Astrology, Karma, Destiny....

We all have those moments in our lives where we feel low and at our rockbottom because the outcomes have not been as we desired. We feel loss of control in life. It happened to me in the year 2014-2015. New station, no house, 2 year old kid, husband posted elsewhere, erratic routine as a watch-keeper on duty as an Air Traffic Control Officer, frequent infections due to lack of water in the toilet at workplace, no family members available for help, and lurking transfer even before I was settled, etc. Utterly a bad year for me. When things go bad as they will, you tend to doubt yourself. You question your own sanity. I did too. So I asked an astrologer what is going on in my life and he said something I as a self made person could not gulp down my throat . There was no assurance of anything turning good. This astrologer was sitting in a corner of a huge mall and was half as educated as I was. No advisory on what I should do and not do, to help my situation. He charged me 700 Rs. He probably could not discern my situation. That was the last I consulted any astrologer. 

Sadguru says “ Fate is just a life situation you have created for yourself unconsciously.” The situation I was in was not my creation but I did have the power to respond in a certain way, I had the choice in handling the situation consciously. Now here comes the importance of self awareness. How conscious you are of what is going on in your mind. How you unconsciously manufacture and carry an un-impactful energy. How you respond to less familiar situations and come out winning. People who are unconscious blame their predicament to fate and providence. You have to agree that whatever actions you perform today has its consequences sooner or later. Today or many years later you will see the result of your actions. 

Let us take for example a person clinically diagnosed with heart blockages. While his mother or father could be having some history of heart problems and he can blame it on his genes. But on taking a closer look it is evident that his eating habit- some influenced by family, some his choice is something he must closely monitor and take control of. Your day-to- today choices are conscious or unconscious. If you are obese certainly it is the result of your own actions. I feel people who promote plus size products are also indirectly promoting lack of responsibility for one's own health. For them it is fine to be obese because they can continue to design products that have a market and generate business for them. This is how mean some businesses are these days. Businesses impact a larger circle and therefore have collective responsibility too.

My karma is my action and my responsibility.

Climate change, its consequence and its preservation is our collective responsibility as a human race. You can never pass the buck onto others- other countries, other people, older generations, new generations, etc. It will have an impact on us all equally. But you must take conscious actions and many such efforts will count in the larger scheme of things

Now when we meet an astrologer he can no way tell you the accurate things in your life. He is just giving you certain possibilities with great confidence knowing your life’s path so far, tendencies, habits, beliefs and prejudices.   

Your life is but the product of your habits, tendencies, prejudices and beliefs. It is now your choice as a human being to choose your thoughts, habits, people, situation and your response.

In ancient times horoscopes were used to indicate a person’s predispositions and the possible direction that life might take. Based on the predictions the person would be expected to follow a spiritual practice to transcend these tendencies. It no longer happens with the present day systems. So to rid yourself of these Karmic bondages seek to understand how the mind functions, how your energy is impacted and be more deliberate about your actions. So take the matter in your own hands. Have a vision and purpose in life that will give you a direction to chart your own destiny.