Guest guest Posted October 17, 2003 Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 - " M P Bhattathiry " <mpmahesh@> Friday, October 17, 2003 05:00 ASTROLOGY > PL. INFORM WHY SWAMY VIVEKANANDA WAS AGAINST ASTRLOGY AS SEEN INS WORKS VOL.8. > THIS IS MY HUMBLE REQUEST. > > -Response- ---- Only Swami Vivekananda can really give a proper reply to this but in our humble opinion (despite the fact that there may be some truth in the art of astrology) astrology can be damaging in the following two ways:- (a) It takes away our will to improve our status (we as a nation carry enough baggage on our back without this extra burden) and leaves us at the mercy of the planets. Vivekananda would suggest that we develop a strong will saying that through sheer will power we will shift the planets. We will dictate to the planets, not the other way round! (b) Even if Astrology were true, and suppose it predicts great fortunes: - we have already lost part of the fun by being told in advance. - suppose it predicts misfortunes, we will break down now and the suffering begins in advance - We turn into fatalists. Those who promote astrology would suggest that it should be used as a guide - as it gives us early warning signals so that we can take evasive action (by buying rings and what not from them!). We suspect that on balance belief in Astrology undermines our desire to forge our own destiny. jay Vivekananda Centre London Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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