Autobiography of a yogi chapter 21
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see also~~ SRF Views on Astrology ~ Self-Realization magazine, 1962
Brother Jayananda Answers a Satsanga Question on Astrology
Q. We have seen a resurgence of interest in Vedic astrology. What was Master’s advice about consulting an astrologer?
A. We read in Autobiography of a Yogi that Sri Yukteswar told Master to wear an astrological bangle. There is tremendous truth in astrology. But it is too vast to grasp unless one has profound realization. It is from a higher age. It is not necessarily based on wisdom unless you find someone with tremendous understanding. Master wrote in his Autobiography, “Faith in divine protection, and right use of man’s God-given will, are forces more formidable than are influences flowing from the heavens.”
We can overcome whatever is flowing toward us. Putting those negative destiny thoughts in your mind – be careful – don’t become sidetracked in these little offshoots. We are seeking God, and we must believe in our God-given will. Relying on astrologica
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Yogananda, Paramahansa
Biography
East Indian author, mystic and founder of the Self-Realization Fellowship. World traveled and a world teacher, he carried Eastern philosophy to the West.
He was born Mukunda Lal Ghosh to a devout and well-to-do Bengali family. During childhood, Yogananda had vivid memories of being a yogi during previous lifetimes in the Himalayas. A spiritually precocious child, he was encouraged toward the religious calling by his mother, and he met many holy men and yogis who aided him along his path.
In 1910, at age 17, he met the revered Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, whom he had often seen during his meditations, and the recognition, joy, and empathy between Master and disciple was immediate and joyful. He completed his studies at Calcutta University while being taught spiritual discipline by his guru for close to a decade, in the Indian tradition. In 1915, he took formal vows as a monk of India's venerable monastic Swami Order, at which time he received the name Yogananda.
A natural born teacher, in 1917, he founded a "how-to-live" school for boys, wher
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“Astrology is the study of man’s response to planetary stimuli. The stars have no conscious benevolence or animosity; they merely send forth positive and negative radiations. Of themselves, these do not help or harm humanity, but offer a lawful channel for the outward operation of cause-effect equilibriums which each man has set into motion in the past. “A child is born on that day and at that hour when the celestial rays are in mathematical harmony with his individual karma. His horoscope is a challenging portrait, revealing his unalterable past and its probable future results. But the natal chart can be rightly interpreted only by men of intuitive wisdom: these are few.”
― Paramahansa Yogananda, The Autobiography of a Yogi
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