1. Purvabhadrapada Uttarabhadrapada Revati Naksatras - Moon in Pisces

Astrology manifested in the inner vision of the ancient sages and Ṛsis of Bharat. These yogis and enlightened beings were able to see beyond the realm of names and forms. They could feel and express the subtle reality that exists behind cosmic phenomena. As such, they perceived the primal powers of cosmic intelligence in the planets and stars (the macrocosm), and worshipped the cosmic powers within themselves (the microcosm) as powers of their being.

By concentrating intensely on the Sun and other planets, they understood the movement of the life force in their body, and by meditating on the life force, they also came to understand the movement of the Sun and the planets in the heavens. Through this technique called samyama, they could unravel the secrets of the universe. They brought down their understanding into a system of Vedic science, which became known as Jyotisa: the science of light.

Parāśara was one such sage. He is known for being the father of Jyotisa. He wrote the magnum opus Bṛhat Parāśara Hora Sāstra, which systematically explains the theory of predictive astrology. According to history, he is the grandson of Vasisṭa and also father of Veda Vyāsa, who wrote the great epic Māhābhārata. The depth of his astrological knowledge was so great that one evening while crossing a river in a boat, he casually looked at his favorite stars in heaven and suddenly realized it was an exceptionally auspicious moment. He concluded that if a child were conceived at that moment, he would be an expert in the scriptures. So he told this to the lady rowing the boat and requested that she marry him. She agreed and the son born out of their spiritual union was Veda Vyāsa!

By observing the movements of the celestial bodies through time and space, the science of Vedic Astrology can be applied to each human incarnation to encourage the soul to develop to its fullest potential.

'The moment the consciousness enters the body, the energy level of the cosmos at the time of birth gets printed in that consciousness. Your inner space gets a print of the cosmic energy level and the position of the nine major energy centers of the solar system.

The astrological planets are not only astronomical, they are energies. A particular energy of push and pull exists between them. The different energy positions clearly decide the cosmic energy level during the time of birth. Based on that, Jyotisa will be able to predict the course of life. Understand, not exact incidences because you have freedom. You have freedom to decide whether to sit here or not, to read this or not.

The major course of life- if you will get enlightened or not can be predicted. Principles can be predicted, not policies! Having an idea about your horoscope will give you intelligence and acceptance in your life: intelligence to take decisions and the acceptance to bear the inevitable things. According to me, a seeker should have a basic knowledge about his horoscope.'

Jyotisa can help one to read his destiny. But what is actually destiny?

There are only two types of destinies:

The first one is destiny as defined by a dictionary: destiny lived within the boundaries of the ego, with its own expectations, hopes, desires, successes and failures. It is constantly changing. Because it evolves under mind's law, it is mechanical, accidental and coincidental. This 'destiny' is lived in the dimension of the mind, so it has no existential reality in itself. It is nothing more than a reproduction of one's past in the present, which conditions the future in a mechanical way.

The other destiny is existential and ultimate; it is the flowering of consciousness into enlightenment. Understand: the only thing predestined in the scheme of life is that man is meant to evolve to reach enlightenment. The rest is just incidental; it happens for no other reason than to teach and mold the being towards seeking enlightenment. Living enlightenment is all about making conscious choices, free from the unconscious push and pull of the samskāras.

The further you wander from your center, the more you lose yourself in your periphery, the more you are subjected to incidents and accidents. Whereas, when you live enlightenment, you are centered, you are within your boundaries, you are aware. You become predestined, because your predestination is to reach enlightenment; your destiny is to become more and more aware. Then you become the agent of your fate, and you move beyond grahas' influences. This is how you come to terms with your karmas.

For that to happen, a simple understanding of the forces at work in you can help clarity manifest in your daily routine. In addition to this, you can follow a couple of guidelines to keep your body healthy with the science of Ayurveda and raise your energy level with yoga, the use of gemstones, rudrākṣa beads, mantra chanting, and a basic knowledge of your psychological tendencies coupled with the ancient Vedic wisdom expressed by the great enlightened Masters.

All these remedies will bring lucidity about your mental set-up and support for eventually dropping your conditionings, unclutching from your mind and emotions and fostering your intelligence and energy to Live Enlightenment.

The grahas are energy centers, energy fields that planets exert in the universe. Each of the nine main grahas in Vedic astrology has a specific energy field that creates specific effects on our planet Earth. For example, the moon has a strong impact on the movements of the sea and on plant growth; it even influences the mind of human beings. In the same way, the major energy centers produce an effect on living beings and influence their potential at birth, their mental set-up and, therefore, the course of their destiny. In Jyotiṣa, grahas are often referred as the agents of the karmas for which the soul took birth. Human personality and life have their counterparts in the structure of the cosmic physiology, represented by the grahas and the nakṣatras.

There are nine grahas (nine influences or 'planets') in our solar system: the Sun (Sūrya), the Moon (Candra), Mars (Mangal), Mercury (Budha), Jupiter (Guru), Venus (Śukra), Saturn (Śani) and two nodes called Rāhu (ascending lunar node) and Ketu (descending lunar node). These represent archetypes. Sūrya, for example, represents consciousness; Candra represents the cosmic mind; Budha represents the cosmic intellect, etc.

Most of the calendars of the world have been set by the Sun's and Moon's movements (measuring the day, month and year) and were of great importance for agriculture, because the harvest depended on planting at the correct time of the year. But the Vedic tradition uses a system of 27 nakṣatras to calculate months. The nakṣatra is the constellation in which the moon sits in the heaven at a particular time. In each month, the full moon sits in a particular constellation, and the Vedic month will have this nakṣatra's name.

Each nakṣatra falls under the rule of one graha, sometimes two. Each graha is assigned three nakṣatras. For example, if the child is born when the moon sits in Pūrvabhadrapada nakṣatra, his birth star will be Pūrvabhadrapada, and his sign will be Pisces (called meena in Sanskrit), ruled by planet Jupiter (guru).

Moon in Pisces

Uttarabhadrapada and Revati, the two next nakṣatras, also fall under the lordship of Jupiter and the Pisces sign.

All three will therefore have similar characteristics and will influence the child's mind and consciousness at the time of birth, shaping his destiny.

'I worship Jupiter, the teacher of the Gods and the seers, who has the luster of gold, endowed with wisdom, the ruler of the three worlds.'

• Veda Vyāsa

Dynamic: How we expand ourselves on all levels without expectations

Keywords: Wisdom, knowledge, justice, learning, goodness, optimism, good fortune expansion, righteousness, prosperity

Signs: Sagittarius, Pisces

Color: Yellow

Gender: Masculine

Cakra: Viśuddhi, Anāhata

Temperament: Sattva (pure)

Governing deity: Guru, Bṛhaspati

A had sons. One day, sādhūs (holy mendicants) came begging for alms, but the wives of these turned them away empty handed. Jupiter became angry with them, and as a result the prosperity of the kingdom diminished.

The youngest wife visited a sage to ask for a solution to this problem. The sage advised her to fast on Thursdays and to give alms to spiritual people. The master also suggested that if the husband of any one of the wives were to go to a foreign country, the wife should create two human figures and place them behind her door, which would ensure the safe return of her husband.

The youngest wife did so, as her husband was gone on a tour to a foreign country.

The other six sons were also gone on a tour to a neighboring country. The youngest wife did the ritual, as instructed by the sage. Her husband was in a country where the king had died. The king had no son. In order to find a suitable successor, a garland was put on the tusk of a female elephant and whosoever was garlanded by the elephant would be king. The elephant put the garland on the youngest son's neck. He became king.

The youngest wife's spiritual discipline brought prosperity to the kingdom.

The other six wives also had a change of heart and began to do Vara Pūja (ritual worship of Jupiter) on Thursdays for Jupiter to bless their families and kingdom as well.

'Jupiter has a big body, tawny hair and eyes, is kapha, intelligent, and learned in Śāstras.'

• Bṛhat Parāśara Hora Śāstra

Symbol: The fish

Element: Water

Ruling Planet: Jupiter /Guru

Ayurvedic constitution: Kapha (water)

Healing stone: Citrine

Pisces is one of the most auspicious signs. It brings great satisfaction to the individual born under its influence, especially during the last portion of his life. The fish symbolizes fertility, prosperity and regeneration. When creation first began, Viṣṇu, who sustains life, appeared in the form of a fish. This manifestation of Him is known as Matsya-avatar, the fish avatar. The primary objective of Viṣṇư's fish incarnation is to save life and to regenerate the seed preserved therein. Likewise, Pisces in the last sign of the Vedic zodiac; it is the sign where forces dissolve and take birth anew.

Pisces natives are emotional and empathic; they can sometimes lose consciousness of their boundaries. They often look as if they do not belong to this life. Expansive and intelligent, they are enthusiastic, but not always wisely. Their enthusiasm may be a little blind. They can be very easily influenced and impressed.

Their weakness lies in their dependency on others and their reliance on addictions and day-dreaming. Because they tend to have unrealizable and dream-like aspirations, they need to be more discriminative.

They may lack boundaries and lose their clarity and practicality. They don't really have a personality as such and take the form of the people around them. They may strive to attach others to themselves, too, and can indulge in self-pity when they do not receive affection.

When open, they can imbibe and radiate fully the environment in which they live. They are natural devotional people with an attraction towards music.

These natives have to be especially careful with their nervous and digestive systems.

The Pūrvabhadrapada symbol is a double-faced man. This naksatra helps to raise our spiritual aspiration in life. It is also a transformational energy that teaches us to give up the ego and Live Enlightenment.

Born under Pūrvabhadrapada, you will be intelligent, sensitive, expert in art, and prone to taking risks. Your personality is so charming and plastic that you can get out of any troublesome situation.

You are adaptable and extend your hand only when you are certain your kindness will be appreciated and used for the purpose you intend.

You have a strong need to channel your effort on a vision, an ideal, or your dream about the future. Make sure your goal is reachable. This nakṣatra grants a universal bent of mind to the person. Your enthusiastic outlook to life makes you original in many ways: your thoughts, desires, inventions and skills are not usual. You are pretty unconventional and do not need many things in life.

You may show interest in astrology, research, statistics, administration work, and business planning. You may also be attracted to an ascetic and yogic type of life style.

On the other hand, you may have unnecessary anger and anxiety. You can make too much use of harsh words and cynicism where it is not needed. You should think about doing yoga, as you need to learn to handle your responses to stress. You need to infuse

clarity and imbibe teachings that lead you to discriminate, along with other constructive activities.

Uttarabhadrapada grants growth and prosperity in a broad way, benefiting the entire world.

A person born in this naksatra is rich and famous and follows the virtuous path. You believe in the power of spiritual knowledge and apply it in your life. You are a sincere and educated seeker.

You can endure pain for long periods, but should find ways to relieve it as it usually drains your nervous system.

You are wealthy, cheerful, generous and charitable. This nakṣatra brings you marital happiness, children, and good health. But as you evolve spiritually, you can detach yourself completely from all familial responsibilities and then become supremely indifferent to any other reality than spiritual life.

You have issues with anger. You can display aggression; you are very secretive and enjoy talking about others sometimes. You frequently need to be alone to find your balance and to deal with your mundane as well as spiritual goals. Sometimes you may show irresponsibility and laziness in your day-today life and an attraction to partying, addictions, or a need to sleep too much.

Your anger can conquer and scare others. Life will teach you to be patient, as you will often attain your aim only late in life. With your aims achieved, you will reach a powerful contentment, a very deep fulfillment that was worth your endurance. Ultimately, Uttarabhadrapada may influence you towards renunciation.

You will enjoy careers such as charitable and humanitarian work, import and export, travel industry, astrology, literature, philosophy, teaching, the arts, and poetry.

Revati naksatra is governed by Pūṣan, the nourishing form of the Sun god. This naksatra represents a journey, the final journey to liberation, to moksa. This influence confers a deep faith and devotion to the divine.

As a Revati native, you may have great wealth and prosperity, even though you have neither the desire nor a strong drive to be successful in life. You simply attract prosperity out of your nature and skills. And you are very fortunate: Jupiter protects your life.

You are very empathic and a real humanitarian.

But you may suffer from low self-esteem, sensitivity, and be absorbed in others' problems. You may imbibe their wrong qualities, and be influenced to follow a path which is not yours.

Nevertheless, even though you are softhearted, you can be very stubborn and fierce when provoked.

You love to be on the seashore; for you, the water

element can be very healing. You have a visionary temperament, which you strive to materialize in life. Life will teach you to be driven by your inspiration; it will teach you to work to materialize your ideals in the physical world.

You will do well in acting, in humanitarian work, urban planning, government, religious endeavors. You will succeed as a travel agent, editor, or publisher.

Revati protects the soul of the native; it is the last naksatra that stands for the dissolution of time, the end of a cycle, the merging into the Cosmic Ocean where the possibility for re-creation exists endlessly.

There are seven major energy centers in our body, called cakras in Sanskrit. They are directly connected to our emotions and impact different aspects of our personality and the way we relate to ourselves, others, and to Existence.

Each planet resonates with a particular energy center in the body. The loving energy of Jupiter in Pisces is connected to the anahata cakra, located in the heart region. This energy works on the cakra and tends to imbalance it when it is too oriented towards getting love, attention and recognition from others. Anahata flowers when you start giving love unconditionally.

lt is a proven fact that cakras correspond to and affect the functioning of the specific glands that constitute the body's endocrine system. The deep need for love can create dependency and emotional

restlessness which can drain your system, creating chronic diseases or depression in the long run.

You should keep an eye on your diet, which can be extreme when depression or low moods assail you. Pisces can be prone to bulimia and seeking sweets to counterbalance a lack of affection. Native borns are generally prone to addiction and suffer from guilt as a result. Pisces should understand and address the roots of this addiction.

To keep anāhata balanced, developing awareness and experiencing how you can flower by sharing your love will benefit you. You can give this teaching a try today: 'suffocate others with your love'. This attitude will give contentment and the expansion you are seeking.

A balanced anahata cakra will manifest a broad and generous personality, one that radiates bliss.

In a birth chart, many influences have to be considered to find out one's body type. Consulting an experienced Ayurvedic doctor will help you to understand your body constitution.

Generally, the Ayurvedic dośa (body constitution) related to Pisces is kapha.

If you experience symptoms such as lethargy, a feeling of heaviness, nausea, chills, looseness of the limbs, coughing, mucus discharges, breathing difficulties, a tendency to sleep too much and high cholesterol, you may be suffering from kaphaimbalance. Other symptoms can be inertia, congestion, stagnation and poor circulation. There may be a tendency toward obesity and boredom, depression, apathy, laziness, and mental dullness.

lf you are easy going, forgiving, physically strong, stable and reliable, slow to anger, active and positive minded, have a strong immune system, full of mental resolve, rational thinking, endurance, adaptability, and good long term memory, then your kapha is balanced.

Here are some of the common characteristics of people who have a predominantly kapha body constitution:

• ാ A relaxed, slow-paced disposition
• A loving, forgiving, compassionate personality O
• ാ A stable and reliable nature
• o Faithfulness
• ാ Physical strength, with a heavy and large body and enduring constitution
• റ Slowness of speech, good memory power,
• Large watery eyes
• ാ Tendency to heavy depression
• റ Gentleness, self sufficiency
• Vibrant health, with strong resistance to disease, O
• ാ Slowness to anger, greedy, envious
• റ Tendency to hold on to things, possessive of people, monev
• Physical problems generally include colds and congestion, sinusitis, headaches, respiratory problems including asthma and wheezing, hay fever, allergies, and atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and constipation.

Kapha people are prone to lethargy, sluggishness and overweight. Therefore, they need activity and stimulation more than the other types of constitution. Daily exercise is a must for them. Getting out of the house, walking and actively seeking new and different experiences, breaking their routine is also valuable. They should learn to be receptive to useful change, renounce impediments to progress, implement life solutions and choose foods, mental attitudes, behaviors, exercise, relationships that can help them to balance kapha characteristics.

Kapha people should consume little fried or fatty foods; avoid icy drinks, sweets or excessive amounts of bread. Butter, ice cream, cheese and milk should be avoided; they are among the worst foods which aggravates kapha. The consumption of salt should be kept in check, as it creates water retention in kapha body types.

They should enjoy plenty of fresh vegetables, raw fruits and salads. Pungent, bitter, and astringent tastes decrease kapha influences. Black pepper, ginger, cumin, chili, and some other spices provide the pungent taste; bitterness is provided by some green leafy vegetables like lettuce, endive and some green vegetables and beans provide the astringent taste, like cucumber and unripe fruits.

Pisces natives are benefitted through techniques that work on their body and develop their concentration and centeredness. Pisces tends to live in their dream. Bringing their awareness into their body boundaries and senses through physical practices (Nithya yoga) and fostering their concentration will be very beneficial.

Step 1-Duration: 10 minutes - Sit in vajrāsana (kneel and sit on your heels). Place your hands on your hips. By doing this, you are establishing a connection between the upper and lower parts of your body. Chant 'hoo' for as long as possible with each exhalation. Begin again with each inhalation, holding the chant as long as possible as you exhale. Visualize clearly a white light rising within you, going out from the top of the head and circling back into you.

Step 2-Duration: 21 minutes - Continue sitting in vajrāsana. With the hands on the hips, bend down from the hips to touch the forehead to the ground. Continue to chant the 'hoo' sound in this position. Continue to visualize clearly a white light rising within you, going out from the top of the head and circling back into you.

This meditation will make your whole body to vibrate, contributing to lowering your inner chatter.

Nithya Dhyaan is a formula and technique that works on all the components of your being. Whatever your birth sign may be, it awakens the cosmic powers within you and makes them available to your being to excel in all spheres of life.

This is a five-step technique. Allow seven minutes for each step. Keep your eyes closed throughout the meditation.

Sit in vajrāsana (kneel and sit on your heels). Place your hands on your hips and breathe chaotically, without a repetitive rhythm. Just focus on your breathing; let your entire being become the breathing.

Continue to sit in vajrāsana, form cin mudra with your fingers (with the thumb and forefinger forming a circle and other three fingers outstretched), and place your hands on your knees, palms facing upwards. In this posture, with your mouth closed, produce the sound 'Mmmm...' from inside

your body, as loudly and lengthily as possible.

You may continue to sit in vajrāsana or sit crossed legged if you wish. Keep your fingers in cin mudra position. Now, bring your awareness to each cakra one after the other, from mūlādhāra cakra (root center) to sahasrāra cakra (crown

center). Feel each cakra completely as if your whole being has become that energy center.

4- Silent Meditation: Be unclutched

In this step, carry the understanding with you that your thoughts are unconnected, irrational and unclutched. Don't try to create thoughts, don't try to maintain thoughts, don't try to destroy thoughts or react to them. Just sit and watch them. Understand,

by your very nature, you are pure being and bliss.

Now, connect, relax and rest into the universal energy. Just sit in a very deep and passive way, feeling one with the whole, God,

or your Master. Listen to the Guru Pūja mantras and feel their vibration in you. Express your gratitude with reverence.

You will find further details on the benefits of Nithya Dhyaan; along with the meditation instructions, in the comprehensive booklet and audio CD called Nithya Dhyaan- Experience bliss.

When the level of energy is low in a native, swimming can energize his or her whole body. Otherwise, gentle yoga postures that work on the anāhata cakra, as well as Sūrya Namaskār(the ancient sun salutation), can be practiced by all natives!

Uṣṭrāsana :

• To blissfully enjoy the benefits of any āsana, make sure your body is warmed up, the spine loosened up and stretched out before entering the postures.
• Kneel in an upright position with your knees separated about hip width apart.
• Place your hands on your lower back with the fingers pointing downward.
• Inhale, lift your heart and allow your head to gently relax back.
• Exhale, push the hips forward, so the hips are out past your knees.
• If you are a beginning student, remain in this position. If you are more advanced, you can grab your heels, placing your thumbs on the outside of the heels, fingers on the inside. Continue to push the hips forward from there, at the same time lifting the heart toward the ceiling.
• Hold this position for 6 breaths.
• To come out of the posture, place the hands, one at a time, on the lower back, and then only,
• gently roll back up.

This posture gives a complete rotary movement to the entire vertebral column, and works on the digestive power which planet Mars represents. It can lead one to complete inner transformation by giving an experience of no-mind state.

Sūrya Namaskār (the Sun salutation) is called the king of asanas. It is a sequence of 12 postures, each symbolizing a sign of the zodiac. This sequence of asanas has the amazing ability to activate the best characteristics of your birth chart by bringing energy to your body, a clearer thinking through emotional balancing, and a restored health, thereby enabling you to express your intelligence and uniqueness. It is a technique to experience a conflict-free life, fulfillment and eternal bliss.

lts practice awakens the body's innate intelligence to produce energy from the sun. It is designed to access the etheric energy all around you. When performed facing the East in the first rays of the morning sun, along with the appropriate breathing technique and the mantra, the effect on the individual mind, body and spirit is incomparable.

It is said that the daily practice of Sūrya Namaskār

is enough to work on the whole body organs, cakras and mindfor the whole day.

A mantra is a composition of syllables, words or sentences that, when repeated with awareness and visualization, has a powerful and penetrating influence on the mind. Before each repetition of Surya Namaskār, one chants the corresponding mantra, which is a glorification of the Sun. This simple method leads us to the experience that the outer Sun symbolizes the shining intelligence in our inner sky. We come to understand our connectivity to the cosmic energy that pervades all the grahas. The characteristics of our sign get activated to unfold its inherent potential.

• Aum hrām mitrāya namaḥ Salutations to the friend of all
• Aum hrīm ravaye namaḥ Salutations to the shining one

Salutations to the one who induces activity

• Aum hraim bhanave namah Salutations to the one who illumines Aum hraum khagaa namah Salutations to the one who moves swiftly Aum hrah pūsņe namaḥ Salutations to the giver of strength Aum hrām hiraṇyagarbhāya namaḥ Salutations to the golden Cosmic Self Aum hrim maricaye namaḥ Salutations to the Lord of dawn Aum hrūm ādityāya namaḥ Salutations to the son of Aditi, the infinite Cosmic mother Aum hraim savitre namah Salutations to the eternal benevolent mother Aum hraum arkāya namaḥ Salutations to the one who is praiseworthy Aum hrah bhaskaraya namah Salutations to the one who leads to enlightenment

To blissfully enjoy the benefits of any āsana, make sure your body is warmed up, the spine limber and stretched out before entering the postures.

• Stand with feet slightly apart. Bring hands together into prayer position in front of your chest. Keep your eyes open during the practice of the āsanas. Chant the corresponding mantraloudly.
• Inhaling, gracefully sweep the arms up over your head and gently arch the spine backwards.
• Exhaling and bending from the hips, sweep the arms forward and down so the hands touch the floor close to the feet and the forehead comes in close to the knees. Bend the knees to allow for greater ease in doing this.
• Step the right foot back as far as you can and as you inhale, lift your heart center up.
• Step the left foot back and assume the plank position with spine, neck, and head in a straight line, hands placed directly under your shoulders.
• On the exhale, lower the knees, chest and chin to the floor assuming aṣṭānga namaskār. Point the toes.
• Inhale, raise the head and chest off the floor by engaging the lower back and gently pushing with your hands. Keeping the elbows bent at a 90-degree angle, come into bhujangāsana.
• Exhaling, push with your hands, raise your hips into the air and back and assume the downward dog pose. Push your heels towards the floor.
• Gently look forward at your hands and step the left foot forward as far as you can, close to the hands. Inhale, lift your heart.
• Step the right foot forward to meet the right hand. Bend your knees if you need, exhale, and bring the head in close to the legs.
• On an inhale, sweep your arms up over your head and gently arch the spine, saluting the Sun.
• Exhale, bring your arms down and your hands back into prayer position in front of your chest.

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This book comes with a unique energy-bead bracelet which beautifully combines semi-precious stones with rudrākṣa beads, enhancing and radiating the properties of the stones. This bracelet attunes you to the Universe and helps to destroy suffering related to negative karmas. It is specially blessed by THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM, the enlightened Master of our times, for the fortunate ones who wish to receive the blessings of the Universe! Enlightened Masters are said to be the manifestation of the Cosmic Energy, which radiates through the nine planets. It empowers you to expand your inner intelligence into Living Enlightenment!

Jyotiṣa uses different gemstones (also called birthstones) to strengthen the planets' energies.

Gemstones are the finest and purest consolidation of minerals that exists, formed under extreme heat and pressure inside the earth. Stones are crystals of clear and purified minerals that are also found in the human body.

Because of their mineral quality, they are agents of electromagnetic energy, which influences the electromechanical nature of the human body. When a stone is in contact with the skin, it starts working on the physiology and the energy level of the body, as well as the pranic layer of energy.

Citrine represents planet Jupiter in the natal chart. It rules over expansion, vitality and good fortune. lt is beneficial for the following:

• Wisdom
• Contentment
• Longevity
• Happy family life
• Economic prosperity and comfort
• Business negotiations

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• Giving birth to a child, good children
• Delayed marriage
• Healing of the following conditions:
• Liver condition, jaundice, anemia
• Irregular heart beat, palpitation, high blood pressure
• Dysentery
• Gum trouble
• Gastric and intestinal problems
• Nose bleeding

Today, scientific experiments have verified the intrinsic properties of the rudrākṣa. These are: dynamic polarity, bioelectricity, and paramagnetic and diamagnetic propertiesall of which effectively control

hyperactivity, eliminate stress and bring beneficial effects on body and mind.

Rudrākṣa beads are emblems of Lord Śiva, who is believed to be at the very core of the centrifugal force of the universe, representing Brahman or the cosmic Sun: the aspect of creation which continually dissolves to begin a new cycle of creation, preservation, dissolution and recreation of the Universe. Therefore, wearing rudrākṣa attunes one with the cosmic energy that destroys karmas and confers spiritual liberation. It cannot have an adverse effect on the wearer because of its auspicious signification and can be worn by anyone, irrespective of his or her moon sign. Rudrāksa beads have immense benefits:

• They protect against negative planetary positions and enforce the positive effects of the birthstone which you wear
• They keep, foster and protect one's own energy
• They can tap into energy fields to restore energy in the wearer.
• They stimulate an individual's consciousness and sub-consciousness
• They stimulate the mind, sharpens the intellect, gives power and opens the third eye
• They ensure peace of mind and harmony of relationships
• They help to cure dangerous diseases such as epilepsy, cough, and small pox and heal poisonous wounds
• They actualize Master's blessings into your life

The Navagraha pūja is a Vedic prayer which tremendous positive energy, and helps everyone to gain courage to face any situation in life.

This t r a d i t i o n a l l y performed for the nine planets, brings

solace to the person's mind, and dilutes any negative influences which can be felt during certain period called 'Navagraha dośa'; when the planets are not in proper alignment, influencing the person negatively. Due to these, people fall into depression and certain low moods. This period may last for some time, depending on the power of the planet.

However this can be averted with intelligence. Navagraha puja is conducted to connect oneself to the cosmic intelligence, to avert any hindrances and to bestow tremendous peace and contentment in life. This pūja is a collection of prayers and rituals performed to the planets in the form of deities.

With the blessing of these nine planets, the person is helped to attain good health, prosperity, knowledge and enlightenment.

Homa is a fire ritual, and an intense spiritual practice which becomes a powerful meditation technique when performed with devotion. During homa, one invokes the cosmic energy and visualizes it in the fire. Offerings to the planet deity through the fire are made at the same time.

Through the mantra chanted and the purification effect of the fire; the body, the space in which the ritual happens and the people attending the prayer are benefited, and the planetary effect decreased.

When this homa is done as a personal spiritual practice, the energy is brought from the nirvanic to the physical layer of the body through all subtle energy layers, healing the person and raising his level of energyallowing him to transform his destiny.

Navagraha pūja and homa services are available in all THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM Vedic Temples throughout USA, and THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM Dhyanapeetam ashrams throughout Bharat.

In this mantra, Aum is the primordial sound and is the representation of Śiva's energy, the male aspect of the universe. Actually, Aum is the cosmic sound that pervades the grahas, their movements and their effects on us.

The Bija mantra (seed sound), Hrīm, has no linguistic meaning but encloses a powerful vibration which attunes you to the primordial energy from which the grahas originate: the female energy, Śakti.

Nithyananda means Eternal Bliss and invokes the truth which is our true nature, and the nature of our own intelligence. It is the pūrņa mūla mantra (the complete mantra) because it represents a straight path to both ട്ടakti (success in this world) and to ടിva (success in the cosmic world) which is 'enlightenment'.

Namaha means I surrender my ego to Existence, to the Master. Thus this sacred mantra awakens the completeness and fulfillment inside us and balances the male and female energies which exist inside every one of us.

发动 The repetition of this mantra is a powerful technique which can be performed throughout the day as you go about your daily routine. It can also be uttered aloud 108 times every morning. The number 108, which is a multiple of 9, has been sacred since time immemorial. That is because the number 9 is the limit of all numbers: 0 to 9 is all one needs to make up an infinite amount of numbers. Therefore, 108 symbolizes and connects you to infinity.

lts beautiful sound should be pronounced clearly and as loudly as possible and from the navel region.

Eventually, this mantra will replace your inner chatter and create silence in your mind. Your whole being integrates itself towards enlightenment which leads you out of the dynamic of karma and planetary effects.

We are aware of the state of affairs around us and we know we can improve many problems. But, either because of laziness, fear of commitment or fear to take up responsibility, we just keep quiet, watch and criticize our surroundings. The underlying guilt we feel is a hangover of our irresponsibility. Taking steps to correct a situation by doing our best to improve it is the first step towards becoming a conscious individual. Whenever you criticize the world, you just add more negativity to it. What can you do to bring more awareness to it? How can you change what you dislike in it? Align your thoughts, words and deeds; then the real revolution will happen.

When you come closer to people, you have a wonderful chance to meet old, deep and unpleasant samskāras or behaviors. You can easily ignore them, and blame the other for not being as you expect. As you look into them, and let them fall, a different kind of love starts to shine... A new understanding. You start relating, beyond relationships. You move beyond bondage. You can relate with as many people as possible, but remain free and let them also be free. Don't leave any footprints in others' lives.

We constantly live with our past. We bring our past emotions to the present, and it is absolutely not necessary. Bringing the old to the new feels like adding flavor to life...No! It's just another addiction that diverts you from reality, that's all. Either you reproduce your past in the name of adding flavor to life, or you live with reality, flowing with alertness and clarity. Carrying your emotional luggage around is the most dangerous thing you can do to yourself! It can cripple you at crucial times where you need to break through. Let go of it! You need to be sharp to take decisions that

Don't waste too much time fixing relationships which bring chaos into your mind. Work on keeping your inner space always pure, free from others' problems. Let their resentment not disturb you in any way. Already, you have your own problems, so why add more to them by taking care of theirs! If this relationship constantly drains you, if it brings you down, then drop it! After all, what more can you lose? What more will the other lose? Both resist the inevitability of life, and that does not allow the relation to move to a higher step. You had a beautiful relationship, now it is over, and you may grieve over it for some time...This was part of the deal from the beginning, it was there as a possibility from the beginning. And that's what makes relationship so total. Accepting this will raise both to a level of deeper friendship and sharing.

You want to achieve something in the internal world but end up saying, 'I know it is right, but I'm struggling. I know but...' If you are caught in this bind, you won't achieve anything. Nothing can be done for you or by you. You are stuck in the causal layer of energy. This is the layer where you are trapped when you are in depression. You know you want to do something, you know you have the ability to do it, but you give reasons for not being able to achieve it. To get out of this stalemate, take a strong step ahead and work towards your goal in an integrated manner. In any situation, think: 'How will the Master behave in this situation?' Of course, Master would never let the mind create dilemmas. So live Him, live the Master! Any problem can be solved through this line of thought.

Guru (Jupiter god) as represented in Tiruvannamalai Ashram (Bharat). Around Guru stand the other 8 Navagraha deities (deities associated with the nine planets), along with their Navagraha trees (trees associated with the nine planets), to bless all with abundance. The circle of deities is placed around the main deities of the temple, Sri Anandeshwara and Anandeshwari; located near a powerful energy field of 1008 Śiva lingas radiating Siva's cosmic energy in an extremely auspicious atmosphere.

Nakşatra: the constellation in which the moon sits in the heaven at a particular time, commonly called as 'birth Star'

Vedic sciences: refer to a number of disciplines found in the Vedas, a large body of texts originating in ancient Bharat, among the oldest sacred texts

Rg Veda: an ancient Hindu sacred collection of hymns, counted among the four canonical sacred texts of Hinduism known as the Vedas

Aryabhaṭa: one of the first astronomer and great mathematician of Bharat, born in 476

Copernicus: (1473-1543) the first astronomer to formulate a heliocentric cosmology, which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe

Galileo: (1564-1642) Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and important astronomical observations

Yojana: a Vedic measure of distance used in ancient Bharat, between 6 to 15 km (4 and 9 miles)

Rsi: a sage through whom the Vedic hymns flowed, a "seer" able to reach states of higher consciousness

Yogi: a practitioner of various forms of spiritual discipline, as yoga

Parāśara Maharṣi: a Rg Veda author of many ancient Hindu texts and important astrological texts, known as a traveling Master

Brhat Parāśara Hora Śāstra: a prominent astrological scientific text, written as a recorded dialogue between Parāśara and his disciple Maitreya

Vaśiṣṭa: Rāma's guru, a great Rṣi and had complete knowledge of the whole cosmos and the gods

Veda Vyāsa: a sage of ancient Bharat, compiler of the Vedas and great epics like the Māhābhārata

Māhābhārata: one of the major Sanskrit epic of

Bharat and philosophical scripture, depicting a great war that happened in Bharat, written in 250 000 verses

Samskāras: engraved memories stored in the subconscious part of the mind. They are continually interfering with our decision making process

Grahas: energy centers, energy fields that planets exert in the universe, generally assimilated to 'planets'

Karmas: the collection of unfulfilled experiences and actions that stay in us and constantly pull us to fulfill them

Āyurveda: a system of traditional medicine native to the Hindu Subcontinent. In Sanskrit, the word Ayurveda consists of the words ayus, meaning 'life', and veda, meaning 'related to knowledge' or 'science'.

Yoga: literally union, union of the individual self and the divine Self, often taken to mean Hatha yoga, which is one of the components of yogasana, relating to body postures.

Rudrāksa: a large broad-leaved tree whose seed is traditionally revered and used for prayer beads, or mala, mainly growing in foothills of the Himalayas up to South-East Asia

Sanskrit: language of the Rg Veda and of many scriptures, as well as mantras

Mantra: a sound, a formula, sometimes a word or set of words, which because of their inherent sounds, have energizing properties, an approach to spiritual evolution

Unclutching: understanding that each thought is completely independent, unconnected to the precedent; which leads to disengage oneself from the mind, resulting in experiencing the no-mind state

Cakra: literally a 'wheel': refers to energy centers in the mind-body system

Anahata cakra : the fourth energy center; literally 'that which cannot be created', referring to love

Sahasraracakra: seventh energy center; located on the top of the head, also called 'crown cakra'

Sattva: a state in which the mind is steady, calm and peaceful

Guru: master, literally one who leads from gu (darkness) to ru (light)

Dośa: in Ayurvedic medicine, one of the three biological humors or energies (kapha, pitta, vata) which combine in various proportions to determine individual constitution, mental and physical disorders

Kapha: one of the three dośas or attributes of the body in Ayurveda, related to the element of water and earth, related to the structure and lubrication of the body

Visnu: the preserver in the trinity; His incarnations include Krsna, Rāma ect., also means 'all encompassing'

Matsya-avatar: the fish Incarnation, the first incarnation of Visnu in which he retrieves the Vedas from the demon Hayagriva and also saves the pious

Avatar. signifies the descent of Divinity into flesh

Yogic: a quality developed through spiritual and yoga practices

Vajrāsana: common yoga and meditation posture, where the person sits on his heels

Cin mudra: palms upraised with thumb and forefinger forming a circle and other three fingers outstretched

Guru pūja: form of worship offered to the master body postures performed in yoga, literally means 'seat'

Aştānga namaskār: prostrating to a deity or master by lying on the floor with all eight limbs of the body touching the earth

Bhujangāsana: 'cobra posture' in yoga, in which the head and chest are raised while lying down

Pranic layer: the second layer of energy of the body, related to prana or life energy

Lord Śiva: rejuvenator in the trinity also means 'causeless auspiciousness'

Brahman: the unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality, the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being, and everything beyond in this Universe

Bija mantra: refers to the single syllable mantra used to invoke certain deities

Pūja: a ritual made of different offerings related to the deity propitiated

Navagraha dośa: literally means 'planetary defects' or inauspicious alignment of planets

Homa: ancestral Vedic fire ritual

Nirvanic layer: seventh subtle body that we have and last layer of energy which is the space where one experiences intense bliss

Physical layer: the gross body made of flesh and bones

Aum: the primordial cosmic sound from which the whole Universe emerged

Hrīm: bīja, or seed mantra relating to feminine energy

Śakti: energy, intelligent energy, considered as the feminine aspect of Śiva.

Jivan Mukti: the state of achieving liberation from the cycle of birth and death during one's lifetime

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