Hi,

Religions and the sense/understanding of God majorly influence 'Belief.

So beliefs due to/amongst different religions can be different.

No one can be sure of his own destiny.  Divination crafts can give a good idea; can act as a guide/third eye.

RishiRahul

Dear Rishi Rahul and Rhutobello,
Namaskar,

I thank you for the instance you took let this benefit astrology. So that astrologer can harness it.

We Buddhist in Sri Lanka honor other religions. Some of us go to church. Hindu system is part of our buddhist culture. Some of us are Sai Devotees. Muslims and Christians listen to buddist sermons. It’s a mixed culture but live in harmony. Despite a civil war(that ended) these four religions coexisted influencing one another for long time.



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Hi ranger,

Budhhism is a sub sect of Hinduism. My father is a brahmin, and my mother is a Budhhist.

The vedic religion, Hinduism arose ages back, and subsequently other subsects 'needed' to rise because of certain discontent due to progressing 'times' and allied reasons.   I would not like to elaborate its reasons here as it would be a departure from the main topic.
Anyway, the subsects was a neccessity due to progressing times due to some lack of ground realities.

I have found many Budhhists too very much believing in astrology, rather vedic astrology as a tool to better their karma.
Their reason for being dependant on the third eye/Vedic astrology is somewhat different.

RishiRahul

Hi RishiRahul,

Buddhist do believe in astrology. Not quite sure whether Buddha endorsed it, In fact he has said that “What can stars do?” and it sums up something very important component in his teaching ie: face every movement with oneness, so  if you rely on scripts written by somebody else you missed the task in front of you.

So where can astrology be used where shall it never be used?

Buddha gives a clue where it should never be used I suppose


But when a child is born the chart describe some patterns, some skills and talents he/she has. Astrologers were consulted when Buddha was born too. One of them predicted accurately what he will become. So it says in Buddhist text.
So again these text gives us a clue where it might be used.
That is identifying one’s skills and talents, so  parents can guide children from very early days in the directions the child may be competent in, for example, I suppose.


Yes Vedict is the best I know and more relevent.
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<b>For example some body spend Millions or Billions on a say Rocket or normal opening ceremony, then still oneness is subjected to belief and consultation of an astrologer is of no harm. I mean it in the context.  As far as it is used as a tool and put it in that place NO HARM I SUPPOSE. </b>

Hi ranger,

I was wondering!?

I expected or thought you might oppose me saying that Budhhism is a subsect of Hinduism.    It is not actually. It is a separate religion having its own identity.

Anuway, the positive part is that we got the additional information, which I was not aware; that when Budhha was born astrologers were consulted.  Was Vedic astrologers consulted?

Actually smaller sub sects like Brahmo Samaj evolved due to rising discontent, for the reasons I mentioned above.

Dont you think there was a mother religion before all existed?

Religions were created due to the 'NEED', like fire, food etc.

In all religions you will find that some god like figure predicted that something would happen.

This is about the 'Third Eye' in religions.

Astrology is very much about the third eye required for soothsaying.
Vedic astrology is about the deeper third eye, which goes to understanding karma, and evolved from the 'Vedas'.

I am of the opinion that all religions had a mother religion way back, maybe lost in History.

Please pardon me for this act of provoking thoughts!

RishiRahul