Guest guest Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Dear Friends, Don't worry about the *comment*...he shamelessly showing his actual face...we need not worry...lets say... " get well soon " ...our Gurujis teaches to become calm/liberated on everything:) best regards, Biswajit NB: sometimes there is a need of war(e.g MAHABHARATA WAR) too, we will do everything, if needed...we are united...don't worry... vedic astrology , " chaudhuri.krishnendu " <krishnenduchdhr wrote: > > Namaste Sanjayji, > > I think you would have done better had you not taken the name of Manish panditji in all this. > But you took it and spelt bad against it. > MAYBE YOU WOULD HAVE DONE BETTER ALTOGETHER TO AVOID TYPING OR SPELLING THAT NAME. > > vedic astrology , Narasimha PVR Rao <pvr@> wrote: > > > > Namaste Sanjay, > > > > > I wanted it to be made FREE. I have fought > > > to make it FREE in the past. > > > > You " fought " ? With whom, me?! After all, nobody else is involved.. > > > > Why should anyone have to " fight " with me to make my software free, when that is what I wanted from the beginning? I have always kept money considerations away from all my Jyotish and spiritual activities and did not try to benefit even a cent from those activities (though I accepted what was given voluntarily). > > > > My software is free. My Jyotish classes are free. My Jyotish research articles are free. My Jyotish readings are free. Even the conferences/seminars I organized on behalf of SJC in Boston were based on voluntary donations and not based on a set fee. My short " do-it-yourself " homam and tarpana manuals are free. When we arranged mass Satya Narayana vrat in Boston a couple of times, it was free and we only took voluntary donations. When Sagar published my Vedic astrology textbook, I asked them to pay the royalties to you. > > > > All my contributions have been transparent and free. > > > > * * * > > > > The only exception was that JHora professional version was temporarily sold before I made that free too. However, it was *you* who wanted a free lite version and a commercial professional version. You even recommended what should be in the lite version and what should be in the professional version. For the record, I did not use even a single cent from that money, even for mailing, making CDs etc. > > > > Why would somebody have to " fight " with me to make JHora " free " ? Some lies are so silly and so easy to see through. > > > > * * * > > > > Sanjay, we DID have a clash in money matters for almost a decade, but you seem to remember it all wrong. Let me refresh your memory. > > > > You wanted SJC " Jyotish Gurus " to charge fixed hourly fees for teaching Jyotish and wanted to standardize fees for each geographical region. I opposed it tooth and nail for many years. I said I could never charge a fee for teaching. I said, " it is a sin in my view. If others want to do it, it is their karma - I will not stop them. But please do not force it on me. " But you wanted to standardize the fees. If I teach for free and another guru takes some fee in another city, you argued it would look bad and so we needed to standardize fees. I did not budge and made clear I would never be part of an arrangement like that. This argument came up every now and then. An interesting coincidence is that we stopped having this argument once you finally started offering commercial courses outside of SJC (erstwhile JIVA and now sohamsa.com). > > > > Instead of disagreeing with you on everything, I gave an exception in the case of software and accepted the argument that software is not knowledge but a convenience in applying knowledge and hence price can be put on it. I unwillingly sold it, but did not touch that money. Yes, you did not oppose but encouraged, when I finally *decided* to abolish lite vs professional distinction and make the entire software free. But, you did not fight - nobody had to. I always wanted it free. > > > > The one having several commercial activities relating to Jyotish is claiming that he " fought " to make JHora free, with the one who always advocated free and does not have any commercial activities! And he invokes the name of Shiva and satya! What an age we are living in!! > > > > * * * > > > > > If his guru referred to me, then his Guru Manish Pandit is a sham. > > > > Yes, he referred to you. > > > > * * * > > > > Namaste friends, > > > > One final word to anybody who may be disillusioned, confused and overwhelmed by this thread: > > > > The mails enclosed below clarify various aspects of what I see as a problem. I was very unhappy with the haste with which unreliable knowledge is shared/sold and the dishonesty associated with it. I tried my best to improve things without rocking the applecart. But I was unsuccessful and I gave up. I am sorry. > > > > Truth is powerful, even when uncomfortable. The closed room of deception may be well-contained, warm, cozy and comfortable. The open space of truth may feel cold, confusing, dis-orienting and daunting. But one is better off with the latter. > > > > Knowledge of rishis does not need an egoistic and commercial middleman. In fact, it never comes through such a person. If you have a genuine desire for knowledge of rishis, develop truthfulness, honesty and purity of thoughts. Keep praying to the rishis for knowledge. You will receive it oneday. NO effort is wasted. Every effort results in its fruits, tomorrow if not today and in the next life if not in this life. But no effort is wasted. Put in your effort sincerely and leave the rest to god. > > > > Best regards, > > Narasimha > > - > > Free Jyotish Software, Free Jyotish Lessons, Jyotish Writings, > > " Do It Yourself " ritual manuals for short Homam and Pitri Tarpana: > > http://www.VedicAstrologer.org > > Films that make a difference: http://SaraswatiFilms.org > > Spirituality: > > Jyotish writings: JyotishWritings > > - > > > > vedic astrology , " Sanjay Rath " <sjrath@> wrote: > > > Dear Chandan Singh > > > I am not interested in taking over the software. I wanted it to be made FREE. I have fought to make it FREE in the past. > > > I have no intention of taking over Jagannath Hora. I made a hypothetical question and see the reaction. The question was based on one person saying that Narasimha has given me guru dakshina. Oh no he has not. And that is what I HAVE PROVED now. > > > His guru said that *they will try to take it over*. If his guru referred to me, then his Guru Manish Pandit is a sham. > > > I have no hesitation in saying this about Manish Pandit if he referred to meas trying to take over Jagannath Hora. > > > What is Satya Chandan? The one who teaches for years to another and then has to see these lies in his name ... > > > Shiva shows satya and He will > > > > > > Jai Bharati > > > Sanjay Rath > > > > > > chandan s sabarwal > > > Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:06 AM > > > vedic astrology > > > [vedic astrology] Re: Transferring JHora Ownership > > > > > > dear narasimha , > > > > > > i totally agree with your guruji and you must definately not give away jhora . i understand that this software is more research based and aims at refining jyotisa unlike other softwares which have no or buggy calculations and are loaded with pretyped interpretations on planetary positions. > > > > > > god knows how much more of satya is rahu yet to show !!! > > > > > > best regards, > > > chandan singh. > > > > > > vedic astrology , Narasimha PVR Rao <pvr@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Namaste Sanjay, > > > > > > > > > Let us assume that Narasimha has become completely spiritual > > > > > and has become very renounced - what do you think he will do > > > > > if I ask him to transfer -- > > > > > (1) Ownership of JHora to Sri Jagannath Center > > > > > > > > If my spiritual guru asks me to do it, I will do so without batting an eyelid. However, he has warned of this and explicitly forbade me. > > > > > > > > When I decided a few years back to make JHora open source and leave JHora programming to others, my spiritual guru asked me to rethink. > > > > > > > > In July 2009, he suddenly told me without any context, " they are going to try to take over Jagannatha Hora. You must stand firm and not allow that. I know you want to get out of this, but there is more you need to do for the Jyotish world and JHora is an important vehicle. If they take over, all your effort so far will go waste. They will promote dogmatism, create confusion, kill research and eventually make it commercial like everything else they are doing today. You must stand firm. They will invoke Krishna's name, but realize that nobody owns Krishna. I forbid you from giving away JHora to them. Own it, keep it free and add new researches to it. " > > > > > > > > (Note: I am mentioning this publicly with the permission of my guru.) > > > > > > > > * * * > > > > > > > > Very interestingly, just a few days after he said this, you wrote on the lists, " I think the time has come when PVR Narasimha and SJC have to part ways " , because I had no " faith in Jagannath Mahaprabhu " . > > > > > > > > And, just a few days later, you wanted a team decided by SJC to take over JHora and create an " SJC version " , as there were too many options in JHora. I immediately remembered my guru's words and saw this is as the first step of what he described. > > > > > > > > * * * > > > > > > > > This was my reply to you from August 2009: > > > > > > > > " I will continue to maintain " Jagannatha Hora " software effort for some more time. > > > > > > > > Also, Jagannatha Hora will continue to support " non-SJC " calculations and options in the interest of the advancement of Jyotish knowledge. As I said, I will be happy to add a menu item to apply SJC recommended settings, if you or an SJC committee standardize the settings and send them to me via a jhora.ini file. > > > > > > > > If you or an SJC committee decide that something more is needed, I can review the expectations and judge whether and how I can help. " > > > > > > > > * * * > > > > > > > > Though addressed to someone else, I realize that the above question about transferring the " ownership of JHora " is indirectly meant for me. But, you already know my answer! I reproduced it above anyway. > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > Narasimha > > > > ------------------------- > > > > Free Jyotish Software, Free Jyotish Lessons, Jyotish Writings, > > > > " Do It Yourself " ritual manuals for short Homam and Pitri Tarpana: > > > > http://www.VedicAstrologer.org > > > > Films that make a difference: http://SaraswatiFilms.org > > > > Spirituality: > > > > Jyotish writings: JyotishWritings > > > > ------------------------- > > > > > > > > vedic astrology , " Sanjay Rath " <sjrath@> wrote: > > > > > om gurave namah > > > > > Dear Raj > > > > > When you give something to someone, who is the owner of it? You or the person to whom you gave it? > > > > > So according to this simple logic, who is supposed to be the owner of Jagannath Hora? If it is not Sanjay Rath, then it was never given to him. > > > > > Secondly, I don't want to make money from this software or such things, so then what if I wish something and it is not done regarding the software, can we say that I am even a partial owner of the software? So how is the *Guru Dakshina?* > > > > > In view of the above, some of your statements may seem very untruthful. In future I can only suggest that you at least get the facts right before making statements, else you may be seen as one who is telling lies easily. > > > > > > > > > > If you think I am worried about changing of names of JHora, you are wrong. > > > > > Now let me tell you and other list members another thing - > > > > > This Vedic Astrology list was created long time back in 1998 by Narasimha on behalf of Sri Jagannath. Other groups were created by another old student ran away with the SJVC websites and . One thief called Dinanath Das. So, technically Narasimha was entrusted with the responsibility of having public forum for Sri Jagannath Center. > > > > > Now, can you please check and tell me *who is the owner of Vedic Astrology List*? Is this Narasimha or SJC? And if Narasimha runs away with this list (who is to stop him?), in what way is he any different from the previous ones who ran away with things entrusted to them? > > > > > Let us assume that Narasimha has become completely spiritual and has become very renounced - what do you think he will do if I ask him to transfer -- > > > > > (1) Ownership of JHora to Sri Jagannath Center > > > > > (2) Ownership of this list to say ... You Raj, you can handle this list of Jagannath. You seem to have faith in Krishna. > > > > > Jaya Bharati > > > > > Regards ~ > > > > > Sanjay Rath > > > > > http://srath.cpm > > > > > > > Namaste, > > > > > > > why unnecessarily waste your time in unproductive lengthy > > > > arguments with him.Every body is also listening Narasimha > > > > ji. He may put forth his views without referring Mr. Rath. > > > > > > I have put forth my views on technical matters impersonally for a long time now and continue to do it (some more research articles are in the pipeline, apart from JHora 7.4 software release with several important new features). > > > > > > Just to be clear, what I have done in the last few days in this thread is different. I was NOT engaged in technical arguments with Pt Rath or anybody. I am simply giving my own personal *judgment* on a *public figure* in the Jyotish world, based on the insights gained from my close interaction with him for a long time. > > > > > > * * * > > > > > > > Dear Narsahima ji , life is short , why not work together for the benefit of this > > > > branch of knowledge together and unitedly. > > > > > > You are right. Life is short. Amount of knowledge available in the Jyotish world is limited and there is more confusion than genuine knowledge. There are very few talented students who can work on refining this knowledge. Given the paucity of resources and people, we should not waste them in order to pursue our own name, fame, money etc. > > > > > > I have seen irresponsible behavior on this count for a long time: > > > > > > (1) There have been things that were obviously made up in a hurry and not researched at all, but were presented along with tall claims. For example, nadi navamsa was revealed with fanfare and Sanjay ji claimed it overrides all other charts when it comes to death. He also put forward some vague notions of internal vs external and claimed this chart gives clarity. On digging, there was no consistent methodology and even the chart itself is an illogical chart and in all likelihood an invalid chart. Why make things up hurriedly and make tall claims? > > > > > > (2) How do I know he made up in a hurry? Apart from guessing it based on the shallowness of what was presented, I have seen it live in other cases! For example, he would tell one of us the night before a seminar in US to " figure out " something (e.g. Sudasa) to teach the next morning. For example, he would give a few possibilities for Sudasa and ask us to figure out using a couple of examples what is working better. When there is something interesting in one example, he exclaims, " that's it " and jumps to conclusions. Next morning, students would drink it up thinking that it is nectar coming from parampara. > > > > > > When your memory of what your elders taught is vague, either do a thorough research and teach or present various possibilities and be honest about what you know and what you don't. Do not present it to the world with dishonest confidence. The pressure felt by him to keep revealing secrets and fascinating knowledge is quite sad. It is not conducive to the growth of correct knowledge. > > > > > > In cases like nadi navamsa, it is not even based on vague memory of what elders taught. It is something he is trying to construct based on reading books and thinking. If a chart itself is fake and you are making tall claims about the results seen in it, what does it say about the quality of your work? > > > > > > (3) In the early days, there was more honesty in what he knew and what he didn't, atleast privately. In later days, with more people coming in, the behavior changed. He would portray as though he knew a lot and had many secrets but was revealing only part of it. An air of enigma conveniently developed around him and his knowledge. > > > > > > (4) When I saw inconsistencies in his logic at seminars, I would sometimes ask. He would brush it off saying, " Narasimha, you are too advanced. These people won't understand. We will discuss later. " That would be the end of it. In the beginning, he had the spirit of finding truth. Later, he was happy if his audiences bought what he said. By remaining enigmatic, by vaguely tying in high philosophy and keeping the logic flexible, one can maximize the chance of audiences buying what one says (and thinking that they have to study more to understand fully!). > > > > > > (5) There have been things that Sanjay ji privately confessed long back, in explicit terms, to be his ideas not approved by elders, but later explicitly attributed the same to parampara (e.g. drigdasa exception for dual sign rising charts). Why abuse the security given by parampara? > > > > > > (6) There were things where Sanjay ji confessed to me long back where there were multiple versions and he was not sure which version was correct and asked me to research (e.g. solar vs soli-lunar months in TP, sign-based/longitude-based arudha padas and varnadas). However, in the following years, only one simple version was pushed by SJC and given in the software. Now, when I speak in favor of the other version after research, he seems to feel threatened and is so intolerant and dismissive (e.g. reaction to my findings on solar/soli-lunar months issue in TP). > > > > > > (7) As I showed in the mail enclosed below, there is unscrupulous behavior in fabricating and manipulating things (scroll down for specific examples). He can fabricate things and write them publicly to discredit his rival in a debate and cast aspersions on his knowledge and intentions. Is that the way to " work together for the benefit of this branch of knowledge " ? In fact, is Sanjay ji of today truly capable of " working together for the benefit of this branch of knowledge " ? I know that the original Sanjay ji I met seemed capable. > > > > > > (8) I will not name names, but I do know some talented students with good capability for research, who immersed themselves in SJC knowledge, got disillusioned later and reduced their Jyotish activities after a promising start. If there was honesty about what we knew and what we did not know and if new confusions were not thrust upon the existing confusions of Jyotish by adding a lot of hurriedly manufactured fake knowledge to the public discourse, these people could have made good contributions to Jyotish, instead of getting disillusioned. > > > > > > If I can stop a few talented students from getting disillusioned after investing a lot of their time, money and energy on fake knowledge, this whistleblowing of mine would've served its purpose!! I don't know if that will happen, but I will take my chance.. > > > > > > > > Namaste friends, > > > > > > > > > He is free to peruse his own independent path with out > > > > > abusing or blaming his guru , and earning and accumulating > > > > > bad Karma for himself.) > > > > > > > > If what I wrote is false, then it counts as an " abuse " . But, if what I wrote is true, it is a serious and relevant issue to the Jyotish world. Whistleblowing and abuse are different. > > > > > > > > Let me illustrate my point using the example of so-called " Nadi navamsa " . A few months back, Pt Rath taught " Nadi Navamsa " and shared a multimedia presentation. He tried to differentiate it from regular navamsa saying one is for " internal " matters and the other for " external " matters. He said, " until now, you were seeing everything in one chart and did not have clarity. That is because you did not have a tool. Now I am giving you a tool. " He even made very serious claims (e.g. when this chart shows death, it overrides other charts and one has to be very careful). > > > > > > > > I wrote a detailed critique showing how there was no consistent methodology of what is internal and what is external. I showed how he mixed up everything and how his teachings were all over the place and filled with contradictions and confusions. Above all, I showed that the chart he defined itself was an *illogical* chart and suggested a more logical alternative definition, which renders his teachings on this meaningless. Mr Goel, the person who wrote the mail below, said about my definition: " I am convinced that you are right " ! > > > > > > > > * * * > > > > > > > > Sanjay ji's response to my detailed critique was short in a mail addressed to Mr Goel: > > > > > > > > " It is not the critique that I question, it is the intention. As I told Narasimha earlier - it is bhakti that is under doubt and question, and that is the heart. He has no bhakti for Jagannath and there is no truth in his heart. > > > > > > > > Note that he did not have any response to the technical points in my critique! When it comes to my " bhakti " , it is a matter between me, my spiritual master and my Mother. > > > > > > > > * * * > > > > > > > > Bottomline: Sanjay ji taught an illogical chart and what seems on a superficial observation like a sophisticated and nuanced methodology around it but which is in fact a facade. Unfortunately, he did it so many times in so many matters, after his ran out of his true parampara secrets such as Narayana dasa and TP in the early years. > > > > > > > > After my critique, this Nadi navamsa thing fizzled out. Otherwise, it would've become part of standard terminology on lists. People would wonder " why are you using regular navamsa? Shouldn't we use nadi navamsa in this case because of so and so reason? " Like this, so much fake knowledge got into public discourse and corrupted it in the last several years. This is very bad for the growth of correct Jyotish knowledge. > > > > > > > > When his ill-researched " hunches " are shared with pomp, fanfare and an air of great importance, people take it to be either a parampara secret or an important research that is inspired by the wisdom of parampara. But, as I said, Sanjay ji is a very bad researcher (his USP is parampara secrets. He is good at coming up with ideas in a hunch, but terrible at researching them) and jumps to conclusions at the drop of a hat. So much fake knowledge enetered public discourse like this and corrupted the field. > > > > > > > > Pranaam Sanjay, > > > > > > > > > Secondly the language used by him in the mails in the last 3-4 > > > > > years is definitely not acceptable in any teaching forum. > > > > > > > > *Barring* the last few days when I finally chose to step outside of technical matters and make judgments on a personality, can you quote one sentence I wrote in the last 3-4 years that fits the above description? > > > > > > > > * * * > > > > > > > > I may have been criticizing your teachings for the last 3-4 years, but I never wrote any untruth and stuck to technical points despite provocations. You would many times become emotional and/or dramatic and state fabrications to discredit me or cast aspersions on my knowledge and/or intentions. I patiently ignored those fabrications and stuck to technical points each time. Let me give a couple of specific examples to illustrate this. > > > > > > > > * * * > > > > > > > > You wrote in the middle of the debate on your principle that fasting on some days " angers " Vishnu and you have to do astrological analysis before fasting: " Is it because I did not share the Jaimni scholar lectures? I invited you and een was prepard to shift dates, but you were too busy filming about KrishnaÃÆ'ƒÂ¢ÃÆ'¢â€šÂ¬ÃÆ'¢â€ž\ ¢s birth or something. " You also iterated a few times later that my attitude had " changed " ever since I was not a part of your " Jaimini scholar " program. > > > > > > > > Though you personally invited me for that Jaimini scholar program, I consciously chose to skip. I never discussed it with you later and it was never on my mind. Moreover, I never discussed " sharing the Jaimini scholar lectures " or " shifting dates " etc. > > > > > > > > When I and my spiritual guru were in Delhi, we were free for half a day and I tried calling the phone numbers you emailed before, to possibly meet you along with my guru. But I could not reach you. It was as simple as that. Where is this " sharing the Jaimini scholar lectures " coming from and " shifting dates " coming from? > > > > > > > > These accusations give readers false impression that there is a sub-text behind my disagreements. But that is so false. I simply thought that the idea of fasting on some days angering Vishnu is wrong and took it up. > > > > > > > > Is fabricating such specific details to cast aspersions an " appropriate " behavior? > > > > > > > > * * * > > > > > > > > As another example, you wrote when I questioned your interpretation of chara karakas: " Ayanamsha ...thank God that I stopped you from coming out with another Narasimha Ayanamsha ..but now you have come to some level of understanding with the Vishnu nabhi which makes the nodes retro all the time ....good. Thats your pace, but that ayanamsha is also wrong. " > > > > > > > > First of all, the above statement came just one month after I revealed my findings on ayanamsa publicly and you wrote: " THAT IS SOMETHING BRILLIANT I think you have finally cracked it " and " Your hard work is of great historical significance " . > > > > > > > > Secondly, I never proposed to come out with a " Narasimha ayanamsa " . In fact, I do not like to name anything after me. Even with drigdasa, I called it " Parasara's drigdasa " , while *you* insisted that I should call it " Narasimha's drigdasa " . The assertion that you " stopped me from coming out with another Narasimha Ayanamsha " is absolutely a fabrication. > > > > > > > > Thirdly, the new ayanamsa that I shared with the world was completely conceived, defined and refined by me and you were not at all involved in its conception, definition and refinement. Your only contribution, which came several months *after* the above comments were written by you and after it was already included in JHora as " Vishnunabhi ayanamsa " , was to suggest changing its name from " Vishnunabhi ayanamsa " to " Jagannatha ayanamsa " (which I readily agreed to). You neither " stopped " me from anything as mentioned above nor guided me in any way in my ayanamsa research, which the above statement suggests. > > > > > > > > * * * > > > > > > > > There were many such occasions during the last 3-4 years when you would become emotional and/or dramatic and state fabrications to discredit me or cast aspersions on my knowledge and/or intentions. I patiently ignored these fabrications and provocations and religiously focused on the technical points and kept the arguments technical. > > > > > > > > In addition to these fabrications that are partly personal and partly technical in nature, there were fabrications in strictly technical matters. For example, you *explicitly* acknowledged several years ago that the idea of taking 9th, 8th and 7th houses for drigdasa in dual sign rising charts was your own idea and not approved by your elders. Yet, you *explicitly* attributed it to " our tradition from Puri " in a Jyotish Digest editorial. > > > > > > > > Until recently, I have only subtly hinted at inconsistencies in your teachings and made my arguments fully technical. You, on the other hand, often left technical issues to get personal, condescending and falsely accusing. You proved on many occasions that you are capable of manipulating facts, fabricating things and lying, both in technical and personal issues. It is quite ironic that you should accuse me of bad behavior! > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > Narasimha > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Namaste. Did not understand your point. His name is Manish Pandit Is there a spelling error I made that you want me to see? If he says that I wanted JHora, then Manish Pandit is a liar. I have no hesitation in saying this. If he did not mean that the person involved in trying to take over JHora is me, then I am not calling him names. I have made this more than clear now. Payments and JHora. Even my wife Sarbani has paid for JHora software !! And after years of telling him, the money has finally been paid to Jagannath temple, or maybe it is still lying with him. I am not sure. You can ask and check this. I am sick of asking for anything anymore. chaudhuri.krishnendu Friday, March 12, 2010 1:23 AM vedic astrology [vedic astrology] Final Word (Re: Transferring JHora Ownership) Namaste Sanjayji, I think you would have done better had you not taken the name of Manish panditji in all this. But you took it and spelt bad against it. MAYBE YOU WOULD HAVE DONE BETTER ALTOGETHER TO AVOID TYPING OR SPELLING THAT NAME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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