PHILOSOPHY OF ASTROLOGY

Philosophy of Astrology

Vedic Astrology is a serious and rewarding attempt to know more about your precious life. If you pursue Astrology in the right perspective you will really be glad that you took up Astrology as one of your interests. There is no other dependable way to decrease the uncertainty and suspense that fills your life. Science is helpful but the knowledge that comes from modern science does not remove the fear of the unknown.

Unknown to many is the fact that Vedic Astrology or Ancient Indian Astrology is firmly based on the theory of Karma which in turn is based on the philosophy of rebirth. The theory of Karma says that this life of yours is not the first and last experience of living on earth. If you accept that you believe in Vedic Astrology and at the same time say that there is no such thing as rebirth, then you are contradicting yourself. So the first requirement in understanding Astrology is that you have understood the concept of rebirth. Many who studied Astrology without having even believed in rebirth have after sufficiently understanding Vedic Astrology have now understood rebirth as well.

It is unlikely that GOD created us for one life on earth. Why would He do that? Have you seen anyone play just one game and quit cricket, badminton, chess or watch a move? We do things repeatedly is it not? We love to repeat what we have done before. Desire makes us repeatedly do something. We feel that next time we will do it better and go back to repeat what we have done earlier. So too we are born again and again thinking that each time we will make it better than ever before.

Moreover you may perhaps consider Him (God) a little rude if you are going to find yourself in eternal hell which runs for zillions of years for doing bad things in as short a time as 100 years of this one life. Eternal heaven is just too much a reward for just doing something good for say about 100 years in this one life.

What I am trying to say is that one birth is too short a time for anyone of us to be judged and eventually punished eternally or rewarded forever. Eternal heaven would be boring and none can last in an eternal hell. Even a world champion has to fight it out or prove his mettle again and again or he is overthrown. We do not find anything permanent in the world of cause and effect. A rich man cannot stay rich forever. So how can there be eternal heaven and eternal hell?

Everyone would commit suicide in hell because that’s what most people on earth do when things go too far. Eternal heaven will also be hated by us. If you win every game you play with a player A then you will start losing interest in continuing and will look for player B who will defeat you. You need a fight. We love stress. We invite stress and tension which is why there are so many horror and thriller movies rolled out year after year. We love roller coaster ride than having a peaceful nap. So a peaceful heaven for eternity should be really a hell for most of us or it may be just to boring.

Once you are fully convinced that this life is neither the first one not the last one, then Astrology will get even more interesting.

Consider your horoscope like something of a mark/grade sheet (Certificate) that you got in the finals at school after your exams. The marks in your certificate reveal your past efforts and this certificate to a great extent may decide on your future as a student or a person going in search of a job in case you finished your studies at college.

If a person were to evaluate you either for a job or for entry into a school or college the starting point would be this certificate. Based on this certificate a lot can be told about you in terms of what you are capable of, or to a great extent we can know what to expect from you. Though there is scope for improvement through great effort there is to a great extent something that is known about you as one looks into your mark sheet, score card or curriculum vitae (bio-data/profile).

A good Astrologer instead of concentrating on predictions should spend more time talking to you about how to take advantage of the positive situations and opportunities that are to come before you at various points in time. Similarly warnings are really needed in case you are are heading for a disastrous bend or a wet road.

You got into the current family because you were eligible for getting there. The karmic law took care of your entry into the family which comprised of your father and mother and siblings already born to them. You did not get there out of mere chance. We do not see any student entering a school or college merely out of chance. There aer so many formalities before you join even a simple job. Getting into a new life should be even more complicated and a serious business.

Astrological remedies are something that is comparable to the medicine that a doctor gives. If you know the disease you have a greater chance of identifying the correct medicine in case of curable diseases. Consuming the medicines in a particular way helps a lot as is known to both the doctors and the patients.