Author: Sanjay Rath

Parasara Jyotisa Course 2021-25

Announcing the Parasara Jyotisa Course (PJC Mahadeva) 2021 taught by Pt. Sanjay Rath.
Course website https://pjceu.com/

Vaishnava Nakshatra Devata

Introduction The vaishnava of Jagannath worship the nakshatra devata at the time of Ratha Yatra. These devata are associated with…

People’s Republic of China

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) was formally proclaimed by Mao Zedong on 1 Oct 1949 at 3:00 pm in…

First Republic of China

Recent History of China Previously at the turn of the century (1899-1901), the “Boxer Rebellion” in Northern China tried to…

Finding Guru and Seeking Knowledge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TLauh9jBxY
Transcribed by Natalya Fedorova

Dr. Andrew Foss: Sanjay, we were wondering, if someone does not have a guru to teach some Jyotish, how today he can start it?

strong>Pt. Sanjay Rath: Guru as such means anyone or anything which removes the darkness of ignorance. In the West there is a concept that guru must only be a living human being which is not really-really right. The guru is a book, the guru is knowledge. The person who carries the knowledge is called a guru for he is carrying the knowledge in his head.