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Written by Robert Dotel
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Sunday, 28 February 2010 10:49 |
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Instead of the traditional "what life has in store for me" or “am I going to be rich?” approach to astrology, Jyotish (Vedic Astrology) could be used to give direction and support; helping improve our personal life, therefore making it more meaningful.
With Jyotish we can discover our behavioral tendencies and repetitive patterns we might be reproducing from previous lives. Sometimes we struggle with the same issues over and over again, but if we can understand our past, we can act in the present to better our future.
The proper guidance and instruction from a competent Vedic Astrologer should be able to help change those patterns of behavior. We should be able to find answers to the “why me?” type of questions by understanding our own birth chart, our karma, our own Purva Punya (past life credit due to good actions). Once we are familiar with the roots of our own suffering, then we can start to heal ourselves and become more capable of understanding others and their behavior in regards to the role they play or represent in our lives.
A once-in-a-life-time astrological reading could be very revealing, but an in-depth Jyotish reading results in an eye-opening experience for most people by elevating self-awareness and becoming better in specific areas we may be lacking. Such readings are beneficial when we need to take action (or avoid taking action) and get the best out of a particular period of our lives. Subsequent readings may be necessary for guidance in specific difficult areas or for timing events.
Mantras, as remedial measure (manas = mind; trai = to liberate or protect), are the best practice to break or transform mind patterns. Time and dedication is to be expected, and in some cases personal sacrifice, but the results are liberating and life transforming.
If the personal conviction and determination exist to change our lives for the better, then Jyotish is an excellent tool for personal growth.
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Written by Robert Dotel
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Sunday, 13 December 2009 19:04 |
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हरे राम कृष्ण
Many years ago, after my Buddhist Vajra initiation, I was taught some very interesting meditation techniques which included mudras, invocation, and visualization. These techniques helped me a great deal back then and even today, as I meditate and chant my mantras on a regular basis.
About a year go I had a conversation with my Jyotish Guru in regards to the order in which mantras should be chanted, particularly the Guru Parampara mantra and those mantras used for daily practice or as a long-term remedy for certain doshas. The following is an extract from that conversation, which adds more understanding to my meditation practice.
Some people do the Parampara mantra before getting out of bed, even before touching the ground. The order of the mantras is based on chakras:
Ganesha, sitting in the Muladhara chakra at the root or first chakra. Following is Swadhisthana chakra where Krishna can be worshiped in one particular form, but most people skip this chakra, Kamadevata sits here. Continue reading...
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Written by Robert Dotel
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Friday, 05 June 2009 21:20 |
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 An accurate TOB is absolutely necessary to make accurate predictions. The easiest way to deliver an inaccurate reading is by using incorrect birth information. Weather it is your mother’s recall, a hospital record, birth certificate, data from a family member, or any other source, in general, even this data needs to be confirmed with life’s events and be rectified. For predictions, Navamsa or D-9 is one of the most used divisional charts and its lagna changes every 12 -13 minutes approximately depending on your location, and for higher Vargas (divisional charts) time changes are even more critical.
I really appreciated those of you who have contacted me for help. For those whom I haven’t been able to help I want to emphasize that a birth time or at least a date is most important for predictions. I can try to find out your DOB/TOB if you provide me with a set of important life events, tithi, etc., but it will be impossible for me to make a prediction if you don’t know for sure on what year you were born. |
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