Guest guest Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 Dear Wendy, Here's hoping for a better tommorrow!!!!! As Always, Uttara jyotish-vidya, "Wendy Vasicek" <jyotish> wrote: > > Dear Uttara, > > Good input :-) > > Unfortunately I'm rather busy off-list today and not able to > contribute - hoping for an easier day tomorrow :-) > > Best Wishes, > Mrs. Wendy > http://JyotishVidya.com > ______________________________ > > Uttara <muttaraphalguni> wrote: Mon, 29 May 2006 > 21:15:01 -0700 (PDT) > Uttara <muttaraphalguni> > re: Accepting Jyotish > jyotsh-Vidya > > To All Learned Members, > > In my continuation of understanding the Vedas and bases of Jyotish > and its fundamental basis of faith and its religion through its > astrology, I quote a passage below from the book "The Secret > Teachings Of The Vedas: The Eastern Answers to the Mysteries of Life" > authored by Stephen Knapp: > > "The Five Basic Stages Of Human Evolution" > > "How the consciousness and concerns of an individual in the human > form evolve from the beginning to the end of human life can be > explained according to the descriptions in the Vedic texts. There > are five basic stages. In the first stage, when one is a child, the > living entity is food conscious and most concerned about getting > enough to eat. When one has gotten nice food to satisfy the tongue > and stomach, he is satisfied. This is called 'annamaya'. After this > stage, one becomes very concerned about continuing to exist by > protecting or defending himself from being attacked or destroyed. > This is called 'pranamaya', the most primitive levels of > consciousness. Generally. living entities in the animal kingdom > never evolve beyond this type of awareness. So, if a person remains > in these lower stages, he is still considered to be in animalistic > consciousness. Above this, the third stage, is 'manomaya' in which > one becomes involved on the mental platform of figuring out > his desires and values of life. > > These are the three stages in which most of society is absorbed. > But if one continues to evolve through the mental platform and > reaches the intellectual platform of philosophical life, or > 'vijnanamaya', and begins to progress into spiritual knowledge, > understanding that he is not the body but the soul within, then he > may also begin to understand the Supreme Soul. By understanding > one's relationship with the Supreme, one reaches the 'anandamaya' > platform of bliss, spiritual knowledge, and eternity. In the final > stage, one reaches the goal of life and becomes liberated from > further material existence and returns to the spiritual atmosphere". > > In my opinion and belief, through the Vedic (Hindu) astrology, the > Vimshottari dasa most reflects these beliefs. Basing this dasa on the > Moon (psychological feelings and thinking) the above passage and > quotes most resembles the teaching of the Vedic texts which are taken > from the highest form of spiritual gurus through time and existence. > > As Always, > > Uttara > > > > > "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our > deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our > light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. There is nothing > enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure > around you...As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give > other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our > own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." from A > Return To Love: by Marianne Williamson > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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