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> Dear Shyamasundara Prabhu,

>

> Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

>

> Here I'm sitting very peacefully behind my laptop, and I don't want

> anything of this envy which is going around in the Jyotish world, time

> again and again.

>

> Yes, I have had some dispute with Mr. Rath some time ago, and took the

> opportunity of an auspicious muhurtha to ask for forgiveness. Is it

> hypocrisy to change one's mind? If so, then tank you for calling me such.

> First Dina-natha had written something similar to me in private, but since

> you now bring it to the open, I'll reply to the open as well. Ask

> yourself, what is better - unity, or separativeness? To ask forgiveness,

> or to envy a person?

>

> You probably will have an astrological reason for all this strange news to

> happen... Do you? You have seen the flaws in the chart of Mr. Rath, but

> why don't you reveal your own birth data then, so that we cannot see the

> flaws in your chart as well? Why are you hiding them?

>

> Indeed, unfortunately the 8th house which gives the study of the occult,

> also represents secret enemies, and that's why there is so much envy in

> the Jyotish world today. I just now recall the example of the

> mirror-effect: those flaws which are present in our own hearts, we will

> see them in the hearts of those we envy. Probably the rishis of ancient

> times knew to deal with these things, and could keep their minds cool with

> sadhana of mantra recitation. I don't say you are not doing like that, you

> are a devotee.

>

> Regarding your charges of teaching the wrong things, there is a distinct

> difference between siksa in Jyotish, which is a vedanga, and the

> Veda-philosophy. You must know this. E.g. the art of shooting an arrow,

> and the art of pleasing Krsna with a puja and understanding of

> bhakti-yoga, is it the same?

>

> Your servant,

> Dhira Krsna dasa