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There are great pools and ancient wisdom that have flourished on earth that were not the products of modern laboratories, but the products of minds that were securely connected with heart and spirit. In ancient India such individuals were called Rishis. Each teacher left their own legacy of knowledge and the sole purpose of the knowledge was to alleviate suffering wherever it may be and bring more harmony and health to all beings. At the same time all this knowledge served to bring us in alignment with our true purpose, our spiritual nature. Charaka left us Ayurveda so we may be healthful and free of disease, Parashara gave Jyotish so we could understand the underlying currents in our life and see our true nature, Mayan gave Vaastu so we could create conscious vibrant space wherein to live, to grow and to express our highest potential. Each Vedic science aligns us more with nature, with spirit and ultimately with God. Even somewhat remote sciences such as Vedic Mathematics are pathways to realize our spiritual nature, our connection with all.

At Vedic Society we are simply carrying the flame of these and countless other great teachers and helping to bring a little more of this light to the word. This lamp of wisdom was lit at the beginning of time and this wisdom rests in the hearts of all, we are just carrying an ancient flame that has shone it's light through countless centuries.

We believe this wisdom should be lived, Ayurveda is a living science from dawn to dusk and beyond. It gives us the key to living in harmony and maintaining health and mental peace. Charaka states that it's ultimate purpose is 'happiness'. This happiness comes when all is balanced. Nature is the key to this balance and Ayurveda brings nature through her bounty of herbs applied internally and externaly to restore balance when it is lost. Vedic wisdom is a living path of knowledge, at Vedic Society we are bringing this practically into this modern world. When designing a building with Vaastu, so many who use the building will experience more peace and ultimately gain benefit materially and spiritually. Our work is to bring this knowledge into daily life and make it available for all, through practical implementations, books, educational programs and media. Ultimately this is a vision is to do all we can to bring more peace, happiness, joy, brotherhood, harmony and abundance to each and everyone on this planet.

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The Difference Between The Vedic And The Western Systems

The Zodiac is an imaginary ring in the sky which encircles our solar system like a girdle. To determine the positions of the planets on this circle we need some reference point, a point which will remain fixed while the heavenly bodies keep moving.

The seers of Vedic Astrology took a faraway star which remains stationary and the position of the planets were determined by referring them to this fixed star cluster. This is known as the sidereal system. Sidereal means measured by stars. The fixed star cluster chosen for the purpose is taken as the 1st degree of Aries, the starting point of the Indian Zodiac.

The Western system also uses a fixed reference point but utilises the equinoxes for the purpose. Interestingly, 1st degree of Aries is yet again the starting point of the Western Zodiac. But the major difference is that the position of the Sun on Vernal equinox (the first day of spring) is taken as the 1st degree of Aries. This works equally well because the Sun moves 360° in a year. This is known as the Tropical Zodiac.

Taking two different reference points does not make one system valid and the other invalid. In fact, one can be mathematically deduced from the other. Ancient Indians were aware of this. They knew that, because of the perpetual titling of the earth the equinoxes moved approximately 1° in every 72 years. So, they introduced the idea of 'Ayanamsha' to accommodate the procession of the equinoxes (Ayanchalan).

Hence, the Western Tropical Zodiac is called 'Sayan' (with Ayan) i.e., with the procession of equinoxes and the Sidereal Zodiac is called 'Nirayan' (without Ayan) where this is ignored.

The planets and the houses in both systems are the same. There are some differences in approach. For example, in Indian Astrology the most important reference point in a Horoscope is the 1st house known as Ascendant while in the Western System the Sun occupies the central place.

 

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This article was published on Saturday 02 September, 2006.
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