Tapas in Vedic Literature (was Mayan Calendar)

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For Sunil Nair and all members:

 

As we read the vedic literature such as the Shrimad Bhagavatam and

others, we will find symbolisms that are often mistaken as mere

stories from the rishis. However, if we analyze the message of the

story, one will find jyotish principles that are being conveyed. For

example,

 

There's a story of a man who decided to perform austerities in

order to gain immortality and invincibility. He decided that he will

stand up on his feet and raise his hands up for milleniums until

Brahman grants him a boon. In the end, Brahma noticed and gave him a

boon by saying that he will not die at the hands of a man or a beast.

 

The story is long but the point is that he performed tapas using his

limbs, in particular his legs or feet (signified by the 12th house).

For jyotish purposes, this story shows that the 12th house represents

tapas, meditation, or some form of sacrifice.

 

For the ancient Mayans, their sacrifice was the use of human beings

as offerings. By doing so, they thought that they would be appeasing

their gods, for better harvests and maintenance of their way of

life. How is the jyotish principle applied? Specifically, the 12th

house is the 8th house (death) from the 5th house, signifying sons,

offsprings, thougths and intelligence.

 

Similarly, one can understand how this principle applies to

meditation and other sacrifices as well.

 

If anyone has any other observations derived from the vedas, please

let us know.

 

Regards,

 

John R.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

, " sunil nair "

<astro_tellerkerala wrote:

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> Hare ramakrishna,

>

> dear john ,

>

> It was a realy good article ,it was an

answer to

> many who ever rus after many neo discovered systems ,as mayans has

lost

> and gone and also their astrology ,and now how any body can re

introduce

> it .Unless some one who was a real mayan astrologer teaches u .

>

> Also your observation on karma theorey is correct whether

spaniards

> finsished them or they perished ,its result of karma phala.

>

> U promised me some of ur observation on some garuda puran ,i hope u

will

> post in mail

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> thanks for a nice post .

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> regrds sunil nair

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> om shreem maha laxmai namah.

>

> pt.sunilnair <pt.sunilnair

, " John " <jr_esq@> wrote:

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> > , " indiadirector " raj@ wrote:

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> > > Dear group members,

> > > Have you had any experience in looking at the Mayan Calendar,

which

> > > some say ends on 21st Dec 2012? This is interesting because it

digs

> up

> > > the age old Ayanamsha issue in Vedic Astrology.

> > >

> > > I am doing some research on the same and will be happy to

interact

> > > with members on this list as well.

> >

> > From what I read, the Mayans apparently based their calendar

system on

> > the cycles of Venus. Although accurate, their calendar was

complicated

> > and to be adjusted periodically to add a month to coincide with

the

> > cycle of the Earth around the Sun.

> >

> > Knowing the signification of Venus in vedic literature (teacher

of the

> > demons), I'm a bit apprehensive about using the Mayan system in

> > accounting for one's time. As we all know, their culture was

infamous

> > for having human sacrifices (as shown in the movie, Apocalypto).

And

> > for whatever reasons, their civilization collapsed out even

before the

> > arrival of the Spaniards in the Americas.

> >

> > Some historians believe that the collapse was due to lack of food

to

> > sustain the growing population. However, I still suspect that the

> > collapse was due to their culture violence. As in the law of

karma,

> > their culture reaped what it sowed.

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