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destiney. They transmit cosmic rays or energies that individuals are developing and thereby determining their nature of destiney. If individuals are unable to develop the cosmic energies in accordance with the 'laws of nature' they may be susceptible to both physiological and psychological disorders. The fact explains the secrecy that why a correlation is found between the particular disease and the specific position of a planet in the birth chart of a native. (Frawley, 1990).
The whole universe is a cosmic body, existing as pure consciousness (Brahman) and is produced, sustained, governed by it and dissolved in it. In other words, consciousness pervade the entire universe and it animates all organic and inorganic matter. Human body and mind also follow the same principle and is directly related to the cosmic body, cosmic mind and cosmic consciousness of Brahman. The difference in degrees of life in lower and higher organism is merely due to the degrees in the quantum of consciousness and three fold nature or gunas (i.e., sattvika, rajsika and tamsika ). These three gunas indulge human being to different nature of actions in accordance with their dominance and produce the cycle of karma and rebirth. It is the karma which explains the diversity and individuality of human being. Karmic residuals are responsible for transmigration as it causes the state of bondage of the subtle body i.e., the 'soul'. In this way, connection of the soul is disrupted form the true soul. Due to lack of self knowledge (i.e., the knowledge about the Atma) and the true cosmic knowledge (i.e., the knowledge of the Brahman), individuals are moving randomly in the darkness of ignorance and struck down by negative encounters of cosmic energies. Consequently, they are suffering from traumas of life like disease, conflict, war, accident and pre- mature death.
Astrology- the science of enlightenment not only shows our bondage to time (kala) but also indicates proper way of liberation from it. The law of karma states that an individual himself is responsible for a state in his life; even the condition of birth and childhood. Naturally, as he has created the situation so he can transcend them as well. If he adopt the technique of purifying the actions of his body, mind and speech (on which the nature and quantity of karmic matter depend), all the adversities of life can be avoided. If individual become aware of the comic forces working upon him, he can reintegrate these power within himself. Thus, he can escape from dangerous diseases and navigate safely in cosmic ocean of life.
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