Pandit Ajai Bhambi was honoured by the “2011 World Spiritual Parliament” with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” in areas of scientific prediction and futurology.
Pandit Bhambi spoke about Astrology and Spirituality at the 2011 World Spiritual Parliament sponsored by Affiliate of United Nations – ECOSOC, UNDPI, UNICEF and UNESCO on 6 September 2011. He spoke on the auspicious occasion of the Special Session of the World Spiritual Parliament in the presence of National and International Dignitaries.
The Award has been jointly instituted by the World Spiritual Parliament(WSP), International Association of Educators for World Peace (IAEWP), The Global Open University Nagaland and the Confederation of Indian Universities (CIU) in association with the World Spiritual Forum for cooperation with the United Nations for enabling Awardees to throw themselves into a cleaner, greener, and spiritual environment with full zeal and enthusiasm so that the Indian and the World Citizenry could use their knowledge relating spirituality, meditation and the science of living to the fullest extent of their abilities for managing the affairs of the planet and for solving all problems including peacelessness, poverty, illetracy, pollution, unemployment, population explosion and religious intolerance.
Astrology and Spirituality
by Pandit Ajai Bhambi
My Dear Revered Friends,
Mere Param Adarniya Mitron,
It is an honour to talk about the role of Astrology in the field of spirituality. For the first time this subject is being discussed on a global platform and spiritual Astrology is playing a pivotal role in World Peace.
From time immemorial Freewill vs. Fate has been debated and this process is likely to continue. Those who believe in Freewill are absolutely right when they say that they are free to do anything and they are the Doers. According to this understanding, if all of us are present in this august hall, then it is our freewill that has brought us here. Freewill enables each and every individual on this earth to be Buddha, Krishna, Jesus, Prophet Muhammad and so on. Despite these great examples and many theories in this world, not many people get enlightened. Those who follow the Karma theory strongly believe that if you are born on this planet then the role of Karma at a subtle level cannot be ruled out.
Astrology goes one step further. Within a particular time and space, the influence of celestial bodies cannot be ruled out. This can be easily seen especially in oriental mythology. If we take the story of Lord Ram, he goes through all kinds of agony, pain, turbulences and suffering before he actually kills his enemy Ravana and his clan. Rama and Krishna are our epic heroes and we learn that once on this planet, suffering and triumph follows in succession.
The same phenomenon can be seen in the life of Buddha; right from birth his father used all kind of powers and skills to protect him from the miseries of the world. After going through a penance of many years, Buddha becomes enlightened. The story of Jesus, Prophet Mohammed is the same. The theory of astrology believes that, within a framework, time and space are a binding factor and one can perform within certain limitations that have been set by time. Whenever man gets out of the range of time and space, then he becomes a universal entity.
When one looks at Krishna, Buddha, Jesus, Prophet Muhammed one can realize that none of them is walking on an isolated lane or road. It looks as if they are walking in space which they have covered and are accessible all over the world. They have crossed the boundary of time and space. Astrology believes that time and space operates at two levels, personal as well as collective. Human beings create and categorize people in groups, races, creed, religion, regions etc. All the families, societies, cultures of this world teach good to their children. Then why are negative traits visible in all human beings? Astrology believes that once you are born on this planet then you are under the direct electromagnetic field of planets and constellations. In the solar system there are mainly nine planets and 27 (twenty seven) constellations which influence each and every person on earth. Every constellation or ‘nakshatra’ has a set pattern of traits, characteristics, behavior pattern which covers both bad and good qualities. Every constellation or ‘nakshatra’ is further divided into four parts and if we multiply 27 into four then we get the figure 108 and this number has got a mysterious and spiritual value attached to it especially in oriental philosophy. The solar system, vibrations, sound and electromagnetic field will constantly keep playing a role at a subtle level. Due to the effect of the good qualities of the constellations, Man has made tremendous progress in his life. If all of us are sitting here with a special purpose of spreading peace, then we are also governed by the good influence of the celestial bodies. In the same way all of us are not free from the negative influences of the basic traits. This is the reason that we spend very little time on our improvement. We go to churches, temples, mosques on a particular day and for a certain time and the rest of the days we are not concerned about the spiritual side of ourselves. Therefore when we visit these places we feel serene and sober and spiritual but that effect is gone as soon as we leave the place.
Astrology suggests that each and every individual on this planet should work on himself and see the basic negative traits that stop him from evolving, and that is why self manifestation does not take place easily. The basic principle of Physics is that on this planet everything operates on the principle of friction. If I am standing in my place and you are sitting over there, it’s all due to friction. Whenever a rocket goes into space, gravitational force becomes zero and everything starts to fly. This world operates on the principle of duality – this can be seen at the physical level as well as at a higher level. At the physical level one sees day and night, man and woman, sorrow and happiness, good and bad, pain and pleasure and so on. If one works on his negativity at every level then one can cross the border of duality. Astrology also believes that within a certain time and space framework, both things will exist to a great extent unless and until one makes a valiant attempt or develops greater understanding to enter into the field of non-duality. In the case of Krishna, Buddha, Jesus etc., they have gone beyond the realm of space and time that is why their presence can be felt by everybody at every place and then time and space cease to exist and the influence of celestial bodies is totally nullified.
However within the time and space framework the impact of good and bad traits and behavior patterns can be felt at the optimum. The world has not forgotten the life graph of Osama bin Laden who terrorized the world, specially the USA, for many years. Therefore both possibilities, good and bad, exist in the same person, due to the influence of celestial bodies and constellations. Astrology helps you to thoroughly understand your positive and negative qualities and develop accordingly.
Astrology deeply believes in family and society and works on those principles very systematically. Astrology has been helping mankind from ages to evolve a consciousness.
Primarily three things are every important in astrology
- ‘Nakshatras’ or Constellations,
- Celestial bodies
- Division of the zodiac.
Let us understand the importance of the division of the zodiac. We can assume that the entire zodiac is covered in this august hall, and the zodiac is of 360 degrees, and each house is of 30 degrees. Every house connects you with your confinement and possibilities and enables you to use either of them. Where I am standing, this is the first house and the first house starts with me and therefore represents myself and all the 12 houses are there to assist me and help me in the best possible way. I am the pivotal point and everything revolves around me. Therefore the choice lies with me; I can create heaven or hell.
The second house is just 30 degrees away and this represents family, income and speech at large. Every man needs family support right from the beginning to the end and this support is very important. To breathe in this world, you need to earn money and the third very important aspect of this house is your speech. A man or woman is the total sum of what he utters in his life and the manner in which he says it. His rise and fall is also largely dependent on his speech.
After the second house is the third house that covers 60 degrees. The third house represents your prowess, expansion, brothers and sisters, neighbours and so on. The influence of your brothers, sisters, neighbours and communication is immense on your personality throughout your life. It also plays an important role to define you in totality. Since this house also deals with expansion, you can expand yourself unlimitedly. Perhaps that is the reason about 2500 years back a young man from Greece believed that he could conquer the world with a small army – and he became Alexander the Great.
The fourth house is the source; it represents Mother, peace of mind, sound sleep, comfort zone, happiness. Half of medical science is working on how to provide peace of mind and sound sleep to half the world. This house also represents the place where you live and if you can generate love, peace, harmony, serenity which you can spread all around, then you can play a big role in creating harmony in this world.
The fifth house is a very important house because it provides you two types of creations, one physical and two mental. With physical ability you can create someone like you. This means you can be a father or mother to your child. By using your mental ability you can give birth to yourself. These creations can confine you for a long period of time or can liberate you instantly.
The sixth house gives a different picture of each and everyone on this earth. This house depicts your enemies, confinements, diseases, cures, enemies and opponents, competitors etc. All the areas which have been mentioned have the ability to either engage you or liberate you for the rest of your life. Invariably it has been noticed that people get entangled with their enemies, opponents, diseases, confinement etc. and their whole life is wasted.
The seventh house is just opposite from where I am i.e. 180 degree away from me i.e. the first house. This house represents the spouse and it is just equal and opposite. This also defines that astrology gives equality to spouse, wife or husband, no one is big and no one is small. When two people of equal status meet with each other, that lays down the perfect condition of creativity and self evolvement. But for many people in this world this house also plays the role of a confinement. Besides spouse this house also deals with day to day activities. Our activities of today decide the result of tomorrow.
The eighth house directly deals with death and life after death, mystery of life and secrets of this world. The sages in their wisdom have very appropriately defined the house of death. After the long lasting union with your spouse or partner, you will never be the same as you were earlier. In a way it is the death of the previous person in you. No one remains the same after a long lasting union with their partner. When you are ready to die then all the mysteries or secrets of this world are ready to reveal themselves.
The ninth house denotes the religious and spiritual side of your being, your luck, your destiny and also gives you hope of creating your own destiny. It depends on you whether you want to be an achiever on the materialistic side or the spiritual side. Astrology is primarily based on mathematics and consists of all the branches of this subject. Algebra and trigonometry are widely used to understand the importance of houses. The first, fifth and ninth houses make a triangle. The first house indicates self, the fifth house denotes creation and the ninth house indicates luck. When all the three things are in coordination, then man can be the master of his own destiny and can even get salvation.
The tenth house is the house of ‘karma’ or action. You can do all kinds of actions under the Sun: this is what this house reveals. The beauty of this house is that in the scheme of things, it comes after the house of luck. Your luck is left behind and now you are in the realm of your karma and with your effort and karma you can reach any heights. Recently the world has seen a man short in stature just 5 ft 4 inches with his non-violent peaceful ‘satyagrah’ , Anshan has given a new thought to the world in the 21st century. Anna Hazare’s recently concluded fast has shown the world that if you are peaceful inside, you automatically spread peace. When violence ceases within, you have no option but to spread non-violence. When you have no hatred inside then nobody can see even a trace of hatred in your attitude or behavior. If one wants to spread peace, love, harmony in this world then it must start emanating from the person himself. This house gives the opportunity to reach the zenith of one’s karma. This house in astrology is called zenith or mid-heaven.
The eleventh house represents huge gains. All the worldly wealth can be at your disposal if you have the desire to achieve it. Bill Gates, Dhirubhai Ambani and many more have shown this to the world.
The last house is the twelfth house in the scheme of the zodiac and is a very, very important house. Primarily this house indicates loss, one’s exit and it represents hell and heaven that one has created for himself. First of all whatsoever you have gained in this world you are going to lose one day – wealth, health everything. Worldly achievements are small because one is going to lose his life also. On a spiritual plane this house indicates hell and heaven. If one has led a meaningless life then he is heading for hell and if you have created heaven then all the doors are open and heaven is extending its arms to welcome you. The only thing is that you have to put back your slate as you received it. Kabir has said “jyon ki tyon, rakh deeni chadariya” – “Got this life used it utilized it, left it as it is without messing it up”. Before death all individuals see the flashback of their life and know for sure what right and wrong they have committed and accordingly their next birth is decided.
Astrology indicates that you are an absolutely resourceful person with all kinds of resources at your disposal. The moot point is whether you used your resources or misused them; that will reflect in your personality. Astrology also tells you the points which help you in your growth and development and negative points which hamper all future possibilities. Vedas were the first scriptures of mankind and all four Vedas provides a full map of the materialistic and spiritualistic side.
Five thousand years back, Vedas made a very bold statement that astrology is an “eye” and it further explained that without the help of astrology one cannot understand the real meaning of Vedas. The importance of “eye” can be defined in many ways but the best possible could be that the eyes are the mirror of the soul. The same importance is given to astrology by the Vedas. One can spread non-violence only when non-violence ceases inside – no hatred, no envy, no anger, no jealousy, no selfishness – then one can automatically spread peace. A peaceful man can spread peace as one has seen in the case of Anna Hazare. During his thirteen day fast he was peaceful, relaxed and cool, keeping his temper intact and he has given a new message to the world that to spread peace one must be peaceful within. Astrology helps to know ones plus and minus points. The moment one eliminates his minus points then one can go beyond the framework of time and space and become like Krishna, Buddha, Jesus and so on.
I would like to thank The World Spiritual Parliament and the Organisers for giving me this opportunity to present some of my thoughts before this august gathering.
August 31, 2011
Ajai Bhambi
Nakshatra Niket
701, Ansal Chamber-II
Bhikaji Cama Place,
New Delhi – 110 066.
