Composite tradition of India and Eternal Theory of Karma -1

Vedic astrology has its roots in the theory of Karma and Karmaphal, the results of our accumulated Karmas .The ancient sage Prashar, who has revealed the wisdom of Jyotish ,has mentioned about Karma of previous births and their results  at various places in his work. To a believer who is born and brought up in India, the theory of past lives, Karma and their results all seem to be engraved in his DNA and matter of questioning such theories seldom arises, as for him it is just a matter of belief in our sacred scriptures. But to ask for ‘scientific’ and rational proofs of such ‘myths’ is but obvious and quite healthy too. 

There have been great amount to research in this area and work of Ian Stevenson stands tall. Ian had done thorough research in more than 3000 cases for reincarnation spanning over 40 years and covering almost every religion in the world. Such amount of research should actually satisfy the mind which are genuinely open and thus are scientific in truest sense.

One of the cases that acquired much attention was the case of Shanti devi, who remembered her previous life. Mahatma Gandhi took interest in this case and met this woman, Gandhi then ordered to set up a commission to enquire about her claims. This committee under Deshbhandhu Gupta verified all her claims to be true and a report was published in 1936.

Reincarnation as sensationalised  by movies and media, is not a miracle or supernatural phenomena which happens in few rare cases, rather it is a continuous journey of a Soul and that’s how our evolution takes place .Brian L Weiss ,a psychiatrist has done in-depth regression therapy with more than 4000 people, which shows how we are born again and again in an environment where we have created Karmic debts, or have deep level of attachments.His work “Many Lives Many Masters” is worth a read and will quench the thirst of greatest of rational minds.

In each of our avatar, we perform many actions and have intent in our minds about the kind of life we desire, the blend of actions, thoughts and intent along with the result expected makes the Karma of an individual and Soul in its journey of evolution gets the next birth in the moment when planetary configuration reaches the exact point where those Karmas can be unlocked and potential for further growth be materialized.

To perceive Vedic or Hindu astrology as the science which is only involved in predicting events would mean understanding it in its most lowest and primitive form .In its most splendid and guiding nature, Jyotish is a deep and ancient wisdom to know the journey of a Soul, what Samskaar(Qualities) it carries, from where it has came, what are the Karmic debts it has,and its potential for mundane and Spiritual growth in present and subsequent births.

That is why in east, Jyotish is said to be the "Eye of wisdom".

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Composite tradition of India and Eternal Theory of Karma -2

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