May you bring to our help…
August 31, 2008
“May you bring to our help and protection Nature’s bounties, such as ocean, the sun, the nourishing elements, the sky, the fire of several regions, the solar system, plants and mountains.”
- Rig Veda
Reciting his praise…
August 30, 2008
“Reciting his praise, the worshipper calls aloud, so that the sound of it may reach the ear of the Lord, even if He is far off. May this invocation entreating him to come, bring the Lord in close proximity to the devotee.”
- Rig Veda
the grace of happiness…
August 29, 2008
“May you get for us, O Divine one, the grace of happiness today, grace tomorrow, grace day by day. You are the giver of ample grace, and of graceful living. May we, by this prayer, become partakers of your divine grace.”
- Rig Veda
the fierce fires…
August 28, 2008
“We invoke the fierce forces of lightning and fire of cosmos, the destroyers of adversaries; may they be kind to one like me.”
- Rig Veda
I invoke with adoration…
August 27, 2008
“I invoke with adoration, the Divine who is infinite, virtuous, friendly, guide, judicious, the overcomer of adversaries worthy of praise and source of creative genius, and the gracious. I invoke all protective powers also for contentment and happiness.”
- Rig Veda
persistent efforts….
August 26, 2008
“You, O fire-divine, are the one whom the waters, the mountains, and the forests nourish, as the embryo of eternal law and whom the worshippers bring to manifest on the highest places on earth by their strength and persitent efforts, as if by churning.”
- Rig Veda
#7 Karma and Karma Phala (the fruits of karma)
August 26, 2008
This week Penny Farrow examines the concept of karma and karma phala (the fruit or results of action) and explains how they relate to free will. Then she explains how these concepts are seen in our Jyotish birth chart. Are we looking at predestination or fate, when we look at a jyotish chart and what is the difference between karma, free will and superstition?
Penny practices and teaches Jyotisha full-time having been trained primarily under the expert tutelage of Hart deFouw. She is also a teacher and tutor for the American College of Vedic Astrology. Her website is www.vedicchart.com and she can be reached via email at info@vedicchart.com or pennyaf@comcast.net
never changed by time…
August 25, 2008
“O adorable Lord, you shine forth with light. You are showerer of blessings, and never changed by time. May you, blazing with unfading lustre shine forth with glorious rays.”
- Rig Veda
make me happy…
August 24, 2008
“O resplendent Lord, make me happy, and be pleased to prolong my life. Bless me with knowledge, sharp as a steel blade. Accept my prayers in whatever words I speak. Be pleased by them and grant me your divine protection.”
- Rig Veda
bestow prosperity on us…
August 23, 2008
“At repeated pujas, I invoke the resplendent Lord, the preserver, the rescuer, the brave and the one who is easily propitiated. The Lord is invoked by all. May He, the bounteous Lord, bestow prosperity on us.”
- Rig Veda