Some thoughts on Astrology and Spirituality

Shree Ganeshay Namah

Firstly I would like to remember Mr. Pawan Sinha, who has bestowed his knowledge over us and I am just trying to pen down his teachings! Thank you, Sir!

I am not sure how many of people who are reading this as of now had the audacity to share the blog link with their friends or shared on any social media or anything. I know that most people still feel that astrology is an inaccurate science (is it a science?) and no one can make all predictions correctly & perfectly. But same is true for medical science and other sciences too. Do companies not invest in Research and Development? Yes they do, but who does R&D on Astrology? I haven't heard of anyone. It is an ancient science, which has been bereft of special attention from materialistic mortals, us. Yes, there have been sages and great people such as Pawan Sinha, who are trying to research and bring out good things for all of us. So, as we grow as humans, we all need to work together to make our lives easier, for all of us. The message is clear, learn this science and help it evolve. And this is what Pawan Sinha says, share the stuff that he says with your friends, because you never know, who needs what!

Besides this, most of us, don't really believe in this science. We take it as a taboo, specially with the advent of so many astrologers in the society as of now. The reason being that we have so much of materialism around us, that we can't comprehend its importance. Many of us still take it as black magic (things of this sort exist), or superstition. Oh yes we do! That's just because we think that we can achieve things (materialistic) in life through our hardwork. If you are reading this, I am sure that you must have either faced some sort of distress in your life or you are naturally interested in this science, because people who achieve things in their lives through their hard work, will not like to read this page(more on this later).  You must have read the quotation - Success requires hardwork 80% and luck 20%. I hope that success here does not only mean success in an exam but also in other spheres of life. Ok, I agree to that, but from where does 20% come from? It is when this 20% misses people realize the importance of spirituality and astrology, otherwise, they are cool. And believe me it is this 20% which is most critical, because 80% can be done by all, right. Everyone, in general, can work hard. Some people, however, are unfortunate in that they are disabled. So, if you are not disabled, then you are lucky to have your 80% in place.

Coming back to 20%. So, what do you say? Where does it come from? What I have read is that it comes from the deeds of previous life. I agree to that and in your chart, it comes from 5th house(and its master) of your birth chart. Something which can help you overcome the negativities of previous lives (lack of 20%) is what you are reading now, viz, astrology and spirituality. It does not mean that you pray or carry out remedies for a day and you will fill up the 20%. If it were that easy then everyone would become Bill Gates, but unfortunately, he is still a single of guys of his type (this is just a simple comparison, I know that there are others too). And, just think for a moment, that whatever you are eating and wearing, it is actually coming from your previous life's deeds(as per scriptures), so how can everything change in a flash, in a day, month or even year of prayers and remedies? We need to be persistent in whatever prayers or remedies we do, and it is possible that it might take a whole life (or may be more) to rectify one's soul. That's why I have said in some of my posts that - be patient. It is the quality given by Saturn and many people lack it. So build upon your patience and wait for your right time, and pray and do remedies.

I was talking about people who achieve things in their lives through their 'hard work'. In my humble opinion, they are far from reality, or rather I must say they were on right path towards goodness in their past lives, and the good deeds of past life, is what is they are reaping as of now! I just hope that they are still on the right path, because I have seen successful and complacent people digressing in their lives. Actually, it is very hard to remain righteous, because we are engulfed with materials so much that we can't put our brains away from them. Hence, even if someone was righteous in some previous birth, it does not mean that he will not digress in this life. It is the materials which attract our minds and distract us, and that is the rule of the creator. And that is the way nature functions, right? Hence, again something which comes into picture to help you is consistency, and will power that you develop over time that materials don't lure you. If they do, you must not forget the Lord, and as per the writings of Srila Prabhupad, He is ultimate enjoyer, and He is enjoying now also, since He knows that after reading this text most of you (that can include me too), will actually forget the things that you are reading and materialism will engulf you. I am not urging you to do pray all the time, it is not like that. But you must remember Him, as much as possible. It helps - it does.  To add to this, I must say that there are people who are rich, successful and yet benevolent, humble and spiritual. These people, in fact, are true examples of how we all should be, or try to be.

I am sure that you will have at least one friend, who says that through 'hard work',  anyone can achieve anything. That person I am sure will have his Mercury finger (right of ring finger on right hand) tilted away from ring finger, or there will be a big gap between the two when they expand their hand. Such a person will have a disbelieve in astrology and most probably spirituality. He is in influence of Saturn and Mercury. I have seen such people, who have their Saturn affecting the ascendant or Moon, to be like this. I pray that they really get things in life through there hard work, which they claim as their prized possession. Such people, desperately need a Guru in their life to guide them. I was not lucky! Once upon a time, I was like this only, yes! Until, I realized that however hard I try, things were not getting rectified, so I jumped to something else, to find my answers. It was spirituality. It is this something, which,does rectify things in life, it will give you strength to face bad things, it will make you strong - yes it will!

To end this post, I will just say that the above thoughts are mostly mine and they have evolved over time. I hope that I have made my point a bit stronger that how much is spirituality important and also astrology. To quote Pawan Sinha - 'a bit of astrology, a bit of ayurved and yog, can help you'. So be righteous and most important be patient. Remember in the Lord, in whatever form you like. And thanks a lot for finishing this long post.