Saturday, June 25, 2011

Change

God will keep on bringing the same issues again and again, until we pass the test - because God is more interested in changing us than changing circumstances.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Astrology

Astrology is a highly debatable topic, especially people's belief in it. Most people do not have a digital answer to the question about their belief in astrology. We all believe in it to varying degrees, given our upbringing, the faiths of our loved ones and most importantly our experiences.
I have studied a little bit of Hindu astrology (Jyotish). I may not be a fortune teller but have started understanding that there are different kinds of people, to a large extent each of us complying to the typecasts defined by our sun-signs, moon-signs and Nakshatras. Some years back, I had a friend, with whom I was in conflict. Just to change my approach in the relation, I thought of taking some guidance from astrology. Looking at the relation between our moon signs, I came to know that my friend would suffer a lot because of me. To help, I felt it wise to move away, from that friend.
Unfortunately instead of sharing this with my friend, I just silently moved away, assuming this was for everyone's good - the best solution for all.
Over a period of time, I came to know that this friend went through a very hard time & recently this learning dawned on to me.
1/ My friend's fate was not to change by my actions. Everyone owns their own destiny. The most appropriate word to describe the same, seemed like the Sanskrit word - 'Prarabdh'.
2/ Probably the suffering of my friend was because I moved away, rather than I being around.
3/ Always take astrological advice with a pinch of salt.
4/ Last, but not the least. We cannot do good to our loved ones by moving away from them. We need to stay around & help them succeed.