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The Earth Charter is an international declaration of fundamental values for building a sustainable society. Humanity is called upon to create a global partnership to protect the Environment, human rights, human development and sustainable living.

The Ark of the Gaia Covenant means protecting Gaia, the Earth, the Mother who gave birth to mankind.

Isnt Nature the first teacher of Man ? Didnt Man first experience the Divine in the stillness of the woods ?

In Natural Philosophy, Sankhya, Universal Nature and Universal Time are the two main principles which are responsible for the world.

Time is the Creator, Time is the Preserver, Time is the Destroyer and Universal Nature is His beloved consort !
(Sarvam Kalena srijyanthe, Sarvam Kalena Palayanthe, Sarvam Kalena Samhriyante ).

Time is the all consuming Power
Of mighty Absolute !
The foolish Ego thinks it is the doer
But is afraid of Time !

Prabhavam Paurusham Prahuh
Kala meke yatho bhayam
Ahankara vimoodatma
Karthaham iti manyate

It is time for us to give Nature Her due !

Theology or Anti Paganism tries to convert people into dogmatic and superstitiious believers of an extra cosmic God ! It is time for us to choose between the forces of Darkness and the forces of Light. This is the Golden Age of Enlightenment and the ignorant have no place in the Age of Enlightenment !

Considered as India’s biggest and first social reality show, the Green Kerala Express is a successful S R show, by DD-25, the state run Malayalam channel.

There is a grand jury consisting of Dr Kannan, Dr Vineetha Menon, Dr RVG Menon, Nirmala Sanu George and Heli, and the 1223 Panchayats, the Corporations and the Municipalities of Kerala will get immense publicity. It has received 250 entries so far from the residents of Kerala. A whopping 213,000 USD will be awarded to the best Corporation, Panchyath and Municipality, after 100 days of intense competition. Projects will be selected and there will be video documentation. The leaders of Panchayats who are selected will have to answer the learned Jury’s questions. The august assembly or audience can vote via text messages.

By Green is meant Sustainable Agriculture, Organic Farming, water conservation, health, food and social security, eco friendly homes, atmospheric non pollution, education, energy, housing and women’s empowerment, in a land burdened by overpopulation and scarce resources.

There are some good examples like a village that renounced pesticides for Organic Farming. Waste was converted into biofuel by one village’s initiative , and another village replaced incandescent bulbs with CFL bulbs. Another village used Bio Gas for cooking on a large scale. Another village which solved its potable water problem was highlighted. Due to the Matsya Kerala ( Fish Kerala ) Program, another village led in fish production The Panchayaths distribute fish feed and small fish free of cost and the fish tanks become productive tanks. One fish farmer reported getting aid from Panchayat and got INR 200 bucks per kilo fish, after seven months of breeding fish. ( India with 7 million tonnes of fish production lags behind China’s 49 million. 50% of India’s production is from inland farming or Aquaculture ). Poverty alleviation and rural sustainability are the needs of the hour.

The Green Initiative is spreading worldwide and will sweep the world.

Education or Wisdom is great and is the teacher of teachers ( Vidya Guroonam Guru ). It is time India invested in R & D in Agri and educated her people about both Bio Technology and Organic Farming and the necessity of keeping the land green and improved her agri infrastructure. Now there is an awakening and 32 lakh trees were planted initially. 2000 trees were planted at the Trichur Medical College Healing Garden and 200 gooseberry seedlings were planted by Oushadi, the state’s Ayurvedic arm at the nearby Santhvana Vana. More than 10 million trees will be planted in Kerala ! Let us hope that the Green Initiative taken by highly literate Kerala will be followed by other states.

I hope they include Bio Dynamics and Astro Meteorology as part of Organic Farming, which is a part of traditional wisdom.

The Earth Charter is an international declaration of fundamental values for building a sustainable society. Humanity is called upon to create a global partnership to protect the Environment, human rights, human development and sustainable living.

The Ark of the Gaia Covenant means protecting Gaia, the Earth, the Mother who gave birth to mankind.

Isnt Nature the first teacher of Man ? Didnt Man first experience the Divine in the stillness of the woods ?

In Natural Philosophy, Sankhya, Universal Nature and Universal Time are the two main principles which are responsible for the world.

Time is the Creator, Time is the Preserver, Time is the Destroyer and Universal Nature is His beloved consort !
(Sarvam Kalena srijyanthe, Sarvam Kalena Palayanthe, Sarvam Kalena Samhriyante ).

Time is the all consuming Power
Of mighty Absolute !
The foolish Ego thinks it is the doer
But is afraid of Time !

Prabhavam Paurusham Prahuh
Kala meke yatho bhayam
Ahankara vimoodatma
Karthaham iti manyate

It is time for us to give Nature Her due !

Theology or Anti Paganism tries to convert people into dogmatic and superstitiious believers of an extra cosmic God ! It is time for us to choose between the forces of Darkness and the forces of Light. This is the Golden Age of Enlightenment and the ignorant have no place in the Age of Enlightenment !

Considered as India’s biggest and first social reality show, the Green Kerala Express is a successful S R show, by DD-25, the state run Malayalam channel.

There is a grand jury consisting of Dr Kannan, Dr Vineetha Menon, Dr RVG Menon, Nirmala Sanu George and Heli, and the 1223 Panchayats, the Corporations and the Municipalities of Kerala will get immense publicity. It has received 250 entries so far from the residents of Kerala. A whopping 213,000 USD will be awarded to the best Corporation, Panchyath and Municipality, after 100 days of intense competition. Projects will be selected and there will be video documentation. The leaders of Panchayats who are selected will have to answer the learned Jury’s questions. The august assembly or audience can vote via text messages.

By Green is meant Sustainable Agriculture, Organic Farming, water conservation, health, food and social security, eco friendly homes, atmospheric non pollution, education, energy, housing and women’s empowerment, in a land burdened by overpopulation and scarce resources.

There are some good examples like a village that renounced pesticides for Organic Farming. Waste was converted into biofuel by one village’s initiative , and another village replaced incandescent bulbs with CFL bulbs. Another village used Bio Gas for cooking on a large scale. Another village which solved its potable water problem was highlighted. Due to the Matsya Kerala ( Fish Kerala ) Program, another village led in fish production The Panchayaths distribute fish feed and small fish free of cost and the fish tanks become productive tanks. One fish farmer reported getting aid from Panchayat and got INR 200 bucks per kilo fish, after seven months of breeding fish. ( India with 7 million tonnes of fish production lags behind China’s 49 million. 50% of India’s production is from inland farming or Aquaculture ). Poverty alleviation and rural sustainability are the needs of the hour.

The Green Initiative is spreading worldwide and will sweep the world.

Education or Wisdom is great and is the teacher of teachers ( Vidya Guroonam Guru ). It is time India invested in R & D in Agri and educated her people about both Bio Technology and Organic Farming and the necessity of keeping the land green and improved her agri infrastructure. Now there is an awakening and 32 lakh trees were planted initially. 2000 trees were planted at the Trichur Medical College Healing Garden and 200 gooseberry seedlings were planted by Oushadi, the state’s Ayurvedic arm at the nearby Santhvana Vana. More than 10 million trees will be planted in Kerala ! Let us hope that the Green Initiative taken by highly literate Kerala will be followed by other states.

I hope they include Bio Dynamics and Astro Meteorology as part of Organic Farming, which is a part of traditional wisdom.

Ahargana is defined as the no of days elapsed after the start of the Iron Age, the Kali Yuga, which began on 3102 BC.

Kali Era = English Era +3102

The no of days elapsed from Kali Start was 1822903 on 01/01/1890.

Hence

Ahargana, d = ( xdate – 01/01/1980 ) + 1822903

where xdate is the date of birth.

This Ahargana is printed on every V A Horoscope. All calculations in Indian Astronomy are based on Ahargana. Ahas means day in Sanskrit and gana means calculation.

The present Kali Era is therefore

3102 + 2010 = 5112

The difference between the Malayalam & English eras are 825. Malayalam Era is 1185 now and if you add 825 to Malayalam Era, you get English Era.

Malayalam Era + 825 = English Era

The Julian Calender used the value 365.25 d ( days ) for year and was proved erroneous. There were 10 days difference and the Gregorian Calender, the present day Calender, came into being. Gregorian uses 365.2425 d for year. The Gregorian is also not perfect, as the Tropical Zodiac is moving, and may be subject to correction after some years. The actual value of the year is

year = 365.256362424815 d

with twelve decimals. In my early days of progam development, I used two decimals and there were many days of difference. This value is given by Sir Simon Newcombe, according to Western Learning and Aryabhata, according to Indian learning.

In Indian Astronomy, the great Jupiter – Saturn perturbation, is calculated using the formula given below.

The Kali year, ky, is calculated and 4660 is deducted from it to get the kyb, the kali year balance. Its Bhujamsa,x is calculated using the Equation of Bhuja and then its Bhujajya ( Sin x ) is calculated to get the value of Manda Phala, a.

Mathematically, it can be written as

Y, (Year of Birth) + 3102 = ky, the Kali Year of Birth

kyb ( kali year balance ) = ( ky – 4660 )

x = kyb*360/918

b, bhujajya = sin(x)

Since the duration is 918 years and perturbation amplitude is 1187 seconds,

Manda Phala, a = sin(x) * 1187

( Example – My year of birth is 1955. Add 3102 and we get 5057. Less 4660 is 397. 397*360/918 is 155.6 and its Bhujamsa is 25 degrees roughly ( 180-155). So Sin (25 ) is 0.41. Manda Phala, therefore is 0.41*1187 seconds or Vikalas. )

This value, Manda Phala, a is added to Jupiter’s mean longitude, if Jove’s long is less than 180 and subtracted if Jove’s long is greater than 180.

In the West, this discovery is attributed to Laplace. The duration of the perturbation of 918 years is known as Laplace period. Its amplitude of .332 degrees is similar to the Indian value of 1187 seconds.

Laplace gives the equation 2 nj – 5 ns + constant, bringing to light the 5:2 Resonance in the orbits of the two celestial giants. 2 revolutions of Saturn = 5 revolutions of Jupiter = 60 years !

As the Sun entered the 15th degree of Taurus, Edava Pathi began in right earnest. When I woke up at 0230 AM ( 29/05/2010), it was raining cats and dogs.

The rains must have continued for one hour. It was accompanied by lightning. Let us hope that Global Warming has not triggered Climate Change to that extent and we will be receiving some rains !

Unlike the Gregorian Calender, the Vedic Astro Calender gives the positions of the celestial bodies. For instance, today is Edavam 15th and we know that the Sun is in the 15th degree of Taurus. Today the Calender shows Thrikketta, which means that the Moon is in the constellation of Thrikketta and is in Scorpio. The Calender gives the Jnattuvelas and the Rohini Jnattuvela started on the 25th. So we are in Edava Pathi, in the midst of Rohini Jnattuvela. Rains will be sporadic but will accelerate as Makiryam, Thiruvathira, Punartham and Pooyam Jnattuvelas take over.

The Western Calender is based on the Tropical Zodiac ( from the First degree of Aries to the 360th degree of Pisces ) and we find that the Vernal Equinoctial Point recedes one degree every 72 years. ( This is the astro phenomenon of the Precession of the Equinoxes ) Hence in the Tropical Zodiac, the First Point of Aries moves ! The Vedic Calender is based on the Sidereal Zodiac and is counted from the First Degree of Beta Aries ( Aswini ) to the 360th degree of Zeta Piscium ( Revathi ).

As the First Point of Aries moves in the Tropical Zodiac, some adjustments should be done in the Western Calender. Pope Gregory modified the Julian Calender by 12 days and the present Calender came to be known after him – the Gregorian Calender. Seasons were changing and Western astronomers were worried. So Pope Gregory added 12 more days to the Julian Calender ! Like, today is Oct 2nd and tomorrow is Oct 14th !

The Vedic Calender, as it is based on the constellations of the fixed stars or rather the Sidereal Zodiac, is static and does not change. All Indian Astrology is Sidereal.

So we find that, to the man of Wisdom, the Gregorian Calender is of no use. The Vedic gives all astro information and is informative indeed !

The Vedic Calender was proved right again as it rained for 90 minutes here in Trichur, from 0300 AM onwards ( 31/05/2010). When I woke up at 3, it was raining cats and dogs of all descriptions.

Even though Global Warming had triggered Climate Change, we can expect 50% of the rains. We used to get 100% rains, say 10 years ago. Even though rains are less, the V C says we will get rains and that sporadic rains will continue till November !

The Vedic Calender gives the dates of the solar months from Mesha ( Aries ) to Meena ( Pisces ). It also gives the lunations from the First Lunation ( Prathama ) to the Last Lunation ( Amavasya ). It also gives the dates for the Hindu lunar months.

The Vedic Lunar Months are lunar months based on Full Moon.

In the first month of Aries ( Mesha ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Chitra and hence it is called Chaitra

In the next month of Taurus (Vrishabha) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Vishakha and hence it is called Vaishakha

In the next month of Gemin ( Mithuna) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Jyeshta and hence it is called Jyeshta

In the next month of Cancer (Kataka ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Ashada and hence it is called Ashada

In the next month of Leo ( Chingam ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Sravana and hence it is called Sravana

In the next month of Virgo ( Kanya ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Bhadrapada and hence it is called Bhadrapada

In the next month of Liibra ( Thula ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Aswini and hence it is called Ashwin

In the next month of Scorpio ( Vrischika ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Karthika and hence it is called Karthik

In the next month of Sagittarius ( Dhanus ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Mrigasira and hence it is called Margashirsha

In the next month of Capricorn ( Makara ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Pushya and hence it is called Pusha

In the next month of Aquarius ( Kumbha ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Makha and hence it is called Magh

In the next month of Pisces ( Meena ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Phalguna and hence it is called Phalguna

Kerala Astrology has a unique method of predicting weather cycles using the apparent solar transits or the real Earth’s transits of the Sidereal Zodiac.

This time Kerala has got plenty of rains and we can hopefully expect a 4.5% agri growth. The ancient astronomers of India used to say that rains will be in plenty during the apparent solar transit of Alpha Orionis.
( Thiruvathira Thiru Thakriti ).

There are seven major Njattuvelas, in which good rains are expected. They are

Karthika
Rohini
Makriyam
Thiruvathira
Punartham
Pooyam
Ayilyam

Rains will be galore during these transits of the Earth through the constellations of Eta Tauri to Alpha Cancri. These transits occur from the 15th of May to the 15th of August.

There are many sayings in Malayalam which deal with these rain procuring Njattuvelas.

Rains will be incessant during Thiruvathira ( Thiri muriyathe peythu nirayunna Thiruvathira )
You can spit even before Deity during Thiruvathira ( Thiruvathirakku thiru muttathu thuppam )
The waters of Thiruvathira will be gorgeous ( Thiruvathira vellam thiruvonam kande pokoo )

While other solar transits take 13.33 days, this time Thiruvathira is the longest, taking 15 days, as the solar transit of Gemini ( Mithuna) is 32 days.

The ancients believed that it was nectar that rained during Thiruvathira. Every day’s rain have medicinal value. The ancients used to store the Thiruvathira rainwater and use it for Ayurvedic medicines. Maximum rains will be there during this transit and the paddy fields will be overflowing ! ” 101 rains, 101 sunlight “, ” 7.5 rains, 7,5 sunlight ” – Such phrases point out to the 50:50 proportion of rainy and sunny interludes which grace Thiruvathira.

The Njattuvela before Karthika, is good for digging wells. The wells dug during the Karthika Njattuvela ( when the Sun transits the Pleiades ), will be everlasting as their water will not dry up. ( Karthika kalil kakkakalu nananjal
mukkathil mukkum ).

The seeds planted after Rohini Njattuvela ( Alpha Tauri ) need only little care. ( Rohinikappuram vitha kuruchu mathi ). Meaning you can get the fruits effortlessly.

Heavy rains will lash during the Earth’s transit of Lamda Orionis ( Makirythil Mazha Madhichu ).
Fierce rains to be expected during the Earth’s tranist of Beta Geminorum ( Punarthathil pulappikkunna mazha ) ( Punartha thadiyan poozhi therippikkum ). ( Punarthathil poozhan keruka ).
Good rains also during the Earth’s transit olf Delta Cancri ( Pooyathil pothumpurahtum nellu ). ( Pooyathil mazha peythal pullum nellu ).
Unexpected rains during the Earth’s transit of Alpha Cancri ( Ayilya kallan akatho puratho ). The day may look bright and sunny and there will be unexpected downpours catching you unawares.

The Njattuvelas are good if they are born at night. The birth of ten Njattuvelas during daytime is considered to be inauspicious. ( Pathu Njattuvela pirannal palem kuthi erakkum ). If the Monsoon fails, if the Njattuvelas fail, there wil be famine and drought !

The major Four Seasons of the Western System ( spring, summer, autumn and winter ) and the six seasons of the Indian system ( vasanta, greeshma, varsha, sharat, hemanta, sisira ) are caused by the apparent solar transits or the real Earth’s transits of the Constellational Zodiac. To the seeker of Absolute Truth, the Njattuvelas are more comprehensive and minute and is worth studying, to understand Weather Cycles !

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Who doesnt yearn for World Peace?

Peace hath her victories
No less renowned than war ! ( Milton )

The Manitou Foundation was founded by the ex UNDP Chairman, Maurice Strong. Hanne and M Strong first came to the Baca/Crestone area of Colorado in 1978 and established an ecumenical community in a vast expanse of land of roughly 700 acres. Though a region of wilderness, much infrastructure, roads and utlilites were installed and some houses built.

The Strongs were inspired by the fact that indigenous people had revered pristine wildernesses and had cognised eternal truths in higher states of Consciousness. This great wilderness is a place for communion with Nature and the Divine, for conducting their vision quests and receiving philosophic trainings. It is prophesied that the world’s great esoteric traditions would gather here and move the world towards globally conscious co-existence and World Peace. The Strongs embraced this vision in the 1980s and gave land to two esoteric traditions ( Carmelite Catholic and Tibetan Buddhists) and one educational/intellectual organisation In order to develop the human spirit, a non-profit, private Foundation, the Manitou Foundation, was established in 1988 to carry on this vision and to develop a world community, spiritually grounded, here.

Currently this community of centers is the largest interfaith community in North America. It has grown as an ideal place, for the world’s wisdom traditions to be taught, practised and presented. Groups who have received financial or land grants include Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Sufi, Taoist, Zen Buddhists and Zoroastrian organisations. Sri Aurobindo Center for Learning is also here. Other projects involving youth and adult education in the field of Earth restoration, sustenance and preservation, have also received grants. Thousands point out that this Foundation has been responsible for supporting them in their spiritual development and deep experiences of Nature.

Nature is great in her pristine purity here and all eternal truths were cognised in the stillness of the woods. This is an ideal location for living in rhythm with Natural Law, in balance with Mother Nature. Many self-development organisations have been attracted here .Groups which are interested in self sufficient lifestyles, which are simple and philosophically based move towards the Manitou Foundation, which demonstrates these styles and gives the knowledge of appropriate technologies.

If humanity wills, there can be a paradigm shift in thinking and World Peace may emerge !

“If the Earth calls and the Supreme answers, the hour can be even now ” ( Aurobindo ).

The great Kepler bequethed the Three Laws of Motion to the world and became immortal. That the planets move in elliptical orbits, that a planet moves fastest at perihelion and that the squares of their sidereal periods equal the cube roots of their semi-major axes.

The Hindu astronomers never talked about ellipses. The Indian astronomic books say that the planets go in an epicycle, whose center moves along the mean circular orbit from west to east. This the Epicyclic Theory.

Another theory called the Eccentric Theory says that the planet goes in a circle whose center is not the Earth, but a different point other than the Earth. The distance of this point from the Earth, is said to be equal to the Epicycle’s radius. Bhaskara says ” The Celestial Sphere’s center coincides with the Earth’s center. The circle in which a planet goes does not coincide with the Earth’s center “. To obtain the true longitudes from the mean, Indian astronomers prescribed bhujaphalam, ( called Equation of Center in the case of Mandaphala, and in the case of the inferior and superior planets, this bhujaphalam also indicates the reduction to geocentric longitudes from the heliocentric ).

From this explanation from Bhaskara, it is clear that the Indian Theory is Heliocentric.

We will now deal with the equation for Saturn in the Jupiter- Saturn inequality.

3102 is added to the Year of Birth and then 4660 is deducted from it. Then that value is subtracted by 918 and multiplied by 360. Then that value is mulitplied by 2873 seconds and then the resultant value is minussed from Saturn’s longitude ( if his longitude is less than 180 ) and added ( if his longitude is greater than 180 ).

Mathematically,

KY ( kali year ) = Year ( Date of Birth ) +3102
kyb = KY – 4660

x, bhujamsa = ( kyb )/918 * 360
y, bhujajya = sin (x )

satvalue = sin (x ) * 2873

If Mean Longitude of Saturn < 180
Sat’s corrected Long = Sat’s long – satvalue

If Longitude of Saturn > 180
Sat’s corrected Long = Sat’ long + satvalue

Western Astronomy gives the perturbation amplitude as .812 degrees which is similar to the Indian value of 2873 seconds. Similar values are not exactly the same and hence neither borrowed from each other !

In India, Chaitra Paksheeya Ayanamsa is widely followed. The Indian Govt gave the job of standardising the Almanacs to the great N C Lahiri. It is also known as Lahiri’s Ayanamsa.

The Year of Coincidence of the Tropical and the Sidereal Zodiacs was at 285 AD, according to Chaitra Paksheeya Ayanamsa. There are 13 other Ayanamsas, with different scholars differing as to the dates. The great Dr B V Raman opined that the two Zodiacs coincided at 398 ACE, but the followers of Chaitra Paksha Ayanamsa are more.

According to Cheiro, the Precession was one degree in every 72 years.

According to C P A, the precession is 50.24645 secs per year.

Mathematically

y = year(xdate)-Year of Epoch

x = 50.25645+(.00022229)*y + ((0.00000000027)*y^2)

Chaitra Paksha Ayanamsa = 22.436+ (x/3600)*y