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Nakshatras in Vedic Astrology

Stars are the source. The whole zodiac is alive because of the Stars.

What are the stars? And who is the greatest star of our galaxy?

Sun – Sun is the greatest star of our galaxy. Sun is not a planet but a star! No planet glows as the Sun glows. No planet provides energy – the very source of our existence as the Sun provides! That is how in our ancient Vedic period – SUN was the ultimate God – that is how the Mayan empire worshipped the SUN – that is how we have Suryavanshi dynasty – the greatest Suryavanshi that the world has known is Lord Rama! Salute to Lord Rama. Salute to Lord of Stars – Lord SUN.

Planets are rocky – they are dead – they are as good as a stone. Planets do not have a life – planets are lifeless. It is the STARS that bring ‘LIFE’ to the planets – the life energy comes from the STARS – it is the STARS that are the ‘movers and shakers’ – the planet is simply a ‘specific designed robot’ – whose ‘power’ or ‘nature’ is activated by the STAR it relates to!

Shallowness is of the planet. Depth is of the STAR. Understand this-this is of significance.

Yesterday I visited my doctor – and he is a celebrity doctor – he has visited almost every country that you see on your world map. He has written almost a dozen books on medical therapies. And when we met – he said: “How can you be so ignorant towards your health – I am sorry – this may hurt you – but I just wonder – why you paid no attention to your health?”

A Doctor cannot ‘see’ through you – understand this. A doctor cannot realize what you may have been through. And so the question he asked was a natural question – there was nothing wrong in it – nothing to feel offended – I had been utterly ignorant towards my health. But the reason – he cannot find and I cannot share – certain aspects of life are not to be revealed!

But what a Doctor cannot ‘see’ – a Master can ‘see’ through – a Master will never ‘wonder’ – the spiritual Master will never make such statements – will never ask you a single question – the Master can ‘see’ through your ‘self’ – the Master can RELATE with you – the Master will not question you – the Master will simply look into your eyes and say “I have been waiting for you.”

That is how — you would feel more relaxed when you are with the Master!

The Master has the Depth – that a commoner cannot have. The commoner will ask you many questions – the master will simply make you feel comfortable – make you feel ‘home’!

The master heals – there is a depth to his omnipresence. Depth is the word – the Stars have depth.

A master can understand what you have been through – just a glimpse and he can ‘see’ through all the moments you have been through which a doctor cannot. No matter how many countries and how many celebrities the doctor may have treated – it is only the master who can ‘understand’ the reason behind your suffering – your health problems. And to the Master – the suffering is not a big deal – HE is perfectly aware that unless you go through the FIRE OF SUFFERING – you cannot come to the Light of Consciousness!

“It is the fire of suffering that brings forth the gold of godliness.”
-Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon

Planets are robots – they are mechanical by nature. What drives them – what activates them is the STAR (Nakshatra) in which they come in contact with. And what activates you is also the MASTER – the benevolent divine master! Once it happened, a young man – must be like me – faithful and deeply devoted – but he still had to ‘figure’ – who his master is! And so one hot afternoon – he set out on his search to find a perfect master.

He was ready to go around the world, but he was determined to find the Master, the true Master, the Perfect Master. Outside his village he met an old man, a nice fellow, sitting under a tree. He asked the old man, “Have you ever heard in your long life — you look like a wanderer…”

He said, “Yes, I am a wanderer. I wandered all over the earth.”

The man said, “That is the right kind of person. Can you suggest to me where I should go? I want to be a disciple of a Perfect Master.”

The old man suggested a few addresses to him, and the young man thanked him and went on.

After thirty years of wandering around the earth and finding nobody who was exactly fulfilling his expectations, he came back dejected, depressed. the moment he was entering his village he saw the old man who had become very old now, sitting under the tree. And suddenly he recognized that he is the Master! He fell at his feet and he said, “Why didn’t you say it to me, that you are the Master?”

The old man said, “But that was not the time for you. You could not recognize me. You needed some experience. Wandering around the earth has given you a certain maturity, a certain understanding. Now you can see. Last time you had met me, but you had not seen me. You had missed. You were asking me about some Master. That was enough proof that you could not see me, you could not feel my presence, you could not smell the fragrance. You were utterly blind; hence I gave you some bogus addresses so you could go. But even to be with the wrong people is good, because that is how one learns. For thirty years I have been waiting for you here, I have not left this tree.”

In fact, the young man, who was not young anymore, looked at the tree and was even more surprised. Because in his dreams, in his visions he was always seeing that tree and there was always a feeling that he would find The Master sitting under this tree.

Last time he had not seen the tree at all. The tree was there, the Master was there, EVERYthing was ready but HE was not ready.

When the Student is ready – the Master Appears – says the divine master Lao Tzu!

The Master is not questioning the man – the master is not making any statements – the Master is simply sharing the truth – all he says at the end is:

“I have been waiting for you here, I have not left this tree.”

30 years – can you imagine – 30 long years – and the Master waits for the young man – how to express such a love – such a deep understanding – such a divine heart – language is really poor – words cannot suffice -certain ‘truths’ can only be felt in deep silence!

When you function from the state of knowledge – you will find many teachers but never a master!

Knowledge is noise – truth can only be found in silence.

Truth is in the STARS – the spiritual energy is in the STARS – if the energy of a specific STAR relates positively with a particular planet – then there is rhythm, a song, a dance, music and life become a garden of bliss!

There are 27 STARS (nakshatras). The ancient seers were highly meditative beings – so much so – that they would leave their physical body and would transcend to the higher realms of the universe – visit the actual STARS – understand the vibrancy of the stars and then they would come back to their physical body – and write the characteristics of each star that they themselves have visited! That is how deep the ancient seers were! You only know a few ‘famed names’ – Parashara, Bhrigu – but there are many more – whose names remained unknown – though they have contributed so much to the science of astrology that even if you take a hundred births you cannot write the deeper elements of stars that these fascinating highly divine seers have scripted!

They documented the actual experiences that they had when they traveled through their astral bodies to the galaxy stars!

To your mind – this may seem impossible – but then what Jesus did?

When Jesus was crucified – the Romans believed that Jesus had died.

In fact, Jesus never died on the cross. It takes at least forty-eight hours for a person to die on the Jewish cross, and there have been known cases where people have existed almost six days on the cross without dying. Because Jesus was taken down from the cross after only six hours, there is no possibility of HIS death on the cross. It was a conspiracy between a rich sympathizer of Jesus and Pontius Pilate to crucify Jesus as late as possible on Friday — because, on Saturday, Jews stop everything; their Sabbath does not allow any act. By the evening of Friday, everything stops.

The arrangement was that Jesus would be crucified late in the afternoon, so before sunset, he would be brought down. He might have been unconscious because so much blood had flowed out of the body, but he was not dead. Then he would be kept in a cave, and before the Sabbath ended and the Jews hung him again, his body would be stolen by his followers. The tomb was found empty, and Jesus was removed from Judea as quickly as possible. As he again became healthy and healed, he moved to India and Jesus lived a long life — one hundred and twelve years — in Kashmir.

Like our ancient seers – Jesus had the spiritual powers or strength to travel outside the physical body – while being alive! Else how can a man who is NAILED on the CROSS – can remain – so peaceful – so silent! TRUTH is silent. Jesus also remained silent while the Romans nailed HIM on the cross.

When the Romans were about to crucify Jesus – Pilate, the Roman prefect – was more understanding toward Jesus. He continuously felt that an innocent man was being unnecessarily crucified and he tried his best not to crucify him. But then, there were political considerations. Even when they were about to crucify Jesus, at the last moment, Pilate asked him a question: “What is the truth?”

Jesus remained silent. It was a Buddhist answer. Only Buddha has remained silent about truth, no one else. Something has always been said – even if it is only that nothing can be said. Only Buddha has remained silent, totally silent. And Jesus remained silent.

“HE WHO DOES NOT UNDERSTAND YOUR SILENCE WILL PROBABLY NOT UNDERSTAND YOUR WORDS”
-ELBART HUBBARD

The Doctor – I visited cannot understand the TRUTH.

Pilate, the Roman Prefect cannot understand the TRUTH. Only Jesus knows the TRUTH. Only Buddha. Only Mahavira. Only Muhammed. Only Krishna – Only the divine spiritual masters know the TRUTH – and they all remain Silent. Knowledge is noisy and TRUTH can be found only in SILENCE.

“Silence has a music of its own.
It is not dead.
it is very much alive.
In fact,
it is tremendously alive. nothing is more alive than silence.”
-OSHO

STARS are silent. They glitter like gold. They glow. They shine. They are filled with divine energy – they don’t move – they are STILL – just the way a great YOGI is – STILL! Stars are living entities – yes there is life in the stars. And if the whole world calls me stupid, an idiot than also I would repeat again and again – It is the STARS that are living entities – Scientists are looking for ‘life’ on other planets – they would never find. Because it is not the planets that give birth to life – it is the STARS that give birth to life!

Indian Mythology never says that a certain saint – a certain evolved being has become a PLANET – no – it never. But Indian Mythology always mentions that DHRUV – the godly man became a STAR – to which the world calls – the DHRUV TARA (STAR)!

Ancient meditative evolved beings have always been related to STARS – they are bestowed with the divine blessings of the Gods – and it these meditative Yogis who have become the STARS! Look how beautiful is this!

DHRUV becomes a STAR – you know just one DHRUV – but who knows – the whole 27 STARS must be at some time – great YOGIS – great divine supernatural beings who once walked on this planet!

And So STARS are beautiful – because they are ALIVE – there is immense power – energy – divinity in ever STAR that you know – all 27 STARS are the divine SEERS who have the capability to turn ash into gold and gold into ash!

SIGNS is just an understanding. The ancient Seers grouped the STARS into certain blocks. These blocks are signs – zodiac signs. That brings me to an enlightened state of how the beautiful journey of the soul begins –

The first STAR is of ASHWINI – KETU!

KETU – the emptiness – the nothingness – someday you should read my book “Gift of Consciousness” – it has the mention of ‘Nothingness’! Out of ‘nothingness’ – we are born. The seed of fruit has come from nothingness. This nothingness is KETU!

VENUS – the Second Star – Bharani!

Life comes, eyes, nose, breasts, all limbs – tastes, pleasures – VENUS!

SUN – the Third Star – Krittika

Status comes, dignity, also if ignorance prevails than EGO comes – SUN!

MOON – the Fourth Star – Rohini

MIND comes, comparisons come – attraction towards SEX comes – MOON is very sexy – in fact, it is only MOON that is too SEXY! Any man or woman with Moon in 1st, 7th, 12th or 2nd – is very sexy, sexual by nature – and to be sexy is not a bad thing as long as you follow the right track! Woman or Men with Moon in 1st 2nd or 12th – generally look very attractive – they have that ‘sex appeal’ or the ‘magnetic personality’ that drives the opposite sex – crazy!

MARS – The Fifth Star – Mrig

SEX is in demand. The search for the right MATE to have a passionate SEX – to enjoy the pleasures of the bed- to EAT, SLEEP, And CELEBRATE – the energy of MARS is in full swing – hot and sexy – this is a base level of MARTIAN energy – where physicality is preferred more over spirituality!

So you see – the beginning is on the base level. The middle is on the intermediate level. And it is the last stage of the NAKSHATRA cycle that precisely is on the higher plane – the spiritual plane – you can call them the birds – the Eagles – who live with some higher purpose.

27 Nakshatras –
Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, RAHU, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury – the FIRST CYCLE of 9 Nakshatras – the Base level

Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, RAHU, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury – the SECOND CYCLE of 9 Nakshatras – the Intermediate level

Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, RAHU, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury – the THIRD CYCLE of 9 Nakshatras – the Higher level

This is how the journey of the soul goes through – from the first cycle to the third cycle – and if HE or SHE ‘fall’ due to ignorance and selfish KARMAS – then again the cycle starts from the beginning – until a day comes when the soul ‘SELF REALIZES’ and starts moving towards the beyond – the divine TRUTH.

No book of astrology will reveal to you what I am sharing – for the simple reason – that TRUTH cannot be taught – TRUTH can only be shared!

And TRUTH can be found only when you turn inwards – when you meditate – when you accept the fact that how foolish, how utterly ignorant you have been – when you would laugh at yourself – when you would no more agree or disagree – when you would simply surrender to the existence – to your master – only then the TRUTH can be realized – only then there is every possibility to realize the TRUTH – only then will you remain silent – you will realize the beauty of silence!

“REAL COMMUNICATION HAPPENS IN SILENCE”
-OSHO

The real master is not a teacher. The real disciple is not a student! Understand this-this is of great significance.

The real master will never teach you – HE will only share. If you are ‘ready’ – if your ‘antenna’ is fine-tuned – you will be able to receive the signals of that divine sharing! You simply become a receiver – there is no learning – there is no agreeing and disagreeing – agree/disagree is of the MIND – there is absolutely NO MIND – and in that stage of NO MIND-ness – that you truly become ONE with the MASTER – there is no need to teach and there is no need to learn – in that ONENESS – the whole message is delivered and received – it all happens spontaneously – that is how the real master is – that is how the real disciple is – there is no teaching and there is no learning – it is pure ONENESS – the master becomes the disciple – the disciple becomes the master – ONENESS!

“Look within, There is no difference between yourself, Self and Guru. You are always Free. There is no teacher, there is no student, there is no teaching. Just as a bird leaves no trail in the sky as it flies, the true teaching leaves no trace in memory. The teaching must have no teacher and no student. If the teaching comes from the past or memory or concept, it is preaching not teaching. This teaching never was. It never will be. And it never is.”
– Papaji

An old man was sitting beneath a tree. A young boy was trying hard to get some water from a nearby well. The old man was watching – he could see the young boy’s efforts – his persistence – HE decides to show him the way. He moves towards the well – throws the bucket in the well – shows him how to pull up the bucket of water. The boy understands. He says ‘Thank you’ – The old man leaves. There is no trace of teaching – simple sharing – there is no trace of learning – simple understanding – there is no teacher, there is no student!

And to you my readers – this is what I would love you to be – no – don’t come to me as a student – I am not a teacher – and remember you also should not become a student. Just be. Be here – Be with your master- don’t agree and don’t disagree – just be in HIS omnipresence – let his words penetrate in your being and a time would come when you would need no teacher – you will be on your journey – the greatest journey you had ever been on – the journey of your self-transformation – transformation inside – out!

The resonance between the master and the disciple – Resonance between the STAR and the planet is possible only when the ‘wavelength’ connects! Jupiter in the Nakshatra of Punarvasu is home – because the ‘wavelength’ connects – matches well! Similarly, every planet in its own nakshatra is home – can produce more effective results. The whole story of astrology is based on the STARS and not the planets! The whole story of your life is based on how you TUNE IN to your Master – your Guru – to how you merge with HIM – the greater the merging the greater is the depth of understanding – and when you are completely merged in HIM – then where is the question of teacher and student – there is no student and there is no teacher – it is Oneness – how to express this oneness – how to express the oneness of John and Jesus, Sariputra and Buddha, Arjuna and Krishna – how to? Words cannot suffice!

“The relationship between a student and a teacher is that of the head, and a relationship between a disciple and a master is that of the heart — it is a love relationship, mad in the eyes of the world, utterly mad. In fact, no love is so total as the love that happens between the master and the disciple. The love that happened between John and Jesus, the love that happened between Sariputta and Buddha, Gautama and Mahavira, Arjuna and Krishna, Chuang Tzu and Lao Tzu –these are the real love stories, the highest pinnacles of love.”
– Osho

When the STAR (Nakshatra) – the Master – relates well with the PLANET (Graha) – the disciple – a great miracle is born! Then you see a great leader in the making – a successful man – a successful woman in the making!

Now let’s take a small example:-

Leo Ascendant. Seventh Lord Saturn placed in Virgo. Now, what will you predict? You cannot predict until you look into what NAKSHATRA (STAR) the Saturn is placed. You cannot understand the whole story unless you understand the placement of that NAKSHATRA LORD. And you cannot conclude until you look into the house that this NAKSHATRA LORD rules!

So, see – how it is all inter-connected. It is all LinkedIn!

Now lets us the details: Here Saturn is placed in Hasta Nakshatra. Hasta is ruled by Moon. Moon is placed in the SIXTH house. And for LEO – the only house that Moon rules is – the 12th house the house of loss!

Now this woman had a tragic marriage that transformed into a divorce. Why? While validation up to 99% is done based on the 6th and 12th connection with the lord of the seventh – still the 1% would have changed the whole story if and only if the Moon would NOT have been in its own nakshatra – because then it again points to 12th house – house of loss!

The culprit – or the final decision maker, in this case, is the NAKSHATRA of the MOON – for the Lord of the 7th house of marriage is placed in MOON’s nakshatra HASTA!

And the Nakshatra or the STAR of the MOON, in this case, was SHRAVAN – which again relates back to the moon – and moon in moon’s nakshatra when the moon is in the sixth and lordship of the 12th goes to the Moon – Moon becomes the strongest enemy or backbiter for this person.

Had the MOON in Jupiter’s Nakshatra – the whole plot of her married life would have changed – because Jupiter is well-placed in the second house – in a positive Star. So you see – it all depends on the Nakshatra – the seed is the Nakshatra – the life is the Nakshatra – the planet is just a body – it becomes alive only through the Nakshatra – the Nakshatra is the KING – the decisionmaker – the real mover and shaker!

In Hindu religion – when a baby is born – the first letter of the baby’s name is also derived from the baby’s birth Nakshatra. The ancient seers were so insightful that they had gone to the depth of the nakshatras – and had realized the peculiar verbal sounds and vibrations that resonate with a specific Nakshatra! And so names for the newborn babies were decided based on the specific birth Nakshatra and not birth Rashi!

But nowadays – the woman of the house – the mother wants a fancy name – the father wants a fancy name for their newborn baby – and so everything is set aside – and then a time comes when the ‘energies’ play you out – and then you start visiting temples and astrologers and pundits! What a joke you make out of your life – true – life indeed has so many jokes. Only a wise can accept the fact that life is full of jokes!

“God is always joking. Look at your own life it is a joke! Look at other people’s lives, and you will find jokes and jokes and jokes. Seriousness is illness; seriousness has nothing spiritual about it. Spirituality is laughter, spirituality is joy, spirituality is fun.” -OSHO

Once I visited a great Yogi – he used to stay in Mumbai – a great Yogi – he had been in the Himalayas for more than 5 years – had many spiritual great experiences – and he loved me – His grace – His glow – His peace – how to express – it is beyond the power of words. Just a few moments ago – a family had come with their only baby son – he must have been not more than 6 months old – the Great Yogi looked at me and said – “I had suggested them the name ‘Ganesh’ – but they kept a fancy name ‘Ritwik’! And now look – the son is falling sick now and then. Who wants to listen?”

And so that is the moral of the story – who wants to listen? People just come to listen to what they want to listen to! And that is the greatest tragedy of this human life – everybody wants to know the truth – but who really wants to follow the truth?

Life is not perfect. This universe is not perfect. The nature is not perfect. I am not perfect. And yet it is this imperfection in which nature rejoices – the birds sing, the flowers dance, the river flows with joy – the world is alive because it is imperfect – had it been perfect – it would have been dead!

My doctor says “How can you be so careless towards your health?” – He is right – but the truth is that it is this carelessness that has made me visit his clinic – it is the acceptance of how foolish I had been when it comes to my health – it is the beginning of a new story in which I am going to become more health conscious – so even though the foolishness has caused some harm – the same foolishness when ACCEPTED with totality can bring a great consciousness within you!

“Your cleverness is your disease. Don’t be too wise. Always remember to stop; don’t go to the extreme. A little foolishness and a little wisdom is good and the right combination makes you the Buddha!”
– Osho

Certain foolishness – when realized – when accepted in totality – can transform into consciousness – so a little foolishness is not bad as long as you are willing to ACCEPT the fact – that how utterly foolish you had been!

This understanding – this energy – this consciousness and this life comes from the source of the STARS – the Nakshatra! When the Nakshatra is relating to many positive planets – the result is always positive!

The planets are the mediums – the actors. The STARS are the directors. If the Director is good – and if the Actors are relating to the vision of the Director the ‘film’ of your life becomes a hit! So it is all LinkedIn! It is not a one-way road – it is a two-way road – and if the flow from both the sides is good then we can say – that there is no chance of any – traffic jam!

Zodiac signs are for your understanding – it is a clubbing phenomenon. Nakshatra is the real thing. All the rituals under the sky – whether it is Religious – Spiritual – Esoteric – Tantrik – Mantrik – all sorts of rituals – right from the day you were born to the day you die – all rituals from this world to the world beyond are precisely performed based on the Nakshatra and not the signs!

Who cares for the signs. Signs is a generic way to point a specific thing. Someone asks “Where have you come from?” – and you answer – “America”.

Now that cannot give you the real picture – because America is so BIG – almost ten times bigger than India! But when the answer is “ San Jose” – you are quick to make a note that this man has come from the IT Hub of America – the city that dons the great IT companies of the world – a city that is known as the Silicon Valley of the US.

So signs give you a general understanding – it is the Nakshatra that gets you to the bottom of the matter.

Rashi or Signs is a shallow way of looking at things. Nakshatra or the Stars can help you to understand the depth of the subject.

You will comfortable in your society or in your apartment? Of course in your apartment. Similarly – a planet is comfortable in its nakshatra rather than in its sign.

Yesterday – somebody asked about CASTE – Brahmin. Kshatriya. Vaishya. Shudra.

What do you think – what factor decides your caste? Your family name? Your appearance? Your height – your looks?

The answer is neither of these – decides your CASTE! Surprised? Shocked? Don’t be.

It is your ignorance that shocks you. The reality is simple – very simple.

And the reality of deciding your caste is not your family name – not your colour, not your face appearance – not your body language. Your true caste is decided by the MASTER – in the Ancient times – it was the Seers – the Rishis that would decide the caste you belong to – when you are admitted in their schools!

The Ancient Seers had the divine understanding – the power to decide who fits where – who is a true Brahmin – who is a true Kshatriya – who is a true Vaishya – who is a true Shudra! And there was no discrimination – no hate between the castes – ever caste respected and loved each other simply because they realized that no one can survive without each other’s support!

“As long as we live in a human society, we have to depend on each other. No one can survive as an island.”
-His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

But after the greatest world war – the Mahabharata – the whole system came crashing down. And the world was never the same!

Your caste is based on your nature – your understanding – your way of looking at life!

In spirituality – there is no discrimination – in the Kingdom of God – everybody is welcome – whosoever has a heart of gold is welcome – whosoever has humanity within is welcome whosoever has unwavering faith is welcome!

Castism casts a blind spell on you. You become ‘blind’ – a blind is looking for another blind – that is how the whole world becomes blind when caste becomes the deciding factor!

I appeal to all my readers – especially those who have been following me closely – to look beyond castes and religions. Sai Baba – HIS whole life, Sai Baba tried his best to bring the Hindus and the Muslims together – whole life. Whenever he used to meet a Hindu – the benevolent compassionate master would say “ Khuda Tera Bhala Kare” – and whenever Sai Baba would meet a Muslim devotee – HE would say “Bhagavan Tera Bhala Kare.”

Whole life – the great divine master sought brotherhood between the Hindus and Muslims – if you cannot learn from this – then you would never understand Sai Baba – no matter how many times you visit Shirdi. Shirdi Ke Sai Baba lives in those hearts – who makes no discrimination between a Hindu and a Muslim – between a Brahmin and a Shudra.

If you have a heart that makes no discrimination between castes and religions – then there is no need to go anywhere – Sai will come to you – God will come to you-you will be blessed – you will be nurtured!

The reason I shared so many aspects of human life with you all – is to make you realize that the true essence of life – is in the ‘seeds’ – is in the ‘nakshatras – the stars’ and not in the planets or the zodiac signs.

Your beauty also – is in your heart – not in how good your ‘make-up’ is – but how good, how deep and pure — your heart is! To a man whose heart is pure – the whole universe is available – he need not go in search of the master – the master comes searching for him.

That is the beauty of heart – and to reach to the depth of your heart – the way is to meditate.

“There is no other miracle in the world than meditation.
It is the only science of transforming you into a new man.”
-Osho

Come you all – let the work continue, let the daily chores of your life continue – you can do all the work by your hands – but who is stopping you from meditating?

“Your hands may do the work but your mind can remain still.
You are that which never moves.”
-Ramana Smrti (P. 196)

Meditate while you do your job. Meditation is not limited to those 20 minutes that you spend closing your eyes – meditation has to continue 24*7 – only then can you STILL the mind. People have wrong ideas about meditation – that you just sit with closed eyes in a nice air-conditioning room and that is meditation – not it is not – meditation happens only when there are no thoughts – you remain engrossed in just one thought – one name – Lord’s name! That is what the founder of ISKON encouraged – to engross yourself in the name of the Lord – Hare Krishna! The work of ISKON founder Srila Prabhupada is so great that it has done much good to this world – and though I am in no way associated with ISKON – I have great respect for just this one man who changed the world by spreading Krishna Consciousness – Srila Prabhupada!

I humbly salute this great saint – Srila Prabhupada. God bless his divine mission.

Much has to be revealed – much has to be shared – for even though there are many ignorant fellows – there are also many insightful fellows in this world! Sharing is Caring. When I share – I sing my song – song of the lord – song of the truth – if you can relate – you will experience bliss – if you cannot then you miss – you simply miss.

For I am going to be the way I am – you call me foolish, you call me stupid – to a man who has arrived – it makes no difference – my journey continues – those who wish to join are welcome – those who wish to drop out are also welcome – the river simply flows…it is all for love. Life is a Journey. Love is the Goal. Come you all – do not fall in love – rise in love – be love, live love, breathe love.

Meditate. Still the Mind. To a mind that is still -, the whole universe is available.

“Be still like a mountain, and flow like a great river.”
– Lao Tse Tung

Don’t try to force anything. Let life be a deep LET GO. God opens millions of flowers every day without forcing their buds. Love cannot be forced. Love cannot be managed. It is not politics. Love happens – but you have to wait, you have to be patient, you have to learn – to live in a Let Go. Meditation is a Let Go.

The root is the Nakshatra.

Get back to your roots. Get back to meditation. Get back to your source. Get back to the basic question ‘ Who am I?’.

“YOUR OWN SELF-REALIZATION IS THE GREATEST SERVICE YOU CAN RENDER THE WORLD.”
– RAMANA MAHARSHI

Be STILL like a STAR. The first stage of meditation is to STILL the wavering MIND.

Still — the Mind. The nature of the Mind is to wander — You are NOT the Mind — says the divine spiritual master Bhagwan Ramana Maharshi.

Turn inwards. Meditate.

Jai Shri Ganesha! Jai Guru!

When Ascendant Lord Turns Adverse

Jesus was thrown away by his own natives – the natives of Nazareth.

HE comes to Nazareth- and that is His first-ever appearance after a long break. He comes to his people first. A small session of reading out the Jewish scriptures is held. Jesus is invited to read a few lines of it. Jesus reads those lines – those lines said that the Messiah is going to come and heal the sick, the poor, the weak. Jesus then closed the book and said:

The spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release of the captives
and recovering of sight to the blind,
and to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. (Luke 4:18-19).”

Jesus introduces himself as the Messiah – this has come after spending 40 days of intense penance through which he is enlightened and has come to his own self-realization that HE is the master – the Messiah!

But the ignorant men and women of Nazareth could not believe in his word. They got up and forced Jesus – the Lord to leave their village. They threw HIM away – and the Lord left Nazareth…..Nazareth rejected the Lord – Jesus Christ!

And it is said that Jesus never performed any of his Miracles in his hometown – Nazareth!

Why would he? When you doubt the LORD – when you think that the LORD can be adverse to you – why would the LORD help you?

Never DOUBT the LORD. That would be the greatest blunder of your life.

Never doubt your purpose in the LORD!

The TRUTH is never accepted- the FALSE is quickly embraced!

If I share the TRUTH – I will be condemned and ridiculed.

If I share what your MIND likes – I will be embraced with likes and accepted!

The MIND is always against the TRUTH.

AND people are ruled by their MIND – how can they accept Jesus, how can they realize Buddha – how can they understand Mahavira – how can they realize His depth, they have simply become ‘parrots’ who go on repeating the words of the holy scriptures without understanding the essence of it – without realizing the truth that is in it.

And that is how it is – times have changed but the state of Ignorance has remained as it has been from the beginning of time!

And that is what is happening with each one of us – we are too much caught in the Mind – it is a dangerous trap and whenever anybody like Jesus; like Buddha; like Mahavira is going to come in your life – you are going to reject him because you have only identified with the appearance of Jesus- of Buddha- of Mahavira – you have never understood what lies beneath those appearances – you haven’t known the depth that goes beneath those appearances.

People of Jerusalem just knew about the appearance of Moses and his words – Jesus is saying – I am no less than Moses – I am a Messiah- the Lord – he is simply sharing the TRUTH that he has self-discovered- self-realized but the people of Nazareth cannot understand- cannot believe – how can they? They have never gone beyond the scriptures to understand what the TRUTH is!

You have also not understood that the Lord can never go against its people- its natives!

Jesus had come to love his natives – to heal his natives – to help his natives but the natives doubted Jesus. And you are also doing the same mistake – by doubting the intent of the Lord. The Ascendant lord intent is always positive for the native. Just the way – Lord Jesus always is positive for his natives!

But who wants to listen? People are parroting the books of astrology and then consulting – parrots only talk good – they cannot fly high – they cannot have the ‘eye of an EAGLE’!

‘Parrots’ are many. ‘Eagles’ are few!

Somebody may ask – who are the Eagles? And the answer is found in this beautiful verse from the Holy Bible:

I would want all my followers and readers to instill FAITH in their HEARTS and let NOT that FAITH waiver – but rise above all FEARS and FACE all that has to come – by raising yourself higher and higher and higher – just the way the EAGLE flies HIGH – this higher altitude is possible because the EAGLE has the WINGS to fly high – and you all – the CHILDREN OF GOD – have also been gifted with the WINGS OF CONSCIOUSNESS to fly high – and experience the HIGHER ALTITUDES of life – experience your HIGHER SELF!

NO LORD – be it the LORD OF YOUR ASCENDANT CHART – or the LORD OF YOUR LIFE – NO LORD can ever be adverse to the NATIVE – the LORD is your mother – and a mother knows only to LOVE – only to HEAL – only to CARE!

The mother is no less than your LORD. And the LORD is no less than your Mother!

The significance of the master – the Lord is beyond the limit of words.

And the significance of the Ascendant lord is also beyond the power of words!

The Ascendant lord is the very essence – the very reason for your birth and rebirth cycles – and so to doubt the Ascendant lord is to doubt the very source of your existence!

Whenever I say ‘your’ – it is meant to all my followers and readers and not just to the questioner – there is nothing personal – it is all universal for me.

From all the 12 house or cusps – from all the planets and lordships – it is the ASCENDANT LORD who presides over all – the Ascendant LORD – is the KING. And HE remains so.

The Bhagavad-Gita also emphasis on the fact that there is no one other than Shri Krishna and whoever comes to HIM – whoever surrenders to HIM in totality – always finds the way -the way towards eternal bliss and happiness goes through the Abode of the Lord!

Surrender to ME and I will help you towards your SALVATION – says Shri Krishna! Says the holy Lord! SO much is the significance of LORD – that even if you would have committed SINS after SINS – all your life and yet at the last moment of DEATH – at the very last breath – if you remember even once – your LORD – even once if that remembrance comes out of pure love – than even that is enough for the LORD to show you the way…..

Such is the heart of the Master – such is the depth of HIS love – such is the HEALING power in HIS name – the Lords’ name.

The power is in the name of the Lord. The power is in your FAITH. The power is in your PATIENCE. FAITH & PATIENCE – the only two ‘keys’
that can help you all to unlock your real growth and experience life in true sense!

In astrology horoscopes – even if your Ascendant lord rules over 6th, 8th, 12th – still the glow of the LORD in NO WAY becomes less. For the LORD is the KING – and the KING fears nobody – the KING cannot be downscaled by a few parrots who are yet to know – who they are!

And so – usually it is advisable to wear a gemstone of the Ascendant lord – IF the ascendant lord is not placed in 6th, 8th, 12th house and is not debilitated in a certain specific degree. For example – SUN is debilitated only in the 10th degree of LIBRA SIGN – so if the SUN is anywhere beyond 10 degrees or before 10 degree – then the SUN is not debilitated and in such a case – if SUN is the Ascendant LORD – then definitely – Burmese RUBY should be weared by the native – and there is absolutely no doubt that it always benefits the individual.

Except for the:

  1. Debilitated degree points of the ASCENDANT LORD –
  2. And the placement of Ascendant Lord in 6,8,12 – the Ascendant Lord is always at its best.

Now let’s see the exact debilitated zodiac degrees of each planet:

Sun – Libra 10th degree

Moon – Scorpio 3rd degree

Mars – Cancer 28th degree

Venus – Virgo 27th degree

Saturn – Aries 2oth degree

Mercury – Pieces 15th degree

Rahu – Scorpio 20th degree

Ketu – Taurus 20th degree

So if you or any of my followers or reader’s Ascendant Lord is anywhere before the above-said degrees or beyond the above-mentioned degrees – then there is absolutely no reason to fear or worry about your Ascendant Lord or for the matter any other house lord.

King is the KING. Rana Pratap lost his whole kingdom to the mighty Mughals – he had to seek shelter in the forest – in the jungles – in the graveyards – and yet he always remained the KING – nobody can take place of the KING – the LORD – the LORD remains.

And so the LAGNA LORD never becomes adverse – it may become weak – and seek shelter in the jungles just the way Rana Pratap had to – but no way Rana Pratap could cause any adversity to his natives – to his people!

Jesus too had arrived in his birthplace – Nazareth – to help the people of his birth town – it is unfortunate that the people cannot recognize their LORD – they simply forced him to go in exile!

And Jesus never ever performed any miracles in Nazareth – because one who disrespects the master – one who shows of his or her intellectualism to the master – can never understand the heart of the master – because such a person has never understood his own heart in his whole life!

The questioner is not to blame – he has put his question in pure innocence – what can he do – when the whole world is filled with parrots who go on parroting all that is not true and thereby create many doubts in the minds of such innocent men and women!

And so it happens – someone has to be blamed – unless you blame someone – you cannot feel good. And so then innocent misguided people start blaming the Ascendant Lord and this planet and that planet – the whole plethora of planets and stars are blamed except for that one person – YOU!

Because this planet is in this position – I am facing this problem – this is the thought of a shallow man or woman.

But to you all my followers and fellow travelers – I appeal to you – to come out of this shallow thought – stop blaming all of these positions of planets BECAUSE all of these so-called placements are YOUR OWN CREATIONS from your MANY LAST BIRTHS AND REBIRTHS – so unless and until you become AWARE – CONSCIOUS of your KARMA – you will go on REPEATING the SAME MISTAKES – the SAME SINS – leading you all to nowhere but to the same stage from where you all had started!

Understand the fact that this is the ONLY HUMAN LIFE that we all have got! We don’t know what is the next birth – HUMAN BIRTHS Are not SO CHEAP that every soul gets to experience HUMAN LIFE – every time he or she dies!

People imagine that after death some miracle happens – that you become angels and what not! That is all but a fantasy of your MIND. In reality – you simply ‘continue’ from the ‘stage of consciousness’ at which you had taken your last breath!

The world is the place to do it – to work out your own salvation!

My Salute to the greatest Yogi of modern times – Sri Paramahansa Yogananda!

And so never underestimate the power of the LORD – no matter whether the LORD is of the ASCENDANT or the LORD is in Human form! As long as you have full faith in your Lord – nothing can ever go wrong!

The core essence of my answers is in just three words – TRUST YOUR LORD.

Trust the Lord with all your heart.

The world is trying to make you all ‘parrots’ – well-learned parrots.

And I am here trying to help you become the ‘Eagles’!

The parrot goes by logic with no connection to the heart. That’s intellect.

The Eagles connect the heart with the head – that’s intelligence!

And so I would love all my readers and genuine followers to become intelligent and not intellects. To be Eagles and NOT become parrots!

The Heart is the source of intelligence. Focus on your heart – meditate by focusing on the rhythm of your heart – let the monkey mind do all the talking – don’t entertain the Mind and the thoughts – treat the thoughts as visitors – don’t serve them tea – you all just remained focus on your heart – breath in – breath out – focus on your breathing while you experience the beauty of your heart! And that’s meditation – to be in tune with your heart!

And when the LORD’s name is in your heart – whom to fear and why to fear?
What a coincidence it is – that today is SATURDAY! A day of Lord Hanuman – the greatest devotee HANUMAN who always meditated and meditates on the name of HIS lord – the name that always is in the abode of His Heart!

Hanuman gave away everything just to be with HIS LORD. And so why can’t we give away a few hours of this auspicious day of Saturday in HIS remembrance – in HIS Holy Name!

So come you all – let us meditate on our Lord’s name – Let us spend few minutes in HIS HOLY NAME – for it his holy name that will HEAL US and HEAL ALL those souls who will come in HIS Shelter!

Let us read the Hanuman Chalisa with total focus and devotion. Many of you have been sending out emails on what to do for overcoming certain difficult situations of your life – and through this question – I am sharing with all of you the answer – the answer is in the below quote of Neem Karoli Baba:

The solution to all problems is simple. But the MIND wants something ‘solid’ – because the MIND is against your own being – the MIND would never let you find the solution – the MIND is your greatest hurdle that you got to overcome by surrendering yourself to your LORD! It is going to be difficult – a very very difficult thing in the beginning because for many births and rebirths the MIND has always been your master – but now it is time for you all to change the tables – ENOUGH IS ENOUGH – now you should wake up and work towards becoming the MASTER of your MIND – no matter how many births more it will take – to attain this wonderful state – as long as you embark on the – Journey beyond Mind!

Every long journey begins with a small step. I am helping you all – especially those who are ‘thirsty’ for the Love of the Lord – to begin your journey. Come and spend some time with yourself – every morning – minimum 1 hour before the world gets up – you finish your meditation – just to begin it the next day again!

Again and again – somebody said – why again and again – why does the Upanishads says the same thing again and again – why the name of the Lord again and again – and the answer is that in this process of worshipping again and again – in this process – at some moment you will WAKE UP – you will become AWARE – nobody knows when is that going to happen – all you know is that you have to continue with your journey – by meditating on HIS HOLY NAME – your LORD NAME – again and again!

Krishna Consciousness! The West calls it God Consciousness. The essence is the same – Consciousness!

And it is in your HEART – break your heart – go on breaking until you come to the abode – the nectar of consciousness!

God is in your heart and if you all cannot find it within your heart then you cannot find it anywhere else – for the source is – Your heart!

Meditate by focusing on your Heart.

Love & Light to all.

Ashlesha Nakshatra Explained

Ashlesha Nakshatra is a walking encyclopedia. A wealth of information comes through Ashlesha. Ashlesha is the Master – when it comes to information. In the zodiac cycle – Ashlesha is the very first Nakshatra of Mercury and interestingly it falls in a sign ruled by Moon – Cancer. Mercury and Moon are enemies. And yet the very first Mercurian Nakshatra of the zodiac cycle falls in its enemy sign – Cancer. Mercury rules over the AIR and Moon rules the Water – Ashlesha is the amalgamation of AIR and WATER. AIR signifies intelligence and WATER signifies EMOTION – and so Ashlesha signifies emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict.

“It is very important to understand that emotional intelligence is not the opposite of intelligence, it is not the triumph of heart over head – it is the unique intersection of both.”
-David Carus

Emotional intelligence is the intersection of the heart and the head.

ASHLESHA native is primarily a very sensitive person – he understands the language of heart, he can jump – he can sacrifice life for love – he is indeed a man of heart; he is not ashamed of his tears.

“Never be ashamed of your tears. Be proud that you are still natural. Be proud that you can express the inexpressible through your tears.”
-Osho

Only a man of heart can cry – and the tears that flow through his eyes simply signify that he can feel more – he can understand more – he can relate more to your pain, to your situation and his feelings are so intense that words cannot express – tears can. It is a very natural phenomena – observe closely – whenever a man or woman is unable to express their feeling through words – tears start flowing – and so tears become the source of expression.

When Mercury is placed in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 9th, or 11th house – then Ashlesha Ascendant native does well in the field of communication, films and arts.

Mercury placed alone in the 8th house is a very bad placement – especially if you are born with Ashlesha Ascendant. But otherwise also – for any ascendant – Mercury alone in the 8th house is very unfortunate placement – such a person is also not trustworthy.

So for Ashlesha to blossom and provide you with great results – Mercury and Moon should be well-placed and there should be no malefic aspects to them. For Cancer Ascendant with Ashlesha rising – it is observed that whenever Mercury and Moon are in contact with Rahu or Ketu – the native is devoid of happiness from mother. So if Mercury is in Rahu’s Nakshatra and Moon is with Rahu or Ketu or Mercury is with Rahu and Moon is with Rahu or Ketu – then there is a strong possibility that the native’s mother will remain absent for major part of his life or the native may have to face the wrath of stepmother. You all should understand that Ashlesha primarily is focused on the 4th house – and so when Mercury and Moon are afflicted by malefic planet – then the person will suffer at the hands of his stepmother or he may lose his mother at a very early stage of his life.

Multiple Planets placed in the 8th house are not bad – but a single planet such as Mercury in the 8th house is bad. Or a single entity such as Moon, Mars or Sun in the 8th house is bad. The only exception is Jupiter and Ketu.

Ashlesha Ascendant Nakshatra is a transformative nakshatra – a person born with Cancer Ascendant in Ashlesha Nakshatra goes through real transformation, especially if he or she is an evolved soul.

“REAL TRANSFORMATION
requires real honesty.
If you want to move forward get real with yourself!”
-Beyant Jue Gill

Ashlesha is the bridge that connects the watery sign Cancer with fiery sign Leo – and natives born with Ashlesha Ascendant are excellent in connecting the dots. Our first Prime Minister – Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born with Cancer Ascendant in Ashlesha Nakshatra. The Father of India – Mahatma Gandhi was also born with Moon in Ashlesha Nakshatra. Both – Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi were excellent at analyzing and connecting the dots. Both had well-placed Moon and Mercury in their birth charts. So the most powerful and world famous political leaders – Nehru and Gandhi belonged to Ashlesha Nakshatra. Probably this similarity – brought them together and they became good friends forever.

Watery signs can quickly catch the pulse of the situation and connect with the masses. PM Modi is also born in watery sign – his moon sign is Scorpio. Natives born in watery sign are extremely good when it comes to expressing their emotions. They express their emotions in the most effective and impressive way. And when you are born in watery sign Cancer with Mercurian Nakshatra Ashlesha – then it is ‘icing on the cake’ – because the communicative abilities of Mercury and the emotional connect of Moon – creates a solid foundation that enables the native to connect with others. Ashlesha native always have a certain emotional connect – even when it comes to lifeless things such a mobiles or laptops or cars or bikes – they will buy only if they are able to have a certain emotional connect with a certain brand.

When it comes to Ashlesha – everything happens with a certain element of emotion. Mohan always visits a certain mobile shop located on JM road in Pune. From last 10 ten years – he switched multiple mobiles – but the mobile shop was always the same. One day I said “Mohan – there are so many other mobile shops on JM Road – but why you buy from the same shop?”

Mohan smiled and said “ Because I feel emotionally connected with the shopkeeper – he seems to be a gentle person.”

Mohan is born with Cancer Ascendant in Ashlesha – and so you see – these native need to have a certain emotional connect – only then they will buy from you – only then they will respond to you – only then they will befriend you.

Ashlesha born natives love to connect with people. Reminds me of the old slogan of Nokia mobile company – “Connecting People”. And so Ashlesha natives do well as HR professionals, Real Estate Agents, Sales executives – because all these professions are focused on connecting people!

Connection happens when you are able to relate with others. And relating is based on the level of your understanding. Always remember – every Nakshatra operates based on the native’s level of consciousness. Higher level of consciousness will simply provide the higher version of Ashlesha Nakshatra while lower level will attract lower version of Ashlesha Nakshatra.

SUFFERING is the sole origin of consciousness. And so it is obvious that the more active 8th house, 12th house and 6th house is – the more suffering comes your way. However if your moon is with Ketu or Rahu and Jupiter is strong – then the fire of suffering becomes the light of consciousness.

And so evolved souls – welcome sufferings because it is through sufferings that one evolves – and attains enlightenment. Suffering is temporary – enlightenment is forever. Remember – when you plant a seed – what happens? The seed goes through an intense break-up – because unless the seed breaks how can the sprout come out? For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely break. The shell of the seed cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn’t understand growth, it would look like complete destruction.

Shallow men and women therefore cannot understand the depth and beauty of Ashlesha – they see the pain and suffering but through this pain and suffering – a Buddha is born. Interestingly – Gautama Buddha was born with Cancer Ascendant in Ashlesha Nakshatra. And Buddha embraced all kind of sufferings and pain – because he was perfectly aware that suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

“SUFFERING JUST MEANS YOU’RE HAVING A BAD DREAM. HAPPINESS MEANS YOU’RE HAVING A GOOD DREAM. ENLIGHTENMENT MEANS GETTING OUT OF THE DREAM ALTOGETHER.”
-Jed McKenna

Enlightenment or self-realization is of two types. Always remember there are two kind of self-realized souls – one who attains the state of non-duality (Advait) and merges with God – to which we address as Moksha. While the second kind of self-realized soul is someone like Gautama Buddha. It is said that when Gautama Buddha reached heaven and the guard opened the door, Gautama Buddha turned his back to heaven. He said, “I will not enter until each and every person is liberated. When the last person enters I will follow behind him.”

Gautama Buddha was born on Ashlesha Ascendant. Ashlesha is emotional and when a spiritual person is born on Ashlesha – then his emotions are pure – Buddha also is pure – his emotions are pure – he is in love with this human world – he has immense compassion for this human world – he cannot enter the heaven – his compassion won’t let him – his love won’t let him – and so he says ““I will not enter until each and every person is liberated. When the last person enters I will follow behind him.”

How to express this kind of pure unconditional love – how to express this kind of deep of compassion – only these second kind of self-realized souls – only someone like Buddha, Jesus, Mahavira can wait at the Gate of Heaven – they are not in rush to attain Moksha – or to become one with God – they want to wait – they want to help as many souls as they can – such kind of self-realized souls are addressed as Bodhisattva. The Buddhists have recognized these two types of self-realized souls. One is the arhat, who attains self-realization and merges into the void; the other is the bodhisattva, the one who waits for others. Buddha is great – because he thinks of others – he is Bodhisattva.

Therefore remember – that there are two kinds of self-realized souls. When you also reach this ultimate state, if a desire to help others — for the urge to help others is also a desire — remains within you, you will wait. If it does not, you will merge with the void and attain Moksha. This is why the true master tries to develop those of his disciples who have the greatest capacity for compassion – who can become Bodhisattvas. The majority of spiritual seekers are in rush to attain Moksha and merge with the void however few – very few and they are the real diamonds – these very few – maybe one in a million – become Bodhisattvas – meaning they attain enlightenment but they don’t merge with the void because they want to continue guiding the human world – and helping souls to attain enlightenment. Sri Yukteshwar Giri, Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ, Mahavira, Paramhansa Yogananda, Akkalkot Swami Samarth, Gajanan Maharaj, Sai Baba, Meher Baba and the greatest of all – His Holiness Mahavatar Babaji are example of Boddhisattvas – for they are still waiting at the Gate of Heaven – they will not enter – they will not merge with the void until the last person on the planet attains moksha – liberation.

Such is the height of these great masters that it is impossible to express their greatness in words – language is poor – words cannot suffice.

It is an irony – that Ashlesha has given birth to greatest spiritual masters – such as Gautama Buddha, Ashlesha has given birth to greatest political freedom fighters – such as Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru – and yet shallow astrologers have defamed ASHLESHA – have ridiculed ASHLESHA. This is what happens – the REAL DIAMOND is ridiculed while people continue to cling to a FAKE DIAMOND.

My sharing is for selective men and women – who are Real diamonds and who has a certain depth of understanding.

Ashlesha Nakshatra is directly connected with Lord Shiva – and so evolved souls born with Ashlesha are highly spiritual men and women. Snake or Serpent is the deity of Ashlesha. Lord Shiva always has snakes around his neck – HE loves snakes – snakes are not bad – in fact snake is the most spiritual creature on this planet. Ashlesha is also a very hot nakshatra – if you have Ashlesha rising on Ascendant then you may feel very hot during summer season – because your body composition itself is quite hot in nature.

From Ashwini – begins the first zodiac cycle. While Ashlesha is the end of first zodiac cycle.

Nothingness is the basis of everything. When you break a seed – there is nothing inside and yet through this nothingness a seed is born – a huge tree comes into existence. Ketu signify NOTHINGNESS – and Ketu’s Nakshatra ASHWINI is therefore the very first NAKSHATRA of the first zodiac cycle. ASHWINI is the beginning. BHARANI is the birth of human body – BHARANI is ruled by Venus. KRITTIKA is the coming of consciousness – it is also therefore connected with Lord Dattatreya. ROHINI is the evolution of mind – Rohini is ruled by Moon, Mrigshira is the coming of energy – Mrigshira is ruled by Mars. Sexual bliss or Spiritual transcendence is not possible without energy – Mars therefore plays a vital role in human evolution. Ardra is the coming of desires – Ardra is ruled by Rahu. Once you have physical body, consciousness, mind and energy – then you become desirous of attaining certain things on this planet. Depending on the level of your consciousness – your level of desires will manifest. An evolved soul may want to spend his energy in meditation and attaining self-realization – while an ignorant soul may want to have more money, more sex and more power and fame. So it all depend on the level of the awareness that a certain soul has achieved through his or her past birth cycles. Punarvasu is the restoration of knowledge that you have forgotten – basically it is to help you remember the forgotten language – the language of Buddha – the language of silence. Punarvasu is ruled by Jupiter. Pushya is ultimate wisdom – it is rules by Saturn. And then finally comes the last nakshatra of this first Zodiac cycle and that is ASHLESHA!

Ashlesha thus becomes the messenger – the ultimate wisdom gained through PUSHYA is now being shared through the greatest messenger of this galaxy – Ashlesha! And so many great spiritual messengers – God’s messengers are born on Ashlesha Nakshatra.

After Mercurian Ashlesha – the second zodiac cycle starts with MAGHA ruled by Ketu and ends with Mercurian Jyeshtha Nakshatra ! While the third zodiac cycle starts from MOOLA ruled by KETU and ends with Mercurian Revathi Nakshatra. So within the entire zodiac cycle of 27 Nakshatras – there are total three internal zodiac cycles that start with KETU’s Nakshatra and ends with Mercurian Nakshatra.

Ashlesha is the most significant Nakshatra – a healing Nakshatra. Many great doctors and surgeons are born on Ashlesha as well as many spiritual gurus, executive coaches, and motivators also are born on Ashlesha Nakshatra.

Gautama Buddha was born with Ashlesha Nakshatra rising on his Ascendant. Ashlesha Nakshatra is also the birth Nakshatra of Ketu. So you see – KETU connects well with Ashlesha. Ashlesha, therefore, has the power to absorb the pain and heal others. Ketu’s nature is to absorb – Ketu is just like a sponge – the way a sponge absorbs water – similarly Ketu absorbs your pain and heals you. And since Ketu is born on Ashlesha Nakshatra – Ashlesha is also like a sponge. And so a person born with Ashlesha ascendant quickly absorbs – and thus this quality of absorbing enables him to become a good student and a good disciple. Gautama Buddha was a great master but he was also a great disciple. Alara Kalama was the Guru of Gautama Buddha.

Ashlesha has four padas – the first pada is excellent for lawyers, policemen, and medical practitioners, and healers. When Ascendant Ashlesha is rising in the first pada – the person happens to be a good fighter. He never gives up. He continues to strive – until he achieves his goal. These men and women are inclined toward following the Dharma. They are very moody by nature. In the morning they may seem alright and in the evening they may become wild. So the mood keeps swinging – if the horoscope is weak and Mercury is afflicted then the person may have bipolar disorder. However, if Mercury is well placed – then the person is normal though his mood often keeps changing. Ashlesha first pada native is much interested in the higher philosophy of life and often takes great interest in reading self-help books.

Ashlesha second pada men and women are excellent dealers. They know how to make a deal – and so this is a good placement for those who aspire to become successful businessmen. This placement also brings great interest in having more and more sexual relations – in a way it makes the person more sexual by nature – especially if Ashlesha is rising on the Ascendant. These men and women always need a partner – they hate to live alone. And so if Venus is good then from early age – they find good partners and they also enjoy much through their relationship. If Venus is afflicted then such men and women will find partners but will go through multiple relationships. Ashlesha second pada makes the person more social and is generally liked by others. This is also a good placement for succeeding in politics – many successful politicians have Ashlesha rising in second pada – one of them is our late Prime Minister Srimati Indira Gandhi – she was born with Cancer Ascendant in Ashlesha Nakshatra 2 pada – and she was liked by millions of Indians – probably after Jawaharlal Nehru – she was the most popular Indian leader of those times.

Ashlesha third pada is a high voltage point – and so the person goes through great transformation. Many shocks, and tragic events happen but all of these upheavals eventually shape the native’s persona and he emerges as a winner – a hero. Hitler was born with Ashlesha in third pada – and though it has been a fashion to criticize Adolf Hitler for his ruthless administration still it is important to note that he gave a sense of dignity and pride to millions of Germans who otherwise were lost and ill treated by the Jews in Germany. Tragic end and tragic events is a part and parcel of this placement and so Adolf Hitler had to go through a very difficult childhood days – during his childhood days he would often see the kind of exploitation that the Jews in Germany were doing and probably this observation – lead to his hatred towards the Jews. History is not what you read in the books – history is what you get to hear from those who have lived and met Hitler in person – and I had met someone very special who had seen Hitler and had several interactions with Hitler – and he was of the view that Hitler was wronged by the Jews from the very early days of his life. So it is necessary to have a balanced view on Hitler rather than being biased towards the Jews. The mass killing of Jews that Hitler initiated is certainly wrong and should be condemned but one should also study the facts that triggered this kind of hatred in him -towards the Jews.

Yet another wonderful example of Ashlesha Nakshatra Pada 3 is Ram Dass – the close disciple of Neem Karoli Baba. Ram Dass’s birth name was Richard Alpert. He was also known as Baba Ram Dass. Richard Alpert was an American spiritual teacher, guru of modern yoga, psychologist, and author. He was the author of the best-selling 1971 book ‘Be Here Now’. The book helped popularize Eastern spirituality and yoga in the Western countries. In 1967, Richard Alpert traveled to India and became a disciple of Neem Karoli Baba who gave him the name Ram Dass, meaning “Servant of Ram”. Richard Alpert aka Ram Dass was born with Ashlesha rising on Cancer Ascendant in third pada.

The former President of US – Donald Trump is also born with Ashlesha 3rd Pada – he went through many ups and downs in life – there was a time when had filed for bankruptcy. And then a time came in his life when he became the President of US! Unimaginable surprising events happen when Ashlesha is in the 3rd Pada.

The 4th PADA of Ashlesha is very special – in fact it is my favorite. This is the most purest form of Ashlesha – the 4th Pada. Great persons such Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born with Ashlesha in 4th Pada – the height of Nehru is such that it cannot be understood by those who just want to target his legacy for their own political interests.

Yet another great example of Ashlesha 4th Pada is the 3rd President of US – Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was born with Ashlesha rising on Cancer Ascendant. 4th Pada Ashlesha natives are much interested in the higher philosophy of life – they take great interest in spiritual teachings, spiritual sharing and they themselves also have the potential to evolve as great spiritual leaders. Natives born with Ashlesha fourth pada are much inclined towards seeking their Guru – the benevolent Master. And once they find their Guru – then they never leave – the remain at the feet of their master – happy and joyous they continue to serve the divine Master. FAITH is very strong – when native is born with Ashlesha fourth pada – they simply walk with FAITH and not with fear. One whose FAITH is unwavering – definitely succeeds in doing what he is meant to do.

“There are people who get exactly what they want. You think they’re the lucky ones, but they’re not. The lucky ones are those who do what they are meant to do.”
-Neem Karoli Baba

4th Pada Ashlesha natives are thus the real lucky ones – who do what they are meant to do. These are the blessed folks – especially if Jupiter is well placed in the birth chart.

Always remember – FAITH is what matters – and along with FAITH – you also need to have PATIENCE. Sai Baba of Shirdi therefore emphasized on two keys of life – SHRADDHA meaning FAITH and SABURI meaning FAITH – SHRADDHA AUR SABURI.

“I want something from you.. Can you give it to me? It requires big heart to give…Weak people can’t give..I want faith and Patience (Shraddha or Saburi) from you.. When you give me these two then you have to walk on path of this.. Now ask yourself that are you strong enough to give me:” – Sai Baba

All you need is FAITH and PATIENCE – but shallow men and shallow women are always in rush – and they are quick to blame God for their misdoings – their ignorance. Once it happened – and it is a story of very very ancient times – when God was living on Earth. God was living on Earth but slowly slowly, he became very tired of man, because people would torture him continuously. In the middle of the night, somebody would knock and say, “Why have you done this? Why not do it this way?” Everybody was advising; everybody was praying and their prayers were contradictory. A man would come and would say, “Today let there be sun, because I am going to wash my clothes.”

And somebody else would come and he would say, “Today let there be rain, because I am going to plant trees.” Now what to do? They were driving God mad!

He had to disappear from the earth. He had to escape just to survive. He had to become invisible.

One day a man came, a farmer, an old farmer, and he said, “Look, you may be God, and you may have created the world, but one thing I must say to you: you are not a farmer, and you don’t know even the ABC of farming. And your whole nature and the functioning of your nature is so absurd, and this I say out of my whole life’s experience. You have to learn something.”

God said, “What’s your advice?”

The farmer said, “You give me one year’s time, and just let things be according to me, and see what happens. There will be no poverty left!”

God was willing and one year was given to the farmer. Now it was according to his will that everything was happening. Naturally, he asked the best, he thought only of the best — no thunder, no strong winds, no dangers for the crop. Everything comfortable, cozy, and he was very happy. The wheat was growing so high! No dangers were there, no hindrances were there; everything was moving according to HIS desire. When he wanted sun, there was sun; when he wanted rain, there was rain, and AS much as he wanted. In the old days, sometimes it rained too much, and the rivers would be flooded, and the crops would be destroyed; and sometimes it would not rain enough and the land would remain dry, and the crops would die… and sometimes something else, and sometimes something else. It was rare, very rare, that things were right. But this year everything was put right, mathematically right.

The wheat was growing so high that the farmer was very happy. He used to go to God and say, “Look! This time the crops will be such that for ten years if people don’t work there will be enough food.”

But when the crops were cut, there was no wheat inside. He was surprised — what happened?! He asked God, “What happened? what went wrong?”

God said, “Because there was no challenge, because there was no difficulty, because there was no conflict, no friction, because all was good, you avoided all that was bad, the wheat remained impotent. A little struggle is a must. Storms are needed, thunder , lightning is needed. They shake up the soul inside the wheat.”

This parable is of immense value. If you are just happy and happy and happy, happiness will lose all meaning. You will become tired of it. You will be fed up with it. You remain interested in happiness because there are sad moments too. Those sad moments keep you interested in happiness. You cannot go on eating only sugar and sugar and sugar — something salted is a must, otherwise all taste will be lost.”

You see – that is the message for Ashlesha native and also for all my close followers – that in life – suffering plays a vital role – challenges play a vital role – failures play a vital role – because all of these adversaries eventually help you evolve – mature and grow in the true sense. If there is absolutely no challenges and sufferings and failures in your life then you will grow high like the wheat crop but there will be no seeds inside – you will remain shallow – empty – with absolute nothing to learn from!

Remember – if there is meaning in life – then there must be meaning in suffering too! Only a man – only a woman who has been through suffering – evolves – matures and becomes more humble, more loving, more forgiving and more compassionate. Suffering is necessary until you AWAKE – until you EVOLVE – until the level of your awareness is raised to higher altitudes. Once you become aware – suffering ceases – and you become free – total free – that is when you experience the real taste of FREEDOM.

It is only when the night is dark – very dark that you see brighter stars – similarly it is only when you are in deep grief – deep suffering that you come closer to God – to your SELF.

Ashlesha, Ashwani, Magha, Revati, Jyestha and Moola are the six Gand Moola Nakshatras – they are called Gand Moola because through them – transformation happens. And transformation is a painful process – one has to go through many upheavals and tragedies of life – until one is completely transformed! All the six Gand Moola Nakshatras are ruled by Ketu and Mercury – and yet it is these 6 Gand Moola Nakshatras that have given birth to the greatest souls on this planet.

Shallow men and shallow women cannot stand to the storms that these Nakshatras bring and so they remain as they are – however evolved souls rejoice while going through the whole painful process of transformation because they are perfectly aware that an iron metal rod shines only when it goes through the fire of suffering.

“The fires of suffering become the light of consciousness.”
-Eckhart Tolle

In a way it therefore important to note – that the SIX GAND MOOLA NAKSHATRAS are GREAT TRANSFORMERS – and transformation comes at a cost. Remember – how a caterpillar goes through a painful transformation until it transforms into a beautiful butterfly? While going through the painful transformation the caterpillar thinks that the world is over – but soon it realizes that it has transformed into a beautiful butterfly!

Ashlesha is one such transformative Nakshatra that helps you to transform into a beautiful butterfly. Depending on how evolved your soul is – you will understand the significance and mission of the greatest messenger of this galaxy – ASHLESHA.

Love and light to all my close followers – stay blessed and for more motivation – remember to follow me on Instagram.

Jai Shri Ganesha. Jai Guru.

Does 12th House Mean Losses?

It all depends on what your definition of the word “Loss” is.

What is ‘Loss’ to you- may not be a ‘loss’ for the one who is moving beyond the mind – towards the unknown – the unseen! What may be a loss to a common man – may not be a loss to a Buddha! And let it be clear that there is not just one Gautama Buddha but many Buddhas have happened and many are yet to happen!

And who knows – there may be one of you all – who is just about to start flowering…..and for such a ‘buddha’ – there is absolutely no sense of ‘loss’!

Buddha is not a name – it is a ‘stage’ of your consciousness – the moment you reach the ultimates state of consciousness – you become a Buddha.

All those of you – who are truly resonating with my sharing – are in a way moving towards the beyond – the beautiful stage of blissfulness!

In reality, there is never a loss and there is never a loser. But because the Mind is always behind gaining something, the sense of ‘loss’ appears to be real.

I liked your question- I can see that it has come out of pure innocence. And I love innocence, there is a certain beauty to it, a certain charm to it.

An innocent woman looks more beautiful than anybody else. And an innocent man looks far sweeter than a grain of sugar!

A good makeup makes you look good. But it is only a good heart that makes you look beautiful!

Once it happened – a young monk – and he was a meditative man, a man of heart and he was alone, in his aloneness – he was happy, blissful. And it was getting dark – and a thief sneaked into his house. The young monk was in a deep meditative state…..

The thief became busy in his work. He stole some food, some clothes, some money – there was not much, but the thief was determined to get as much as he can. He had been going through a tough time. And this was the only house he was able to break in – and so he was busy…..and suddenly the young monk came walking towards him, the thief turned around, he was filled with fear – he said “ Sir….I…….”

The young monk smiled. Looking at the thief, he said “You take these apples also, you must be hungry. And take a few for your children, your wife, and your father is sick, so take some medicines for him also – in that drawer you will find some medicines.”

The thief wondered what kind of man is this! 20 years – he has been stealing through many apartments – and whenever he was caught – he was beaten – he was beaten so much that he would bleed, he was kicked, he was thrown into the jail……but this man……this man seems to be something……now a new question was born in his heart – “How to steal from such man?” suddenly his hands started shaking – he fell on the ground and bowed before the young monk – he started crying…..he said “You must be something – because whosoever has caught me, has almost beaten me to death. They all have condemned me – labeled me as a bad guy but you…you seems to be so different…your peace….your blissful presence….your compassionate eyes……and how on this planet could you know that my father is sick…..how you could you know that my family is starving…..I am in need but now I cannot steal a single penny from your house….I am a thief but even a thief has some dignity. And looking at you- I certainly have no thoughts of stealing anymore.”

The young monk said “ Bhola – it is okay. You need not steal – but now that I am telling you – you can go ahead and pick up all that you need from my house and then leave….”

The thief was now completely moved. “How on this planet does this man know my name!” he wondered because his name was Bhola!

Bhola gathered a few apples and some money and then left.

But the young monk felt sad for him – looking at the moon, he said: “If it was possible, then I would have also given the moon to this man….”

The heart of the master is filled with compassion……to the master – there is absolutely no sense of loss! And because there is no sense of loss – how can there be a sense of gain? To the enlightened one – there no such thing as LOSS or GAIN – he simply lives moment to moment – in suchness!

To be able to live in suchness – you have to meditate. You all have to spend quality time – early morning in deep meditation. You all have to focus on your diet. I am not saying that if you are a non-vegetarian – that you should stop eating non-veg. Eat non-veg as much as you want to – eat anything that you like to eat – but be sure that every morning you all meditate.

However – in the larger interest of my followers and readers – I want to emphasis that irrespective whether you are a vegetarian or non-vegetarian – just avoid eating spicy food. If you are eating non-veg – let it be like the Westerners – non-spicy. Because of spice (chili), many things are disturbed within you – spicy food gives birth to many negative emotions and these negativity than goes on disturbing your inner peace. So all you have to do is to avoid eating spicy and then you can eat all that you can digest and is available under this sky!

Never repress. To repress your feelings – to repress your emotions is the greatest harm you can do to yourself. That is why I always tell people to eat what suits them – eating non-veg does NOT make you a demon – and eating veg does NOT make you an angel. Eating has nothing do with your KARMA. As long as you eat clean hygienic food, less spicy food – all is well!

But the mind cannot understand this. A man enslaved by his mind cannot understand this. The mind goes on creating many illusions – that I am somebody – that I am someone special – that I don’t eat non-veg – that is all but the play of the mind. It has nothing to do with reality. And the reality can only be realized by a man of heart!

Only a man of heart – a woman of the heart can meditate, can experience the beauty of meditation – because such a person is less of logic and more of love! Such a person has realized that life has nothing do with logic but has more to do with love! And only such a person can come towards the light of enlightenment – towards the ultimate consciousness – the essence is in the innocence – the beauty is in his innocence – the success also is in his innocence!

Whenever a man or a woman comes with a question that has a certain fragrance of innocence, he or she will always get an answer – always!

Prayers are answered only when they come out of innocence! Questions are answered only when they evolve through innocence.

And whenever a man or woman comes with a question that has a lot of logic and head to it – he or she will never be satisfied with the answers – whole life they will spend in finding the answers, but will never be satisfied.

The mind cannot be satisfied. The heart can. The heart is always filled with innocence. The problem is the Mind. The Mind goes on projecting thoughts that are not real but the mind makes you believe that it *is* real!

Many people come to me and most of them are rejected because their questions are of the head and I am a man of heart – how can the connection happen? I am saying something and they don’t understand – and they will say something and I don’t understand – the heart cannot understand the head and so only a few, a very few I connect with – they can understand my words, they can understand my message. And the message is of love – and for love, there is no loss – the ‘sense of loss’ is of the mind – not of the heart – the heart is always happy to be in its own bliss – it is only the heart that understands the language of love. I understand the language of the heart – and the majority that comes to me – don’t understand. It is not my problem, it is the problem of their mind.

When you come face to face with the death of your near and dear ones – you think it is a loss but in reality, the journey of those who have left you never ends – they have not left you forever. They are not gone forever. They have just slipped out of the old skin – just the way a snake slips out of its old skin and gains a new young skin. Similarly, those whom you think that you have lost – are not lost, they have simply moved from an old body to a new young baby body. Now, this new body can be of human or animal or bird or for matter in any possible physical form – but the bottom line is – your mind thinks it is a loss, but in reality, there is no loss, for the journey of the soul continues, it never stops until the soul attains self-realization – the peal of CONSCIOUSNESS! The West calls it CHRIST CONSCIOUSNESS, the EAST calls it KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS – names differs – the truth remains – CONSCIOUSNESS!

Remain rooted within. We all have to do our duties because we all have responsibilities. But do your duty by being detached. Detachment means NOT that you are not involved but that you are NOT entangled. Than whether promotion comes or not – it doesn’t matter – you are simply doing your duty with 100% attention. And when you do your duty without expecting any ‘fruits’ in return – you will be able to give an outstanding performance. Krishna was saying the same thing to Arjuna – you just do your job – do not think about the returns – just do what you are doing by BEING HERE NOW – be total in the NOW moment and let me tell you all – if you do so – you all will excel in your careers or businesses.

Your misery begins with your expectations. Your misery begins with your attachments. IT IS THE SENSE OF ATTACHMENT that gives birth to the SENSE OF LOSS! When you live in total DETACHMENT – where is the question of loss and where is the question of gain. You simply live in your own bliss – your own peace!

For a man who lives his whole life in a detached way – there is no loss but there is an abundance of love! True love blossoms only when you live in detachment! Total detachment.

The whole journey of life is to come closer to the state of consciousness – higher consciousness! And Paramhansa Yogananda reveals the essence of consciousness in the most beautiful way……

Money has nothing to do with consciousness. Else all the millionaires and billionaires would have experienced the higher realms of consciousness! In reality, they are so much trapped in their treasures of money that they experience more miseries than the poor!

The poor thinks that money brings everything – everything! But the poor are unaware of how many times the rich has to visit the clinics and the hospitals! The poor are unaware of how many times the rich has to visit the courtrooms and lawyers. The poor are unaware of how much of jealousy and hatred the rich has to face throughout his or her life. But still – at least once in a lifetime – every person who is poor should become rich so that he or she understands that MONEY is NOT the answer to all the questions of life!

The birth and rebirth, therefore, is totally based on WHAT is the state of your mind during the last moment of your life. Therefore it is necessary to keep your mind in a state of happiness when death is nearing. So that when the body dies, the happy mind can move on to the next journey with much ease than otherwise. In the Hindu faith, we call it GATI (Speed) for the soul to move ahead and reincarnate. As long as the mind remains, the cycle of birth and rebirth continues…

The definition of Loss therefore is totally based on the state of your mind. To a common man – a much base level soul – the pleasure of this material world is valuable. And so if anything of it is missed than to such a person it is a loss!

But for Buddha – the definition of loss doesn’t exist because for Him there is nothing called loss that exists in the dictionary of life!

And that reminds me of a beautiful incident….

Prince Siddhartha (the future Gautama Buddha) had decided to leave all of his pleasures and his kingdom to set on his journey towards the beyond. And so on a dark night, he slips out of his palace and asks his driver (charioteer) to drop him at the boundary of his kingdom. On the way, the driver starts crying, he loved Buddha (Prince Siddharta), he was attached, he cannot see his master leaving everything behind – and so just before Buddha was about to step out of his kingdom – the driver says “I am just a driver, and also this is not my business to interfere. Your order is your order, so I have brought you to the boundary of your kingdom. But if you don’t mind let me say a few words. What are you doing? This is what everyone aspires to be – a Prince-like you! You were born as Prince. Why are you leaving everything? Remember the Palace, remember your beautiful wife, remember your father, the kingdom, and the happiness it brings?”

Buddha looked into the driver’s eyes and said -“I cannot understand what you are talking about. I have not left any palace behind or any kingdom. I have left ONLY a nightmare. The word renunciation means you are leaving something valuable behind. I have not renounced anything. There was nothing to be renounced. The whole thing is on fire. It was a nightmare. And I thank you because you have helped me to come out of it.”

And Buddha leaves for the beyond…

Meditate on HIS words – “There was NOTHING to renounce.”

Now tell me – and through your question, I ask all my genuine followers and readers – tell me – what must be the definition of loss for Buddha? Or for the matter – will there be anything such as ‘LOSS’ for the Buddha?

This sense or feeling of LOSS is purely a by-product of our MIND. Based on the state of our mind – we decide what is loss and what is not. And for someone like Buddha – who have gone beyond the mind – there is absolutely NO feeling of LOSS – NO sense of LOSS – the word LOSS simply doesn’t exist in the ‘dictionary’ of HIS life!

LOSS. SUFFERING is of the MIND. You suffer because you have become the mind. You are totally trapped in your MIND. The MIND has become your boss – and MIND is a dangerous boss – it can lead you to many miseries.

Ignorance makes you believe that everything that you have or you are – is forever.

In reality, everything is temporary – you are moving on every minute – change is constant. Except for change, everything else changes. So the sense of ‘loss’ is also of the mind – because existence knows nothing about loss or gain. And you will also overcome this illusion of loss and gain – once you start moving with the existence – once you start moving beyond the mind. And then you can laugh and that laughter will be a burst of blissful laughter!

“Fools laugh at others. Wisdom laughs at itself.” – Osho

The wise are never moved by any loss – because for him or her – there is no such thing as a loss – the word ‘loss’ simply doesn’t exist in his dictionary.

A person who is trapped in the mind – gets stuck in the game of loss and gain. A person who has moved beyond the mind – has nothing to lose and nothing to gain and so such a person CAN laugh – and such a laugh is indeed blissful laughter – a peal of beautiful laughter!

You all can also laugh. But your laughter will have a certain fragrance of blissfulness when it comes from your heart and NOT from your mind. Whenever you laugh from the depth of your heart – you are in the highest state of meditation – it is a state of trance – it may be for a minute – but even that one minute – you experience what it is to be OUT OF MIND!

Imagine – how beautiful it must for those who live their whole life by being out of mind! That is how the real YOGI lives – that is how Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, Arjuna, Mahavira, and all the enlightened beings live – in the state of NO MIND!

Incidentally, this Diwali, my new book “NO MIND” is coming – a book that remains very close to my heart. Because this is the sole essence of our spiritual journey – from MIND to NO MIND!

And once you reach the stage of NO MIND – tell me – tell me you all – how can you define what is LOSS and what is GAIN! You are simply out of all that has been blocking you – your joy – your peace…..out – up in the sky you are – flying like an Eagle – with NO MIND but a HEART that knows all – that can relate to the depths of this existence – that can vibrate with this whole universal cosmos!

It all begins with you. It all ends with you. The person, the guide, the guru you have been seeking is nowhere to be found but within YOUR ‘SELF’.

“SELF IS THE GURU”- says the most beautiful saint – the one that I love the most – Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi! What a man – how compassionate, how benevolent and how much did he share and that too in the most simple language – truly such a man happens after centuries – my salute to HIS HOLINESS and I humbly prostrate before HIM…..

Once you come closer to your self, once you become more and more meditative – your ‘self’ will start guiding you towards the GURU – a time will come in your life when you – your ‘self’ will identify who is your Guru and that would be the turning point of your life. The Guru will then take you to the next stage of your spiritual journey, based on the depth of your ‘readiness’!

And so the SELF is the GURU – and our journey has to be towards our SELF – because that is the first step – the very first baby step towards the vast realms of higher consciousness!

And to the man who has attained the realms of higher consciousness – the 12th house is the most beautiful house. It is the ultimate peak of his liberation – his oneness, his freedom from mind and from all those distractions that have been holding him back – and stopping him from experiencing the beyond – the unseen, the unknown!

To a material man – to a man who is still caught in counting his bank balance and searching for more sex, struggling for more pleasures, more fame – for such a man – 12th house seems to be a house of loss!

But to a man who has left everything behind – who is on his way towards the beyond – for him – 12th house is the house of ultimate liberation!

And so I always tell all my followers that never jump on ‘labeling’ any house or for the matter any person – because every person can transform into a saint and every house can transform into an abode of peace, of bliss and happiness!

It all depends on what your state of consciousness is – it all depends at what level of consciousness you were born and it depends at what level of consciousness you die! The journey of birth and rebirth is purely based on the state of consciousness – the greater the state of consciousness the greater is the joy of life!

Your next birth is totally based on what level of Consciousness you were while breathing the last moment of your life.

Any spiritual planet – placed in a positive nakshatra – be it – Jupiter, be it Ketu, be it Neptune or be it Uranus – any such planet in the 12th house – promises a ‘potential’ to move beyond mind, to experience the bliss of meditation.

Uranus and Neptune are the most ignored planets. In reality – Uranus and Neptune are the planets of higher realms of consciousness.

But people don’t get it. The truth remains far away, and people are just lost in the play of the mind which brings no truth but many illusions that serve no purpose to your life!

But who wants to listen? Half of them are busy in offending others and half of them are busy in making their own stories – so it is better to stay silent.

Uranus – is the higher consciousness of Mercury.
Neptune – is the higher consciousness of Venus.

And whenever these two have joined Mercury or Venus in the birth chart – someone beautiful is born! Some uniqueness is born that the world has never seen, never known, never experienced!

Any contact with these higher octave planets – brings a unique story to the table! Uranus – Sun, Uranus Moon, Uranus Jupiter……..suddenly the person is changed – to something that he or she had never imagined of!

But change demands disruptiveness. Transformation demands a certain pain. And so individuals who have planets in aspect with Uranus or Neptune often goes through a certain pain – but this pain, this agony brings an altogether a new world before him – a world that takes him or her to new heights – to new self-realizations!

But the positive support of the Kundli, in general, has to be there – only then the flowering happens with such combinations with Uranus and Neptune.

I personally love Uranus. And I love Neptune. To me, they are the real miracle planets. Miracle planets – wow – as I am writing this answer these words have come – Miracle planets! And indeed they are.

Trance. Meditation. The courage to ‘Jump’ into the unknown – all these qualities are possible only when there is a certain connection to these Miracle planets!

Today is – Shri Krishna Janmashtami the Krishna consciousness that we all celebrate. What a beautiful day! There is much to share, there is much to talk about and with you all on this wonderful journey of self-realization – what else is more needed!

The ‘journey’ continues……let us all meditate on HIS holy name and let us all in our small way – through our small step keep moving ahead…towards the beyond – from MIND to NO MIND!

12th house is the place of NO MIND. Where there is absolutely NOTHING and it is this NOTHINGNESS that we all should seek – by being more and more meditative!

The man of awareness – from all the 12 houses of your astrology – seeks only one house and that house is the 12th HOUSE! Because there the liberation is – and liberation or Moksha is possible only when you liberate your ‘self’ from the clutches of the MIND – from the trap of the MIND!

So you – my dear fellow and to all my dear followers and readers – I appeal – that come, come you all and let us move towards the final liberation – towards the 12th – towards the beyond – where there is nothing and yet where there is everything! The ending is the beginning…..

From being a ‘somebody’ to becoming a ‘nobody’ – is the way towards the self – divine – God experience, towards LOVE!

Love blossom only when you become a nobody – then there is no smell of Ego – no smell of possessiveness – no smell of fear of losing anybody – no fear of any LOSS!

Then there is a certain fragrance to your love – to your existence. Then whosoever comes to you is transformed into something beautiful – then the miracle starts happening and life is no more the same!

And it all begins by turning into a nobody – into nothingness – the abode of 12th house!

Sai Baba resides in the 12th. Jesus. Muhammed. Buddha. Mahavira. Guru Nanak. All and all and the list is unending – all the divine enlightened beings reside in the abode of the 12th – for the master, there is no fear – no loss – no gain – nothing – pure nothingness! And in this nothingness – the eternal bliss comes, the peace – the love that you all have heard but in reality have never experienced!

And so now you all tell me – where is the question of loss – of taking away anything from you – which is meant for you!

Always remember – whatever is YOURS – will remain with you – nobody can take it away from you. So remove the myth of LOSS or GAIN. You are neither a LOSER nor are you a GAINER – you are simply YOUR “SELF”!

And this is the state of a real YOGI – who is happy to be – who is happy being alone, happy to remain engrossed deep within!

So come, come you all – I know you all have been through many cycles of birth and rebirths and yet there is no coming to the truth – yet the miseries remain, yet the blockages, yet the suffocations remain. But these all will start fading away the moment you start turning inwards. You all have great potential – especially I say this to all my dear followers because following me is not everybody’s potential. But since you all have been following me – I have absolutely no doubt that you all have the potential to become buddhas! I see you all – as budding buddhas! The bud is there within you and it can bloom any moment – so why wait – why to waste this precious human life which comes only once in a million years!

Distractions will be many – Sex. Pleasures. Beauty. Money. Property. Power. Status. And many many more – but remember that they all are not to bring any peace to you – any wisdom to you but in turn to take away all that is precious within you – and what could be more precious than the consciousness within you! The distractions are to block your consciousness – these distractions are of the 6th house, the 8th house – the 7th house, the 2nd house, the 11th house! Marak. Badhak – all these terms are simply a representation of distractions that is some way or the other goes on killing you virtually – blocking your values, your ethics, your consciousness!

The way is up towards the 12th – the journey should begin and it should begin NOW – before it is too late – before the time goes away — before this human body is dead – “you*should become ‘alive’ – you should rise towards the higher altitudes of your consciousness!

There is a ‘Buddha’ within each one of you – and I salute the Buddha within you – and I encourage you all – to let this Buddha within you blossom – let the bud within you bloom into a beautiful flower – let you all come more and more close to your ‘self’ consciousness…..

For an evolved soul, and for those who are willing to evolve – the 12th is the house of penance, of deep meditation.

Mediate.

Jai Shri Ganesha. Jai Guru.

Who Loves Pisces Women?

I love Pisces women.

In fact, from all the 12 zodiac signs – I love the Pisces. And it has never been a question of who is my favorite – it has always been Pisces! No – not because there is someone in my life who is Pisces – but based on my experiences with so many people – I am in love with Pisces!

Why Pisces? – And this is deep and this is significant to me – Pisces is the 12th sign – it is the ultimate space of MOKSHA – the final liberation! And I love KETU. Ketu is Shri Ganesha – and 12th house is the house where KETU feels home!

And then this sign is of Shri Guru – Jupiter – the KING of KINGS, the KING of this whole universe! And so people of this sign – are by nature very cool, peaceful and also very understanding! Anytime a wife of Pisces for a man – or a man of Pisces for a woman is a safe bet!

Whenever I have come across Pisces – be it in the US, India or wherever I travel – they truly are sweet people! They are harmless when compared to other signs – they are a song, they are poem, they are a dance! And it is always a pleasure to meet someone who is Pisces – look at this – it is the exact opposite of Virgo – a sign that ‘kills’ you by analyzing everything – so much so – that they are all brains unless there is a favorable aspect – and look at Pisces – they are all heart!

If Virgo is Judas – the Pisces is Jesus and Jesus is all for love – and so a Pisces man or woman are not discriminating by nature – they understand the essence of humanity more than any other sign – remember it is also the sign of MOKSHA – here the moon relaxes – and meditation can only happen when you can relax!

Just relax and let things be as they are. A very very passive awareness- that is the meaning of meditation. – Osho

And so if all other aspects are supportive – a Pisces man or woman can progress much faster in the art of meditation!

Overall – it is a lovely sign – the end, the climax, the melting point when the head melts into the heart and you simply become a man of heart – man of faith – man of awareness – and that’s being a true Pisces – it is the height of spiritualism – it is the height of love – it is the purest love – that is why Venus exalts in Pisces – love blossoms, celebrates in the abode of Pisces! Pisces – I love you – and I don’t care what the world thinks about you – but I would always love you!

Jai Shri Ganesha. Jai Guru.

Most Powerful Natal Indicator?

When making a cup of tea, between Sugar, Milk, Tea powder- who is powerful or useful?

I can see that your question has come out of innocence. And that is perfectly fine. Innocence is beautiful. Even though the question may sound naïve – still it remains a good question simply because it has come out of innocence!

Let it be clear that there is no specific answer to such kind of questions. But your question is appreciated.

To have a nice cup of hot tea- all the three ingredients are required in their best possible measurements!

Similarly to have a beautiful life – a life that is well balanced between the duties and responsibilities towards the family and devotion towards the Guru – all the three ‘ingredients’ – Rashi (Moon Sign), Lagna Lord (Ascendant Lord) and (Ascendant Lord’s Nakshatra) should be in the right place and in the right degrees.

Yesterday I visited my family doctor. She is a known celebrity doctor. It was a quiet afternoon, so she asked: “ What are the planets and nakashatra and do you think that with a distance that is millions of miles – they can affect human beings?”

I said “ Doctor you are perfectly right. These planets that you are talking of – certainly cannot affect us.”

She smiled. But I said, “ My answer is not yet complete.”

She said, “ Please continue…”

“ Doctor you are right when you talked about the planets that are in the space. But….I am talking about planets and stars that are NOT OUT IN THE SPACE….but planets and stars that are WITHIN us.”

“ The planets and stars that we talk about are the “QUALITIES” (GUNA) that we have attained through many births and rebirths. If I am a good dancer then you will see the quality of Venus and Mars exalted or these two planets will be in the state of a positive placement in my birth chart. Dance needs a lot of energy (mars). But along with energy – dance also needs a certain art of moving around, certain grace, certain style – that is Venus! It is the QUALITY that every planet through the energy of the Nakshatra provides.”

The doctor said “ Tell me more…now I am curious..”

“ Our Vedas have always mentioned that whatever is in the universe- is also within us. The Sanskrit verse says “ AHAM BRAMHASMI” – meaning “ I am the Universe.”

So, in reality, there is absolutely nothing on the outside that impacts us but it all that is WITHIN that impact us. All the rituals and all the puja that we do are simply to encourage the positive qualities within us. The planets dwell within us in the form of QUALITIES.

Being Romantic, being lovable is the QUALITY of Venus.

Being Sexy, Being sexual, Being energetic, Being warlike Being fighter Being bossy is the QUALITY of Mars.

Being too talkative, too curious, too intellectual, too logical being fearful, being a coward is all but the QUALITY of Mercury.

Being too outward – too extrovert, being hungry for fame, hungry for SEX, hungry for power – being always unsettled, being Ignorant is the QUALITY of RAHU. RAHU is always HUNGRY FOR MORE.

Being Responsible, Being cautious, Being hardworking, Being just, Being disciplined is the QUALITY of Saturn.

Being disinterested, being carefree, being detached, being a let go, being like a monk is a QUALITY of Ketu

Being Conscious, being studious, being a good student or disciple, be forgiving, being compassionate, being benevolent, being large-hearted is the QUALITY of Jupiter

Being disruptive being strange being unique is the quality of Uranus

Being imaginative being dreaming person, being a good cinematic talent being secretive is the QUALITY of Neptune

Uranus and Neptune are the higher realms of energies – all the innovations that you see happening today – is a direct blessing of souls that have exalted the qualities of these two rebellious innovative planets!

And so every planet is within us because every planet through its nakshatra represents the ‘degree’ of a certain quality within us!”

The doctor said, “ That is something enlightening, we should talk more…”

So it is necessary and I mention it specifically in the larger interest of all my followers and readers – that all you have been seeking on the outside is ONLY to be found within!

The way towards God – is not up in the sky – but way down within you!

And what a beautiful day to share this when most of us are deeply engrossed in the auspicious arrival of Shri Ganesha! The Lord who has NO HEAD – because the Lord is a symbolic representation of being engrossed WITHIN! And the elephant face that the ancient seers have instilled is a pure representation of WISDOM – that is only found when you turn inwards and live your life by being deeply engrossed within! See – how beautiful Lord Ganesha is – such a deep message just through his beautiful appearance!

And therefore Lord Ganesha is a pure representation of Shri Ketu. Ketu also has no head and yet it is SHRI KETU who is the epitome of wisdom- a diety that is deeply engrossed within!

And what is the nature of Shri Ketu? To ABSORB…! Like absorbing cotton cloth- Ketu absorbs.

The tradition of bringing Lord Ganesha idol in your home is simply to worship Shri Ketu and it is Shri Ketu that absorbs all the NEGATIVE ENERGY WITHIN YOUR LIFE and therefore when you do VISARJAN – Shri Ketu in the form of Shri Ganesha takes away all your troubles and negativity and thereby makes your ‘road’ clean and brings along peace and prosperity to your life!

Today – let us all bow before the most gracious and large-hearted Shri Ganesha and at his gracious feet – I pray that all the troubles and difficulties that you all are facing in your life, may it all evaporate and may you all experience peace and prosperity in your life.

A beautiful picture quote with Sanskrit Shloka and its meaning…..where you simply surrender to Lord Ganesha – by being totally engrossed in His Holy Name!

Blessings to all my dear followers and readers. Life indeed is not an easy journey but when you have unwavering faith and patience in your heart – life does transform into the most beautiful journey that you would ever be on. The journey towards the beyond – the journey within!

||Aum Gam Ganapataye Namaha || – a beautiful effective mahamantra that can help you all walk through all difficult situations…..and experience bliss and peace within.

Wishing all my followers and readers – a very happy Ganesha Festival! Let us celebrate life – irrespective of all our difficulties and challenges – let us move on with faith and love, the greater we focus on being POSITIVE – the greater we would experience POSITIVE results. Always remember – what you FOCUS on – GROWS!

On this beautiful occasion of Ganesha Festival – let us strengthen ourselves inside out – by being more positive, optimistic and compassionate….

Let there be a song, a dance. For life should not only be lived, but life should also be celebrated!

Let the celebrations begin……

Ganapati Bappa Morya! Morya! Morya! Morya!

Love & light to all.

Jai Shri Ganesha! Jai Guru.

How to Find Your Gemstone

Within every natural authentic gemstone – there are some natural ‘dark marks’ – some natural ‘smoky substance’ – especially when it comes to ruby or sapphire. A gemstone that is totally transparent with absolute no spot – no natural bubble or smoky substance within – is generally a FAKE.

In real-life -the human being is also like a gemstone! Because just the way NO GEMSTONE is perfect – similarly NO human being is PERFECT!

‘I LOVE THIS WORLD BECAUSE IT IS IMPERFECT. IT IS IMPERFECT, AND THAT’S WHY IT IS GROWING; IF IT WAS PERFECT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD. GROWTH IS POSSIBLE ONLY IF THER IS IMPERFECTION. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO REMEMBER AGAIN AND AGAIN, I AM IMPERFECT, THE WHOLE UNIVERSE IS IMPERFECT, AND TO LOVE THIS IMPERFECTION, TO REJOICE IN THIS IMPERFECTION IS MY WHOLE MESSAGE.”
– Osho

Life becomes a misery when we chase for perfection. And the same life becomes a garden of bliss when we focus on BEING TOTAL.

Don’t be bothered by perfection. Replace the word ‘perfection’ by ‘totality’. Don’t think it in terms that you have to be perfect, think in terms that you have to be total. Totality will give you a different dimension.
-OSHO

Whatever you do – Be Total.

If you love – Be Total in your love – so much so that the person you love is GOD for you!

And if you HATE – be Total in your hate – so much so that the person you hate is SATAN for you!

And who knows – your HATE IF it becomes TOTAL then one fine day it may start transforming into LOVE! HATE can transform into LOVE – those who have been following me have read the many historical real-life incidents that I have been sharing all along on this forum!

When the pendulum of the clock goes to the extreme LEFT – a time comes when it has reached the dead-end- there is no further space to move – the pendulum has to start moving towards the RIGHT – the POSITIVE – the LOVE!

“If you want to hate me – then be firm on your stand because if you move even a bit from your stand – then you may fall in love with me.” – Osho

HATE can change into LOVE. In fact, a man or woman who hates is far better than a man or woman who is FAKE! Because FAKE has absolutely no future, it remains where it is. But HATE is at least REAL – and whatever is REAL – has a GOOD CHANCE to transform – to evolve – to raise the quality of this journey called life.

And so see the beauty – see the reality that only a GEMSTONE that has certain ‘imperfections’ within – is considered to be REAL. Only a MAN or WOMAN who has a certain imperfection within is considered REAL. And I LOVE SUCH MEN and WOMEN – I just love them because they are SO NATURAL – SO REAL. My heart is always open for such REAL MEN – yes they are IMPERFECT but because they are IMPERFECT – they are REAL MEN and REAL WOMEN who are song, who are a beautiful ‘poem’!

Always remember – and I share this with my genuine followers and readers – that NOBODY is PERFECT in this UNIVERSE – neither ME, neither YOU – and neither this whole cosmos! And because it is NOT PERFECT – it is ALIVE – it is GROWING – it is BLOSSOMING! Rejoice in your imperfection – because you all look beautiful only when you are – IMPERFECT, – natural – flowing like a beautiful river….

This is the beauty of this planet – this universe that whatever is imperfect is REAL – an imperfect stone with certain spots within – an imperfect man with certain drawbacks – an imperfect woman with certain shortcomings – and yet THEY ALL LOOK BEAUTIFUL – they all LOOK ALIVE – because they are R E A L.

Always remember – TOTALITY is possible – Perfection is impossible. A perfect looking rose looks good – but it is ‘plastic’ – it has NO fragrance to it.

A perfect looking gemstone looks good – but it is synthetic – it has NO vibrations to it – it is dead.

Perfection is being dead. Imperfection is being ALIVE.

So come – come you all and let us rejoice in our imperfections – because that is what makes us REAL – NATURAL.

And a man who is natural, a woman who is natural – always looks beautiful – always is a song, a beautiful dance.

Jai Shri Ganesha. Jai Guru. 🙏🙏

Favorite Signs of Each Planet

Favorites matter! Always remember that everybody has a FAVORITE! My favorite is someone – your favorite is someone – we all have our favorites – Buddha’s favorite disciple was Ananda! For 40 long years, Ananda followed Buddha like a shadow – although he was never enlightened until Buddha left his body – it was only after Buddha died – Ananda became enlightened! Jesus’s favorite was John. Krishna’s favorite was Arjuna – so you see, everybody has a favorite – similarly, EVERY PLANET too has a favorite RASHI – or SIGN – the scriptures address these favorite RASHIS (SIGNS) of PLANETS as ‘Multrikon Rashi’!

Now let us see which RASHI (SIGN) is the favorite of the Planets:

Jupiter LOVES SAGGITARIUS

And there is a reason for it – SAGGI is STRAIGHT – no double meanings, no two ways like PISCES – it is STRAIGHT LIKE THE ARROW! And hey – the sign itself has an arrow shooting man with a body of a horse! So you see JUPITER likes someone who is STRAIGHT. I too like people who are STRAIGHT – just a few days ago late night a woman had called – and she goes round and round and round and I tell her – PLEASE COME TO THE POINT – but some people don’t get it and then they themselves become depressed – so anyway – JUPITER LOVES SAGGI.

Venus LOVES LIBRA

And you know why? Because VENUS IS A DEALER! And a DEALER (BUSINESSMAN) need to ‘BALANCE’ everything – a good dealer need to have a BALANCED Perspective – and guess what the symbol of LIBRA is symbolized by the scales!

A man can succeed in a BUSINESS only when he has STRONG VENUS – always remember this – always!

MARS LOVES ARIES

MARS is also STRAIGHT like JUPITER – but the difference is – here the straightness is more visible THROUGH DIRECT ACTION! You see – and so MARS LOVE ARIES. Because ARIES is a sign that will simply say it on your face! If he loves you he will say “I LOVE YOU” – period.

And if he hates you – he will simply say “I HATE YOU” -period.

So you see -even to PROPOSE the GIRL or WOMAN you LOVE – you need some daring – some courage – and ARIES is the SIGN that provides a perfect ‘ground’ for MARS to do – what he wants to do!

It is always the MAN who proposes – a woman proposing is not so exciting – it is always the MAN! The interesting point is that the woman will WAIT – the woman will WAIT and WAIT and WAIT – and she is perfectly aware that someday the MAN is going to come and propose! The woman never speaks a single word about marriage – but she is 100% sure that the man will come and propose her!

If a woman comes and proposes, you will simply be put off. She waits; she may be thinking and dreaming, but she will wait. The proposal must come from the Man. He should take the initiative – he should be aggressive – that’s what the woman wants – that’s what the woman likes – that’s what the woman expects from the man – she loves! On the circumference – she will behave in such a way that she seems absolutely innocent, does not know what you are talking about – but she has been planning and panning and waiting and waiting for when you will come and propose!

And only a true MARTIAN or a sign that is the perfect ground for MARS to operate dashingly and romantically is ARIES and NOT Scorpio!

The word ‘Romance’ itself means ‘Adventure’ – and in the 12 signs that we have in this ‘human galaxy’ – the only sign that is romantic in the true sense is the very first sign of the Zodiac – ARIES. And MARS LOVE ARIES – ARIES is a male GOAT – which simply reflects the DASHING, the STRAIGHTFORWARD quality that a male goat has!

And so MARS LOVES ARIES

MERCURY LOVES VIRGO

VIRGO is a sign of ‘detailing’! Details and details and very very minute details is what this sign loves – just loves to analyze! Whenever a man or woman has more planets in VIRGO SIGN – they are the ones who simply love analyzing and detailing – WHICH is the perfect ground where MERCURY feels home!

You see – every planet has two signs – but there is always a favorite! Mercury’s favorite is the VIRGO sign. Gemini is too shallow – chit chat and gossips and so on – but intellectualism is seen in VIRGO and Mercury just loves intellectualism – he just loves LOGIC – and VIRGO is where the LOGIC is far deeper than in GEMINI! MERCURY LOVES VIRGO. Although GEMINI and VIRGO both are ruled by Mercury – the feminine – the youthfulness – the analysis – the logic – all of these comes to its full circle in VIRGO – and so see the sign symbol of Virgo – she is a female – a virgin – thinking, analyzing and basically busy in her own world!

SATURN LOVES AQUARIUS

We indeed are living an AQUARIUS AGE – an AGE where DISCRIMINATION is NO MORE ALLOWED on the NAME OF RELIGION, CASTE, COLOR or COMMUNITY.

SATURN LOVES ALL OF THIS – SATURN is the only planet that the COMMUNIST may like – because SATURN wants EQUAL PAY, EQUAL RIGHTS! Judas may love Saturn – because to JUDAS – PRACTICALITY Matters – SATURN loves PRACTICALITY! It happened once, Marry Magdalene comes to seek blessings of Jesus and she comes and pours a very expensive bottle of perfume on Jesus’s feet. And Judas is watching, Judas has been a close disciple (Apostle) of Jesus -Judas objects – he says to Jesus “ How come you let her pour such an expensive bottle of perfume – we could have feed the whole town by selling this expensive perfume.”

Jesus looked at Judas and said “ She has poured the perfume out of love, unable to express her love, she has expressed it by pouring this perfume on my feet, how can I stop her? I cannot, I can feel her love, and the whole town can be fed anytime, but I am not going to be here always.”

SATURN may NOT agree with Jesus. JUDAS may not agree with JESUS. Because both – SATURN and JUDAS are communists – they want everything to be EQUAL AND JUSTIFIED – but in life, there are matters that cannot be justified – LOVE cannot justified – the HEAD cannot understand LOVE, the HEART can.

And Jesus was a man of heart – the divine masters are men of heart – you can say – they are JUPITERIAN -and JUPITER CAN UNDERSTAND. JUPITER CAN FORGIVE. BUT SATURN CAN NEVER FORGIVE – the sign of AQUARIUS is the sign of JUDAS – here you will hear all those socialism, communist thoughts – that the capitalist cannot digest – the men of the heart cannot relate!

Aquarius women are very different – they simply are difficult to manage – I generally feel compassion for those ‘husbands’ who marry Aquarius woman – they are Judas – they are rebels – Judas did rebel against Judas and Judas wents a step ahead – he sold Jesus to the Romans for a few silver coins! And when he came to know that because of his betrayal Jesus was crucified – he couldn’t face the devotees of Jesus – he hanged himself on a tree – he committed suicide!

It always happens – one who is close – goes far. Judas was close to Jesus but he went far by betraying Jesus. And those who far came close – because they truly loved Jesus, they could relate to Jesus in totality!

Of all the 12 Apostles – only Judas was the one who was well-educated and still it was Judas who betrayed Jesus! Education has absolutely nothing to do with your character.

Christians don’t talk about Judas much, but his psychology should be understood more clearly as he is not alone. It happens almost always, with every great master. Strangely enough, those who were very close have gone far away; those who were far away – had never thought, dreamed, of being very close – came close. – Osho

Judas was close to Jesus – but it was Judas who betrayed Jesus!

Always be careful of who is close to you – because whosoever is close – is already thinking of being the successor!

It happened with Mahavira – the son-in-law of Mahavira betrayed Mahavira, it happened with Buddha – the cousin of Buddha betrayed Buddha – it always happens from those who are very close to you – because they want to be the successor – and when they come to know they are not going to be the successor – they betray you – the ‘sell you for few coins’ – just the way Judas sold Jesus to the Romans for a few silver coins!

And so AQUARIUS is the SIGN that is TOTALLY RATIONALBY NATURE. They will be very practical and they will not understand the language of the heart – the language of Jesus – the language of the Buddha! And so SATURN loves such a pure RATIONAL PRAGMATIC SIGN.

The positive quality of this RATIONALISM of AQUARIUS is that they bring EQUALITY and that is what is happening in today’s AGE – since the AGE is of AQUARIUS!

And so – now that you all have found – WHICH SIGN of the TWO SIGNS is the FAVORITE of the PLANETS – let us take a quick tour of signs that are NOT LIKED by the PLANETS:

PISCES – Not a favorite of Jupiter

GEMINI – Not a favorite of Mercury

TAURUS – Not a favorite of Venus

SCORPIO – Not a favorite of Mars

CAPRICORN – Not a favorite of Saturn

So during the MAHADASHA – the house ruled by the FAVORITE signs will give positive results irrespective of whether the house is negative – 6,8.12.

And the house ruled by NON_FAVORITE signs will give negative results irrespective whether the house they rule is positive – 1,5,9,10 or 11

So results come from both signs of the same planet – but you have to first see who is the favorite!

The whole point comes down to favoritism!

Favoritism is simply connected with NATURE! My nature is to share, to give, to laugh, to live, to love, and to LET GO. Now if I meet someone with a similar kind of NATURE – it is obvious that he or she will be my favorite! You see – nature attracts nature! In the Indian context it is called SWABHAV – (Self-Expression)!

You see – Buddha loved Ananda because there was something in BUDDHA that was also in ANANDA!

Many people have a very wrong assumption that all saints are like BUDDHA!

No – Buddha is Buddha – his way to deal with people was very soft and gentle!

BUT – you don’t know BODHIDHARMA.

The distance between Gautama Buddha and Bodhidharma is of thousand years. Bodhidharma is the disciple of the disciple of Buddha! But to Bodhidharma and such men there is no time, no space. For Bodhidharma: these are contemporaries. Between them and you also there is no gap – IF you can ‘relate’ to their message – their sharing! Buddha radiates power, but his power is silent, like a whisper, a cool breeze. Bodhidharma is a storm, thundering, and lightening. Buddha speaks. But Bodhidharma roars. Buddha comes to your door without making any noise. Buddha will not shake you even if you are asleep. And Bodhidharma? He will wake you from your grave! He hits hard, he is a hammer! Buddha is the soft version, Bodhidharma is the harder version of Buddha! And it was Bodhidharma who traveled from India to China to spread the message of Buddha! And he revolutionized the Far East – Bodhidharma was simply a diamond – a unique beautiful raw diamond!

On the circumference Buddha was already dead for one thousand years when Bodhidharma arrived on the scene, but at the center he is together with Buddha. Bodhidharma speaks the essence of Buddha. Ofcourse he has his own way, his own style, even Buddha will find it strange. Because Buddha was soft, Bodhidharma was hard. Bodhidharma is rough, raw. He is not polished like a diamond. He is just from the mine, absolutely raw. There have been many buddhas in the world, but Bodhidharma stands out like Everest. – Osho

Bodhidharma is the bold version of Buddha! And so let it be very clear that there are great divine masters who are not gentle and soft like Buddha – but are like the LION – like BODHIDHARMA – that if you try to annoy them they will ROAR like a LION.

Bodhidharma – the great divine master who initiated the ZEN teachings in China was indeed a Lion – a great Lion!

But one has to understand that it is NOT the favorite that always comes FIRST!

Ananda was a favorite of Buddha – but Ananda was also the last when it came to attaining enlightenment!

You all will be surprised to know that the very FIRST DISCIPLE of BUDDHA to attain enlightenment was NOT Ananda – but Mahakashyap!

Mahakashyap was a great philosopher and scholar. He comes to become a disciple of Buddha. Buddha accepts him. Mahakashyap starts living with Buddha but he won’t speak much. The other disciples asked “Why you don’t speak? Why you don’t ask any question to the master?”
Mahakashyap said ” The truth is that I don’t want to say anything because I don’t want to go beyond disciple-hood. Saying anything, coming into the light, becoming important in Buddha’s eyes, is dangerous. I simply want to sit in a corner and just enjoy the presence of the master. I had come to seek the truth, but now I do not have any desire for it. I had come here for enlightenment – I have dropped the idea. Just to be in the presence of this man – just to feel HIS love showering, HIS silence penetrating to the very core of my being – is so much, that to ask for more is simply ungratefulness.”
Mahakashyap would simply sit in a corner – never asked any question to Buddha AND yet it was Mahakashyap who became the FIRST disciple of Buddha – who attained enlightenment.
When hearts connect with the master – than words are not required, communication starts happening in Silence.
And Real Communication happens only in – Silence.

Mahakashyap was the FIRST disciple of Buddha to attain enlightenment. And the only thing known about him is that he laughed when he attained enlightenment. Buddha looked at him and said “Mahakashyap, you never speak – why are you laughing?” He said It’s hilarious! I was trying to hide myself so that I wouldn’t come into the direct focus of you! And there are so many who are desirous of enlightenment, of truth, of the ultimate that I thought, “Let all of them reach, I can wait. This waiting is so beautiful.” But I had to laugh because I’m the first to have entered the world of enlightenment – and I never asked about it. – Osho

It happens. It always happens – that the one who is FAVORITE remains behind and the one who is never given any privileges – goes beyond – attains the ‘peak’!

And so even though some of you may fall in the SIGNS that the PLANETS don’t consider as their FAVORITE – still it is these signs through which someone as great as ‘MAHAKASHYAP’ emerges! And so it is always good to remain not a favorite – because NOT ALL FAVORITES succeed but those who are NOT favorites can succeed because they are NOT living with any assumptions – they have absolutely NO expectations – and because they do not have any expectations – they succeed fast than those who remain favorites!

Life indeed is strange mathematics, in school, they teach 2+2 is 4 – but that is not what happens in real life – in the real-life 2+2 is never four – 2+2 is simply two 2s who have come together!

So the favorite signs may give you good results – but it is always wise to remember that a crop becomes pregnant with good quality grains only when it goes through the HARD WEATHER – the RAINS – the STORMS – only then the crop is enriched with superior quality of grains!

And so instead of the favorite signs – my whole focus is on those who are NOT favorite – because it is through them that one day – a ‘MAHAKASHYAP’ can emerge – and so never run away from challenges and difficulties because it is these difficulties that shape you, transform you into a beautiful person!

Always remember – we can appreciate the ‘light of the day’ – only when we go through the dark tunnels of our life!

And so to you and through your question – to all my fellow travelers, followers and readers – I insist that DO NOT FEAR any MAHADASHA – because LIFE is a JOURNEY and MAHADASHA or PERIODS of certain PLANETS is simply a FLOW – a PROCESS that GOD wants us to go through – and it may happen that you may wonder why it is happening only with me? But God has an answer – God says:

You don’t understand now what l am doing, but someday you will. – John 13:7

A beautiful verse from the Bible!

And so always TRUST HIS PROCESS – because HE KNOWS THE BEST.

Faith in God includes Faith in his timing

Always remember – everything is needed – even the thorns are good when you realize that those ‘thorns’ are also a part of the ‘flower’ that you seek!

And the moment this realization comes you can ACCEPT the thorns too – and the moment ACCEPTANCE comes in your life – you are on the right path – you are on the greatest journey of life – the journey of transformation – the journey of self-realization!

Last week – my new book “BEAUTY OF ACCEPTANCE – Tathata” has been released worldwide on Amazon – you all can avail a copy – whenever you get time! It is said that it is the BOOK that finds you….

Love and Light to all my followers, readers and fellow travelers – do follow me on my Quora Space – that way we all will stay ‘connected’!

Though the reality of this Universe is that – EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED! 😊

Jai Shri Ganesha. Jai Guru. 🙏

Raman or Lahiri Ayanamsha?

Raman Ayanamsha is far better than Lahiri. Lahiri Aynamsa is a make-believe – a compromised solution – born out of compulsion – it was the Nehru Government that asked NC Lahiri – a scientist by profession to come up with an AYANAMSHA that would help the Government to align Government holidays across India – on a specific day. Earlier to LAHIRI AYANAMSHA – the majority of astrologers were following REVATI PAKSHA Ayanamsha.

The great divine master – Sri Yukteshwar Giri ( The Guru of the much famed Yogi Paramhansa Yogananada) also emphasized on REVATI PAKSHA!

A child is born on that day and at that hour when the celestial rays are in mathematical harmony with his individual karma. – Sri Yukteswar Giri

A beautiful quote of the great divine master – Sri Yukteshwar Giri – the man who provided a rare glimpse of the TRUTH by pointing to the most accurate Aynamsha – which later came to be known as Yukteshwar Ayanamsha!

In his beautiful enlightening book “The Holy Science” – Sri Yukteshwar Giri gives a perfect pointer towards the TRUTH – by refering to the REVATI STAR and encouraging to follow the REVATI PAKSHA AYANAMSHA!

A Teacher Is Never A Giver Of Truth; He Is A Guide, A Pointer To The Truth That Each Student Must Find For Himself. –  Bruce Lee

RAMAN AYANAMSHA is close to YUKTESHWAR AYANAMSHA – so we can say that RAMANA AYANAMSHA is also based on the REVATI AYANAMSHA!

And BV Ramana indeed was a great genius. Those who criticize him – are still to know themselves!

Discover yourself, otherwise you have to depend on other people’s opinions who don’t know themselves. – Rajneesh

Although the majority is following the Lahiri Ayanamsha – one has to understand that TRUTH never happens to CROWD – TRUTH happens only to an individual!

Beware of the majority. If so many people are following, that is enough a proof that something is wrong. Truth happens to individuals, not to crowds. – Osho

BV Raman was indeed an ‘individual’ – and let me tell you all – it takes GREAT COURAGE to introduce a NEW AYANAMSHA – and Raman did it – he was not a part of the CROWD – he indeed was an ‘individual’ who seek TRUTH!

Once a man asked Buddha ” Is there a God?

Buddha answered ” NO – there is no God.”

Another man came and asked Buddha “What do you think of God? Is there any God?

Buddha answered “YES – there is GOD.”

Late evening an old man came and said “There are people who believe in God and people who don’t, I myself need to know if God exists, please help me.”

Buddha did not speak – instead he gave the answer through his actions. He sat beneath the tree, closed his eyes and went into deep meditation. The old man thought that this must be the answer – so he too sat down, closed his eyes and started meditating. After a while the old man opened his eyes, touched the feet of Buddha and said “Your compassion is great. You have given me the answer. I will always remain obliged to you.” Happily he left.

Ananda asked Buddha ” To the first man you answered – God doesn’t exist. To the second man you answered “God exists.” And to the last man – you said nothing but just went into meditation. I don’t understand your answers – please help me understand.”

Buddha smiled and said ” The first and the second man just wanted an answer – they were not seekers. The last man was a seeker – he wanted to ‘experience’ God and not just ‘know’. He was able to ‘relate’ – he was a seeker.

BV Raman was a SEEKER – and TRUTH is realized only by a SEEKER and not a believer.

Buddha says – ‘Truth is not transferable. I cannot give you the truth; nobody else can give it to you. But you can attain it on your own.” You have to seek, Buddha wants seekers and the seeker is a totally different phenomenon. The believer is not a seeker. The believer wants to avoid everything, that’s why he believes. The believer is always in search of a messiah, somebody who can chew for him. But if I eat, your hunger is not going to be satisfied. Nobody can save you except yourself. You have to be a seeker and not a believer. – Osho

Only a seeker can find the truth – because he fired up – the desire to attain the TRUTH is INTENSE and only a man who has the INTENSITY within – can experience the beyond – the miracle – the unknown!

But this human world is filled with more shallow people, with RAHUISH men and women and so they cannot understand RAMAN, they cannot understand YUKTESHWAR – they cannot understand the TRUTH – and they will never understand because – TRUTH happens only when you you stop understanding – because TRUTH can never be understood – it can only be realized!

Truth can only be realized. It cannot be explained or understood. – Osho

Only a man who can JUMP into the unknown – only a man who can move away from the CROWD and explore – experience – experiment with his own ‘self’ – can realize the TRUTH!

I have not known much about this man – BV RAMAN – but I can say – that this man was a very different man!

RAMAN AYANAMSHA is something that only an evolved soul can understand, can relate and can study in depth!

Yukteshwar Aynamsha and Ramana Aynamsha – both are like TWINS! Since most astrology software companies have sidelined Yukteshwar Ayanamsha (one of the saddest part of this human world) – the insightful students of Astrology are left with only one option – the RAMANA AYANAMSHA (The Twin brother of Yukteshwar Ayanamsha)!

It happens – it always happens that those – who are in demand are considered to be the best! HOWEVER – one need to know – and I would like to remind my genuine followers and readers that the real BEST had only a few followers!

The BEST – never had millions and thousands of followers – JESUS had only 12 Apostles (disciples)!

THE TWELVE APOSTLES:

  1. Andrew – crucified
  2. Bartholomew – beaten then crucified
  3. James, son of Alphaeus – stoned to death
  4. James, son of Zebedee – beheaded
  5. John – exiled for his faith; died of old age
  6. Judas (not scariot) – stoned to death
  7. Matthew – speared to death
  8. Peter – crucifed upside down
  9. Philip – crucified
  10. Simon – crucified
  11. Thomas – speared to death
  12. Matthias – stoned to death (source: Fox’s Book of Martyrs)

Just 12 Apostles! The TRUTH always has very few followers – and so if you are thinking that RAMANA or YUKTESHWAR AYANAMSHA has very few followers than you must think again!

Buddha had only one close disciple – Ananda! And Ananda followed Buddha for forty years!

Krishna had only one close disciple – Arjuna! Nobody could match the love that Arjuna had for Krishna – ‘killing your own brothers and grandfathers’ – just at the instructution of the master – is not something that anybody could do! But Arjuna did it – Krishna said “This is war – and this war is not between you and your family – this war is between the RIGHT and the WRONG – and so SHOOT ARJUNA – just SHOOT your arrow and defeat and kill all those who are STANDING AGAINST THE TRUTH – the DHARMA!” and Arjuna – what a great man he must be – ARJUNA shoots – and follows the word of his MASTER – Lord Krishna!

NEVER judge a MAN – on how many followers HE or SHE has – chances are that you may miss to understand the real thing – you may simply miss!

The closer you get to the TRUTH – the smaller will be the following!

Jesus fed 5000, but only 500 followed him after lunch. He had 12 disciples, but only 3 went further in the garden, and only I stood with HiM at the foot of the cross. The closer you get to the cross, the smaller the crowd becomes. – T. F. Tenant

There are many ways to study astrology and every way brings something new – something enlightening something insightful to your life!

Ramana Ayanamsha or Yukteshwar Aynamsha also brings something special to your study – only if you can relate, only if you have a certain level of understanding!

A certain level of understanding has to be there only then the TRUTHS can be given.” – Osho

Although my father was a very famous journalist during the early 90s – he was also a great astrologer! And he always remained OPEN to ideas – to new ways of exploring this beautiful science of astrology – and in his quest – he also experienced many miracles of his life – one of the miraculous moment was when when he met Osho and stayed with him for a while!

My father lived a very short life, before 50, he was gone, but in his short span of life, he practiced astrology – with true passion and intensity! Just a few months ago – I received a call – the call was specific to my ‘answer’ on Quora – an old man had called, he was thankful, he was also an editor of an astrology magazine and he was calling me for the first time – and just as I was talking with him – I mentioned my father’s name – and the old man was taken aback – he said “ I knew your father, when I was young I had met him and he was a very good astrologer.”

My eyes became wet – 22 years of distance – 22 years ago when I was 15 – my father had left this world and still this man remembered my father!

It happens it always happens because my father was indeed a very fine person – a great journalist and a very good astrologer.

The point is that – instead of focusing too much on which Ayanamsha is good – we all should EXPLORE the TRUTH -FIND the TRUTH through our own efforts and experiments!

Remember – ASTROLOGY IS NOT PERFECT. HAD IT BEEN PERFECT – IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD BY NOW!

And because ASTROLOGY IS NOT PERFECT – there have been many sages who from the very beginning of time – have been contributing to this vast cosmic subject of ASTROLOGY! You all know only the famed names – BHRIGU, PARASHARA, JAMINI – BUT in reality there have been millions and millions of sages and seers and scholars who have been contributing to this cosmic subject of astrology from the very beginning of time – though their ‘names’ always remained unknown to the masses – the ‘polished diamond’ is always visible because it is ‘showcased’ – the raw diamonds remain in the closet – unknown, unseen!

KP AYANAMSA, LAHIRI AYANAMSHA, RAMAN AYANAMSHA, YUKTESHWAR AYANAMSHA, SAYAN AYANAMSHA (tropical) – there are many ayanamsha – you have to see which suits your horoscope – look at the MAHADASHA – look at the RASHI CHART (Ascendant chart) – look at the NAVAMSHA CHART (D9 Chart) – and study – observe and observe what goes well with your chart!

The way towards the TRUTH – is never a ONE WAY!

It is only when you try all ways – that someday, sometime – the door will open – and you – yourself will come face to face with the TRUTH.

RAMAN comes closer to the TRUTH – that is my own experience. Yukteshwar comes closer to the TRUTH – that is my own experience.

Intelligence means you will start thinking on your own; you will start looking around on your own. You will not believe in the scriptures; you will believe only in your own experience. – Osho

Instead of relying on OTHERS to find the answers to our questions – we should EXPERIENCE LIFE IN ALL WAYS POSSIBLE – because it is only your OWN EXPERIENCE that can HELP you in the true sense.

Experience life in all possible ways – good-bad, bitter-sweet, dark-light, summer-winter. Experience all the dualities. Don’t be afraid of experience, because the more experience you have, the more mature you become. – Osho

Real TRUTH only comes from your own experience. Twenty five centuries ago a man who was seeking TRUTH – fell at the feet of Buddha, beseeching his guidance, “How do you see truth?” he asked.

Buddha replied “What I have seen – will not help you much. Your sight is not developed enough to see the truth. Whatsoever I say you will misunderstand, because you cannot realize the reality of what you have NOT YET experienced.”

Every person based on his level of understanding, his level of depth – his depth of intensity – DIVES WITHIN and finds the TRUTH – through his or her own experience!

And so see – finally we have come to the same source from where we all started with – CONSCIOUSNESS!

And to come back to the source – you have to turn inwards – you have to meditate – you have to be a prayerful man.

There are women who come and say “You don’t tell us about meditation – you just tell us about the planets – the stars – the aspects!”

Now what to say? Here I am giving the REAL THING – the nectar and people want to remain trapped in the four walls of astrology!

This world is a strange place – this human world is a mixture of SALT and SUGAR. The master says “That is how this human world has been from the very beginning of time! – You have to be selective – you have to find who is ‘sugar’ and who is ‘salt’ and you will be able to do so when you – yourself turn inwards and realize yourself!”

This human world has many beautiful men and women – many many men and women of heart – goodness prevails over the evil – and because of such men of heart this world is still a better place to LIVE!

We all should find such good men and women of heart – and help each other to be more and more meditative!

There are men and women who spend their whole life in causing harm to others and there are men and women who spend their whole life in helping, healing others!

It is your level of consciousness that helps you to choose the path – work on raising the level of your consciousness – and you will find the answer – through your own experiences.

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. – Albert Einstein

Astrology CANNOT be revealed through a RATIONAL MIND – it is NOT a MATHEMATICS. Astrology begins when all your calculations end – it is a cosmic spiritual study – where your rationalism – your logic cannot help you. Logic can take you from A to Z – beyond Z – the doors closed – you are locked, you are packed – there is no further going – you suffocate!

It is only when you go beyond LOGIC – it is only when you go beyond the RATIONAL MIND that – the first ray of truth – of light is seen….

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. – Albert Einstein

A strange society – where the ‘servant’ (rational mind) is regarded highly whereas the intuitive mind is ignored! But there are a few – very few ‘individuals’ – who can understand – who can relate – who can receive the ‘message’ – my answer is for these ‘individuals’ – because the rest has always been condemning me – TRUTH is always condemned – can’t help!

Once Buddha said “I was invited in a village – and they brought a blind man before me – and then the villagers insisted “Show him the light.”

Buddha said “ This man is BLIND – he will never understand – never ‘see’ the light because he is BLIND. He needs a doctor – take him first to a doctor – and when he has got his ‘sight’ back – I will show him the TRUTH – I will show him the LIGHT.”

How beautiful are the words of Buddha – FIRST – you have to get your ‘SIGHT’ back – FIRST you have to be able to ‘SEE’ – only then you can relate to the words of the master – only then you can resonate – only then you can feel!

The whole purpose of this human life is to get back our ‘SIGHT’ – get back our ‘EYES’ so that we can ‘SEE’ – and the way to get back your ‘VISION’ is through MEDITATION!

So come – come you all and meditate. Spend every day – few minutes in meditation – morning and evening – you may spend thousands of rupees on remedies – but I am simply encouraging you all to spend a few minutes on meditation – what your ‘millions of rupees’ cannot do – a few minutes of deep meditation can do!

But who wants to listen? The rush is for FAST REMEDIES – Life is not a FAST FOOD CENTER – if you all want remedies – then the very first REMEDY is to ‘CHANGE YOURSELF’.

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. – Rumi

And you can change yourself – only when you introspect – only when you turn inwards – only when you come back ‘home’!

Meditation is coming home. Meditation is awareness. Meditation is paradise. Meditation is rest. – Osho

Always remember – there is NO HOME outside you – if there is a HOME – where you can truly RELAX – which is your OWN TERRITORY – than that HOME is only to be found within.

There is no home, unless we find it in ourselves. – Osho

Turn within – come back ‘home’ – for that is where the real TRUTH is to be found – and nowhere else.

Meditate.

Jai Shri Ganesha. Jai Guru.

Are You Rahuish or Ketuish?

The whole story of your life is based on which ‘side’ you incline. The whole course of your life and your destiny is based on which ‘side’ you thrive upon! And let me tell the ‘side’ of the intellectuals, the ‘side’ of the ‘Rahuish’ is always in demand – than the side of ‘Ketuish’ people!

There was one man – his name was Bodhidharma. And he was the son of a great King – the Palavas dynasty. But one day he said to his father – “I want to renounce everything – I want to leave this world of ‘fake gold’ and search for the ‘real gold’. Let me go in search of something that is beyond death. Please allow me to leave…”

During those days – the level of understanding was more than it is nowadays! Those were the most beautiful days. The King – although was moved by the decision of his son – allowed him to leave….with a heavy heart, he said – “ You go on your search with all my blessings. It is sad for me but that is my problem; it is my attachment. I was hoping for you to be the successor, to be the emperor of the great Pallavas empire, but you have chosen something higher than that. I am your father so how can I prevent you?” he cried the whole night – when his only son – Bodhidharma left the kingdom to seek – the truth – the ultimate truth. During those days – Buddhism was flourishing all over the Indian subcontinent. Bodhidharma loved Buddha – he continued with his journey until he reached the Himalayas. For many years and months – he searched for the master – the real master – and one day – one day he stumbled upon a woman – and she was not an ordinary woman. She was one of the greatest enlightened woman – a Yogini – and her name was Pragyatara.

Pragyatara was very tall – must be above 7 feet – and her divine aura was such that Bodhidharma could not help but bow before her divinity. He said “ Please take me under your wings – I would want to be your disciple.”

And Pragyatara accepted Bodhidharma. Bodhidharma was not an ordinary seeker – he practiced intense penance – with intense love and devotion and a day came when Bodhidharma was enlightened.

Nobody know more about the divine master – Pragyatara – she remains unknown to many! And it was Pragyatara who ordered Bodhidharma to visit China and spread the message.

During those days – the situation in China was under the influence of Confucius. Confucius was a moralist, a puritan, he does not know anything about the inner mysteries of life. In fact, he denies that there is anything inner. Everything is outer; refine it, polish it, culture it, make it as beautiful as possible.

And then during those days – there were divine beings like LAO TZU, Chuang Tzu, Lieh Tzu, but they were mystics and not masters. They could not create a counter movement against Confucius in the hearts of the Chinese people. So there was a vacuum. Nobody can live without a soul, and once you start thinking that there is no soul, your life starts losing all meaning. Confucius was a very great rationalist. These mystics, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Lieh Tzu, knew that what Confucius was doing was wrong, but they were not masters. They remained in their monasteries with their few disciples.

Pragyatara – the great divine master wanted Bodhidharma to go to China and help the people to realize that the sole essence of life is WITHIN (Ketu) and not on the OUTSIDE (Rahu).

Bodhidharma bowed before his master – the divine master Pragyatara – and started with his journey towards China.

Bodhidharma had his own style. Although he belong to the sect of Gautama Buddha, he was not soft and gentle like Buddha! He was hard, he was loud and he was indeed a very strange being and yet there was NOBODY who could match HIS powers, HIS wisdom, HIS strength – Bodhidharma was indeed the ‘PEAK’ – the ‘Epitome’ – the height of the heights!

Bodhidharma speaks the essence of Buddha. He has his own style, his own way, even Buddha will find it strange. Because Buddha was soft, Bodhidharma was hard. Bodhidharma is not polished like a diamond. He is just from the mine, absolutely raw. There have been many buddhas in the world, but Bodhidharma stands out like Everest. – Osho

Bodhidharma indeed is one of the greatest divine master – after Gautama Buddha!

It took three years to reach China, and by the time Bodhidharma reached China, the stories of his many miracles had reached to the capital of China. And the Emperor was so much touched to know that finally Bodhidharma had reached to the capital. He rushed to greet Bodhidharma and then he said to Bodhidharma “ Master – I have a question that I want to ask you…please allow me to ask…”

Bodhidharma looked into the eyes of the Emperor – and said “Ask”

The Emperor said “I have made so many monasteries, I am feeding thousands of scholars, I have opened a whole university for the studies of Gautama Buddha, I have put my whole empire and its treasures in the service of Gautama Buddha. What is going to be my reward?”

He waited to listen to what Bodhidharma answers. He was a little afraid because Bodhidharma looked ferocious – his big eyes, his appearance was like a Lion – a brave Lion! People have very wrong ideas about SAINTS – REAL SAINTS are NOT cat – but LIONS.

And so Bodhidharma just looked into the eyes of the Emperor and said “ NO REWARD. NOTHING. On the contrary be ready to fall in the seventh HELL.”

The Emperor started shivering with fear – he said “ But I have not done anything wrong – so why would I go to the seventh hell? I have been following all that the Buddhist have been following. Then why would I go to the seventh hell?”

I have tremendous love and respect for Bodhidharma – he was so straight, so plain and yet so divine!

Bodhidharma said “On the path of Gautama Buddha there is no reward because the very desire for reward comes from a greedy mind. The whole teaching of Gautama Buddha is desirelessness and if you are doing all these so-called virtuous acts, making temples and monasteries and feeding thousands of monks, with a desire in your mind, you are preparing your way towards hell. If you are doing these things out of joy, to share your joy with the whole empire, and there is not even a slight desire anywhere for any reward, the very act is a reward unto itself. Otherwise you have missed the whole point.”

The Emperor said “ I have missed – but now with your arrival – I have found the answer. I will be always grateful to you. Please accept my prayers.”

Read the answer that Bodhidharma gives to the Emperor – and read it again and again. Bodhidharma says “The teaching of Gautama Buddha is DESIRELESSNESS…..”

This stage of DESIRELESSNESS is the state of KETU! My new book on KETU releasing next month will reveal more to you all. In fact I have been praying that this new book should only fall in the right hands – who can relate to the message that I have shared through this new book.

There were hundreds of Buddhist monks and they all were meditative and they ALL wanted to become disciple of Bodhidharma but Bodhidharma was very selective – in fact even Gautama Buddha was not so selective as Bodhidharma was!

During his stay in China – Bodhidharma could only find 4 – worthy to be accepted as disciples!

AND it took NINE YEARS for him to find the very first Disciple!

Many people would come to seek his blessing and to ask him questions – but Bodhidharma said that “I will answer only to that man who is worthy of being my disciple. And unless somebody who deserved to be my disciple comes- I will NOT look at the audience.”

And for NINE years – Bodhidharma never looked at the audience – the people who came to meet him – instead he turned his back and looked at the WALL. People used to come and they would sit behind him. It was a strange situation. And when someone asked Bodhidharma – why you never face the people but instead sit facing the wall?

Bodhidharma said “ People hurt me more – the wall is better than people. Looking at the shallowness of the people – it hurts me more than otherwise. So I continue to sit by facing the wall. And I will turn around and look at the people ONLY if somebody proves by his action that he is ready to be my disciple.”

Nine years passed. People could not find what to do — what action would satisfy him. They could not figure it out. And then came this young man, Hui Ko. He cut off one of his hands with the sword, and threw the bleeding hand before Bodhidharma and said, “This is the beginning. Either you turn, or my head will be falling before you. I am going to cut my head too.”

Bodhidharma quickly got up ,turned around and looked into the eyes of Hui Ko and said “You are really a man worthy of me. No need to cut the head, we have to use it.”

This man, Hui Ko, was his first disciple.

Who can CUT HIS HAND and THROW before the MASTER? Only a man who is utterly mad in LOVE with the GURU! Only a man who has the potential to move beyond the MIND – only the man who is KETUISH!

You see – for nine years – Bodhidharma was looking for such a beautiful person – who is WILLING TO DO ANYTHING – just to become his disciple – just to receive his love – just to be with his omnipresence!

And this is what has been happening in the whole history of mankind – only that MAN – only that WOMAN who has been able to JUMP – without thinking – without bringing head in between – without bringing the mind in between – only such a man – such a woman has been able to JUMP and only those who have JUMPED – have went on to experience that which the intellectuals – the philosophers and the money makers haven’t!

Bodhidharma was looking for such men and such women. And they are always in minority – Jesus had only 12 Apostles – and they all were like Hui Ko – they all just with two words of Jesus “FOLLOW ME” – started following Jesus – and they were not even aware of this man whom they met for the very first time in their life – but just one ‘call’ – just one ‘message’ – FOLLOW ME – and they could feel that this man is something – and they must be KETUISH – because they were able to JUMP – they simply started following this young man whom the others addressed as Jesus!

Hui Ko was indeed the most beautiful person – one of the greatest disciple of Bodhidharma! But the story does not end here – the story indeed never ends and so does the cycle of our birth and rebirth!

And so after Hui Ko – Bodhidharma was able to find only three more disciples in his entire stay of over ten years in China!

And then one day – Bodhidharma decided to leave for the Himalayas. And so he called all of his four disciples and said “I have decided to leave for the Himalayas forever – but before I leave – tell me in plain words the essence of my teaching – because I need to select one of you as my successor.”

The first disciple said “ Your teaching is of going beyond the mind – to be silent – to turn inwards.”

Bodhidharma said “ Your answer is right but it doesn’t satisfy me. You have my skin.”

The second disciple said “ Your teaching is of to know that there is no ‘I’ and that one should live in total surrender to the existence.”

Bodhidharma said “ A little better but not up to my standards – sit down. You have my bones.”

The third disciple said “ Nothing can be said – there is absolutely no word that can describe the depth of your teachings.”

Bodhidharma said “ Good. But you have already said something about it – you have contradicted yourself. Sit down – you have my marrow.”

Now only the fourth disciple was left – and the fourth disciple was Hui Ko. And Hui Ko simply dropped at the feet of Bodhidharma – he said nothing – absolutely NOTHING and just tears flowed through his eyes – Bodhidharma raised him up and said “ You have said it – you will be my successor.”

How to express the teaching of the master! It CANNOT be expressed in words. TRUTH cannot be expressed in words – TRUTH can only be expressed in SILENCE – blissful silence!

Hui Ko was indeed the only disciple who could relate to the heart of Bodhidharma – he had truly melted in the master – ONENESS – and where there is ONENESS – words are not required – SILENCE is enough.

Real communication happens in silence!

Hui Ko becomes the successor to Bodhidharma – but that night the other monks who were jealous of Hui Ko – poisoned Bodhidharma and locked him in a tomb. And then they declared to the whole capital that Bodhidharma has died.

People are like this – that is why one need to be VERY CAREFUL of people – it is also true that among this kind of people – there are a very few men of heart – but in general – the majority has always caused more troubles to Saint than otherwise! Jesus was crucified, Buddha was ridiculed, Mahavira was betrayed and offended, Sai Baba was troubled by the people of Shirdi – those who are saying the TRUTH – are always considered as dangerous because people in majority belong to RAHU and not KETU!

And so they poisoned Bodhidharma and kept him in a locked room – a locked tomb.

Days passed, months passed, years passed – and on one hot afternoon while walking through the Himalayan mountains – a young Government officer suddenly had a glimpse of Bodhidharma!

And Bodhidharma was walking in bliss, in his joy – in his peace – with a wooden staff in his hand – and interestingly there was one shoe hanging on that wooden staff!

The young officer had heard a lot about the master – Bodhidharma. And so immediately he rushed to meet the master and asked “ Are you Bodhidharma?”

Bodhidharma smiled and said “Yes.”

The officer said “But the people of the town had poisoned you and locked you in a tomb.”

Bodhidharma said ” That night – I was in coma and I waited for the night. When the coma disappeared a little I escaped from the tomb, I have left one of my shoe there in the tomb as proof that I have been there and another shoe I am taking, hanging on my staff to prove that I am Bodhidharma – that’s my identity card.”

The officer instantly rushed to the monastery where Bodhidharma had been poisoned. The officer said “Open the door of the tomb – I have seen Bodhidharma with his shoe hanging on his staff and he has told me that he left the other shoe as a signature in the tomb. I want to see – if this is True.”

The tomb was opened and only one shoe was there – nothing else!

The officer started crying – how fortunate he was to have had the rarest of rare opportunity to witness the divine presence of Bodhidharma! He could not control his feelings – he went back to the Himalayan mountains – the same place where he had met Bodhidharma walking with his wooden staff – but now there was nobody – he searched and he searched and he never found Bodhidharma….

Hui Ko also left for the Himalayas – how long can a disciple stay away from the master – how long can a river stay away from the vast ocean – someday, sometime the ‘meeting’ has to happen!

Those ignorant fellows who poisoned Bodhidharma were RAHUish men and women – they WANTED to become successor – they wanted POWER – they wanted the FAME and the RESPECT that Bodhidharma attracted his whole life! You see – they had come but they had come with a DESIRE to ACHIEVE something in return!

They must be like that Emperor who was doing all the good thing – just to receive something more in RETURN – and Bodhidharma says to him “You will GO IN THE SEVENTH HELL – because Gautama Buddha’s teachings is desirelessness (KETU) and if you are doing all these so-called virtuous acts, making temples and monasteries and feeding thousands of monks, with a desire (RAHU) in your mind, you are preparing your way towards hell. If you are doing these things out of joy, to share your joy with the whole empire, and there is not even a slight desire anywhere for any reward, the very act is a reward unto itself. Otherwise you have missed the whole point.”

And this is what happens – people miss the whole point – probably very few can relate to Bodhidharma – because even the Buddhist monks sidelined Bodhidharma and his scriptures for many years – they hide it because here was the man – a raw diamond who said the TRUTH on the FACE – and the society always labels such a man as dangerous – because the society is RAHUish – it likes all that is FAKE – it cannot digest that which is the TRUTH! The society is filled with majority of FAKE, Hypocrites (RAHUISH) – how can they stand someone as transparent as TRUTHFUL and as STRAIGHT as Bodhidharma?

Only a KETUish man can relate to Bodhidharma. Only a KETUish person can LOVE Bodhidharma. I simply love Bodhidharma – there has been so many Buddhas – but I must say there has been nobody as blunt as real and as beautiful as Bodhidharma!

And it was Bodhidharma whose teachings are being practiced in the ZEN Buddhism. The very founding father of the ZEN sect is Bodhidharma – and yet even such a great master was poisoned by people who were utterly foolish and selfish (RAHUish).

This whole human world – and the horoscopes are simply divided in two – RAHU & KETU!

What RAHU has – KETU is least interested

What KETU has – RAHU cannot have – although HE tries a lot, FAKES a lot, but still remains far away from the TRUTH – the ultimate TRUTH – the GOD CONSCIOUSNESS!

What RAHU has – is what the majority is after – MONEY, SEX, FAME, RESPECT – it is no wonder that someone as realistic and as beautiful as Bodhidharma – had to wait for nine long years to find his first disciple – Hui Ko!

Don’t tell me about SIDDHIS – because SIDDHIS is something that a RAHUISH man or woman are after – SIDDHI is cheap, LOVE of the LORD is precious – very precious!

RAVANA was RAHUISH – he had many siddhis – many powers – but still he missed what Rama had within!

RAMA had the immense LOVE and DEVOTION – RAMA had the higher qualities of forgiving and LETTING GO.

KETU is letting GO – only a man who can LET GO – who can FORGIVE – can MOVE ON WITH HIS LIFE!

KETU can forgive – KETU therefore can progress.

But a RAHUish man can never forgive – he seeks REVENGE and this REVENGE than makes his own life miserable – because the very idea of taking REVENGE is enough to TRAP yourself in an unending cycle of miseries!

But who wants to listen? Once you are fired up – once ANGER is allover your being – you will NEVER listen – you will mess up with your life – always remember there is NOBODY on the OUTSIDE who makes your life a hell – it is YOU – only YOU who is responsible for your SITUATION.

If you suffer it is because of you, if you feel blissful it is because of you. Nobody else is responsible – only you and you alone. You are your hell and your heaven too. – Osho

ACTION matters. WHAT YOU DO IN REALITY is what matters. Bodhidharma was a man of ACTION.

In fact it is said that whenever he reached a new village – in a new community – people would gather – many would come and they all would wait for him to say something – but Bodhidharma would never speak – instead he would close his eyes, and would go in deep meditation. Direct Action – Direct practical demonstration – was his way of teaching!

Then there were people who could not understand his way – and they would go back to their homes – and then only a few would remain – they could relate – they could resonate with his ACTION – and they too would sit down and start meditating – and then Bodhidharma would smile – and bless these few – that is how his way was – that is how is whole life was – purely based on ACTION!

Life must be based on practicality. Astrology should be based on practicality. But people makes a mess out of Astrology – REMEMBER – no stars and no planets are outside of you – but within you!

One who understand this – one who self-realizes this – is the one who can truly resonate with this science or shastra of Astrology!

Astrology is NOT to be used for creating FEAR – ASTROLOGY should be practiced only to create AWARENESS – ‘JYOT’ (Light of awareness) that leads you to GOD (ISH) consciousness! That is how the word JYOTISH was born – a Jyotish is a person who is on his way towards the beyond – the unseen, the divinity!

In the old age that is how many SEERS and SAGES were ‘Jyotish’ – because their whole life was devoted to GOD – their journey was NOT towards GOD – their journey was WITH God!

A few years ago – a old man and he was from ISKCON – and he must be following me on LinkedIn – one day he messaged me – Are you coming with me to Vrindawan (meaning abode of Krishna – God)?

I humbly responded to him “ My journey is not towards God – my journey is with God.”

He was touched.

Always remember – the Journey is more beautiful than the destination!

And when the Journey itself becomes the destination – than the ‘seeking’ stops – the ‘searching’ stops and when everything stops – the real thing begins – the enlightening happens – this is the way of its happening – this is how it happens – slowly – slowly….gradually!

The great divine master Lahiri Mahasaya – the disciple of His Holiness Mahavatar Babaji , always used to say “Banat Banat Ban Jaye” – meaning “ Slowly slowly the making – the transformation happens”!

Don’t be in rush – don’t be impatient – always remember good things take time AND Great things take a bit more time.

Focus on meditation. Meditate every day – and let the ‘beautiful lotus’ within you flower when it has to flower. Just be focused – and stay blessed. Always remember – the most beautiful moments of life – happen accidentally!

Enlightenment is always accidental – Osho

Embrace all that happens accidentally in your life. The accidental moments are the most beautiful of life!

Jai Shri Ganesha. Jai Guru.

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