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Thoughts on Belief Systems

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, developer of Transcendental Meditation, created the term “spontaneous right action”—individual action in accord with the laws of nature and the needs of the universe at any point in time—to describe one feature of the state of enlightenment.

In the absence of enlightenment, the best one can hope for is “increasingly right” action. Beliefs/belief systems are not reality, yet they form the basis for our actions; that is, what we believe will determine how we act. Even belief in nothing is a belief. The question then becomes, “How do we evolve if we already have the answers that fixed beliefs provide?”

Out of the many sources of problems in life, one is confusion of belief with fact—or worse, lack of awareness of the distinction. Aren't beliefs facts for most believers? Yet believing is not the same as knowing. Human beings are encouraged to take their belief systems less seriously and be open to better ones.

What does this have to do with Systems’ Approach Vedic astrology? Before one can benefit fully from it, one will have to be open to some degree to the following concepts:

That most of our knowledge of its concepts comes from the enlightened cognitions of the Vedic seers of ancient India (the point being some principles just ARE), but that time may have distorted some of the understanding
That planets and signs (constellations) are intelligences (like the entire universe), and through their qualities and positional relationships, are representations of our karma, which is delivered to us—imbued into us—at the moment of birth

Vedic astrology—jyotish—is said to be a divine gift to help humankind deal with the afflictions of past karma, first by identifying the problems facing an individual, then by forewarning and shielding, to better allow the fulfillment of individual destiny. But one’s belief system may have to grow to make use of it. To form an opinion in the realm of the esoteric, one has to do “the experiment,” i.e. try the thing; any reliable body of knowledge will survive repeated experimentation.

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You will need some reference points to evaluate Systems’ Approach Vedic Astrology. Let’s begin by comparing Western astrology, to which many people have some exposure, with classical Vedic astrology. I will have to pull in basic information from other sources; Wikipedia (“Western Astrology”) works pretty well for this purpose. The classical Vedic system to which I was introduced is Maharishi Jyotish (in 1992), which should be a good representation of classic Vedic astrology because it was intended to be a revival and clarification of the ancient Vedic knowledge (in this case, written records that go back thousands of years). There will be no intention to diminish this contribution; the situation is simply that this site strives wherever possible to recommend based on experience. See Glossary as necessary.

SIMILARITIES BETWEEN WESTERN ASTROLOGY AND CLASSICAL VEDIC ASTROLOGY

7 (of the) Planets — Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
12 Signs (of the zodiac, constellations) — Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces
12 Houses — One through twelve (there are distinctions in significations)
Horoscope based on locating the sign on the horizon at the moment of birth (rising sign)
A chart can be created for any event (any moment in time)

DIFFERENCES

Western Astrology
Tropical zodiac (movable)
System of planetary positional relationships (angles) —

Classical Vedic Astrology
Sidereal zodiac (fixed)—starting point of zodiac (0° Aries) is at a “fixed” point in space (at the beginning of Aries) relative to the background of the star constellations. This i


	Welcome Vedic Astrology Background Introduction Basics Glossary Introduction to Services SERVICES Order Services Birth Data Form Notes on Services Recommendations Links & Things Recreations Thoughts on Belief Systems Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, developer of Transcendental Meditation, created the term “spontaneous right action”—individual action in accord with the laws of nature and the needs of the universe at any point in time—to describe one feature of the state of enlightenment. In the absence of enlightenment, the best one can hope for is “increasingly right” action. Beliefs/belief systems are not reality, yet they form the basis for our actions; that is, what we believe will determine how we act. Even belief in nothing is a belief. The question then becomes, “How do we evolve if we already have the answers that fixed beliefs provide?” Out of the many sources of problems in life, one is confusion of belief with fact—or worse, lack of awareness of the distinction. Aren't beliefs facts for most believers? Yet believing is not the same as knowing. Human beings are encouraged to take their belief systems less seriously and be open to better ones. What does this have to do with Systems’ Approach Vedic astrology? Before one can benefit fully from it, one will have to be open to some degree to the following concepts: That most of our knowledge of its concepts comes from the enlightened cognitions of the Vedic seers of ancient India (the point being some principles just ARE), but that time may have distorted some of the understanding That planets and signs (constellations) are intelligences (like the entire universe), and through their qualities and positional relationships, are representations of our karma, which is delivered to us—imbued into us—at the moment of birth Vedic astrology—jyotish—is said to be a divine gift to help humankind deal with the afflictions of past karma, first by identifying the problems facing an individual, then by forewarning and shielding, to better allow the fulfillment of individual destiny. But one’s belief system may have to grow to make use of it. To form an opinion in the realm of the esoteric, one has to do “the experiment,” i.e. try the thing; any reliable body of knowledge will survive repeated experimentation. ************ You will need some reference points to evaluate Systems’ Approach Vedic Astrology. Let’s begin by comparing Western astrology, to which many people have some exposure, with classical Vedic astrology. I will have to pull in basic information from other sources; Wikipedia (“Western Astrology”) works pretty well for this purpose. The classical Vedic system to which I was introduced is Maharishi Jyotish (in 1992), which should be a good representation of classic Vedic astrology because it was intended to be a revival and clarification of the ancient Vedic knowledge (in this case, written records that go back thousands of years). There will be no intention to diminish this contribution; the situation is simply that this site strives wherever possible to recommend based on experience. See Glossary as necessary. SIMILARITIES BETWEEN WESTERN ASTROLOGY AND CLASSICAL VEDIC ASTROLOGY 7 (of the) Planets — Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn 12 Signs (of the zodiac, constellations) — Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces 12 Houses — One through twelve (there are distinctions in significations) Horoscope based on locating the sign on the horizon at the moment of birth (rising sign) A chart can be created for any event (any moment in time) DIFFERENCES Western Astrology Tropical zodiac (movable) System of planetary positional relationships (angles) — Classical Vedic Astrology** Sidereal zodiac (fixed)—starting point of zodiac (0° Aries) is at a “fixed” point in space (at the beginning of Aries) relative to the background of the star constellations. This i Welcome Vedic Astrology Background Introduction Basics Glossary Introduction to Services SERVICES Order Services Birth Data Form Notes on Services Recommendations Links & Things Recreations © 2010 William C. White Contact Me