Pravinji,

Thanks for the inportant question.

Jyotish is the Vedic Astrology/Indian Astrology/Hindu Astrlogy or  to be more precise: Jyotish is the Vedic Approach to  Astrology.

RishiRahul

Q1: What is the goal or aim of your life?
To be happy and one with nature.

Q2: What is your motivation for wanting to learn Astrology and in particular Jyotish?
For self discovery

Q3: What are your experience with Astrology and Astrologers?
I have been to astrologers and I find it very interesting to learn about yourself.

Q4: What are the Vedas?
I'm ignorant here.

MysticCrystal

To all budding Jyotishas Namaskaar,

The first lesson has been posted, It is a short lesson but Important.
We start with a prayer to the destroyer of obstacles and the Patron deity of Jyotish - Lord Ganesha.
Then we bow at the feet of the Guru so that his feet touches our head and we are blessed.
In the end some question has been asked, please try to answer them as it will clarify your motivation for learning Jyotish, to yourself (writing/typing down helps in giving us clarity).
For those who are totally new to this as also to things Indian, please do some search and find out more on the questions asked. We will try to help you in all possible ways.

btw 'Jaya Jagannath means victory to Jagannath (the lord of the cosmos) having his temple at Puri in Orissa (a state in India) but really residing in every heart.

vivek.

Namaskaar All,
It is almost a week since the first lesson was posted and we have only two replies till now.
a class with forty odd learners can do better than this i feel. People may think this lesson to be too short and of not much importance, but its importance will be evident as the course progresses. The information on the Vedas are very relevant in Jyotish for our daily life and its use will be shown later. It is a very important remedial measure  to learn any subject
especially for Jyotish students and Jyotish studies.
Please try to answer a few questions and also ask a few. Interaction amongst us will help everyone to learn more.
Knowingly gaps are kept in this lesson so that you make ask for more clarifications. If you feel some information is incomplete or you are not knowing something, specially people who are not aware of Vedic religion, the deities assosiated etc, like for example someone may not know what or who is Ganesh and why is he the patron deity of Jyotish, only when they ask will we be able to clarify and provide more info. otherwise we will think that everyone knows of these things and proceed further.
There is no teacher student relationship here but only a learner to beginner relationship.

awaiting a barrage of response.

vivek