Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Maharaja's Books

[suchandra]

Didn't yet read Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Maharaja's books on astrology but they're surely written to dovetail with bhagavat-dharma, devotional service. Although present GM preachers strongly reject astrology and Srila Bhaktisiddhanta's books on astrology ("If you believe in Radha-Krishna, then never go to an astrologer"), ultimately everything should be used in Krishna service - especially when we see that presently the conditioned souls have quite some faith in it but are kept in suspense by the holier-than-thou Vaishnavas.

Starting point could be the evolving zodiac which gives a better understanding for mislead humanity that there is reincarnation, transformation and constant development of life.

 

Aries - leap into live, fiery element, adventurous, zest for action, powerful temperament, untiring.

 

Taurus - the explosive energy of Aries concentrates in Taurus and demands for earthing, grounding. Manifest values are created.

 

Twins - when having accomplished earthing of consciousness, building a house etc, search for friendship, general education and communication as sum and substance for Twins.

 

Cancer - after having attained knowledge in general in Twins, all the needs and requirements for fullfilled living become conscious in Cancer. Symbol for nice home and good family.

 

Lion - here the development of material ego finds its high and wants to be flaunted to the world. Elitist, familial and attractive.

 

Virgo, scrutinizes the exhibitionism of Lion and egocentric behaviour of the past six symbols. Demand for quality.

 

 

Libra, attitude starts to change into social-mindedness by using fine arts and diplomacy.

 

Scorpio, symbol of final transformation from egotism to collective thinking, radical changes can happen compared with a fire that burns egocentric attachment and pushes towards social mindedness without turning back.

 

Sagittarius, philosopher and humanist to appear in public spotlight. Designer of social relationships.

 

Capricorn, king of keeping good company with all kind of people.

Expert to actually organise people.

 

Aquarius - slackens too conservative rules made by Capricorn, fountain of youth in society, reformer in society. Identifies himself more with the collective than with himself.

 

Pisces - dissolution of materialism and turning to God.

 

"The explanation of the horoscope given by Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura is that at the time of the birth of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu the planets were situated as follows: Śukra (Venus) was in Meṣa-rāśi (Aries) and the nakṣatra (lunar mansion) of Aśvinī; Ketu (the ninth planet) was in Siṁha-rāśi (Leo) and Uttaraphalgunī; Candra (the moon) was in Pūrvaphalgunī (the eleventh lunar mansion); Śani (Saturn) was in Vṛścika-rāśi (Scorpio) and Jyeṣthā; Bṛhaspati (Jupiter) was in Dhanu-rāśi (Sagittarius) and Pūrvāṣāḍhā; Maṅgala (Mars) was in Makara-rāśi (Capricorn) and Śravaṇā; Ravi (the sun) was in Kumbha-rāśi (Aquarius) and Pūrvabhādrapāda; Rāhu was in Pūrvabhādrapāda; and Budha (Mercury) was in Mīna-rāśi (Pisces) and Uttarabhādrapāda. The lagna was Siṁha."

 

Adi-lila 13.90

[AncientMariner]

Where do they come up with this knowledge to begin with in regards to what attributes different zodiac symbols have?

[suchandra]

 

Where do they come up with this knowledge to begin with in regards to what attributes different zodiac symbols have?

 

Jyotisa is the science of astronomy and astrology. The Yajur and Rig Vedas have sections attached to them dealing with astronomy, whereas the Atharva Veda has a section dealing with astrology. Aside from the Vedas, many rishis such as Parasara, Garga, Narada, Sukadeva, Bhrgu, etc., wrote on this science and preserved it in their sampradayas.

[Vigraha]

Hari Sauri prabhu = Scorpio, symbol of final transformation from egotism to collective thinking, radical changes can happen compared with a fire that burns egocentric attachment and pushes towards social mindedness without turning back. -

[suchandra]

 

Hari Sauri prabhu = Scorpio, symbol of final transformation from egotism to collective thinking, radical changes can happen compared with a fire that burns egocentric attachment and pushes towards social mindedness without turning back. -

 

There's responsibility in every aspect of life and without carrying out one's prescribed task - even without knowing one's setting of a task we find people struggling unnessecarily with intoxication, disease and behavioral disorder.

 

Śyāmasundara: We are discussing Freud still. It was his idea that every person has certain aggressive and destructive tendencies within them, and sometimes these are directed upon the self, so that one will have accidents or sicknesses which are self-inflicted. Does this happen?

Prabhupāda: When one commits suicide, that is not in sane condition. He is crazy. In sane condition nobody commits suicide.

Śyāmasundara: He observed, for instance, when someone came up against a massive task, that sometimes they got sick in order to escape the task—these kinds of things. He investigated slips of the tongue and different accidents. He said that a lot of times they are caused by the self, the psychic.

Prabhupāda: Yes, that is intention, not insanity.

Śyāmasundara: Another area of his investigation was the problem of anxiety. He says that the source of anxiety is the id, or the primitive instincts, which are always forcing us to do this and do that. In other words, desire. These impulses threaten to overpower the rational or the moral self. So there is always a tension or an anxiety produced.

Prabhupāda: Anxiety shall continue so long as you are in material condition. You cannot be free from anxiety in your conditioned life.

Śyāmasundara: It is because we desired something and we were always frustrated by that desire?

Prabhupāda: Frustration must be there, because you do not desire the right thing.

Śyāmasundara: So that is the basic cause of anxiety—desire?

Prabhupāda: Yes. Desiring something which is not permanent. That we call (indistinct). Suppose that I wish to live forever, but if I have accepted this material body, therefore there is no question of living forever. So I am always anxious when death should come. I am afraid of death, when the body will be destroyed. This is (indistinct). So therefore the conclusion is that anxiety is due to our acceptance of something which does not exist. This is the right definition of anxiety.

 

 

 

Philosophy Discussions

with His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Sigmund Freud

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