Guest guest Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Namaste, Saw this news item on rediff.com http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/2009/jun/22/slide-show-1-three-eclipses-in\ -a-month.htm The world will witness a rare astronomical event- a series of triple eclipses starting July 2009. The first in the series of triple eclipses will be a lunar eclipse on July 7 which will be followed by a solar eclipse on July 22 and then a lunar eclipse on August 6. Can anybody explain the significance of these eclipses for a sadhaka or seeker ? regards, Shailendra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 dear shivbhakts om namo bhagawate rudraya the earth we dwell in receive reflectory light from the satellite planet moon indirectly and the lord of our solar system sun directly. light from either sun or moon on earth is needed for earth for positive growth while creatures and forces of dark rise when there is absolute darkness. in vedanta light is equated with knowledge and darkness is equated with ignorance. on a mythical plane, the dark nodes rahu and ketu strike the luminaries sun or moon during the breif eclipse period in which period, all sentient beings on the earth feel unnatural. because of this reason, all birds and animals stop having food and stay within their nests or dens. during this brief period of eclipse, even temples are closed and the dieties are covered with either an umbrella or a cloth so as to not allow the shadow of the darkness to fall on the holy god. food or water is not worth consuming during this brief period. even sleeping with spouse is forbidden. there is a belief in india that a baby conceived at the time of eclipse will be born with a cleft lip. last year, an indian documentary film (smile pinky) on the true story of a girl with cleft lip won the oscar award in the best short documentary film category. all god fearing people, devote their entire time during this eclipse by meditating or remembering the name of god to protect themselves from the darkness. there is another belief with some scriptural references that with each full eclipse, the duration of the yuga gets reduced by a few thousand years. in tantra and mantra sadhana, it is believed that any mantra chanted during the eclipse period is considered to be thousand times more powerful than chanted in ordinary time. above all, a full eclipse and subsequent eclipses of two or three in succession imply that it is not good for earth in general and its dwellers us in particular. hence let us all pray during the brief eclipse period and stay with the light. with best wishes and blessings pandit arjun www.rudraksharemedy.com , Shailendra Bhatnagar <bhatnagar_shailendra wrote: > > > Namaste, > > Saw this news item on rediff.com > http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/2009/jun/22/slide-show-1-three-eclipses-in\ -a-month.htm > > > The world will witness a rare astronomical event- a series of triple eclipses starting July 2009. The first in the series of triple eclipses will be a lunar eclipse on July 7 which will be followed by a solar eclipse on July 22 and then a lunar eclipse on August 6. > > Can anybody explain the significance of these eclipses for a sadhaka or seeker ? > > regards, > Shailendra > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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