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Shedding Light on Your Karma & Dharma in Vedic Astrology
The Online Course Shedding Light on Your Karma & Dharma in Vedic Astrology is now available and is the first of what I hope to be several Mini-Courses! In this course, Shedding Light on Your Karma & Dharma in Vedic … Continue reading
Vedic Astrology versus Western Astrology: The Major Differences
Below is an old post, called Vedic Astrology: The Study of Light, that I wrote a few years ago when I first started this blog. I thought I’d re-post it here since I just created a short video explaining the … Continue reading
Butterfly Journal 11th Month: Love (Entry #2)
In the last journal entry on Love, I discussed what love truly is: the highest vibrational act of unconditional selflessness, compassion, and responsibility. This quote by Hafiz, a Persian poet, sums up what love is perfectly: Even after all this … Continue reading
Purushaarthas: The Four Motivations of Life
Let’s now discuss the four motivations of life, the Purushaarthas पुरुषार्थ. They are Dharma धर्म, Artha आर्थ, Kama कामा, and Moksha मोक्ष. The Purushaarthas are also called the four aims, pillars, purposes, and urges. The first three, Dharma, Artha, and Kama are human pursuits, which … Continue reading
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Tagged artha, astrology, Bhavas, dharma, enlightenment, houses, Jyotisha, kama, liberation, life, moksha, motivation, Nakshatras, natal charts, nirvana, purushaartha, San Francisco Vedic Astrologer, Vedic Astrology
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Nakshatras: The Lunar Zodiac
When we think about astrology, most of us will immediately think about the twelve signs of the zodiac: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. When we say someone is an Aries, for example, … Continue reading
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Tagged artha, ascendant sign, asterism, astrology, astronomy, birth chart, constellations, dasha, deities, dharma, electional astrology, guna, Indian astrology, Jyotisha, kama, lunar mansions, lunar month, lunar zodiac, moksha, moon cycles, moon sign, Nakshatras, rajas, rulership, San Francisco astrologer, Sattva, sidereal month, stars, sun sign, synodic month, Tamas, Vedic Astrology
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The Eighth Limb of Yoga: Samadhi समाध
The final limb of the Eight Limbs of Yoga is … Continue reading
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Tagged absorption, All, awareness, Bhagavad Gita, concentration, contemplation, dharma, inner peace, joy, Krishna, meditation, mnatra, nature, oneness, Patanjali, practice, Prakriti, samadhi, spiritual growth, spiritual practice, spiritual vision, the divine, True Self, Twameva Sarvam, yoga, Yoga Sutras
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Through the Peacock's Eyes 