These are difficult times for the Royal family. In January, King Charles and the Princess of Wales were both hospitalized within the same week. Charles was in for a prostate surgery, Kate for a major abdominal surgery that required several days of post-op monitoring. Her convalescence, it was cautioned, would take six to eight weeks. […]
Margot Robbie: pretty (smart) in pink
The movie Barbie continues to break box-office records, having recently topped The Dark Knight of the Batman series to become Warner Brothers biggest movie ever at the American box office, earning over $537M and counting… Needless to say, the Mattel group is also giddy with delight at the reception of the movie, with potential sequels, […]
Love, Marriage & Sexuality through the eyes of Jyo
Weekend immersion, June 1-4, 2023, in Sedona, AZ Namasté, astrological community! We’re pleased and honored to offer a weekend intensive at the Shine Sanctuary on June 1-4, 2023, in Sedona, AZ. Over the course of the weekend, we’ll explore in great depth various relationship dynamics, including romantic bias, commitment phobia, marital prognosis, sexual tendencies, and […]
Jordan Peterson: agent provocateur
Jordan Peterson is a Canadian clinical psychologist and a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto. Thanks to three published books, and a substantive YouTube presence, he’s also become a media personality and a lightning rod for intellectual debate on a wide range of subjects — climate, gender identity, political correctness, psychology, religion, and much […]
Mathematical Frequency of Common Yogas
As Vedic astrologers, we routinely scan a chart to note the presence of yogas, ie, the planetary combinations that portend one effect or another for the person under consideration. These anticipated results derive, typically, from the houses the participant planets own, the signs and houses they occupy and, sometimes, the basic nature of the planets […]
Vedanta in Rishikesh, day 9
2nd October 2005 Re karma, responsibility always rests with me because I have the freedom. What is proper is within my physical, emotional and mental limitations. Eg, a teacher has limited time and energy to devote to his students, but some need more attention than others, and so it is appropriate to make a special effort. Always […]
Vedanta in Rishikesh, day 8
1st October 2005 Dharma represents world order. Karma is generally understood throughout the world but at the same time misunderstood. All action produces results. But is action only a movement? Certainly action that has some intention of producing a result is a karma. But a dog, which doesnât have freedom of choice, doesnât have intentions and […]
Vedanta in Rishikesh, day 7
30 September 2005 Creation presupposes a Creator who has knowledge of what has to be created and a capability to do so. Creator of the universe has jnana of all creation and all powers, ie, omniscience. Creator is not only creator, but also material cause, otherwise there would be no material causes. Potter makes the […]
Vedanta in Rishikesh, day 6
28 September 2005 The world has its own order and within that order everything has its orchestrated role. Krishna (the attractive one) dances in a kind of ecstasy, and the gopi dance around him. Navaratri lasts for nine days and in that time many celebrants dance. You can pack a suitcase and every extra article […]
Vedanta in Rishikesh, day 5
27 September 2005 There are many forms of âIâ â the one who sees, who hears, who smells, who tastes, who touches. But there is another âIâ who encompasses all. Jewelry comes in many forms â rings, bracelets, necklaces, etc â but gold is the common element of which they are all composed. The atma […]