Answers to Lesson 2

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Namaste,

First, I'd like to thank SJVC, Guruji Sanjay, Narasimha, Solai,

Gauranga Das and all the others for accepting me as a sishya in

this classroom. May the Divine power,love and wisdom bless us

all; may the the astrology of the Divine Mother enlighten our

minds, warm our hearts and empower our wills.

 

Dear Solai, Gauranga,

I am only now answering to the questions of Lesson 2

because until today I was in the horns of a personal dilemma : I

wanted to answer them in the most comprehensive manner

possible [ if possible and when appropriate linking the

concepts,ideas, technical terms and/or techniques -mainly

Hindu - written about in the lesson to their equivalents from other

esoteric / mystical and astrological traditions, in particular the

western esoteric and astrological traditions as revealed by the

teachings of the Ascended Masters of the Great White

Brotherhood (since one of my goals in life has always been to

build bridges and clearly identify the similitudes among the main

spiritual traditions of the world because this is one of the basic

requisites for the creation of a GOLDEN AGE [=Satya Yuga ] in

the incoming Aquarian Era , and also because there are so

many students in this group from all over the world , hence with

different cultural and spiritual backgrouds -and in the future

many others will come in- that it is of fundamental importance to

establish a basic , common, agreed-upon consensual

framework and technical definition of terms so that all may

understand and profit from what is being talked about ] but at the

same time I didn't want to sound pedantic and much less to step

out of the bounds of the specific interests of this Group (=

teaching traditional Jyotish). After reading your email below, I've

decided to write in a comprehensible manner as possible and if

others in this group who belong to different spiritual traditions

would like to share their wisdom ( of course , the final decision

about whether to allow this rests upon the shoulders of our

gurus,Sanjay,Solai and Gauranga), I think all the members will

be enriched by this interchange ( besides this inner value, isn' it

possible that some day in the future a Hindu Jyotishi will need to

be conversant with Western terms when faced with an

astrological consultation for a western client and vice-versa?)

Now my answers to the Questions of Lesson 2. I will start with

Question No. 5 and here's why : I have an abiding interest in the

creation of a Universal Spiritual Encyclopedia / Dictionary based

on the mystical / astrological teachings of the main world

religions (similar to the same project in this group headed by

Abhijeet). So I will contribute to this common effort in this way : in

my emails/answers/questions/contributions to the group, I will

underline the term/word to be defined -written in Capital letters -

,with its etymology , the definition and its correlation/ equivalence

to similar terms from other traditions placed in between square

brackets immediately after the word (for a simple example

please see Golden Age in the paragraph above). NOTES : a)

Distinct meanings of the word which are different from the one

being defined therein will be relegated to END NOTES at the

end of the piece and are indicated by (1,2,3,etc.) for the sake of

not overburdening the reader ; b) some words in my answers

below -for instance Soul-and in future pieces will not be defined

when they appear for the first time since their definition is either

too long / complex / in need of some pruning ( because of

historical mistranslations / misunderstandings : a case in point

being Atman which is erroneously translated as Soul - see

below) but they will still be underlined and will be defined later

on.

 

Q.1- ROLE OF GOD IN MY LIFE

GOD [= Brahman;the Universal Self; the Ultimate Reality] , in Its

fourfold aspects/faces/persons, is the Creator[=Brahma,

God-the-Father], Preserver [=Vishnu, God-the-Son] & Destroyer

[=Shiva,God-the-Holy Spirit] appearing / manifesting Itself as the

infinite forms/faces of the Divine Mother, and as the source of all

creation & ground of all beings ,their Ultimate Cause & goal in

life. ATMAN [=the Divine Self in Man;the I AM Presence; the I A.M

THAT I AM ] is the individualization of this God Presence for every

son & daughter of the Most High,and hence the bestower of Its

gifts to mankind : SAT [=Pure Being]-CHIT [=Absolute

Consciousness;Objectless Awareness}-ANANDA [=Absolute

Bliss] , which are also the 3 essential inner attributes of

Brahman. Thus God is the source of my life,consciousness and

joy; my inner teacher & guide (through my HOLY CHRIST

SELF[=Buddhi ]; my comforter & solace in moments of doubt by

inspiring and calming me ; the giver of all my abundance &

wealth ; the constant spur of my soul to reach higher & deeper in

my spiritual path

 

Q2- WHAT HAVE YOU DONE IN THE PAST YEAR TO COME

CLOSER TO GOD ?

Since 1979 when I had my spiritual awakening & changed my

diet to a macrobiotic/vegetarian one, learned Transcendental

Meditatiom & then the TM-Sidhi techniques, started

practicing Yoga & reading spiritua/ metaphysical books &

studying the mystical traditions of all the major religions, I've

been always well aware that an integrated,balanced &

comprehensive SADHANA [=from the verb root sadh="to go

straight to the goal", meaning 1- self-effort; 2-spiritual discipline;

3-means; 4- way; generally, the means to

release/liberation/Moksha ] is absolutely essential for the

fulfillment of THE 3 REQUISITES FOR THE ASCENSION [=

Moksha; the ritual whereby the SOUL reunites with the SPIRIT

of the Living God, the I AM Presence , as the culmination of the

soul's God-victorious sojourn in time & space, and thereby

becoming immortal, a permanent atom in the Body of God ] OF

my ( EVERY HUMAN) SOUL :

1- transmutation of at least 51% of our personal Karma;

2- the balancing of the THREEFOLD FLAME [= also called the

CHRIST FLAME, LIBERTY FLAME, or FLEUR-DE-LIS , is the

spark of life and of a Man's Divinity , projected from tthe heart of

the Atman / The I AM Presence through the Holy Christ Self and

anchored in the ETHERIC PLANE in the

THE SECRET CHAMBER OF THE HEART [= a secondary chakra

behind the heart ] for the purpose of the soul's evolution in the

matter spheres; composed of 3 colored shining plumes, it is the

sacred trinity of Divine Power (blue), Wisdom (yellow) and Love

(pink) ];

3- the fulfillment of my soul's Divine Plan.

So, my sadhana consists of the activities adequated for the

purification & development of the FOUR LOWER BODIES [= 4

sheaths(= Skt. sarira) of 4 distinct frequencies that

surround/compose the soul -- i.e., the ETHERIC BODY, THE

MENTAL BODY,THE EMOTIONAL/FEELING/ASTRAL BODY, and

THE PHYSICAL BODY which correspond to the 4 ELEMENTS,

fire, air, water a earth, respectively -- and provide vehicles for the

diverse functions of CONSCIOUSNESS of the soul -- memory,

thinking, feeling, and perception , respectively. ]. They are the

following :

1- A balanced & individualized diet, appropriate for my

constitution (Skt. prakiti, here in its Ayurvedic sense ) without

meat., alcohol & all other tamasic foods;

2 - exercises of Hatha-Yoga & Pranayama leadingn to

meditation;

3 - daily recitation/prayer of the Rosary to Mother Mary ( an old

western method for the gentle awakening of the Kundalini taught

by THE VIRGIN / MOTHER MARY [= the ARCHEIA [=divine

complement / spouse and TWIN FLAME [= the soul's masculine

or feminine couterpart conceived out of the same WHITE FIRE

CORE , the fiery ovoid of the I AM Presence ] of an ARCHANGEL,

(in this case of Archangel Raphael) ] of the 5th RAY of healing,

science & precipitation ] ) and the singing of the Gayatri / other

Mantras;

4 - reading of and meditation on sacred texts - Bible,

Bhagavat-Gita, Zohar, etc.

5 - fulfilling my duties as husband & father;

6- use of the VIOLET FLAME [= Seventh - RAY aspect of the

HOLY SPIRIT. the SACRED FIRE that transmutes the cause,

efffect, record & memory of SIN , or negative karma . Also called

the flame of transmutation. of freedom, and of forgivenes. ] and

the CALL TO BELOVED MIGHTY ASTREA, which are 2 different

forms of DECREES, for the transmutation of my ELECTRONIC

BELT and worldly negative Karmic conditions;

7 - study of Jyotish texts.

 

Q4 - HOW IS A JYOTISHI DIFFERENT FROM A PRIEST ?

In order to answer this question we must first know what is

Astrology/ Jyotish & its purposes/uses. Astrology teaches us

that we, as a MICROCOSM , are a replica/image of the

MACROCOSM and, ultimately of the Divine Itself; that the

Qualities / Emanations of God-Consciousness, externalized as

RAYS, ( corresponding to the different Gods/Goddesses in all

mythological / spiritual traditions and which in the COSMIC

CLOCK mandala are as follows : Capricorn- God Power; Aqu-

God Love; Pis- God Mastery; Aries- God Control ; Tau- God

Obedience; Gem- God Wisdom; Can- God Harmony; Leo- God

Gratitude; Virgo-God Justice; Libra- God Reality; Sco- God

Vision; and Sag- God Victory ) are mirrored/reflected and also

intended to be embodied in our own souls. Therefore,Jyotish, as

the eye of the Veda, i. e. as a general THEORY of the

inter-relationships among God , Man & the COSMOS, and their

purposes at each moment of time, shows a practical path of

spirituality for each individual human being by revealing the

keys, through the personal horoscope & the various astrological

timing techniques, that allow the soul to know in advance the

What, How and When of the incoming karmic challenges & the

means by which she can conquer them & grow spiritually. So,

although the jyotishi & the priest are essentially spiritual

counselors, the jyotishi has the advantage over the priest of

being able to give the client a psychological roadmap with

precise signposts indicating :

a) which God-Quality as signified by the Rasi where the Sun is

placed (see above) the soul is supposed to and OUGHT to

internalize in this embodiment as a necessity for the balance &

expansion of the threefold flame;

b) the soul's strengths & weaknesses and in what areas of life

they are most likely to manifest and either need to be applied (in

the first case ) or need to be overcome (in the second case);

c) how the client can invoke LIGHT for the mending of specific

parts of the soul or the transmutation of the incoming karma by

the power of the SPOKEN WORD released by the use of

DECREES, PRAYERS, AFFIRMATIONS, and/or MANTRAS, and

by the power of proper visualization, imagination and/or

meditation techniques ( since in the incoming Aquarian Age

each soul is destined / required to become her own priest,

empowered by the knowledge & realization that she is GOD IN

ACTION! ) ;

d) Knowledge of right timing for choosing an auspicious time (

subha muhurta) for every important event & awareness of future

potentialities

 

Q 3 - Since this answer is already too long, I will only state that

both statements are in general true, although in my humble

opinion, both are somewhat vague and in need of much more

clarification & sharper definition of the term ALL-- what does it

mean or include ? Cosmos ? universe ? light, energy ? every

human sin or misuse of God' light, etc , etc?

Thank you very much for bearing so long with me,

PEACE AND LOVE FOR ALL,

 

Manuel Martins