Understanding Karma in the Astrological Background
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The major emphasis placed by Vedic philosophy on Karma is integrally associated with Vedic astrology. Admitting the theory to an individual's accountability for his life aids him to receive both good things and hardships with level-headedness. The karmic philosophy is truly fundamental to other principles of Vedic philosophy including performance of action irrespective of the expectation to get the reward or punishment in return, as well as, admitting the refinement of one's inherent consistency. The principle of Karmic philosophy explains to an individual's accountability to individual self in reflective terms. In that sense, horoscopes based on Vedic astrology incorporates an implication for measuring one's karmic path with the intention of improving one's consciousness, or self awareness, and as a result, more dynamically accountable to one's individualized actions and understandings. Hence the karma in relation to Vedic astrology can be explained with an understanding of the birth time of a baby. It considers the day, hour and location of the birth moment during which the celestial rays conjugate with each other in mathematical concord in relation to individualized karma. In true sense, the horoscope based on Vedic astrology illustrates the picturesque which reveals the consistent and defined past and possible future outcomes. The chart exemplifies our existing condition is a by product of our action and thoughts we have already done in the past. Vedic astrology offers an in-depth design of individual accessories, crisis, expertise, psychological inclinations and guides through the pathway which incorporates not only the understanding of Karma or Karmic philosophy, but also aids in dealing with the conflict both internal and external, inducing an integration of initiating and gaining an outlook on karmic consequences.
It is believed according to Vedic astrological belief that one has to experience the consequences of his own past actions; hence Vedic astrology is explained as a discipline advocating the passive recognition of fate and destiny. However, its action is not limited to the acceptance of fate only, but it is an all-embraced understanding of one's inherent strengths and weaknesses in relation to various tendencies and motivations, on the mask of self-consciousness. Hence, one can turn out to be more aware of his actions by means of choices taken to influence the future outcomes. Vedic astrology, somehow misinterpreted, is not a method illustrating the concept of being a 'victim of fate', only accepting the unjustness or unfairness without any possible scope of interruptions. The actual is quite opposing. In fact, when people treat the other one in a wrong fashion, they are subject to experience the consequence of their own karmas. In Vedic philosophy, it is believed that every situation we encounter brings lessons for us, so we are actually subject to learn from our experiences in life. We get the opportunity to compare our response style, pattern and content in relation to past and present, and we are allowed to prepare ourselves to shape up our responses in the future. By means of developing ourselves, we know new techniques to resolve and strengthen our values, which, in turn, influence our action and our karmic consequences. Vedic astrology helps us to define the existing and past components on life in terms of karmic relations, and offers us a clear and transparent pathway to move our life in better direction.