In London, a young man used to come to me and ask me, "What will become of me next year?" I asked him why he asked me so." I have lost all my money and have become very, very poor". Money is the only God of many beings. Weak men, when they lose everything and feel themselves weak, try all sorts of uncanny methods of making money, and come to astrology and all these things. “It is the coward and the fool who says, "This is fate'" - so says the Sanskrit proverb. But it is the strong man who stands up and says, "I will make my fate." It is people who are getting old who talk of fate. Young men generally do not come to astrology. We may be under planetary influence, but it should not matter much to us. Buddha says, "Those that get a living by calculations of the stars by such art and other lying tricks are to be avoid"; and he ought to know, because he was the greatest Hindu ever born. Let stars come, what harm is there? If a star disturbs my life, it would not be WORTH A CENT. You will find that astrology and all these mystical things are becoming prominent in our minds, we should see a physician, take good food and rest.
If you can get an explanation of phenomena from within its nature, it is nonsense to look for an explanation from outside. If the world explains itself, it is nonsense to go outside for an explanation. Have you found any phenomenon in the life of a man that you have ever seen which cannot be explained by the power of the man himself? So what is the use of going to the stars or anything else in the world? My own Karma is sufficient explanation of my present state. So in the case of Jesus himself. We know that his father was only a carpenter. We need not go to anybody else to find an explanation of his own power. He was the outcome of his own past, all of which was a preparation for that Jesus. Buddha goes back and back to animal bodies and tells us how he ultimately became Buddha. So what is the use of going to stars for explanation? They may have a little influence; but it is our duty to ignore them rather than hearken to them and make ourselves nervous. This I lay down as the first essential in all I teach: ANYTHING THAT BRINGS SPIRITUAL, MENTAL, OR PHYSICAL WEAKNESS, TOUCH IT NOT WITH THE TOES OF YOUR FEET.
- Swami Vivekananda
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We see some people believing in position of stars and planets, and their analysis and believe that those positions of stars are governing all the good and bad in their lives and continue to Suffer and blame the star positions for all their sufferings
ReplyDeleteBut till date there is no 💯 evidence which shows that stars positions are the reason for all good and bad in anyone's lives .
In today's current situation Vivekananda and Buddha who gave right approach for life and guide us to believe in yourself First and your right actions and not rely on astrology
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