturn and Mars. Steel being made out of Iron
ore is partially ruled by Saturn. Actually all crude form of Iron and steel utensils are
Saturn dominated but refined kitchenware and utility items made of fine grade steel have
Mars also influencing.

As long as the steel items are utility like utensils etc.,it is recommended to gift them. But
sharp items like knives and forks which are parts of cutlery sets are not advisable. As
here the separative effects of Mars come to fore. There can be strain in relations between
the recipient and the person gifting the item.

WOODEN FURNITURE:

Wooden furniture items are gifted by many people but how do they affect the native is
not known to many people. Wood is ruled by Jupiter and as such gifting furniture will
bring auspicious forces in the house and will bring prosperity and luck to the inmates of
the house.

Article By

Bipul Pathak

Cosmic Cow

by Veno

The cow is a mother to mankind whom we should love,respect and protect. Her milk is
the life blood for many species, including humans. Her dung provides fuel and bricks for
millions of rural families across Asia . Her urine is medicine for the sick. When she dies
her skin provides us warmth and protection through clothing.

In Astrology, the cow or bull is the symbol of the sign Taurus, a sign
representing earth, nature and all its bounties. In Vedic Astrology, the cow's many
wonderful qualities are emphasized through the various nakshatras. She is one of the
universal mothers represented by the constellation Krittika. Her unlimited resourcefulness
is associated with the constellation Rohini, whose symbol, 'an oxen cart pulling a fresh
harvest' highlights the fertility aspect of both the earth and the cow. ‘Bhooma Devi’ or
‘Mother Earth’ is symbolised as a cow in the Vedic tradition, as just like the earth, the
cow is an endless giver of resources and nourishment. The cow's nourishing aspect is
associated with the constellation Pushya, which has a cow's ‘milk giving udder’ as its
main symbol and is a constellation related to motherhood and dependability. The cow's
patient and gentle nature is associated with the constellation Uttara bhadrapada,which has
cow as its sexual animal.
 In the Vedic pantheon of gods, the
bull or cow is the vehicle of Lord Siva, and a symbol of strength and endurance. Vishnu's
avatar form of Krishna, took the incarnation of a cowherd who enchanted cows and other
living beings with his flute playing. His association with cows highlighted the importance
of protecting and respecting the earth and its creatures. In the Vedas, one can find the
story of the divine cow Kamadhenu, "the wish fulfilling cow" who is the dear treasure of
the seven celestial sages. She emerged from the churning of the celestial ocean, along
with many other treasures including the divine nectar of immortality, amrita ". As she is
greatly desired for her endless gifts and bounty she remains under the care and protection
of the sages. In all ancient cultures cows have played an important role in helping man
understand his duty and relationship to the natural environment.

It is a great tragedy that in today's world, cows and other highly sentient beings, are the
undeserving victim of barbarous tortures and all manner of atrocities in the name of
satisfying man's palate and greedy nature. It is a reflection of the current world cycle Kali
Yuga (an age where ignorance and darkness reign), that the most gentlest and innocent of
creatures are put through the worst treatment imagineable in the most mindless manner.
This sort of ignorance breeds more ignorance and creates much negative karma for the
individual and collective.

The darker forces controlling the planet have deliberately conditioned humans into
believing that meat is an essential part of dietary survival, and by over breeding cows in
large numbers, have succeeded in destroying much of the earth's fertile land in order to
feed these genetically & hormonally tampered creatures; land which could otherwise be
used to grow crops that increase the world’s food supply a thousand fold.

There is no good reason why humans should eat meat. The physical constitution of
humans is much more similar to herbivore mammals than carnivores. Eating meat
produces a whole range of detrimental effects. At the most basic level it harms our
physical health, but much more complex and subtle damage happens on the mental,
emotional and spiritual planes. There is enough information and proof on the subject, if
one takes the time to look.
With today's high tech global transatlantic communications, vegetarian food sources of
every type are available to anyone just about anywhere on the planet. There is enough
agricultural knowledge and technology to grow crops in areas that suffer from extreme
climates or other hazardous conditions.

Humans have ability to access a basic level of compassion inside themselves, which they
clearly express in regard to their household pets, but not to cows, pigs, sheep, chicken etc.
who are equally sensitive and feel the same levels of pain and fear as the domestic dog or
cat.

No great feats of heroism or sacrifice are required to contribute to the enlightenment of

the planet. Just by making simple changes in our every day living routine like
discriminating what / what not to eat, can have significant and far reaching impact on the
future destiny and wellbeing of all.

Here are excerpts from articles on the net:-

"Why Hindus Don't Eat Meat" by Jai Maharaj

In the past fifty years, millions of meat-eaters -- Hindus and non-Hindus -- have made the
personal decision to stop eating the flesh of other creatures. There are five major
motivations for such a decision:

1. The Dharmic Law Reason

Ahinsa, the law of noninjury, is the Hindu's first duty in fulfilling religious obligations to
God and God's creation as defined by Vedic scripture.

2. The Karmic Consequences Reason

All of our actions, including our choice of food, have Karmic consequences. By
involving oneself in the cycle of inflicting injury, pain and death, even indirectly by
eating other creatures, one must in the future experience in equal measure the suffering
caused.

3. The Spiritual Reason

Food is the source of the body's chemistry, and what we ingest affects our consciousness,
emotions and experiential patterns. If one wants to live in higher consciousness, in peace
and happiness and love for all creatures, then he cannot eat meat, fish, shellfish, fowl or
eggs. By ingesting the grosser chemistries of animal foods, one introduces into the body
and mind anger, jealousy, anxiety, suspicion and a terrible fear of death, all of which are
locked into the the flesh of the butchered creatures. For these reasons, vegetarians live in
higher consciousness and meat-eaters abide in lower consciousness.

4. The Health Reason

Medical studies prove that a vegetarian diet is easier to digest, provides a wider ranger of
nutrients and imposes fewer burdens and impurities on the body. Vegetarians are less
susceptible to all the major diseases that afflict contemporary humanity, and thus live
longer, healthier, more productive lives. They have fewer physical complaints, less
frequent visits to the doctor, fewer dental problems and smaller medical bills. Their
immune system is stronger, their bodies are purer, more refined and skin more beautiful.

5. The Ecological Reason

Planet Earth is suffering. In large measure, the escalating loss of species, destruction of
ancient rainforests to create pasture lands for live stock, loss of topsoils and the
consequent increase of water impurities and air pollution have all been traced to the
single fact of meat in the human diet. No decision that we can make as individuals or as a
race can have such a dramatic effect on the improvement of our planetary ecology as the
decision not to eat meat.

Quotes from Scriptures

"These scriptures unambiguously support the meatless way of life. In the Mahabharat,
for instance, the great warrior Bheeshm explains to Yuddhishtira, eldest of the Paandav
princes, that the meat of animals is like the flesh of one's own son. Similarly, the
Manusmriti declares that one should `refrain from eating all kinds of meat,' for such
eating involves killing and and leads to Karmic bondage (Bandh) [5.49]. Elsewhere in
the Vedic literature, the last of the great Vedic kings, Maharaja Parikshit, is quoted as
saying that `only the animal-killer cannot relish the message of the Absolute Truth
[Shrimad Bhagvatam 10.1.4].'"

Scripture

He who desires to augment his own flesh by eating the flesh of other creatures lives in
misery in whatever species he may take his birth. Mahabharat 115.47

Those high-souled persons who desire beauty, faultlessness of limbs, long life,
understanding, mental and physical strength and memory should abstain fromacts of
injury. Mahabharat 18.115.8

The very name of cow is Aghnya ["not to be killed"], indicating that they should never be
slaughtered. Who, then could slay them? Surely, one who kills a cow or abull commits a
heinous crime. Mahabharat Shantiparv 262.47
The purchaser of flesh performs Hinsa (violence) by his wealth; he who eats flesh does so
by enjoying its taste; the killer does Hinsa by actually tying and killing the animal. Thus,
there are three forms of killing: he who brings flesh or sends for it, he who cuts off the
limbs of an animal, and he who purchases, sells or cooks flesh and eats it -- all of these
are to be considered meat-eaters. Mahabharat Anu 115.40

He who sees that the Lord of all is ever the same in all that is -- immortal in the field of
mortality -- he sees the truth. And when a man sees that the God in himself is the same
God in all that is, he hurts not himself by hurting others. Then he goes, indeed, to the
highest path. Bhagavad Geeta 13.27-28

Ahinsa is the highest Dharm. Ahinsa is the best Tapas. Ahinsa is the greatest gift. Ahinsa
is the highest self-control. Ahinsa is the highest sacrifice. Ahinsa is the highest power.
Ahinsa is the highest friend. Ahinsa is the highest truth. Ahinsa is the highest teaching.
Mahabharat 18.116.37-41

What is the good way? It is the path that reflects on how it may avoid killing any
creature. Tirukural 324

All that lives will press palms together in prayerful adoration of those who refuse to
slaughter and savor meat. Tirukural 260

What is virtuous conduct? It is never destroying life, for killing leads to every other sin.
Tirukural 312, 321

Goodness is never one with the minds of these two: one who wields a weapon and one
who feasts on a creature's flesh. Tirukural 253

Excerpts from "101 Reasons go go Vegetarian" from the ARC Website

PEOPLE

1. Every year in the UK we feed our livestock enough food to feed 250,000,000
people while in the world 30,000,000 people die of starvation
2. 20 vegetarians can live off the land required by one meat eater
3. If Americans reduced their meat consumption by 10% it would free
12,000,000 tons of grain - enough to feed 60,000,000 people (the population of
Great Britain)
4. If all Americans became vegetarian, it would free enough grain to feed
600,000,000 people (the population of India)
5. Intensification in animal farming has displaced 1,000,000's of people from
their traditional lands - eg. indigenous people in south & central america,
native americans in north america & crofters in Great Britain - this is
continuing today
6. People displaced from their lands into cities succumb to dietary deficiency,
diseases, parasites & opportunistic diseases
7. The UK imports £46,000,000 worth of grain from third world countries to
feed our livestock
8. Due to overgrazing 850,000,000 people live on land threatened by
desertification & over 230,000,000 already live on land so severely desertified
that they are unable to sustain their existence & face imminent starvation

LAND

9. If they continue to clear American forests to raise cattle at the present rate,
in 50 years there will be none left
10. 1 acre yields 165 lbs of beef or 20,000 lbs of potatoes
11. 8/10 of cultivated land in the UK is used to grow food for animals (14,732,000
hectares)
12. It takes 16lbs of high protein soya to produce 1 lb of beef
13. Since 1945 in the UK we have lost 95% of flower meadows, 50% of ancient
woodlands, 40% of heathlands, 50% of wet lands & 224,000 km of
hedgerows all due to animal farming
14. Pressure on land due to meat farming leads to soil erosion 6billion tons/year
in the USA
15. If everyone went vegetarian upto 90% of land used for animal farming could
be taken out of production & used to replant woodlands, leisure activities etc.
16. 25% of Central america's forests have been destroyed for cattle grazing since
1960
17. Between 1966-1983 38% of the Amazon rain forest was destroyed for cattle
grazing
18. 90% of cattle ranches established on cleared forest land go bankrupt in less
than 8 years as the land becomes barren due to nutrient loss & overgrazing
19. Overgrazing by cattle is destroying the land & increasing desertification,
nearly 430 million acres in the USA alone has suffered a 25-50% reduction in
yield since first grazed
20. An inch of topsoil takes 200-1000 years to develop - yet in the USA they have
lost around 1/3 of their prime topsoil in 200 years (around 7 inches) due to
animal farming

AIR

21. The destruction of the rainforest by cattle farmers is destroying the lungs of
the planet & reducing the worlds capacity to replenish our oxygen supply
22. The 1,300,000,000 cattle in the world emit 60,000,000 tons of methane per
year (methane is a greenhouse gas & leads to global warming)
23. Burning of forests, grasslands & agricultural waste associated with animal
farming releases 50-100,000,000 tons of methane per year
24. Combining these figures, 25% of methane emissions are due to animal
farming (not including the billions of sheep, pigs & poultry so the real figure
is much higher)
25. Fertilizer used to grow crops to feed to animals releases nitrous oxide -
thought to account for 6% of the greenhouse effect
26. Fertilizer, weedkiller & pesticides sprayed on crops enter the atmosphere
creating a noxious carcinogenic cocktail
27. CFCs are released into the air from refrigeration units used to store
decomposing flesh (meat), milk & butter - CFCs are destroy the ozone layer
28. CO2 is released by burning oil & petrol in lorries, ships, abattoirs, dairies,
factories etc. associated with meat & dairy production
29. Emissions from large chemical plants which produce fertilizer, weedkiller &
other agricultural chemicals are also poisoning our air

WATER

30. 25 gallons of water to produce 1lb of wheat & 2500 gallons to produce 1lb of
meat
31. Bloody waste water from abattoirs ends up in our rivers
32. Nitrates & pesticides used on crops grown to feed livestock end up in our
rivers
33. The water used to produce 10 lbs of steak is equivalent to the average
consumption of water for an entire household for an entire year
34. Aquafers (stores of underground water) in the San Joaquin valley in the USA
are being drained at the rate of 500,000,000,000 gallons/year to produce meat

EFFICIENCY

35. Cattle convert only 6% of their energy intake (mainly grains & soya) into
flesh, the remaining 94% is wasted as heat, movement (which is why they
keep many animals in very close confinement), hair, bones, faeces etc
36. 1lb of beef takes 1 gallon of petrol to produce
37. 70% of all grain is fed to animals

ANIMALS

38. Fishing with drift (and other modern) nets weakens & destroys ecosystems
by indiscriminately killing billions of sea creatures & disrupting the sea bed
39. Fishermen's nets kill 10 times as many other animals as the fish they are
hoping to catch
40. Fish caught in nets die an agonising slow death of suffocation
41. Each year 15,000,000,000 land animals are slaughtered for food & an
unknown but much larger number of sea creatures (including 1000's of
dolphins caught accidentally)
42. Chickens are crammed into battery cages with upto 3 other birds, they are
unable to even spread their wings & many can not even stand up
43. Unwanted male chicks (because they can't lay eggs) are gassed or pulped
while their sisters go to the battery sheds
44. Chicks are debeaked without anaesthetic to prevent them injuring each other
in the unnaturally confined conditions they are kept in - this is equivalent to
having your fingernails pulled out without anaesthetic
45. Modern farming methods using growth hormones & artificial lighting mean
that many chickens out grow their bones, resulting in fractured & broken
legs
46. Sows are kept tethered in stalls 1.3 x 1 metre on concrete or slatted floors -
they can not even turn around
47. Poultry raised for meat are kept in windowless broiler sheds, with around
20-30,000 in each shed, they live in an area of 10-20 cm square - fighting due
to overcrowding is common & like battery hens they commonly suffer from
supperating bed sores
48. Broilersheds are artificially lit 23 hours a day to produce rapid growth
49. Animals travel between farms & to slaughter in overcrowded transporters
with no food or water - resulting in stress, injuries & deaths - legal
requirements are widely ignored
50. 95% of poultry suffer injuries before being killed & 30% suffer broken
bones
51. Problems with stunning practices mean that many animals have their throats
slit while still conscious (around 6% of cattle or 200,000 per year) & are then
dipped in tanks of scalding water (to loosen feathers, bristles etc.) again while
fully conscious
52. 4000 animals die spurting their blood out every minute in a British
slaughterhouse
53. Calf leather comes from animals killed at just 2 weeks old
54. Cows were fed on the ground up remains of other cows & sheep - the result is
thought to be BSE (mad cow disease) in the USA cattle are fed partly on
recycled plastic pellets
55. Cows only give milk for 10 months after they have a calf - so they are
routinely artificially inseminated (ie. mechanically raped) to keep them
pregnant & milking - their calves are taken away (usually at 12 hours old)
for meat or export to veal crates
56. Cows would naturally live upto 20 years but are slaughtered after 5-7 years
when their milk production begins to fall
57. In the UK animals are killed by first being stunned with electricity or a
captive bolt gun (ie. a bolt is fired into their heads) before having their
throats slit & being plunged into boiling water - all this happens on a
production line with the animals being hung upside down from a moving
conveyor belt - this is factory farming
58. "Animals are those unfortunate slaves & victims of the most brutal part of
mankind" - John Stewart Mill (philosopher)
59. Veal calves are confined in stalls in the dark, unable to move & are fed on
pigs blood , chocolate & dried milk (we are drinking the rich fresh milk of
their mothers)
60. Cows naturally produce 5 litres of milk per day for their calves - under the
intensified systems of modern farming they produce 25-40 litres per day -
resulting in swollen & inflamed udders - at this rate they are soon worn out
61. Large areas of land are under monoculture to grow crops to feed to animals -
these areas are wildlife deserts supporting fewer & fewer species.

HEALTH

62. Vegetarians have a 20% lower rate of mortality from all causes (ie. they live
longer & don't get sick as often)
63. Meat is full of traces of antibiotics, hormones, toxins produced by stress &
pesticide residues that become concentrated from all the crops they have
eaten
64. Fish contain heavy metals & other pollutants -many of which originated on
farms
65. The world health organisation recommends a diet low in saturated fat, sugar,
salt & with plenty of fibre - exactly what you get on a vegan/vegetarian diet
66. Vegetarians have 24% reduced risk of getting heart disease & Vegans a 57%
reduction (heart disease is the biggest killer in the UK accounting for 50% of
deaths)
67. Obesity is rare in vegetarians, obesity is related to many diseases
68. Vegans & vegetarians have lower blood pressure & cholesterol levels - high
levels are associated with heart disease, strokes & kidney failure
69. Vegetarians have a 50% reduced risk of dying of diabetes
70. Vegetarians have a 40% reduced level of cancer than the general population
thought to be because they have a higher intake of vitamins A,C & E
71. Vegetarians have a reduced risk of developing gall & kidney stones
72. 80% of food poisoning is due to infected meat (faeces, bacteria etc.) after all
meat is decomposing flesh - most of the rest is due to salmonella in eggs
73. Osteoporosis due to calcium loss from bones is mainly due to the sulphur
content in meat & casein protein in milk that cause calcium to be lost in the
urine - the countries with the highest meat & dairy consumption are those
with the highest levels of brittle bones
74. Meat eaters have double the rate of Alzheimers disease as Vegans &
Vegetarians - some people also think that Parkinsons disease is also linked to
meat eating
75. Meat eaters are two and a half times more likely to get bowel cancer than
Vegetarians
76. The cling film used to wrap meat in supermarkets & butchers contains
chemicals linked to falling sperm counts in men
77. Of 2,100,000 deaths in the USA in 1987, 1,500,000 were related to diet (ie.
meat & dairy)
The Spiritual Man

by Cheruki (Veno)

The horoscope is a reference point for a particular time and place. The main reference
point in the horoscope is the Ascendant because it is the main identifying feature of an
individual. This reference point is valid for both the Spiritual Man and the Ordinary Man
because it is the vehicle through which the essence of the 'self' finds expression.

In most people, the reference point refers to the "I" element or "personal ego". The true
definition of a Spiritual Man is that there is no one fixed reference point because there is
no "I". The Spiritual Man can move from one reference point to another at will. The
Spiritual Man can be in one place or all places at the same time. He can easily stand on
Earth, Orion or any star or planet in the galaxy he chooses.He can visit the past or travel
into the future. He can transgress the physical laws of time and space.

The Spiritual Man lives in an eternal present with no fixed abode. His reference point
depends on the dictates of his will, a will perfectly aligned with the Cosmic will that is
unlimited in attribute. The Spiritual Man has the freedom to locate to a new reference point
temporarily or permanently. The permanent relocation is happening in the cases of
advanced yogis who choose the moment of death, obliterating all traces of their reference
point even on the physical plane as they dissolve their physical bodies into pure light.
They are making the atomic shift to a completely new reference point. Ordinary Man has
no such freedom. At the time of death his new reference point remains pretty much the
same as the one he is leaving behind.

Until the Spiritual Man chooses to permanently shift his reference point, like the Ordinary
Man, his reference point at the time of birth provides the vehicle of a particular size, shape,
colour and quality which holds the genetic and environmental codes for his mental,
emotional and physical experiences.
When we study an individual's natal chart we usually understand that we are analyzing the
reference point of one who has not stepped outside the "single reference point matrix",
who is still a slave to the laws of the personal "I" or ego; laws which are governed by the
personal "I's" past actions and desires, which define the present "I's" actions and desires,
and give rise to the presupposition of the future "I's" actions and desires.

We can regard the horoscope as a map of a place full of winding roads and sights to see,
which the "I" - a particular vehicle of a particular make, colour and quality drives through.
The benefit of learning how to read the map is that we can use this knowledge to make the
journey safer and more comfortable, and by improving our steering control, we empower
the Spiritual Man inside ourselves and develop our "will", which is an implicit agreement
to execute the intent of the creator.

The horoscope is not a profile of the Spiritual Man as such, who stands outside of it, but a
reference point which the Spiritual Man uses. The Ordinary Man has no such ability
because his sense of self is too limiting and he has not developed his will.

The difference between the Spiritual Man and the Ordinary Man is that the Spiritual Man
acts from Pure Intent and the Ordinary Man doesn't. This greatly affects the scope of
influence and the level of refinement a Spiritual Man possesses compared to the Ordinary
Man.

For example, if Sun and Ketu are in the nakshatras of Krittika in the 4th house of the
charts of both an Ordinary Man and a Spiritual Man, the ability to control others in the
personal environment using a commanding, terrifying and warlike countenance is equally
pronounced. The difference is that one commands from the perspective of Karmic Justice
and his personal environment spans the length and breadth of the galaxy, and the other
one's commands are based on a personal definition of justice whose sphere of influence
is limited to home, town, country whatever. One is acting out of an unselfish impersonal
need to preserve the spiritually coherent matrix that is the Universe; while the other one
acts out of limiting personal egoic considerations which often conflicts with Universal
considerations, even if those considerations have a benign purpose. One does not need to
be benign to be in harmony with universal will.

The key word is "Preservation". The Spiritual Man is "Preserving", which is why out of the
universal threefold hierarchy, only Vishnu, the Preserver, incarnates on earth as an avatar,
to set an example fo all men to follow.

To become a Spiritual Man is to become like Vishnu, the Preserver, and to have the ability
to choose more than one reference point.

Edgar Cayce
by Prash Trivedi

Indian or Vedic Astrology is a term used for "Jyotish", a Sanskrit term which translates
into " the science of light". It is considered as the eye of the Vedas, the sacred spiritual
vedic texts enccompassing the knowledge of Ancient India

Even Edgar Cayce's channeling on astrology relates more closely to Indian Astrology
than to the present day Western System. For example he gave a lot of importance to the
soul chart and one can find this chart only in Indian Astrology! It is called the Navamsha
chart and is always used alongside the main chart. As we look at his chart through the
eyes of Jyotish, we would be using both the main and soul charts.

18-03-1877 03.00 P.M. L.M.T 36ºN50'

87ºW30'

Ascendant 18º10'Ca
Sun 06º12'Pi
Moon 19º36'Ar
Mars 19º03'Sg
Mercury 19º30'Aq
Jupiter 09º54'Sg
Venus 23º32'Aq
Saturn 20º41'Aq
Rahu 18º33'Aq
Ketu 18º33'Le
Uranus 00º06'Ca
Neptune 11º23'Ar
Pluto 02º15'Ta

Even with a cursory look one cannot help but notice a heavily tenanted eighth
house. This by itself indicates that he could access hidden realms and
dimensions. However a lot of charts have a heavily tenanted eighth house
without any connection to the esoteric realms. The planets in such cases are
usually working on an exoteric level bringing in legacies and so forth. To
understand what makes his eighth house function in an esoteric manner, we
have to take a closer look at the unique combination resting in his eighth house.

Indian astrology puts special emphasis on the placement of the lunar nodes to
bring out the mysteries inherent in a chart. We can see that Rahu (the north
node) is placed in its own sign Aquarius and thus brings out the mystical side of
this air sign, that has little to do with earthly matters. The fact that Rahu is
conjunct the co-ruler of Aquarius, Saturn, helps stabilize the energy of Rahu and
makes it function on a higher plane. As per the dictums of Jyotish, Rahu is seen
to work well in association with an exalted or own house planet. Rahu is
considered the planet which relates most closely to the calling or destiny in the
present life.

Here it is very closely conjunct Mercury, the ruler of the twelfth house, a house
connected with sleep and astral projection, is posited in the eighth house, the
house of psychic and paranormal faculties. Mercury carries all the twelfth house
energies as no planet is posited in the twelfth house. His eighth and twelfth
houses, the houses of psychic perception and sleep are intimately connected. It
was no surprise then that all his channelling took place in a sleeping state and he
became famous as 'the sleeping prophet'.

Mercury's close conjunction with Rahu gives him the opportunity to realize his
potential within his present lifetime. Jyotish sees it is as one's duty to relay the
energies of the planet posited in close conjunction to the nodes. Rahu and
Mercury are also placed in the asterism of Shatabhisha, which Indian astrology
considers a mystical asterism dealing with diseases and healing. It can be seen
that Rahu is conjunct Mercury in the soul chart as well in the fourth house
( house relating to home, home land and akashic records) signifying his contact
with the Akashic records took place in his home surroundings.

His Sun in the ninth house, a house of religion, in Pisces, a religiously

conservative sign, shows his conservative Christian upbringing. The Ascendant
lord Moon in the tenth house in Aries gives him a commoner's attitude to life.
Everyone knew him as a simple, uneducated and righteous man when he was
not in his channelling state. Since Moon, his Ascendant lord, governing his sense
of Self has no relation with his eighth house energies, he could never completely
understand how the channelling was taking place. In other words his conscious
mind represented by Moon had no connection with his unconscious (eighth
house) mind.

This is the reason why he couldn't really come out with his talents and abilities up
until the age of 27, as the major periods of the Sun and Moon were in operation,
even though he was aware of them from a very young age. It is a speciality of
Jyotish to give accurate predictions on the basis of planetary cycles which
manifest as planetary periods, where a certain planet rules a person's life for a
certain number of years. If one looks at the table of the period given above, one
can see that the Moon's major period made him take up ordinary jobs after he
quit school early.

As we all know he had a strange disorder in his 22nd year, which nobody could
diagnose. It resulted in a complete loss of speech. His Ketu (the South Node) in
the second house (house of speech) can be seen in action here. Since Ketu is
placed in the sign of Leo, ruled by the Sun, this event happened in his 22nd year,
the year of Sun's maturity as per Vedic astrology.

In Jyotish, the ruling planet of the sign in which Ketu is placed, is a planet which
signifies one's latent potential. The Sun being placed in the auspicious ninth
house (house of luck, fate and destiny) helped open up his destiny. He cured
himself through his own channelling process and this is when he started taking
his gift seriously.

It wasn't until he was 24 that he started to heal others on a regular basis. This is
due to the onset of his Mars major period. Mars, the tenth lord signifying vocation
is placed in the sixth house (house of healing) in one of its favoured fire sign's
Sagittarius. Jupiter, the sixth and ninth lord joins Mars causing a Rajayoga (kingly
combination). It was his destiny and dharma (life purpose) to heal others through
his eighth house psychic ability. Vedic Astrology places special emphasis on
certain planetary combinations and the fortunate combinations are known as
Rajayogas.

Jupiter-Mars conjunction in the auspicious and lucky sign of Sagittarius meant

that he would become famous within his lifetime for his healing work (sixth house
signification). One can also notice Sagittarius rising in the soul chart giving him
an optmisitic attitude towards life and the future of humanity. Jupiter ensured that
his healing was much more refined as compared to the surgical and poisonous
Western healing methods prevalent in his time.

A second look at his eighth house reveals that Rahu is placed with its bosom
friends Saturn, Mercury and Venus. It can thus function without obstruction, and
all these planets support each other in a friendly sign. Another interesting thing to
note is that all these planets are all placed within an orb of 5 degrees. This
means that their energies are completely in tune. It was no wonder than that the
channelling process was very fluid.

Looking at the period table one can notice that it wasn't until his Rahu major
period started, that he came up with futuristic prophecies and began covering
topics such as astrology, reincarnation, ancient civilizations like Egypt, India and
Atlantis. All these areas are intimately connected with the coming age of
Aquarius and one can see that Rahu is placed in the sign of Aquarius!

Rahu being very strong in Aquarius could channel the combined energies of
Mercury, Venus and Saturn. Rahu is the most important planet in his chart as it
connected these planets with the astral realm and Akashic records (the universal
library for all the past, present and future events).

The lord of the fourth house, Venus, is placed in the eighth house conjunct
Mercury, the twelfth lord and Saturn, the eighth lord making him in essence a
"time traveller". Fourth house represents past, eighth house relates to the cycles
of time while twelfth house relates to the future.

Venus is the atmakaraka (soul significator) in his chart. The concept of soul
significator is unique to Vedic astrology which sees the soul significator as the
main guiding light in one's present life. Venus is placed in the sixth house ( house
relating to healing) in the soul chart. It is placed in the sign of Taurus, a sign
relating to physicality and mattter, making healing on a material plane his destiny
and duty.

Ketu in the second house meant that he was never in a comfortable situation as
far as finances were concerned. He would get strange illnesses and pains if he
tried to earn money through his channelling. Also his healing planets Mars and
Jupiter have no connection with the rulers of the 2nd and 11th houses (houses
signifying gain of wealth).

As per the principles of Jyotish, a strong and active Ketu is required to recollect
one's past lives. In his case we get a clue to Ketu's strength from the soul chart,
where it is placed in the tenth house along with Moon and Mars. In Jyotish, the
nodes get prominence by being placed along with the luminaries in the soul
chart.

Another interesting thing, which tells us how much his healing was connected
with the nodal axis, is the fact that he had his head towards the south and his
feet towards the north whenever he lay down to channel. Ketu represents the
south while Rahu represents the north. In his chart Ketu is placed in the first half
of the chart (signifying head), and so his energies harmonized better when he lay
down with his head in the direction ruled by Ketu. If Rahu and Ketu would have
been the other way round, he would have been better off channelling with his
head towards the north and feet towards south.

Saturn is the karmic distribution control planet along with Rahu, and so his life
was fully focused on the eighth house affairs. He died in his Saturn major period,
as Saturn is a strong maraka (death inflicting planet) for Cancer ascendant.
Being the ruler of the eighth house (house of material death) placed in eighth, it
gave him the ability to accurately predict the time and day of his death.

The presence of Neptune along with Moon intensified his astral sensitivity, and
gave him fame as this combination takes place in the tenth house. The
conjunction of Uranus with Ketu gives a clue to a past life in Atlantis, a very
advanced Uranian civilization, which he desribes in vivid details in his readings.
The Number 3, Astrology, Alchemy &
Revolution
by Veno

"My ancestors lived beneath the sea

One night great grandfather visited me
Te'aroa was his name and out of the sea he came
He showed me he was three circles of light
I marvelled at this and realised my plight
I was a triangle stuck to a square
But grandfather said when I grew more aware
When my spirit grew strong as a tree
I would become just like he, the power of three"

3 is most sacred in nature and creation and in all occult division

3 or its multiple is perfection and completion

3 is the holy vedic trinity - Brahma -Vishnu -Shiva

Osiris- Isis- Horus
Father- Son and Holy Ghost

Holy Ghost is shakti, she who breathes life into the 3 spinal channels
and bursts open the heavens of the sahastrara flower/chakra

3 stripes of Shiva,a trident in his hand and his third eye of power

The ring of the circle is 360 degrees = 120 x 3

12 signs of the zodiac, each 30 degrees

World ages, 24000 years,

 Moon's diameter 2160 miles = 720 x3

Speed of light , 144000 miles per second = 48000 x3

A team of ufo's was sighted with a flight path of 30 degree spacings

The great solar and precessional cycles resonate to 3

The lunar year cycle is 360 days

There are 3 constellations that guide humanity - Sirius, Orion, Pleiades

Sirius & Orion fall in Gemini, the 3rd zodiac sign
Pleiades falls in the 3rd nakshatra, Krittika

In alchemy a 3rd one is required to transmute lead into gold

The third one is Mercury or one of Mercurial nature

3 is planet Mercury
Who rules the 3rd sign Gemini
Who rules the 27th nakshatra Revati

Revati falls in the

last third degree part of the 12th sign

Mercury is of god Vishnu, the supreme ruler

Revati is of Vishnu and the final resting place i.e. moksha

Mercury is a hermaphrodite , it has no sexual gender bias,

A mix of male and female
It can change into anything , the mutable one

Earth (the third dimension) is the mutable one

Amongst the 3 divisions Heaven - Earth - Hell
It is the passage where one can go
From lower to higher planes

Mercury is Thoth/Hermes,
His symbol= 2 entwined serpents around a winged caduceus
Are the 3 channels of the kundalini axis

The 3 channels carry the kundalini to its

Final place through the central channel
Where left and right energies merge and a hermaphrodite is born

The caduceus is Thoth's magic wand

He is master of this serpent
 That Hermes confronted
Called Rahu and Ketu

3 is for Merlin/Myrrdin
'Mer' is for Mercury
Merlin's emerald tablets are Mercury's stones
Like Hermes emerald tablets
Like the book of Thoth
Like the stone tablets of Hopi White Brother
These stones are words of God

The one who is Hermes, who is Thoth, who is Merlin,

Who is Odin, who is Vishnu
Who is Queztacoatl- the winged serpent bird

Thoth, the ibis headed man with his

'Winged disk caduceus'
Or 'Sun with wings'
Or 'Sun and Gemini' (Gemini rules feathered kingdom)

3 is Mercury, is Gemini, is lord of language

Is lord of tongue
As in language of 'om'

Language is a weapon for darkness or light

The tower of Babel was the first spiritual decline through language
English won't keep the demons at bay
But Sanskrit is the language of gods

Enlightenment depends on Mercury, Lord of discrimination

Mercury is Lord of prana, the spiritual food

Its conduits in the body are the 72,000 nadis = 24,000 x 3

One raises shakti through 'will'

The will of fire, Mars
Mars signifies the third house

& helps turn lead into gold

It is Kartikkeya
The ruler of Krittika, (the 3rd constellation)
The general of the army,
The divine warrior
The strength
 3
Is also war

Beyond the sahastrara

Lie the secret three
Who, once awakened
Confer eternal youth

These 3 secret chakras control the pineal gland

The pineal gland is ruled by
The 3rd sign Gemini
In the constellation Ardra

Ardra is like Shiva

The Lord of the third eye
The pineal gland controls the third eye

Shiva is Rudra, god of the arrow

Both Vishnu and Shiva relate to Gemini,
Who can tell them apart?

With Osiris - Isis -Horus

Or Shiva- Parvati-Ganesh
The son is the liberator
Let us not be bereft of a son,
Where there is no 3rd one to propitiate the gods of our ancestors
And ensure our salvation

21 is
The World Card, The Fool's long journey has come to an end
He is no longer a fool
But a hermaphrodite,
Mercury,
Part male and female

'2' in '21' is for Osiris and Isis

'1' is for Horus, the 3rd one

Horus, the spiritual redeemer, the hero of illuminati

His eye atop a pyramid, 33 degrees of power

The pyramids (and their 3 geometry) of Giza

Lie on 30 degree latitude
 More than 12,000 years have passed
And they still stand
3 is immortal

Take a map and pen and draw

A pyramid's shadow over England
This marks a centre called Venonae
A mirror of the galactic centre
It honours the great spirit
Who awakens
The slumbering earth

Who knows what secrets lie in 'Ireland', land of fire, (mars)

The 'Emerald Isle'?

3 works for darkness or light

If 3 holds life, then its antithesis lives too

In 666, the number of the beast, Lucifer, the shining one

666 is the number of the Sun, the Sun's rotation

Sun is 3 in many ways

It is Vishnu as Narayana
It is lord of 3rd, 12th and 21st nakshatras
21 years of age is when Sun matures in man

And 999 is the number of man

In the spiritual war there are 3 on either side

3 reveals his name and all his qualities
Like Hermes Trismesgistus,
Called the 'thrice great', the one who was '3 parts
Wisdom of the whole world '

The chosen one will be born on a day of 3

3rd, 12th, 21st or 30th, or the 3rd month
He will be of Mercury, Gemini,Ardra

3 is his life pattern

The way Jesus came

Into the world with 3 magi blessings
Began his mission in his 30th year
Crucified in his 33rd year
Died and rose to life 3 days later
 12 disciples
His symbol, the sign of the fishes
The 12th sign Pisces
In the precessional age of Pisces

The Hopi White Brother will come as 3

2 helpers by his side

Lord Kalki will come with his 2 wives

Waving a sword on a white horse

He is the balancer who holds the power of Saturn,

The one who redeems our karma
Through subtle means
His name means 'word of god'

His wives are his horse and sword

The sword is Gemini
The horse is the serpent, Rahu and Ketu
Or the life blood Mars

Or the Pegasus with wings,

The sea horse
a.k.a
The pineal gland

3 is the highest word in heaven

Kalki is all things 3

And every third year of your life is a window to god

2001, a year of cosmic alignment

30-12-2001 = Moon, Jupiter, Earth, Sun joining hands in the galactic centre,
Sowing the seeds for a revolution
That will lead the world
In the 21st century into
The golden age

A turning point = 2010 = 2+0+1+0 =3

On may 21st, 2012

Is the conjunction of Sun/Pleiades
(Pleiades where the 3rd constellation lies)

The Mayan calendar ends

Exactly on 21-12-2012
 The day after = 2+2-1+2-2+0+1+2 = 3 = the winter solstice,
The 22nd day of the 12th month

Is the dawn of the new age This is The World Card

Tripura Bhairavi
Tripura Sundari are also there

They are like Venus,

The secret knower of sanjivini, bringing dead to life

Venus is the 'morning star '

Who is the 3rd Tarot card
'The Empress'
Who is the bounty of spring,
Which begins on the spring equinox
21st of the 3rd month

Empress is shakti, who is Venus, who is life,

Who is the serpent,
Who allows all creation
To flow and exist

oh Vishnu, you are the preserver because of Laxmi only,

oh Laxmi, who sits at the feet (pisces, 12th sign)

of vishnu (who controls the serpent)

And each of the 27 nakshatras

Has a
3rd hidden ruler

Mercury, secret lord of Purva Ashadha,

Shani, hidden lord of Bharani, is like Thoth, the 'great balancer'
Venus, hidden one of Aswini,

Who knows about these things?

3, To find you is to know all...

A letter to the Hopi Elders

 To: thehopi@aztec.asu.edu (Hopi
Information Network)
From: Prashant (Prash) Trivedi
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997

Dear Hopi Brothers and Sisters,

Before starting this letter we would like to salute the

revered spiritual elders of the Hopi People.

We would also like to make a special mention for Dan Evehema

of the Roadrunner and Greasewood clan , who presently is the
oldest surviving interpreter of the traditional Hopi
spiritual leaders.

We pray for his good health, as his importance far outweighs

any treasure in this world.

We, Prashant Trivedi and Arup Mitra,(both Engineers) from

New Delhi, India, are convinced that the Hopis have valuable
insight into the human condition and the evolution of human
destiny over the next few years.

We are traveling overland across Asia and Europe and hope to

reach Arizona by the Spring of 1998.

As you are aware, your tradition and philosophy is inspiring

a lot of people all over the world.

The artists (Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and others) have

helped to spread your message all over the globe.

It is to them and will of the Creator we are thankful that

your message should reach us in India, a land far off from
your land.

The fact that man is ravaging and plundering earth's

resources and in doing so the damage he is inflicting on
Mother Earth and the Nature abounding her is known to your
people.

Your people are also aware of the fact that this mindless
exploitation and degradation of our planet cannot go on any
further if humanity has to survive.

It seems appropriate to use the words of a native Indian

Chief to convey this idea perfectly - "man did not weave the
web of life and is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does
to the web, he does to himself."

Though a number of indigenous people and tribes exist all

across the globe, we can safely say that none of them have
as deep an insight into the condition of Mother Earth and
the wisdom to deal with it as our Hopi brothers.

This wisdom and insight has come from centuries of close

 association with nature.

We have not reached this conclusion about the Hopi people in

a haste.

It has been borne out of the ancient wisdom of Indian

philosophy which transcends even the starting of time band
the limits of our present universe.

The sayings of other indigenous people are also correct in

their own accord but are in no way as selfless as the Hopi
sayings.

Even the Hopi address to the UN was directed towards

warning humanity of the dangers it might face if it carries
on the way it is doing now.

The address could also have been used for putting forth the
problems faced by the Hopi people.

It is this sincerity and devotion to the cause of mother

earth and its inhabitants that stirs our hearts and minds
and attracts us to our western brothers.

An inner voice is guiding us closer and closer to your

people.

We are looking forward to meeting you in person in your own

environment.

We would like to represent the ancient culture, tradition

and philosophy of the holy land - India, rather than
represent any society or organization.

Societies and organization across the world who claim to

know the spiritual way and mean to promote peace and harmony
do so only in speech and not in action.

Most of them are not heeding the nature's warning of the

coming destruction.

This is the main reason we are not willing to bind ourselves

to any organization for 'Truth' follows no sect.

Receiving an invitation from you would not only help in

fructification of our efforts but also boost our already
strong faith in our Hopi Brothers.

The time has come for east and west to get together one more
time and "The Great Purification" is closer than we all
believe.

Hoping to hear from you.

Yours sincerely,
Prashant Trivedi and Arup Mitra
 A Message from India - Hopi Vedic Parallels

By: Prash Trivedi

Though a number of indigenous people and tribes exist all

across the globe, it can be safely said that none of them
have as deep an insight into the condition of Mother Earth
and the wisdom to deal with it as our Hopi brothers.

They are the chosen ones of the Creator as they were granted
permission to hold in trust all land and life for the great
Spirit at the time of emergence of the Fourth world, of the
Hopis or the present age.

This conclusion about the Hopi people has not been reached
in a haste.

It has been borne out of the wisdom of ancient Indian

philosophy which transcends even the starting of time and
boundaries of our present Universe.

According to the ancient Indian scriptures the creator

"Param Brahma or Adi Purusha" created the Universe through
his creative power "Adi Shakti" in a plan which comprised of
three axes and several vibratory centres along these axes.

So, the creative power of Mother nature had a threefold

existence with seven main vibratory centres along the
central axis, echoing the primordial sound "AUM" of life
throughout the universe.

Everything in the visible Universe from the smallest to

biggest is made on the basis of this plan.

These seven centres also exist inside the body of man as man
is made in the image of the creator.

The central axis in man lies along his backbone.

The primordial power "Kundalini Shakti" lies in the sacrum

bone at the base of the spine.

The awakening of this power and its journey through the

seven centres is the first step in the process of self
realisation.

Through this realisation comes the wisdom to exist in

harmony with Mother nature and the capacity to realise the
actionless, omnipresent, and eternal Creator.

These vibratory centres also exist in the Mother earth.

 The Hopis also have a similar perception of the creation of
the universe by the Ultimate Creator "Taiowa".

There is an idea of Mother nature as a Spiderwoman who is

responsible for the creation of these vibratory centres
which echo the sound of the creator.

The Hopi wisdom is also aware of the central axis and man's
axis being the backbone which controls the equilibrium of
his movements and functions.

The Hopi legend also talks about "Palatkwapi" or the Red

House located somewhere in central America having four
storeys and on the top storey there is learning of planets
and stars.

In this story man also learnt about the "Open Door" in the
top of their heads, how to keep it open and converse with
the Creator.

This "Open Door" of Hopi mythology is the same as the

seventh centre on the central axis, and is called
"Sahastrara" - the Thousand petalled lotus in the Hindu
scriptures.

When the primordial power or the "Kundalini" is able to

pass through the last centre one can commune with the
Creator.

With time, detailed knowledge about these centres were lost

among the Hopi people, but it can still be found in the holy
land of India.

India has time and again seen the incarnations of the Great
Spirit, who have kept alive this knowledge throughout the
ages.

Knowledge of the ancient Indian scriptures strongly

indicates that the area known as the "Four Corners", where
the Hopis have settled is an important vibratory centre
which will cause the emergence of the new age which is known
as the Fifth World by the Hopi people.

Lets consider some facts:

> The Hopi believe the Creator of Man is a woman.

> The Sumerians believed the Creator of Man was a woman.

Vedic tradition and most of the other ancient

civilization believe in the feminine aspect of the
creator.

Vedic tradition calls her as Prakriti (mother

nature) or Shakti (creative force responsible for
weaving the web of life).

Interestingly, the Hopi regard her as Spiderwoman i.e

 the one who has woven the web of life.

This was the predominant thinking of most of the

civilizations during the Age of Cancer, the mother
sign, which lasted from around 8000B.C to 6000B.C.

> The Hopi believe the Father Creator is KA.

> The Sumerians believed the Father Essence was KA.

The vedic tradition also believes that the root of the

father essence is 'KA' which is the first alphabet of
Sanskrit, the primary language of the Vedic tradition.

> The Hopi believe Taiowa, the Sun God, is the Creator
> of the Earth. The Sumerians believe TA.EA was the
> Creator.

The Vedic tradition also believes that the earth was

born out of the Sun and has been nourished by it ever
since.

The Sun is seen and worshipped as the material

representation of the one true God, the eternal creator
provider and destroyer, in both the cultures.

> The Hopi believe two brothers had guardianship of the

> Earth. The Sumerians believed two brothers had dominion
> over the Earth.

Almost all the cultures including the Egyptians,

Mayans, Assyrians, Phoenicians, and the Jews have this
concept of twin gods or brothers presiding
over the affairs of the earth.

This concept arises from the dual nature of the world

we live in symbolized by Gemini, the sign of the twins,
and worship of these twin gods was at its peak in the
Age of Gemini ranging from around 4000 B.C to 2000 B.C.

> The Hopi believe Akush to be the Dawn Katsina. The

> Sumerians believed AK.U to be Beings of light.

The Sanskrit word for sky, most preferably for the dawn
time which is considered the most sacred time, is
'Akash'.

> The Hopi name for the Pleaides is ChooChookam. The

> Sumerians believed SHU. SHU.KHEM were the supreme
> stars.

Though Pleaides are significant to the Hopi people the

real significance is given to the Great Bear or the
seven sisters constellation.

Hopi believe that they came to earth from one of the

stars in the Great Bear in a big spaceship and the
 Vedic scriptures have detailed mythology regarding
this constellation and the beings that reside there.

> The Hopi believe Pahana was the Lost Brother who
> would one day return to assist the Hopi and humankind.
> The Sumerians would recognize PA.HA.NA as an Ancestor
> from heaven who would return.

This fact that the name of the 'Saviour' matches

exactly is quite remarkable.

Again, almost every religion and culture has a concept

and a name for the saviour who would appear at the end
of the present age.

The fact that we are all brothers and sisters is not a

philosophical or emotional rhetoric.

There is also no doubt that the puzzle to find our

common ancestory is complicated but I feel that the
pieces are finally falling together.

Thus it can be seen that although nearly on the opposite

points of the globe, Indians and the Hopis share many
common features by the way of religion, philosophy and
traditions.

Foremost among these is the concern for nature as a life

giving force and the symbolism of Earth as the Mother and
supporter of humanity.

Veda's revere the forces of nature in form of the Gods

of the Sun, Earth, Wind, Water and Fire.

Even some plants and trees are the objects of reverence

according to the ancient Indian Scriptures.

The names of the Hopi people and their way of life is in

itself a tribute to the forces of Nature.

The fact that man is ravaging and plundering the earth's

resources is known to the Hopi people.

The Hopi call this imminent condition "Koyaanisqatsi",

which means a world out of balance ... a state of life that
calls for another way.

Even the address to the UN by Mr. Thomas Banyacya, a Hopi

Spiritual Elder, was directed towards warning humanity of
the dangers it might face if it does not mend its present
ways.

The address could have been used for putting forth the
problems faced by the Hopi people.

It is this sincerity and devotion towards Mother Earth and

humanity that stirs our hearts and attracts us toward our
 Hopi brothers.

This spirit of sacrifice for the cause of humanity has come

because the Hopis have remained to the ancient spirit of
their people.

So it is important that more number of Hopi people take part

in the great ceremonies, that tell them of their origins,
their emergence in the forth world and the wisdom for the
future.

The Hopis cause has found its voice through the songs and
music of artists like Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix.

It is through the power of these ceremonies that these

messengers were brought to the world to spread the Hopi
message all across the globe.

We know that the Hopi people have waited patiently for

"Pahana" - The true White Brother, as told in your
prophesies.

But this coming will only be possible if enough of the Hopi

people remain true to their ancient spirit and put their
faith in the Great Ceremony.

The "Great Purification" as told of by the Hopi prophesy, is

coming close and so it is a time of great caution.

It is the time for east and west to come together as one

people because the Hopis and Indians share a common destiny.

The patience and perseverance of thousands of years may go

waste , because as the Hopi people know that great evil and
destruction will befall the world, if they falter at this
moment.

The historical burden of suffering and injustice on

humanity has to be dealt with by the attitude of compassion
and love and we pray the Hopi people will rise to occasion.

April 27, 1998

U.S. Embassy
Shantipath
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi - 110021
India

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

This is concerning Prashant Trivedi's intention to visit the

Hopi spiritual Elders on the Hopi Indian Reservation in
Arizona, USA.
 I would like it to be made of public record that I, Charles
DiBella, Director and Site Manager of the Hopi Information
Network in Flagstaff, Arizona, is inviting Mr. Trivedi to
come to these lands and to meet with the Elders.

The Hopi Information Network is a worldwide news gathering

and reporting agency, and Mr. Trivedi will be documenting
his trip for us while here.

Upon completion, he will be sharing the documentation of his

experiences with the rest of the world through our computer
information network.

Currently, the Hopi Information Network has over 45,000

visitors each month who read our information.

We wish to make it clear that we are in full support of Mr

Trivedi's endeavor to visit with the Hopi Elders and will be
making such arrangements for him on our behalf.

We are willing and able to bear whatever expenses he may

incur while on the Hopilands and in the United States,
including boarding, lodging, travel, and consulting.

We intend to take full responsibility for Mr.Trivedi's

finances for the period which a visitor visa may be issued
to him.

We are looking forward to having Mr. Trivedi as our guest

and wish to thank you for allowing him to come.

Sincerely,
C. DiBella
Director, The Hopi Infomation Network,
Flagstaff, Arizona

Introducing Dr. Karan Singh

Born heir apparent to Maharaja Hari Singh and Maharani Tara

Devi of Jammu and Kashmir, Dr. Karan Singh was catapulated
into political life at the early age of eighteen when, in
1949, he was appointed Regent by his father on the
intervention of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

Thereafter he was head of the Indian State of Jammu and

Kashmir for the next eighteen years as a Regent, as elected
Sadar-i-Riyasat and lastly as Governor.

In 1967, Dr. Karan Singh was inducted as a member of the

Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

At 36, he was the youngest person ever to become a central

cabinet minister in India.
 Presently he is the Chairman of 'Temple of Understanding',
a major global Interfaith association.

He is also an author of distinction, having written a number

of books on political science, philosophical essays,
travelogues, and poems in English.

For more detailed information on Dr. Karan Singh, visit:

Dr. Karan Singh's Homepage - Click here.

Dr.KARAN SINGH
Member of Parliament
(Rajya Sabha)

3,Nyaya Marg
ChanakyaPuri
New Delhi 110021
Tel: (011) 611-7144,611-5291

11 Sept 1997

To Whom It May Concern

Three young men from India - Arup Mitra, Prashant Trivedi

and Virender Bhatt - having completed their professional
training, have decided to undertake an ambitious and
adventurous journey.

They seek to contact members of the Hopi Tribal Council in

Arizona, USA because they are convinced that the Hopis have
some valuable insight into the human condition and the
evolution of human destiny over the next few years.

They are travelling overland across Asia and Europe and hope
to reach Arizona by the Spring of 1998.

It is appropriate that this journey is being undertaken at a

time when the United Nations is observing the Decade of
Native People.

In a way this is an interfaith endeavour, and as Chairman of

the Temple of Understanding, I warmly support their
project.

I would be grateful for any help and assistance that could

be rendered to them on this Journey to the West, so that
they can return enriched with new knowledge and insight.

Karan Singh

Prashant Trivedi
 Flagstaff, AZ 86002
USA

Dr. Karan Singh

3,Nyaya Marg
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi, India
110021

Dear Dr. Karan Singh,

This letter concerns the three individuals whom you met on

September 9th 1997 in New Delhi at your office in the India
International Center.

At that time, we proposed a journey to meet with the Hopi

spiritual elders at the Hopi reservation in Arizona, USA.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, only one of us, the

youngest of the three, has been able to fulfill this
mission.

I, Prashant Trivedi, take it as my duty to inform you about

my dialogue with the Hopi Elders and wish to honour the
support and encouragement you bestowed on us during the
initial stages of our endeavour.

Before I discuss what transpired in my talks, I wish to

present you with information detailing a brief history of
the events leading up to the present situation on the Hopi
reservation.

Old Oraibi is the oldest inhabited village on the American

continent, and had been the main spiritual center for the
Hopi people since the 13th century AD.

On September 6th 1906, a split between the 'Traditional'

Hopi and the so-called 'Progressive' Hopi led to the
formation of a new village called Hotevilla.

Hotevilla was formed under the leadership of Chief Yukiuma

and other Traditional Hopi, who were forcibly removed from
Old Oraibi by the Progressives with encouragement and
assistance from agents of the United States government.

Progressive Hopi differ from Traditional Hopi insofar as the

Progressives have chosen to adopt the ways of the western
culture whereas the Traditionals wish to continue following
the ways of their ancestors.

Since this violent split of their people, the Traditional

Hopi have considered their new village, Hotevilla, to be a
"shrine of the covenant" made between the ancient and true
Hopi people and their Great Spirit or Creator, called
Maasaw.

The spiritual power of the ceremonies which have been

performed by the Hopi since ancient times, along with their
precious stone tablets, were transferred to this new
village.

In 1936, the Progressives, along with the United States

government and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, set up a
'puppet' government which is now known as the Hopi Tribal
Council.

Such a central ruling body is counter to Traditional Hopi

beliefs, and since the ruling body first took shape, the
Traditional Hopi of Hotevilla have refused to acknowledge
it's authority, even when all of the other 13 Hopi villages
have decided otherwise.

To the discerning eye, time has proved the Traditional Hopi

right, but the Progressives still fail to see the error of
their ways.

Most notably, for reasons of material and economic gain, the

Hopi Tribal Council has allowed an outside interest set up a
large coal mining operation just north of their villages.

This mining operation transports the coal it extracts from

the earth through a what is known as a 'slurry pipeline.'

A slurry pippeline suspends the coal particles in water, and

the process pumps huge amounts of water from the aquifer
that provides water to all the Hopi villages.

Over the past several years, this aquifer has been severely
depleted and geologists estimate that the Hopi water supply
will dry up in less than ten years if the process is not
stopped.

Traditional Hopi are simple farmers who have depended on

this aquifer for centuries in order to grow their crops in
the dry desert of conditions northern Arizona.

Finally, in the course of last few years, the village of

Hotevilla has been unofficially divided just as Old Oriabi
had been in the past.

The Progressives are the majority, and they want to support

the Tribal Council and the American way of life.

On the otherside is a handful of Traditionalists who are

trying desperately to keep the flame of their ancient
tradition alive.

To this group of endangered Traditionalists belongs the

spiritual Elder Dan Evehema, the Eldest of Elders, who is
now 105 years old, with whom my talks took place.

Dan Evehema was a direct witness to the 1906 split in Old

Oriabi, and he is now the principal spokesperson for the
spiritual Elders.
 His closest disciple, Martin Gashveseoma, who is now 75
years old, is the other Elder I had the good fortune of
meeting during this visit.

He is acknowledged by the Elders to be the Chief of

Hotevilla through the legacy of Chief Yukiuma, who was his
grandfather.

For a very complete picture of these events, you may wish to

browse the book entitled "Hotevilla - Hopi Shrine of the
Covenant - Microcosm of the World."

This book is co-authored by Dan Evehema and Thomas Mails,

and was first published in 1995.

I found it to be the most accurate account of the present

state of affairs on the Hopi reservation, which I have
witnessed for myself.

Also, it presents the Hopi message to the world straight

from the mouth of Dan Evehema and other Traditional Elders.

Coming back to my talks, I would first like to mention the

warm reception and hospitality bestowed by the Elders and
their families on an insignificant stranger from a land
which they know little about.

I was astonished to hear from them the fact that I was the
first visitor from India to visit for an interfaith
dialogue.

Initially, the talks centered on the similarities between

Hopi and Indian beliefs.

Like the four ages expounded upon by the vedic scriptures,

their faith holds four worlds as well.

There are considerable simlarities in the definition and

charcteristics of these ages which leads one to speculate
that they originated from the same source.

We discovered other areas of similarity, including the seven

spiritual centers which lie in an axis along the backbone of
man, and the four main paths to liberation as described in
vedic scriptures.

The most interesting similarities we discovered were the

repeated use of the Swastika in their ceremonies and rock
art, along with their worship of the Sun.

From their words it was quite evident that they had great
respect for the ancient wisdom of India, and they were keen
on further communication between our two heritages.

It is a great honour to deliver herein to the people of

India a message from these Elders which concerns the coming
 the "Great Purification" and the emergence of the "Fifth
World."

The Great Purification is a term used for the upcoming earth

changes which will cleanse the earth of man's decadence.

Time is short, and the earth, their mother, is angry due to

the mindless activities of man and may choose to purify
herself in the very near future if man does not change his
ways quickly.

Ancient Hopi prophecy, which has been handed down to these

Traditional Elders from generations past, warn humanity to
change its course before it is too late.

Hopi prophecy foretold the World Wars of earlier this

century, and each of their prophecies are preceded by a
number of signs.

During our talks, the Elders revealed to me signs preceeding

the Great Purification which are coming to pass at this
time.

The Elders were concerned and dissapointed about the lack of

awareness of these concepts in the ancient land of India.

The Elders also believe that in the near future all the
races will have to unite to share their wisdom in order to
evolve a global conciousness in harmony with nature.

Before my departure, I was most honoured as the Elders

presented me with a sacred planting stick, purified by
ceremony.

Along with this planting stick, I received three ears of

corn used for seed, and detailed instructions concerning how
to raise this corn in the most adverse conditions.

The Hopi Elders have given to me all they were given by the
Great Spirit when they chose to settle in the area now known
as the land of the Four Corners.

The Hopi are unique as a people insofar as their

agricultural techniques are extremely simple and are
adaptable to the dry desert land of this area.

The Elders say that the first Hopi had chosen to live in
this barren desert so that they would always need to pray
for rain and thus not lose faith in their ceremonies which
maintain their bond with the Mother nature and Creator.

They said that the True Hopi people represents the Red race
through the authority vested in them by the Creator, Maasaw.

Maasaw had given them the sacred stone tablets at the

begining of this age along with the following message:
 "I have nothing here. My life is simple. All I
have is my planting stick and seeds. If you are
willing to live as I do, and follow my
instructions, the life plan I shall give you, you
may live here with me and take care of the land.
Then you shall have a long, happy and peaceful
life."

All other races - White, Black, and Yellow have their own
stone tablets as well.

I noticed a sense of urgency in their message which is borne

out of the fact they are losing ground to all their
traditions fast.

The Hopi young no longer acccept the Wisdom of these Elders

as valid, and are blinded by the glamour of the Western way
of life.

Given the great influx of Western ways into our own culture,
and the rapid deterioration of our own religious tradition
over the past generation, it would thus be very appropriate
at this time to allow the people of India the opportunity to
hear their message.

Respectfully,

Prashant Trivedi

email: astrology@karmablueprint.com

The Spirit of Enquiry

- Prashant Trivedi

We live in a society that thrives upon competition, ambition,

greed, and exploitation.

Because of this, the earth's resources are being consumed

at an alarming rate.

To make matters worse, few are really bothered enough to

be concerned with the consequences we face tomorrow.

But underneath, amidst all the affluence of the modern world,

people are living with more fears and anxieties than ever
before.

Real peace has become an illusion, and nearly all who are
alive today have never experienced it, believing that peace is
merely the absence of war.

The head powers of all nations deal with short term crisis
intervention, and have no solutions for the long term well
being of the planet.

Reform measures offer no solution, rather such measures

are akin to using a life support system for a patient whose
death is certain.

Like the legendary Phoenix bird, the entire structure must fall
 The Great Purification
Creation and Destruction

by Prashant Trivedi
The human race is fast approaching an end of
an age, and it is important for us to be
aware of this transition to make the
appropriate preparations.

We are not suggesting that anyone engage in

survival preparedness, rather we hope
instead that each of us will make changes
within our inner being.

Unforunately, the great majority of humankind

will enter into these coming changes
completely unaware.

Many of us tend to believe that the

world in which we live is as stable and
permanent as the concrete beneath our feet.

It is unimaginable for most to think that the

great technological civilization of this
age could crumble to ruin.

The truth of the matter is much to the

contrary, and the world in which we live,
especially this modern world, is actually
very fragile.

At the present time, our world faces great

peril through a variety of possible
catastrophes.
Great catastrophes are sure to come, and with
their coming, it does not matter if any one
of us survives.

Survival preparedness is not at issue here,

rather what is important is that we learn
from the coming changes and re-direct our
inner being accordingly.

The human race has developed a system of

modern living based on competition,
materialism, consumption, and exploitation.

This modern system of living has brought

mankind to the brink of self-extinction, and
each of us, in a small way, is responsible
for this state of affairs.

The sad truth is that most of us are still

very content with living within this system.

Humanity has reached the point of no return,

and it is no longer realistic to think that
enough people around the globe will have a
sudden change of heart.

But even if the world as a whole will not

change, we as individuals still can.

To start, each of us must begin once again to

see time and reality as cyclical, and not
linear, as most in the modern world believe
it to be.

The Darwinian theory of evolution suggests

that the human race is in a state of
unhindered evolution by the process of
natural selection.

This implies that we, as a race, are becoming

more intelligent than our ancestors with each
passing generation.

The theory further suggests that we are in a

state of perpetual progress, through lineartime,
which only moves forward.

This is in opposition to the view held by all

ancient civilisations, who knew that time is
cyclical, and that world ages repeat
themselves.

In ancient astrology, the term 'world age'

signifies the time period between two great
purifications, that is, cycles of great
destruction and re-creation.
According to the ancients, the perilous
situation we find ourselves in today is
nothing new, and it was very much
predicted and expected.

Humanity was faced with the same situation

about 12,000 years ago, when great floods
destroyed flourishing civilisations which
had become overly materialistic as they
too approached the end of their age.

Through massive catastrophies, significant

portions of humanity die, and we start the
cycle again, all as a very natural and
cyclical process of life and death.

Unlike Darwin had theorized, we evolve in

these cycles of time rather than evolving
along a path of linear time.

Albert Einstein, in his special theory of

relativity, points out that the space-time
continuum, which defines the physics of
the perceivable universe, is curved.

Anything which is curved is part of a circle;

it is not a plane, and nothing in our
universe, including time, is linear.

This cycle of destruction and creation has

happened before, and it is about to happen
again.

Nearly all of us have experienced this cycle

in ages past, and we will experience it again
and again, until we begin to focus our
attention on learning the true meaning of
life.

When we do this, we will begin to grow on the

true evolutionary ladder, which has nothing
to do with Darwin.

All knowledge about the meaning of life and

how it should be lived is inherent within
our mind.

It is up to each of us to discover the true

meaning of life by inquiring within our own
minds.

If someone tells you how you should live,

what you should do, what your path might be,
and if you follow that road, it will lead
you nowhere.

Each of us has a different path which we

are to find on our own.

Learning along our path is a continous and

effortless process, but one must stay awake
mentally, and not allow oneself to be
influenced by the conditioning of this world.

One can only stay awake mentally with a mind

that is not already conditioned by society,
rules, orthodoxy, nationality, religion,
and so on.

The awareness and sensitivity needed to see

the truth is inherent in all of us when we
are children, but these gifts are smothered
out of us through modern education.

Modern education is a means to promote

conformity and to condition our young in
order to preserve the established social
patterns of this corrupt system.

A free mind of an aware individual has the

capacity to get to the truth of any matter,
even the most difficult of questions.

Inquiry is the first step, and contemplation

on the inquiry is the second step.

With inquiry, we may seek counsel from

outside sources, but without a mind that is
free of conditioning, it all leads nowhere.

At this critical point in time, at the end of

this age, aware individuals must move away
from this dying system, and begin to create a
new, self-sustainable future in harmony with
the forces of nature.

Each of us should come together in a spirit

of complete brotherhood, and thus present an
example as a witness to others.

We must create together, first in our minds

and then in reality, a society without fear,
prejudice, greed and competition.

This society must facilitate right

relationships on all levels, and impart a
correct education to coming generations.

Anyone who is sincerely willing to do this

will not fail, because if one is completely
convinced of an idea with the whole of his
being, then his actions will automatically
resonate with his thinking.
 What is Non-Duality?
- Prashant Trivedi

there is a lot of discussion on

duality and non-duality

on this planet

amongst the so-called wise

without any clear conclusion

the answer to the puzzle is quite simple ...

non-duality is just another term

for 'absolute truth' &

'absolute truth' is the nature of the divine

absolute truth is different

from muggle definition of truth

who stole the toffee etc.

it is the truth of nature of things/beings

something which holds true from all points and angles

and is not subject to change in time

immortal

the truths in script -

Lotusocean Blog

'breaking out of the matrix' -

LotusOcean

The Real Swastika

-Prashant Trivedi
The word 'swastika' comes from Sanskrit, the
ancient Vedic language, and it means
'conducive to well being.' It is derived
from two Sanskrit words: 'su,' meaning
'well,' and 'asti,' from the verb to be,
meaning 'it is.'

The right-handed swastika has been used as a

positive expression of life by the ancient
Mesopotamians, the early Christians and
Byzantines, the Mayans, as well as the Hopi
and other Native American Indian tribes.

In relation to the Hopi, it can be seen on

their 'prophecy rock' as illustrated below,
and it is considered the initiator of the new
age after the 'Great Purification'.

The circle surrounding the swastika here

represents our Mother Earth, the cradle of
humanity, and the four dots within our
swastika represent the four races, four seasons,
four fold magnetic field on our Sun.

The swastika is also an ancient Vedic symbol

for the Sun, and of the Vedic diety Lord
Ganesha, the elephant headed God, who is the
first born son in the Universe.

His four qualities, represented by the four

hands of the swastika, are purity,
auspiciousness, innocence, and supreme
devotion to the Universal Mother principle.
Ganesh bestows these qualities with the help
of the right-handed swastika, the symbol of
creation.
This is how Swastika comes out of the Golden Mean Spiral Grail Cup

The left-handed swastika is a symbol of

Kali, the Vedic Goddess who symbolizes
destruction.

In Sanskrit, this left-handed swastika is

named by a different word, 'sauvastika,'
which is the antithesis of 'svastika.'

Thus, the left-handed swastika means 'not

conducive to well being.' This is the
swastika which was used in World War II as
a symbol for Adolf Hitler's Nazi movement.

In spite of what it represents, the

left-handed swastika is still widely used
throughout the world, including India,
where it is quite prevalent.

Vedic scripture states that we are presently

living in 'Kaliyuga,' or the age of Kali,
which will meet its end through 'Pralaya,'
meaning widescale destruction.

Since creation and destruction are two

unseparable facets of the Cosmic Plan, both
symbols have come into prominence through
the ages.

Astrologically, the right-handed swastika

is a symbol of the Seventh Ray, which is
the governing Ray of the Age of Aquarius,
which is dawning upon us as the influence
of the Piscean Age begins to wane.
 The Seventh Ray is essentially an agent of
fusion, blending, and coordination. It is
also the ray of ceremonial order and is
responsible for bringing forth the energies
favouring group endeavor.

In conclusion, this symbol as a whole

signifies the four races of humanity living
in a state of co-operation with each other
and sharing equally the resources provided by
Mother Earth. It further signifies a state
of harmony between man and nature, which in
turn fosters true growth in all the realms.

Living for a New Future

by Prash Trivedi

Throughout all nations, many feel the pain arising out of

empty and directionless living.

Millions lack an understanding of what human life is about,

how precious it is, and how we might best make use of our
time and resources while on earth.

The illusion of the modern world seems to offer so much, yet

many know something very vital is missing.

Humanity has lost touch with mother nature, and the effects
of this are clearly evident all around.

While on earth, we are blessed to have an opportunity for

true spiritual growth, yet human birth is no longer considered
an opportunity to grow in the realm of spirit.

As people of this earth move toward material pursuits and

away from a grounding in the spirit, our world heads toward
global confusion.

Confusion generates frustration, anger, insecurity, and

intolerance, which eventually builds up between nations to
leak out in the form of war.

The threat of war is beginning to overshadow any future

hope for peace, and destruction on a massive scale might
soon be witnessed by many.

This is an invitation for a few talented and determined

individuals to plant the seeds of a new future.

We seek visitors and potential residents for our newly

developing international, eco-friendly, self-sustaining, farm
community.

Poems:
Rainy violet you come down
Showering on the earth so brown
No time to think and wonder why
Which is better the Earth or the Sky

Rainy violet you lose your own

A martyr to the seeds they have sown
But the world goes round and round
And once again they'll be sorrow bound

Rainy violet you come down

Blistering on those painful clowns
Please be sure to where your loyalties lie
With the Men on Earth or Gods in the Sky

Rainy violet you come down

Regardless of those laughs and frowns
A funny feeling it may be true
Just want to know why I feel like you
Freedom

The earth is to a stone

As a Self crowded to alone,
Leaves are to a tree
As action to the free.

Reaching Out

Words, words, words

Words mere words
How could words
Touch thy soul.

I , my , mine
I tiny I
How could I
Touch thy soul

Non- Duality

Just like the air kisses all

The pure, the foul , the mountains and the sea
The Paramatman manifests through all
Completely unaffected by all that could ever be.

Realisation

Bathing infinitely in an ocean unknown

Enjoying the fruits of the tree i have grown
Till the day it all comes to pass
Flushed in the radiance the Mother has shown.

Divine Offerings

Would it be sweet, the nectar so

Would it smell , an unborn bud,
Would it be fresh, the fruit to be,
Would it know , the mind untouched
 Visions

Visions if you wish to find

Flowing from your fanciful mind,
For their is only One Light
And others just chains to bind.

One

Way to the One, is the way to go

Knowing , nothing is left to know,

Merge in the One, the eternal luminous glow

Showing , nothing is left to show

Reverence to the One, to whom all you owe

Bowing , nothing is left to bow.

Extremities

Would you know the infinite ,

If you couldn't fathom the void,
Would you know the truth,
If no one lied.

GARUDA
Ophanim & Seraphim - Actual Galactic Bedtime
HiStory for Earthlings
Bird Tribe Vs Serpent Tribe ~ Prashant Trivedi
the

The play starts with a casual reference here regarding Daksha's daughters

now known as the Orion Queens

A clear reference to how they're responsible for

 populating most of this sector of our galaxy

Ka-sh-ya-pa is one of the seven original beings

of the Milky Way play

he definitely has immersed himself in the right kind of enviornment

must be a reason why such advanced beings prefer the biologic jungles to concrete
jungles !

this is a very old His & Her Story

way before the recent An-Enki Sumerian tale

offsprings don't come easily in this time

i.e. knowing and working on the symmetry tilts...

angles to produce the angels

the sacrifice ( sacred orifice ) is complete

the eggs are ready ... external eggs!

mammals are not in the scene as yet

incubation (in da cube) is the the order of the day

just like it is for our genepool on earth ?!

the hypercube presents a way out but patience is required

the two sets of eggs are different though

what could be different ?

clue: only one set has golden mean symmetry

the seraphim (serpent tribe, nagas) are born first

all the talk about dracos populating the galaxy first!

kadru is actually kad-uru ... uru roots of the serpent tribe

now we know who uru-shalem (jerusalem) means a lot to

also uru-q as in iraq and uru-guay

Actions, Maya and the Ultimate Reality

By Prashant Saxena

Actions, Maya and the Ultimate Reality – The Bhagavad Gita

People today have a deep misconception about the scriptures like Veda and Gita. They assume
that ‘Maya’ means that world is not real. Some people even think that to free oneself, one has to
give up all the worldy activities and chant some mantras.
But people forget often that mantras are divine incantantations to understand and rever the
nature and its elements like fire (agni-dev), surya (surya-dev) etc. They are also the source of
meditation andspirituality. Chanting the mantras without understanding the message is not
considered either spirituality or intelligent.
A person cannot live without doing any action. Meditation, breathing, seeing, hearing, chanting
mantras etc are all actions. Bhagvada-Gita simply teaches to control these actions and to find the
truth.
BG 3.4: Not by merely abstaining from work can one achieve freedom from reaction,
nor by renunciation alone can one attain perfection.
BG 3.5: Everyone is forced to act helplessly according to the qualities he has acquired from the
modes of material nature; therefore no one can refrain from doing something, not even for a
moment.
BG 3.6: One who restrains the senses of action but whose mind dwells on sense objects certainly
deludes himself and is called a pretender.
BG 3.7: On the other hand, if a sincere person tries to control the active senses by the mind and
begins karma-yoga [in Kr?s?n?a consciousness] without attachment, he is by far superior.
BG 3.15: Regulated activities are prescribed in the Vedas, and the Vedas are directly manifested
from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Consequently the all-pervading Transcendence is
eternally situated in acts of sacrifice.
BG 3.16: My dear Arjuna, one who does not follow in human life the cycle of sacrifice thus
established by the Vedas certainly leads a life full of sin. Living only for the satisfaction of the
senses, such a person lives in vain.
BG 3.17: But for one who takes pleasure in the self, whose human life is one of self-realization,
and who is satisfied in the self only, fully satiated — for him there is no duty.
BG 3.18: A self-realized man has no purpose to fulfill in the discharge of his prescribed duties,
nor has he any reason not to perform such work. Nor has he any need to depend on any other
living being.
BG 3.19: Therefore, without being attached to the fruits of activities, one should act as a matter of
duty, for by working without attachment one attains the Supreme.
When people are attached to their activities and senses, they are under the influence of Maya. It
is this Maya that creates an illusion and ignorance. If people are attached to what they hear
without analyzing it intellectually, it leads to ignorance. For e.g many people are deluded that
Hinduism is divided in cast system “by birth” where people with surnames like Sharma,
Chaturvedi, trivedi, Pathak etc are Brahmins. Chaturvedi simply means the knower of the four
(chatur) Vedas. Trivedi refers to the knower of the three (Tri) Vedas. What Veda and GITA teach
is a categorization of the society, a ‘class system’ and not ‘cast system’, based on profession or
Karma and not birth. Brahmins, by its definition and in today’s modern terminology, includes
scientists, researchers, teachers, doctors, engineers etc i.e those who indulge in intellectual work
and knowledge to know the science and nature. Kshatriyas is the warrior class. Thus all the
soldiers in Indian army are kshatriyas irrespective of their religion and surnames. Vaishyas
consisted of the business class and Shudras the unskilled labourers.
When people get attached to what they see and how they look, it causes suffering and visual
illusions. e.g A girl attached to her beauty finds it hard to accept her change to old age. Thus it is
very important to control the mind which controls the five senses.
BG 5.17: When one’s intelligence, mind, faith and refuge are all fixed in the Supreme, then one
becomes fully cleansed of misgivings through complete knowledge and thus proceeds straight on
the path of liberation.
BG 5.18: The humble sages, by virtue of true knowledge, see with equal vision a learned and
gentle br?hman?a, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater [outcaste].
BG 6.4: A person is said to be elevated in yoga when, having renounced all material desires, he
neither acts for sense gratification nor engages in fruitive activities.
BG 6.5: One must deliver himself with the help of his mind, and not degrade himself. The mind is
the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well.
BG 6.6: For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has
failed to do so, his mind will remain the greatest enemy.
In upanishads, this is the “manmaya kosa” or the mental sheath. Sight, hearing, smell, touch and
taste are only the objective channels to the mind and its the mind that can act very subjectively.
The mind can chose to hear what it wants and ignore the rest. In a crowd, one’s mind may chose
to focus and hear only to what a particular person might be saying. At that moment one might not
be able to process any other person. The focus can shift though as per the directions of the mind.
Thus the mind is the controller of all 5 senses from which the collected data can be put to use by
one’s own intellect. Its a recursive procedure and the intellect can sharpen itself with the
information it recieves.
The ultimate reality is said to be unmanifested, unborn and inconcievable from which everything
else, both material and spiritual, is emanating.
BG 9.4: By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me,
but I am not in them
BG 12.3-4: But those who fully worship the unmanifested, that which lies beyond the perception
of the senses, the all-pervading, inconceivable, unchanging, fixed and immovable — the
impersonal conception of the Absolute Truth — by controlling the various senses and being
equally disposed to everyone, such persons, engaged in the welfare of all, at last achieve Me.
BG 10.8: I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The
wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their
hearts.
Thus Bhagvada Gita teaches directly how manifest arises from the unmanifest. On contrary to the
unmanifest, the manifestations are changing, dynamic or limited. e.g Sun which a manifestation
of the ultimate reality has a form, color, size etc when viewed from the earth. But are we seeing
the truth? Do we think that the Sun or our appearance when we see in the mirror is static? What
exactly are we seeing?
Physically, we are growing daily. The change is very slow as per our perception and it is
unobservable. We are not the same person who existed some ten years ago. The physical image
of our face, weight, shape, size, height etc have all changed. Chemically, we are losing millions of
molecules per second in the form of breath (exhale), perspiration, excreta, urination, farts and
intaking other molecules in the form of breath (inhale), drinking, eating etc. In brief, a person does
not have the same set of molecules or atoms that he had a second ago. Mentally, our thoughts
are changing too. What we were thinking a second ago is not the same. Mentally we evolve and
our knowledge increases every passing second.
So how can we be the same even in a seconds differentiation? Are our eyes decieving us when
we look into the mirror? If we get attached to our looks, then we are bound to suffer when we
change or grow old. This suffering due to attachment and ignorance is the constant effect of
Maya which is all around us and forever trying to control our mind. It is only because of Maya
that we are not able to understand the ultimate reality or the truth. We see the sun and we think it
is the same. But the truth is that the sun is also fading out. It has spent 4 million years and only
has another 4 million years to live after which it will convert into a nova or a supernova. It is
releasing huge amount of hydrogen in the form of fusion reactions into helium. Therefore,
chemically it is not the same any second. Physically it releases long chains of fires or the solar
winds, its magnetic field keeps on changing. So again, is our perception decieving us about the
shape and size of the sun? Do we think we will be the same person after 20 years with the same
strength, healing rate of the cells, quickness of the mind and the body? Do we think that change
is sudden that we would grow fragile with white hair and brittle bones overnight?
In Gita, this is explained via the three modes of the material nature.
BG 14.5: Material nature consists of three modes — goodness, passion and ignorance. When the
eternal living entity comes in contact with nature, O mighty-armed Arjuna, he becomes
conditioned by these modes.
BG 14.6: O sinless one, the mode of goodness, being purer than the others, is illuminating, and it
frees one from all sinful reactions. Those situated in that mode become conditioned by a sense of
happiness and knowledge.
BG 14.7: The mode of passion is born of unlimited desires and longings, O son of Kunt?, and
because of this the embodied living entity is bound to material fruitive actions.
BG 14.8: O son of Bharata, know that the mode of darkness, born of ignorance, is the delusion of
all embodied living entities. The results of this mode are madness, indolence and sleep, which
bind the conditioned soul.
BG 14.9: O son of Bharata, the mode of goodness conditions one to happiness; passion
conditions one to fruitive action; and ignorance, covering one’s knowledge, binds one to
madness.
BG 14.10: Sometimes the mode of goodness becomes prominent, defeating the modes of
passion and ignorance, O son of Bharata. Sometimes the mode of passion defeats goodness and
ignorance, and at other times ignorance defeats goodness and passion. In this way there is
always competition for supremacy.
BG 14.11: The manifestations of the mode of goodness can be experienced when all the gates of
the body are illuminated by knowledge.
BG 14.12: O chief of the Bh?ratas, when there is an increase in the mode of passion the
symptoms of great attachment, fruitive activity, intense endeavor, and uncontrollable desire and
hankering develop.
BG 14.13: When there is an increase in the mode of ignorance, O son of Kuru, darkness, inertia,
madness and illusion are manifested.
BG 14.14: When one dies in the mode of goodness, he attains to the pure higher planets of the
great sages.
BG 14.15: When one dies in the mode of passion, he takes birth among those engaged in fruitive
activities; and when one dies in the mode of ignorance, he takes birth in the animal kingdom.
BG 14.16: The result of pious action is pure and is said to be in the mode of goodness. But action
done in the mode of passion results in misery, and action performed in the mode of ignorance
results in foolishness.
BG 14.17: From the mode of goodness, real knowledge develops; from the mode of passion,
greed develops; and from the mode of ignorance develop foolishness, madness and illusion.
BG 14.18: Those situated in the mode of goodness gradually go upward to the higher planets;
those in the mode of passion live on the earthly planets; and those in the abominable mode of
ignorance go down to the hellish worlds.
BG 14.19: When one properly sees that in all activities no other performer is at work than these
modes of nature and he knows the Supreme Lord, who is transcendental to all these modes, he
attains My spiritual nature.

The Shape of the Ultimate Reality

By Prashant Saxena

Bhagavad Gita
Hexagonal, triangle, square, fat, large, small etc are all having a definite shape, a definite form. A
human body has a definite shape, so does the sun when viewed from the earth. Thus, if one
analyzes the fundamental definition of shape and form, then one would realize that these are only
the attributes observable by the eye. If one can see or observe something, then only he can tell
what shape, size and form it is. How can one observe from a distance, of the shape, size and
form of something if he is blind? The ability to visualize enhances the perception of form and
shape. Do knowledge, spiritual experience, energy, empty space or vaccum, thoughts, sound that
we hear etc have any shape, size or form?
The ONE - the Brahman in the Vedas: He is One and only One, Sustains entire universe,
Omnipresent, Formless, All-Powerful, Perfect, Omniscient, Unborn, Eternal and supports us
always.He alone should be worshipped. (Yajurveda 40.8)
In Gita, Krishna reveals clearly that the true definition of “him” or the ultimate reality is
unmanifested, unborn, impersonal, inconcievable, fixed, eternal, unchanging and immovable.
How can the “unmanifested, unborn, inconcievable” have a form, shape or a definite name?
Naturally, a name is given by those who try to comprehend a concept or something.
BG 12.3-4: But those who fully worship the unmanifested, that which lies beyond the perception
of the senses, the all-pervading, inconceivable, unchanging, fixed and immovable — the
impersonal conception of the Absolute Truth — by controlling the various senses and being
equally disposed to everyone, such persons, engaged in the welfare of all, at last achieve Me.

BG 12.5: For those whose minds are attached to the unmanifested, impersonal feature of
the Supreme, advancement is very troublesome. To make progress in that discipline is
always difficult for those who are embodied.
BG 12.6-7: But those who worship Me, giving up all their activities unto Me and being devoted to
Me without deviation, engaged in devotional service and always meditating upon Me, having fixed
their minds upon Me, O son of Prath? — for them I am the swift deliverer from the ocean of birth
and death.
BG 12.8: Just fix your mind upon Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and engage all your
intelligence in Me. Thus you will live in Me always, without a doubt.
BG 10.2: Neither the hosts of demigods nor the great sages know My origin or opulences, for, in
every respect, I am the source of the demigods and sages.
BG 10.3: He who knows Me as the unborn, as the beginningless, as the Supreme Lord of all the
worlds — he only, undeluded among men, is freed from all sins.
BG 10.12-13: Arjuna said: You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the ultimate abode, the
purest, the Absolute Truth. You are the eternal, transcendental, original person, the unborn, the
greatest. All the great sages such as N?rada, Asita, Devala and Vy?sa confirm this truth about
You, and now You Yourself are declaring it to me.
BG 9.4: By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me,
but I am not in them
BG 9.10: This material nature, which is one of My energies, is working under My direction, O son
of Kunt?, producing all moving and nonmoving beings. Under its rule this manifestation is created
and annihilated again and again.
Some people feel that formless does not have any potency of having a form. Gita clearly tells
about the manifestations of the supreme nature (inconcievable, unmanifested and unborn).
Naturally, the manifest can contain both form (like material nature, mass, matter etc) and the
formless (like knowledge, air, energy. consciousness etc). “Potency” doesn’t only mean the
masculine strength to lift heavy weights. It can also means the ability to give birth to a child
(feminine ability), ability to understand and memorise (mental ability) etc. It can also mean the
ability to have eternal knowledge, manifest in any form, in any color and yet the true form which is
formless being unknown. One can breathe air around which is present everywhere (omnipresent),
but it is formless. A person has a definite shape like sun as we see from earth, but it is “not
omnipotent” as we can neither see that person or the sun everywhere and everytime, whereas
the energy is an omnipotent concept which is all around us and yet formless. One cannot live
without air and energy.
Brahman, the universe or the ultimate consciousness, is all around us. It touches all the individual
consciousness and contains all the bodies in the universe. If we imagine of Brahman, we cannot
concieve of its form in both in its physical aspect and the mental aspect . Therefore formless, yet
omnipotent and omnipresent. Anything percievable by one’s limited senses is limited in nature.
The fact that we can identifiy a being with a form outright limits it. How can a “limited’ being be
omnipotent and omnipresent? And hence the understanding of the unmanifest aspect of the
supreme truth is difficult (BG 12.5).
An analogy with this manifestation from the unmanifest could be thoughts which appear out of
nowhere. In a deep contemplative state, one might get a thought of his relative or a friend, to play
a musical instrument, to have fame and name. People might see dreams which are hardly
connected to their real life. A human mind contains scattered bit of knowledge and thoughts
which keeps on changing and some which manifest randomly out of nowhere. During exam time,
one might manifest that knowledge and write something that he might not usually think of.
According to many sages, the Veda is also a revelation to many rishis in their heightened state of
consciousness. Gita teaches us how one can heighten his consciousness and touch the supreme
consciousness. But one might ask what form, shape or size does consciousness have?
BG 9.11: Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My
transcendental nature as the Supreme Lord of all that be.
BG 9.22: But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on My
transcendental form — to them I carry what they lack, and I preserve what they have.
BG 10.8: I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The
wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their
hearts.

Sanatan Dharma
SUNDAY, 3 APRIL 2011

Ultimate reality and Monotheism

Ultimate reality and Monotheism

By Prashant Saxena

Monotheism as the world knows from the west means belief in one God. The one
God in the western faiths is isolated from the nature, created the world, judges the
mankind from their behavior the directions for which are given in the western holy
books with a set of DO-s and DONT-s. He divides the mankind on the basis of belief
i.e those who follow that holy book blindly and those who question it or who do not
follow it. Thus, the monotheistic concept from west reduces the mankind to blindly
believe into some god who has a particular gender, a particular name and
categorized his believers with a particular label and differentiates the world between
“you and them” on the basis of that belief which is to be followed blindly.

Similarly, stemming out from theism, we have polytheism which means belief in
different gods. Atheism is a disbelief in the possibility of a god who plays dice with
human lives, judges the humans on a judgement day as prescribed by western holy
books and who created the world.

In the Indian terminology, there is no such belief of a god having a particular gender
or a set of DO-s and DONT-s. Vedas and Upanishads which are a part of shrutis
(considered as primary works) talk of ultimate reality which is formless,
unmanifested, unborn and inconcievable. Unlike, the western beliefs and holy books,
Vedas teach about what a person can realize in his highest state of consciousness.
Thus, Vedas are also characterized as “revealed” which means coming from the
highest source of consciousness which is conceptualized and called as Bhraman.
Hence, Vedas are only a tool to raise one's consciousness and know the ultimate
reality. A person who has a dharmic mind, spirit of questioning and practical intellect
can know the ultimate reality even without knowing the Vedas. Therefore, unlike the
western faiths and conditioning where the followers need a “book”, one doesn't
always need the Vedas to know the ultimate truth. The knowledge of the Veda is
embedded in everyone which needs to be known by detachment and getting rid of
the Maya which is constantly affecting both physically and mentally and hiding the
realization of the ultimate reality.

Gita Verse 3.42

It is declared the sense are superior but more than the senses the mind is superior but
more than the mind the intelligence is superior and more than the intelligence that which
is superior is the individual consciousness.

How can one realize the ultimate reality without the Vedas? It cannot be explained in
a few words. Gitopanishad has eighteen chapters that give a hint of ultimate reality.
Kenopanishad states,

1. By whom missioned falls the mind shot to its mark? By

whom yoked moves the first life-breath forward on its
paths? By whom impelled is this word that men speak?
What god set eye and ear to their workings?

2. That which is hearing of our hearing, mind of our mind,

speech of our speech, that too is life of our life-breath and
sight of our sight. The wise are released beyond and they
pass from this world and become immortal.
3. There sight travels not, nor speech, nor the mind. We know
It not nor can distinguish how one should teach of It: for It
is other than the known; It is there above the unknown. It
is so we have heard from men of old who declared That to
our understanding.
4. That which is unexpressed by the word, that by which the word is expressed, know That to be
the Brahman and not
this which men follow after here.

5. That which thinks not by the mind,1 that by which the mind
is thought, know That to be the Brahman and not this which
men follow after here.

6. That which sees not with the eye,2 that by which one sees
the eye’s seeings, know That to be the Brahman and not this
which men follow after here.

7. That which hears not with the ear,3 that by which the ear’s
hearing is heard, know That to be the Brahman and not this
which men follow after here.

8. That which breathes not with the breath,4 that by which the
life-breath is led forward in its paths, know That to be the
Brahman and not this which men follow after here.

A simple scientific example can be taken in context of relativity. The motion of

everything within the universe is taken with respect to something. We measure our
speed relative to the ground which we assume to have a speed of zero. But in reality
earth is rotating and revolving around the sun. What is our actual speed as
compared to sun at rest or zero speed? Analyzing the angular speed of earth around
the sun and motion of our speed on earth, we can mathematically deduce our speed
around the sun. If we expand reality, then sun is also revolving around something
higher.

Rig Veda 10.149.1“The sun has tied Earth and other planets through attraction and moves them
around itself as if a trainer moves newly trained horses around itself holding their reins.”

Yajur Veda 33.43“The sun moves in its own orbit in space taking along with itself the mortal
bodies like earth through force of attraction.”
Rig Veda 1.35.9“The sun moves in its own orbit but holding earth and other heavenly bodies in a
manner that they do not collide with each other through force of attraction.
Rig Veda 1.164.13
“Sun moves in its orbit which itself is moving. Earth and other bodies move around sun due to
force of attraction, because sun is heavier than them.

According to the modern science, sun moves around the centre of the milky way
galaxy. With proper logic and mathematics, one may find his speed relative to the
centre of milky way galaxy too. If we expand our awareness even higher, then the
next question that automatically comes : Is milky way galaxy is also moving around
something higher? Lets call it X. Going by that chain we have a non-stop function if
that X is also moving something higher, lets say Y and Y around Z and so on. Where
does it stop? There are only two cases for such a problem : (a) It stops and hence
universe can be called as finite or (b) It doesn't stop and hence universe can be
called infinite. For the former case, if we call universe as finite, then obvious
questions would be

• Where is the boundary of the universe?

• What is its weight?
• Is the universe itself rotating like earth?
• What shape does it have?
• Is universe itself revolving around something higher? What is outside this
universe, beyond its boundary?

From these questions one would again conclude to the latter case where the
questioning would cease to exist and one would realize that universe is infinite. Even
today what modern science explores is within what it calls as “observable universe”.
An infinite doesn't have a centre nor does it have any form. Thus the relativity cease
to exist when the relation itself is done to universe and not to any object within the
universe. But the question is how did this universe itself come to existence?

RigVedic hymn of creation :

There was neither non-existence nor existence then.
There was neither the realm of space nor the sky which is beyond.
What stirred?
Where?
In whose protection?
Was there water, bottlemlessly deep?
There was neither death nor immortality then.
There was no distinguishing sign of night nor of day.
That One breathed, windless, by its own impulse.
Other than that there was nothing beyond.
Darkness was hidden by darkness in the beginning,
with no distinguishing sign, all this was water.
The life force that was covered with emptiness,
that One arose through the power of heat.
Desire came upon that One in the beginning,
that was the first seed of mind.
Poets seeking in their heart with wisdom
found the bond of existence and non-existence.
Their cord was extended across.
Was there below?
Was there above?
There were seed-placers, there were powers.
There was impulse beneath, there was giving forth above.
Who really knows?
Who will here proclaim it?
Whence was it produced?
Whence is this creation?
The gods came afterwards, with the creation of this universe.
Who then knows whence it has arisen?
Whence this creation has arisen
- perhaps it formed itself, or perhaps it did not -
the One who looks down on it,
in the highest heaven, only He knows
or perhaps even He does not know.

Therefore, the ultimate reality is said to be unborn, infinite, formless and

unmanifested.

That is one and only one, Sustains entire universe, Omnipresent, Formless, All-Powerful, Perfect,
Omniscient, Unborn, Eternal and supports us always. That alone should be worshipped.
(Yajur Veda 40:8.)

Thus, the Vedic conception of ultimate reality, which can be arrived at by questioning
and experience, is different from monetheistic concept of western faiths. The various
elements of the nature like agni-dev (fire element), vayu-dev (air elements) etc are a
part of Bhraman. It is Bhraman who manifests itself to various energies and forms
like science calls itself as physics, chemistry, biology etc to deal with different
branches. Whereas in western beliefs, humans and everything else is “apart” from
God or separate entities.

"They call him Indra, Mitra, Varuna, Agni, and he is heavenly nobly-winged Garutman.
To what is One, sages give many a title they call it Agni, Yama, Matarisvan." RV (Book 1, Hymn
164.46)

The nearest english translation for “Deva” is god. All the devas are the manifestation
of the supreme reality. The manifestation of the divine, i.e supreme reality, into
various forms and energies is miscomprehended by the missionaries of western
faiths as polytheism. They think that Indians follow 33 crore gods. But they cannot
tell the names of the 33 crore gods that they assume. Thus, calling Hinduism as
polythiestic on the basis of the various devas is conceptually and logically incorrect
and so is stating that Hinduism is monotheistic on the basis of ultimate reality.

Further, in western faiths the god has a gender and a particular name. The followers
of abrahamic faiths cannot worship any other name than that given in their holy
book. Their subjective opinions and understanding is not their own but conditioned
and outsourced from a holy book. Whereas, in India people worship the ultimate
reality with different names. In Mahabharata, Eklavya trained himself in the art of
warfare by concentrating in front of the idol of Dronacharya. Indians can worship the
names given in western faiths, but the followers of abrahamic faiths cannot chant the
names given to the divine concepts and elements given in Vedas as they are
conditioned by their “holy book” that the monotheistic god as per their book would
punish them. Gitopanishad states,

Gita Verse 7.20

Those deprived of discrimination by various desires impelled by their particular natures
worship the lesser demigods adapting to the applicable rites and rituals.

Gita Verse 7.21

Whichever demigod a particular devotee desires with faith to worship, I surely sustain firmly that
faith in him.
Gita Verse 9.23
O Arjuna, those who worship devotedly different demigods, although faithfully; they also
worship me only; but in an unauthorised manner.

Thus there are scriptural evidences of the tolerance to the worship of other
names or demi-gods in the Indian scriptures. One may ask what
“unauthorised manner” verse 9.23 speaks about. To know the ultimate reality
we cannot rely only on spirituality alone or on materialism alone. We have to
know the ultimate reality by meditating upon it as a whole. We cannot pollute
the air i.e insult wind-god, deforest i.e insult the prakriti just to generate
wealth i.e worship Laxmi. Thus ultimate reality has to be known as a whole.
One should not be attached to its individual manifestations.

Gita Verses 15.3, 4

Within this world the inverted form of this tree cannot be perceived, nor its beginning, nor
its foundation; severing this strongly rooted in attachment banyan tree with the sharp
weapon of detachment; thereafter go to the place where there is no return again by
approaching the exclusive shelter, surrendering at the feet of the Supreme Lord; verily to
the original, Ultimate Personality from whom the perpetual process emanates.

The fundamental differences between monotheism as originated in west and

the concept of ultimate reality from Vedas are as follows -:

1) In Monotheism every thing is God's, whereas with ultimate reality,

everything is a part of ultimate reality.

2) In monotheism only the god as mentioned in the holy book is to be

worshipped, whereas with respect to Ultimate reality, everything that upholds
life is considered as divine. E.g air, water, sun, fire, intellect, universe etc.

3) Monotheism forbids the chanting the name of some other god other than
the one mentioned in their “holy book”, whereas the same ultimate reality is
called by different names which concludes ultimate reality is nameless.

4) Monotheism preaches attachment to a particular name, a belief system, a

set of DO-s and DONT-s which a person has to follow blindly. Whereas,
Vedas and Upanishads speak of detachment to think objectively and gain
complete knowledge.

5) Monotheistic god is personal and the belief is subjective. He belongs to the

followers of the “book”. Whereas, the ultimate reality is impersonal, formless,
umanifested and unborn. It is to be known through detachment via an
objective frame of mind.

6) Monotheistic god in western faiths has a gender and is a male. Whereas,

the ultimate reality is has both male and female names according to its
various manifestations.
 7) Monotheism lacks spirit of questioning, whereas Vedas and Upanishads
speak of dharma and karma where spirit of enquiry and questioning are the
basic aspects.

8) The science of consciousness originated from the Vedas which the modern
science is researching now. Whereas, it is absent in the western faiths.

9) Friendship with the non-believer i.e one who doesn't believe in the holy
book, is considered as inferior, whereas friendship itself is considered as
divine as per Vedas and Upanishads.

10)Monotheism that originated in the west often finds itself in contradiction to

modern science, whereas the ideas from Vedas and Upanishads are
revolutionising the modern science.

Nikola Tesla used ancient Sanskrit terminology in his descriptions of natural phenomena.
As early as 1891 Tesla described the universe as a kinetic system filled with energy
which could be harnessed at any location. His concepts during the following years were
greatly influenced by the teachings of Swami Vivekananda.

Schrodinger wrote in his book Meine Weltansicht:

“This life of yours which you are living is not merely a piece of this entire existence, but in a
certain sense the whole; only this whole is not so constituted that it can be surveyed in one single
glance. This, as we know, is what the Brahmins express in that sacred, mystic formula which is
yet really so simple and so clear; tat tvam asi, this is you. Or, again, in such words as “I am in the
east and the west, I am above and below, I am this entire world.”

[This is a reference to the Mundaka Upanishad mantra 2.2.11 ]

“All this that is in front is but Brahman, the immortal. Brahman is at the back, as also on the right
and the left. It is extended above and below, too. This world is nothing but Brahman, the highest.”

Schrodinger’s influential ‘What is life? The physical aspect of the living cell & Mind and matter
(1944)’ also used Vedic ideas. The book became instantly famous although it was criticized by
some of its emphasis on Indian ideas. Francis Clark, the codiscoverer of the DNA code, credited
this book for key insights that led him to his revolutionary discovery.
According to his biographer Walter Moore, there is a clear continuity between Schrodinger’s
understanding of Vedanta and his research:
“The unity and continuity of Vedanta are reflected in the unity and continuity of wave mechanics.
In 1925, the world view of physics was a model of a great machine composed of separable
interacting material particles. During the next few years, Schrodinger and Heisenberg and their
followers created a universe based on super-imposed inseparable waves of probability
amplitudes. This new view would be entirely consistent with the Vedantic concept of All in One.”
He became a Vedantist, a Hindu, as a result of his studies in search for truth. Schrodinger kept a
copy of the Hindu scriptures at his bedside. He read books on Vedas, yoga and Sankhya
philosophy and he reworked them into his own words, and ultimately came to believe them. The
Upanishads and the Bhagavad gita, were his favorite scriptures.
According to his biographer Moore, “His system – or that of the Upanishads – is delightful and
consistent: the self and the world are one and they are all. He rejected traditional western
religious beliefs (Jewish, Christian, and Islamic) not on the basis of any reasoned argument, nor
even with an expression of emotional antipathy, for he loved to use religious expressions and
metaphors, but simply by saying that they are naïve.
Apart of Nicolas Tesla and Scroedinger, various other scientists and philosophers have testified
about the greatness of Vedas and the Upanishads.
11) The western faiths preach conversion of the mankind to follow the belief
as prescribed in the “book”, whereas Vedas and Upanishands promote
questioning (e.g “neti neti”) to experience the truth.

References :

http://www.newsfinder.org/site/more/vedic_philosophy_of_nikola_tesla/

http://www.hinduwisdom.info/quotes21_40.htm

Kenopanishad, translations by Aurobindo

The Secret of Vedas by Aurobindo

Bhagvad Gita

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Actions, Maya and the ultimate Reality

Actions, Maya and the Ultimate Reality

By Prashant Saxena

People today have a deep misconception about the scriptures like Veda and Gita.
They assume that 'Maya' means that world is not real. Some people even think that
to free oneself, one has to give up all the worldy activities and chant some mantras.
But people forget often that mantras are divine incantantations to understand and
rever the nature and its elements like fire (agni-dev), surya (surya-dev) etc. They are
also the source of meditation and spirituality. Chanting the mantras without
understanding the message is not considered either spirituality or intelligent.

A person cannot live without doing any action. Meditation, breathing, seeing,
hearing, chanting mantras etc are all actions. Bhagvada-Gita simply teaches to
control these actions and to find the truth.

BG 3.4: Not by merely abstaining from work can one achieve freedom from reaction,
nor by renunciation alone can one attain perfection.

BG 3.5: Everyone is forced to act helplessly according to the qualities he has

acquired from the modes of material nature; therefore no one can refrain from doing
something, not even for a moment.

BG 3.6: One who restrains the senses of action but whose mind dwells on sense
objects certainly deludes himself and is called a pretender.
BG 3.7: On the other hand, if a sincere person tries to control the active senses by
the mind and begins karma-yoga [in Kṛṣnạ consciousness] without attachment, he is
by far superior.

BG 3.15: Regulated activities are prescribed in the Vedas, and the Vedas are
directly manifested from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Consequently the all-
pervading Transcendence is eternally situated in acts of sacrifice.

BG 3.16: My dear Arjuna, one who does not follow in human life the cycle of
sacrifice thus established by the Vedas certainly leads a life full of sin. Living only for
the satisfaction of the senses, such a person lives in vain.

BG 3.17: But for one who takes pleasure in the self, whose human life is one of self-
realization, and who is satisfied in the self only, fully satiated — for him there is no
duty.

BG 3.18: A self-realized man has no purpose to fulfill in the discharge of his

prescribed duties, nor has he any reason not to perform such work. Nor has he any
need to depend on any other living being.

BG 3.19: Therefore, without being attached to the fruits of activities, one should act
as a matter of duty, for by working without attachment one attains the Supreme.

When people are attached to their activities and senses, they are under the influence
of Maya. It is this Maya that creates an illusion and ignorance. If people are attached
to what they hear without analyzing it intellectually, it leads to ignorance. For e.g
many people are deluded that Hinduism is divided in cast system "by birth" where
people with surnames like Sharma, Chaturvedi, trivedi, Pathak etc are Brahmins.
Chaturvedi simply means the knower of the four (chatur) Vedas. Trivedi refers to the
knower of the three (Tri) Vedas. What Veda and GITA teach is a categorization of
the society, a 'class system' and not 'cast system', based on profession or Karma
and not birth. Brahmins, by its definition and in today's modern terminology, includes
scientists, researchers, teachers, doctors, engineers etc i.e those who indulge in
intellectual work and knowledge to know the science and nature. Kshatriyas is the
warrior class. Thus all the soldiers in Indian army are kshatriyas irrespective of their
religion and surnames. Vaishyas consisted of the business class and Shudras the
unskilled labourers.

When people get attached to what they see and how they look, it causes suffering
and visual illusions. e.g A girl attached to her beauty finds it hard to accept her
change to old age. Thus it is very important to control the mind which controls the
five senses.

BG 5.17: When one's intelligence, mind, faith and refuge are all fixed in the
Supreme, then one becomes fully cleansed of misgivings through complete
knowledge and thus proceeds straight on the path of liberation.
BG 5.18: The humble sages, by virtue of true knowledge, see with equal vision a
learned and gentle brāhmaṇa, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater [outcaste].

BG 6.4: A person is said to be elevated in yoga when, having renounced all material
desires, he neither acts for sense gratification nor engages in fruitive activities.

BG 6.5: One must deliver himself with the help of his mind, and not degrade himself.
The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well.

BG 6.6: For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for
one who has failed to do so, his mind will remain the greatest enemy.

In upanishads, this is the "manmaya kosa" or the mental sheath. Sight, hearing,
smell, touch and taste are only the objective channels to the mind and its the mind
that can act very subjectively. The mind can chose to hear what it wants and ignore
the rest. In a crowd, one's mind may chose to focus and hear only to what a
particular person might be saying. At that moment one might not be able to process
any other person. The focus can shift though as per the directions of the mind. Thus
the mind is the controller of all 5 senses from which the collected data can be put to
use by one's own intellect. Its a recursive procedure and the intellect can sharpen
itself with the information it recieves.

The ultimate reality is said to be unmanifested, unborn and inconcievable from which
everything else, both material and spiritual, is emanating.

BG 9.4: By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings
are in Me, but I am not in them

BG 12.3-4: But those who fully worship the unmanifested, that which lies beyond the
perception of the senses, the all-pervading, inconceivable, unchanging, fixed and
immovable — the impersonal conception of the Absolute Truth — by controlling the
various senses and being equally disposed to everyone, such persons, engaged in
the welfare of all, at last achieve Me.

BG 10.8: I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates
from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and
worship Me with all their hearts.

Thus Bhagvada Gita teaches directly how manifest arises from the unmanifest. On
contrary to the unmanifest, the manifestations are changing, dynamic or limited. e.g
Sun which a manifestation of the ultimate reality has a form, color, size etc when
viewed from the earth. But are we seeing the truth? Do we think that the Sun or our
appearance when we see in the mirror is static? What exactly are we seeing?

Physically, we are growing daily. The change is very slow as per our perception and
it is unobservable. We are not the same person who existed some ten years ago.
The physical image of our face, weight, shape, size, height etc have all changed.
Chemically, we are losing millions of molecules per second in the form of breath
(exhale), perspiration, excreta, urination, farts and intaking other molecules in the
form of breath (inhale), drinking, eating etc. In brief, a person does not have the
same set of molecules or atoms that he had a second ago. Mentally, our thoughts
are changing too. What we were thinking a second ago is not the same. Mentally we
evolve and our knowledge increases every passing second. Our holistic experience
of the world changes every moment.

So how can we be the same even in a seconds differentiation? Are our eyes
decieving us when we look into the mirror? If we get attached to our looks, then we
are bound to suffer when we change or grow old. This suffering due to attachment
and ignorance is the constant effect of Maya which is all around us and forever trying
to control our mind. It is only because of Maya that we are not able to understand the
ultimate reality or the truth. We see the sun and we think it is the same. But the truth
is that the sun is also fading out. It has spent 4 million years and only has another 4
million years to live after which it will convert into a nova or a supernova. It is
releasing huge amount of hydrogen in the form of fusion reactions into helium.
Therefore, chemically it is not the same any second. Physically it releases long
chains of fires or the solar winds, its magnetic field keeps on changing. So again, is
our perception decieving us about the shape and size of the sun? Do we think we
will be the same person after 20 years with the same strength, healing rate of the
cells, quickness of the mind and the body? Do we think that change is sudden that
we would grow fragile with white hair and brittle bones overnight?

In Gita, this is explained via the three modes of the material nature.

BG 14.5: Material nature consists of three modes — goodness, passion and

ignorance. When the eternal living entity comes in contact with nature, O mighty-
armed Arjuna, he becomes conditioned by these modes.

BG 14.6: O sinless one, the mode of goodness, being purer than the others, is
illuminating, and it frees one from all sinful reactions. Those situated in that mode
become conditioned by a sense of happiness and knowledge.

BG 14.7: The mode of passion is born of unlimited desires and longings, O son of
Kuntī, and because of this the embodied living entity is bound to material fruitive
actions.

BG 14.8: O son of Bharata, know that the mode of darkness, born of ignorance, is
the delusion of all embodied living entities. The results of this mode are madness,
indolence and sleep, which bind the conditioned soul.

BG 14.9: O son of Bharata, the mode of goodness conditions one to happiness;

passion conditions one to fruitive action; and ignorance, covering one's knowledge,
binds one to madness.
BG 14.10: Sometimes the mode of goodness becomes prominent, defeating the
modes of passion and ignorance, O son of Bharata. Sometimes the mode of passion
defeats goodness and ignorance, and at other times ignorance defeats goodness
and passion. In this way there is always competition for supremacy.

BG 14.11: The manifestations of the mode of goodness can be experienced when all
the gates of the body are illuminated by knowledge.

BG 14.12: O chief of the Bhāratas, when there is an increase in the mode of passion
the symptoms of great attachment, fruitive activity, intense endeavor, and
uncontrollable desire and hankering develop.

BG 14.13: When there is an increase in the mode of ignorance, O son of Kuru,

darkness, inertia, madness and illusion are manifested.

BG 14.14: When one dies in the mode of goodness, he attains to the pure higher
planets of the great sages.

BG 14.15: When one dies in the mode of passion, he takes birth among those
engaged in fruitive activities; and when one dies in the mode of ignorance, he takes
birth in the animal kingdom.

BG 14.16: The result of pious action is pure and is said to be in the mode of
goodness. But action done in the mode of passion results in misery, and action
performed in the mode of ignorance results in foolishness.

BG 14.17: From the mode of goodness, real knowledge develops; from the mode of
passion, greed develops; and from the mode of ignorance develop foolishness,
madness and illusion.

BG 14.18: Those situated in the mode of goodness gradually go upward to the

higher planets; those in the mode of passion live on the earthly planets; and those in
the abominable mode of ignorance go down to the hellish worlds.

BG 14.19: When one properly sees that in all activities no other performer is at work
than these modes of nature and he knows the Supreme Lord, who is transcendental
to all these modes, he attains My spiritual nature.

References :
BhagVada Gita
http://www.hinduism.co.za/kosas.htm

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The shape of the ultimate reality
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Idol Worshipping, Western Terminologies and the Modern view

Idol Worshipping, Western Terminologies and the Modern view

By Prashant saxena

India is the only country in the world where other faiths evolved on the top of the
existing one i.e Hinduism. Buddhism, Jainism etc evolved and western faiths like
Islam and Christianity were accepted by the people of India. “Athiti Devo Bhava” has
always been the mantra. This only shows the true tolerance of Hinduism. Other signs
of tolerance in Hinduism is the acceptance of symbology to represent and address
the ultimate reality and its various manifestations. This includes names and idols or
statues. Some people also address by sitting in a particular direction.

But many westerners look down upon the concept of idol worship. What exactly is
idol worshipping? Is there a differentiation between the various idols? Idol
worshipping is a very subjective form of bhakti (devotion). It is also a means of
meditation and focus to raise one's conciousness to a higher state. The western
concept of worshipping, religion and theism are very different from that of the Hindu
point of view. One shouldn't mix western terminologies with the Indian ones or try to
comprehend Indian scriptures from a western prism.

The very definition of theism has originated in the west where god is isolated from
the nature, who created the nature and has his own set of miracles to perform. The
western conception of god or theism involves fear and hatred. Whereas in Vedic
concept, the closest english translation of deva is god. Deva is nothing but a part of
ultimate reality which is manifested for a particular role just like science has physics
to serve one field, chemistry to serve another and biology another. Thus one cannot
say if Hinduism is polytheistic or monotheistic as these very concepts are western.
Some people by stating "Veda consists of polytheism", unknowingly impose a non-
spiritual and distorted definition of god from a limited western frame of understanding
on to the Vedic conceptualizations which are metaphorically personified. All the
devas, that some people percieve as different gods, are part of ultimate reality, and
by inducing inferior terms like polytheism they limit the devas in isolation to one
another and to ultimate reality. Neither physics is isolated from science nor
chemistry, neither wind (vayu-dev) is isolated from the nature (prakriti) nor fire (agni-
dev). All the devas, as mentioned in Vedas, are the elements of the nature which are
essential for the human survival or constitute the human body. A man cannot live
without the sun (Surya-Dev), wind (Vayu-Dev) or agni (Agni-dev). One of the
message of the scriptures is to comprehend the truth i.e the ultimate reality which is
called by various names, “Ekam Sat, Vipra Bahuda Vadanti”. Thus the conception of
polytheism gets contradicted directly when faced with the understanding of the vedic
scriptures and the upanishads.

Gitopanishad states,
BG 9.22: But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on
My transcendental form — to them I carry what they lack, and I preserve what they
have.

BG 9.23: Those who are devotees of other gods and who worship them with faith
actually worship only Me, O son of Kuntī, but they do so in a wrong way.

Thus, the western definition of god remotely resembles the Vedic conception of
ultimate reality and deva. These vedic conceptualizations are reduced when one
tries to understand them from western perspective of "God".

Related to the western conception of God, comes the conceptualization of the term
“religion”. It is a word which was never used by the Indians in the past. Buddha never
asked to follow something called “Buddhism”, Mahavira never created the term
“Jainism” and Vedas do not consist of the term “Hinduism”. These very
categorizations were done by the westerners who identified the teachings and
induced the various “isms”. What exactly is religion? Religion is a set of beliefs which
is blindly followed and usually not questioned. Thus we had plethora of cases of
witch burning, crucifications and chopping of limbs of the people who questioned the
western gods or western holy books. Buddha was never burnt for questioning the
authority of the corrupted or deviated brahmins who distorted the Varna system by
“karma” to cast system “by birth”. Instead, he was adored by many. On the other
hand, Dharma in its true meaning refers to righteousness, ethics, spirit of
questioning, spirituality and scientific bent of mind. It is something which opposes
blind beliefs. Hence there is hardly any connect in the western conception of
“religion” and sanskrit term “dharma” which has no equal terminology in English.
Vedas do not talk of forced conversions or to impose a thought on someone by hook
or crook. Veda in sanskrit itself means knowledge. When people blindly believe, it
leads to attachment and degradation of intellect. For example, many people when
questioned about the origin of life and how it started, instantly reply with the answer
“Theory of evolution” not even knowing that the theory of evolution does not talk
about creation or origin of life, but the subsequent evolution as theorized. More over,
modern scientists are divided on it and the theory has been debunked plenty of
times. Some scientists question the theory and other play as an apologist to it. Some
people go one step further in their “beliefs” that science will eventually solve
everything which marks a sense of their faith in science without even knowing that
science only explores the existing and does not guarantee anything. How can a
person find a flaw in a concept or a theory if he is attached to it, blindly believes and
would not question? Thus, there are many people who follow science religiously and
that is not how science progresses. A person may find a flaw in a mathematical or
science concept only if he would have a healthy skeptic and questioning mind.

Similarly, Astik in sanskrit means one who understands and accepts Vedas after
deep meditation and thinking. Vedas means knowledge and one cannot progress in
science/knowledge if he blindly accepts. Thus if one comprehends the fundamental
definition of astik, he would realize that it is actually the opposite of theism as blind
belief in an isolated god (as per western view) is neither spiritual nor intelligent. But
worshipping ( or revering ) the elements of nature, understanding their properties as
stated in the Vedas and hence maintaining a balance in the nature is the very
essence of spirituality. Hence again, neither monotheism nor polytheism can ever be
used to explain the essence of spirituality or the context of the Vedas.

Worshipping in vedic context means to rever the nature, treat it as divine so as to

maintain peace, balance and harmony all around. If a person cuts the trees, i.e
abuses the nature, for the generation of wealth i.e laxmi, then it is simply not
spiritual. Hence worshipping has to be done in a holistic way. Worshipping by animal
killing, polluting or abusing the nature and the mankind is neither spiritual nor a vedic
form of worshipping.

Thus letting go of the western terminologies and comprehending the scriptures from
purely an Indian point of view, one would understand that the ultimate reality as
described in Veda and upanishads is comprehended by different symbols i.e various
names and idols. Hence, one who doesn't understand the core of Hinduism i.e the
Vedas would normally think that Hinduism consists of various gods and
diversifications. But when one tries to move beyond that diversification, he
converges to the point of ultimate reality which the vedic seers percieved as
formless, nameless, unmanifested, unborn, inconcievable. That very question that
converges to the ultimate reality is stated in the “RigVedic Hymn of creation”.

RigVedic hymn of creation :

There was neither non-existence nor existence then.

There was neither the realm of space nor the sky which is beyond.

What stirred?

Where?

In whose protection?

Was there water, bottlemlessly deep?

There was neither death nor immortality then.

There was no distinguishing sign of night nor of day.

That One breathed, windless, by its own impulse.

Other than that there was nothing beyond.

Darkness was hidden by darkness in the beginning,

with no distinguishing sign, all this was water.

The life force that was covered with emptiness,

that One arose through the power of heat.

Desire came upon that One in the beginning,

that was the first seed of mind.

Poets seeking in their heart with wisdom

found the bond of existence and non-existence.

Their cord was extended across.

Was there below?

Was there above?

There were seed-placers, there were powers.

There was impulse beneath, there was giving forth above.

Who really knows?

Who will here proclaim it?

Whence was it produced?

Whence is this creation?

The gods came afterwards, with the creation of this universe.

Who then knows whence it has arisen?

Whence this creation has arisen

- perhaps it formed itself, or perhaps it did not -

the One who looks down on it,

in the highest heaven, only He knows

or perhaps even He does not know.

Hence, different names and idols were given by the people to comprehend the
ultimate reality. As explained, idol worshipping in its true meaning enhances one
focus and concentration. Some people concentrate on the idols, some on the light of
candle and some on the rising sun. Many idols personify the different aspects of
nature. A person who doesn't understand the essence of symbology, would percieve
idol worshipping as some infatuation to a physical form. But for different people it
means a different and subjective state of concentration. In mahabharata, Eklavya
trained himself in warfare by worshipping the idol of Dronacharya who was
considered as a master in the art of warfare.

Gitopanishad explains various steps to achieve or focus on the ultimate reality,

Chapter 12,
Verse 8
Concentrate the mind upon Me, apply spiritual intelligence for Me; verily you
will reside with Me after this existence without doubt.

Verse 9
O Arjuna, if therefore you are unable to completely establish the mind
steadfastly in Me; thentry to obtain Me by practicing the science of uniting the
individual consciousness with the Ultimate Consciousness by remembering
Me.

Verse 10
And if in the practice of remembering Me, you are also unfit then be
dedicated in the performance of duties for Me and in performing activities for
My satisfaction you will achieve perfection.

Verse 11
And if also this you are unable to perform then taking shelter of Me by the
science of uniting the individual consciousness with the Ultimate
Consciousness, controlling the mind perform all activities renouncing the
results.

Verse 12
Knowledge is superior to practice, meditation is considered better than
knowledge; renouncing the results of actions than meditation, for by such
renunciation comes tranquility.

Verses 13, 14
That devotee of Mine who is non-envious possessing benevolence towards
all living entities,compassionate with no sense of proprietorship; free from
false ego, equal in distress and happiness, forgiving, the always content one
 perfecting the science of uniting the individual consciousness with the
Ultimate Consciousness, self-controlled, with unflinching determination,
dedicating mind and spiritual intelligence upon Me is very dear to Me.

Verse 15
One from whom any person is never disturbed and one who is never
disturbed from any person and who is freed from the mundane pleasures,
anger, fear and anxiety such a one is very dear to Me.

But just as in the case of attachment to science, when a person gets overly attached
to idol worshipping it leads to counterproductivity and non-spirituality. For example,
many people attached to the physical form and ignorant about the higher nature of
the ultimate reality, think Shiva is the only god and they look down upon other names
to that ultimate reality. Some people think it is Vishnu and some think it is Krishna.

BG 9.11: Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My
transcendental nature as the Supreme Lord of all that be.

Some people dedicate different days to different gods and some forbid eating their
favorite meal because it is a tuesday or a saturday, a belief set by people of earlier
age and conditioned to the youngsters who blindly believe it. Some people sit in a
particular direction in this directionless universe. One may ask where is north, south,
east and west? These are only the frame of references created by humans. When
they get attached to this idea, they look down upon others who sit in a different
direction. Some people even kill in the name of the god “assuming” God would be
pleased. This kind of blind belief is rampant specially in the west where hate and fear
are propogated in the name of god. One may ask, if God hated us and we were born
sinful, then why would he or she even create us? Thus, blind belief and lack of
questioning leads to degradation of mind, superstitions and non-spirituality. This is
similar to the case where the fans of a politician or a celebrity would demolish public
property on hearing any constructive or destructive criticism of him. When extreme
attachment comes into the picture, then even contructive criticism is denied and
consequently it belittles any freedom to questioning. A person who follows what the
others are doing would only blindly believe. This is called the herd instinct. When a
member of the herd tries to glorify what the herd follows, he usually sneers at
anyone who “questions” what the herd is following. Thus, in a group of science
“followers”, people usually tend to look down upon the one who questions the
scientific theories. The followers attached to the theory, treat the scientists as gods,
quote them blindly without questioning or understanding the basis of the quote and
ironically treat the questioners as an outcaste or unscientific. Thus to attain
knowledge, to focus or meditate one has to detach from the physical form or world
which is forever changing.
BG 15.3-4 The real form of this tree cannot be perceived in this world. No one can
understand where it ends, where it begins, or where its foundation is. But with
determination one must cut down this strongly rooted tree with the weapon of
detachment. Thereafter, one must seek that place from which, having gone, one
never returns, and there surrender to that Supreme Personality of Godhead from
whom everything began and from whom everything has extended since time
immemorial.

Vedas although do not mention idol worshipping, they do not criticize or condemn it
either. The true experience of the ultimate reality as mentioned in the Vedas and the
various Upanishads, cannot be realized through words or names alone. Thus in a
higher state of consciousness, a person transcends to experience the formless and
the nameless.

BG 3.42: The working senses are superior to dull matter; mind is higher than the
senses; intelligence is still higher than the mind; and he [the soul] is even higher
than the intelligence.

References :
http://www.hinduwebsite.com/vedicsection/rigvedichymns.asp
Bhagvada-Gita
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The shape of the ultimate reality

By Prashant Saxena

Hexagonal, triangle, square, fat, large, small etc are all having a definite shape, a
definite form. A human body has a definite shape, so does the sun when viewed
from the earth. Thus, if one analyzes the fundamental definition of shape and form,
then one would realize that these are only the attributes observable by the eye. If
one can see or observe something, then only he can tell what shape, size and form it
is. How can one observe from a distance, of the shape, size and form of something if
he is blind? The ability to visualize enhances the perception of form and shape. Do
knowledge, spiritual experience, energy, empty space or vaccum, thoughts, sound
that we hear etc have any shape, size or form?

The ONE/ the Brahman in the Vedas: He is One and only One, Sustains entire
universe, Omnipresent, Formless, All-Powerful, Perfect, Omniscient, Unborn, Eternal
and supports us always.He alone should be worshipped. (Yajurveda 40.8)

In Gita, Krishna reveals clearly that the true definition of "him" or the ultimate reality
is unmanifested, unborn, impersonal, inconcievable, fixed, eternal, unchanging and
immovable. How can the "unmanifested, unborn, inconcievable" have a form, shape
or a definite name? Naturally, a name is given by those who try to comprehend a
concept or something.

BG 12.3-4: But those who fully worship the unmanifested, that which lies beyond the
perception of the senses, the all-pervading, inconceivable, unchanging, fixed and
immovable — the impersonal conception of the Absolute Truth — by controlling the
various senses and being equally disposed to everyone, such persons, engaged in
the welfare of all, at last achieve Me.

BG 12.5: For those whose minds are attached to the unmanifested, impersonal
feature of the Supreme, advancement is very troublesome. To make progress in that
discipline is always difficult for those who are embodied.

BG 12.6-7: But those who worship Me, giving up all their activities unto Me and
being devoted to Me without deviation, engaged in devotional service and always
meditating upon Me, having fixed their minds upon Me, O son of Pṛthā — for them I
am the swift deliverer from the ocean of birth and death.

BG 12.8: Just fix your mind upon Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and
engage all your intelligence in Me. Thus you will live in Me always, without a doubt.

BG 10.2: Neither the hosts of demigods nor the great sages know My origin or
opulences, for, in every respect, I am the source of the demigods and sages.

BG 10.3: He who knows Me as the unborn, as the beginningless, as the Supreme

Lord of all the worlds — he only, undeluded among men, is freed from all sins.

BG 10.12-13: Arjuna said: You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the
ultimate abode, the purest, the Absolute Truth. You are the eternal, transcendental,
original person, the unborn, the greatest. All the great sages such as Nārada, Asita,
Devala and Vyāsa confirm this truth about You, and now You Yourself are declaring
it to me.
BG 9.4: By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings
are in Me, but I am not in them

BG 9.10: This material nature, which is one of My energies, is working under My

direction, O son of Kuntī, producing all moving and nonmoving beings. Under its rule
this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again.

Some people feel that formless does not have any potency of having a form. Gita
clearly tells about the manifestations of the supreme nature (inconcievable,
unmanifested and unborn). Naturally, the manifest can contain both form (like
material nature, mass, matter etc) and the formless (like knowledge, air, energy.
consciousness etc). "Potency" doesn't only mean the masculine strength to lift heavy
weights. It can also means the ability to give birth to a child (feminine ability), ability
to understand and memorise (mental ability) etc. It can also mean the ability to have
eternal knowledge, manifest in any form, in any color and yet the true form which is
formless being unknown. One can breathe air around which is present everywhere
(omnipresent), but it is formless. A person has a definite shape like sun as we see
from earth, but it is "not omnipotent" as we can neither see that person or the sun
everywhere and everytime, whereas the energy is an omnipotent concept which is all
around us and yet formless. One cannot live without air and energy.

Brahman, the universe or the ultimate consciousness, is all around us. It touches all
the individual consciousness and contains all the bodies in the universe. If we
imagine of Brahman, we cannot concieve of its form in both in its physical aspect
and the mental aspect . Therefore formless, yet omnipotent and omnipresent.
Anything percievable by one's limited senses is limited in nature. The fact that we
can identifiy a being with a form outright limits it. How can a "limited' being be
omnipotent and omnipresent? And hence the understanding of the unmanifest
aspect of the supreme truth is difficult (BG 12.5).

An analogy with this manifestation from the unmanifest could be thoughts which
appear out of nowhere. In a deep contemplative state, one might get a thought of his
relative or a friend, to play a musical instrument, to have fame and name. People
might see dreams which are hardly connected to their real life. A human mind
contains scattered bit of knowledge and thoughts which keeps on changing and
some which manifest randomly out of nowhere. During exam time, one might
manifest that knowledge and write something that he might not usually think of.
According to many sages, the Veda is also a revelation to many rishis in their
heightened state of consciousness. Gita teaches us how one can heighten his
consciousness and touch the supreme consciousness. But one might ask what form,
shape or size does consciousness have?

BG 9.11: Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My
transcendental nature as the Supreme Lord of all that be.

BG 9.22: But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on
My transcendental form — to them I carry what they lack, and I preserve what they
have.

BG 10.8: I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates
from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and
worship Me with all their hearts.

References :

Bhagvada Gita

Yajurveda

Further Reads :

Myths related to Bhagvada Gita

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Myths related to Bhagavada Gita

By Prashant Saxena

Bhagvada Gita, in brief, is not just a conversation between Arjun and Lord Krishna. It
is a spiritual knowledge imparted by Krishna to Arjun, who in despair seeing his
relatives, teachers and friends as his enemy, was confused and shattered. Gita,
imparts the knowledge of karma yoga, importance of gyana yoga, consciousness
and the truth about the ultimate reality.

Myth 1 :
a) Krishna is the only god
b) Lord Krishna is suppose to be supreme and all other gods including Shiva demi
gods.
(Usually advocated by the people who identify the ultimate reality with a human form
and a name 'Krishna')

The ancient Indians only believed in the concept of ultimate reality which is called by
various names and symbology. They never used words like monotheism or
polytheism. They believed that the different aspects of the nature like fire, wind, sun
etc are all parts of the nature. Hence in Vedic hymns one can find reveration to the
individual elements of the nature in a metaphorically personified form. E.g fire,
personfied as agni-dev and sun as surya-dev. The Upanisadic texts proclaim that the
Brahman is the one and only Godhead, in the Kathopanisad it is called Visnu and in
the Mandukyopanisad it is called Sivam. So it is said in the Vedas: "Ekam sad vipra
bahudha vadanti", which means that the truth is called by different names.

The chapter 10 of Bhagvada-Gita alone teaches of the various conceptions about

the ultimate reality idenitifed by different names.

BG 10.20: I am the Supersoul, O Arjuna, seated in the hearts of all living entities. I
am the beginning, the middle and the end of all beings.

BG 10.21: Of the Ādityas I am Viṣṇu, of lights I am the radiant sun, of the Maruts I
am Marīci, and among the stars I am the moon.

BG 10.22: Of the Vedas I am the Sāma Veda; of the demigods I am Indra, the king
of heaven; of the senses I am the mind; and in living beings I am the living force
[consciousness].
BG 10.23: Of all the Rudras I am Lord Śiva, of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas I am the
Lord of wealth [Kuvera], of the Vasus I am fire [Agni], and of mountains I am Meru.

BG 10.24: Of priests, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Bṛhaspati. Of generals I am

Kārtikeya, and of bodies of water I am the ocean.

BG 10.25: Of the great sages I am Bhṛgu; of vibrations I am the transcendental oḿ.

Of sacrifices I am the chanting of the holy names [japa], and of immovable things I
am the Himālayas.

BG 10.26: Of all trees I am the banyan tree, and of the sages among the demigods I
am Nārada. Of the Gandharvas I am Citraratha, and among perfected beings I am
the sage Kapila.

BG 10.27: Of horses know Me to be Uccaiḥśravā, produced during the churning of

the ocean for nectar. Of lordly elephants I am Airāvata, and among men I am the
monarch.

BG 10.28: Of weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the surabhi. Of

causes for procreation I am Kandarpa, the god of love, and of serpents I am Vāsuki.

BG 10.29: Of the many-hooded Nāgas I am Ananta, and among the aquatics I am

the demigod Varuṇa. Of departed ancestors I am Aryamā, and among the
dispensers of law I am Yama, the lord of death.

BG 10.30: Among the Daitya demons I am the devoted Prahlāda, among subduers I
am time, among beasts I am the lion, and among birds I am Garuḍa.

BG 10.31: Of purifiers I am the wind, of the wielders of weapons I am Rāma, of

fishes I am the shark, and of flowing rivers I am the Ganges.
BG 10.32: Of all creations I am the beginning and the end and also the middle, O
Arjuna. Of all sciences I am the spiritual science of the self, and among logicians I
am the conclusive truth.

BG 10.33: Of letters I am the letter A, and among compound words I am the dual
compound. I am also inexhaustible time, and of creators I am Brahmā.

BG 10.34: I am all-devouring death, and I am the generating principle of all that is

yet to be. Among women I am fame, fortune, fine speech, memory, intelligence,
steadfastness and patience.

BG 10.35: Of the hymns in the Sāma Veda I am the Bṛhat-sāma, and of poetry I am
the Gāyatrī. Of months I am Mārgaśīrṣa [November-December], and of seasons I am
flower-bearing spring.

BG 10.36: I am also the gambling of cheats, and of the splendid I am the splendor. I
am victory, I am adventure, and I am the strength of the strong.

BG 10.37: Of the descendants of Vṛṣnị I am Vāsudeva, and of the Pāṇḍavas I am

Arjuna. Of the sages I am Vyāsa, and among great thinkers I am Uśanā.

BG 10.38: Among all means of suppressing lawlessness I am punishment, and of

those who seek victory I am morality. Of secret things I am silence, and of the wise I
am the wisdom.

BG 10.39: Furthermore, O Arjuna, I am the generating seed of all existences. There

is no being — moving or nonmoving — that can exist without Me.

If we anlayze the statement (b), then it flaws as it is again based on the western
definition of “god” or theism. For example, Science is a subject which has different
categorizations like Physics, Chemistry, Biology etc. These names like ‘Phyisics,
chemistry etc’ are given by the humans. How will a science student select his area of
study if their is no name given to that particular specialization or field? Similarly, we
must understand that names like Brahman, Shiva, Vishnu etc are the names to the
individual conceptualizations related to the ultimate reality. The other names to the
conceptualizations are Indra, SuryaDev etc. Feminine names include Laxmi
(Goddess of wealth, again a personfication).
The misconception like statement (b) refers essentially to the following verses of
GITA from chapter 9.
BG 9.22: But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on
My transcendental form — to them I carry what they lack, and I preserve what they
have.
BG 9.23: Those who are devotees of other gods and who worship them with faith
actually worship only Me, O son of Kunt?, but they do so in a wrong way.
BG 9.24: I am the only enjoyer and master of all sacrifices. Therefore, those who do
not recognize My true transcendental nature fall down.
The demigods are nothing but the physical or mental manifestations of the ultimate
reality which are divine. Material manifestations include Sun, Earth, Water etc.
Whereas, mental manifestations include knowledge, consciousness, thought etc. If
we treat a human body as a whole, then how can a whole body be complete without
a hand, leg or a brain? If, for analogy, these individual components of a human body
are treated separately and compared to demigods, then it is only natural that the
whole body ( analogous to ultimate reality here) should take a bath. Does it make
any sense to clean the individal parts of the body (analogous to worshipping or
revering the demi-gods individually)? If a business man worships Laxmi (wealth) and
cuts the trees for generation of wealth, then it means that for the generation of
wealth, he is abusing the nature. Thus, according to BG-9.23, this is inappropriate.
This could be understood from the verses BG.12.3-7. Nowhere in GITA, Krishna tells
Arjun to identify the ultimate reality which is unmanifested, unborn with a name
“Krishna”. He doesn’t say to worship someone called “Krishna”. Krishna had other
names like ‘Kanhaiya, Devki nandan, janardan, Keshav etc’. In chapter 9,10 he tells
his other names which are identified with the manifestions for other roles just like
science has physics to serve a different category and biology to serve another.
BG 9.23 tells that no matter what demi-god one worships, he is worshipping the
ultimate reality only or the definition of “I or Me” that Bhagvad GITA expounds.
If we swap the names like Physics and chemistry, would it really change the
explanation and the meaning of that branch? Would hydrogen fuse differently with
oxygen if we start calling that field as XYZ? The science of detachment with the
knowledge is what really needed as a final hammer to that understanding and to be
able to see the truth. If a person is reducing that ultimate reality to a human form and
a name and cannot realize the higher nature of that ultimate reality, then according
to GITA he is of lesser intellect.
BG 9.11: Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My
transcendental nature as the Supreme Lord of all that be.
Myth 2 : Krishna was egotistical as he asked to worship him (Usually propogated by
the anti-hindus)

This kind of criticism is usually done by the anti-hindus. In Gita, there are several
places where Lord Krishna articulates with pronouns like "I am, Me". The most
critical part in that understanding is as to what that "I, Me" actually refers to? This is
the explanation given in the whole of Bhagvada-Gita. It is the explanation of ultimate
reality which consists of spiritual energies, knowledge, material manifestations etc,
every thing that emanates out of that ultimate reality or that definition behind "I, Me"
(BG 12.3-4, 12.5-7, 10.2-3, 10.12-13, 9.4, 9.10-11, 10.8). This further explains the
concept of avatar in Hinduism. An avatar is simply a divine and living manifestation
of the supreme reality according to hinduism.

Gita is a divine knowledge and nowhere Lord Krishna force Arjun to acknowledge his
words. He only says, it his opinion.

BG 6.36: For one whose mind is unbridled, self-realization is difficult work. But he
whose mind is controlled and who strives by appropriate means is assured of
success. That is My opinion.

BG 18.63: Thus I have explained to you knowledge still more confidential. Deliberate
on this fully, and then do what you wish to do.

It was only Arjun who asked Krishna to help him as he was depressed and disturbed
to see his relatives, teachers and friends in the battlefield (as explained in chapter 1
and 2). Krishna was only trying to help him.
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