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Light On Vedic Astrology December *Light On Vedic Astrology* Newsletter
In This Issue: December 7, 2005 
•   The Chart of His Holiness The Dalai Lama
•   Naked in Ashes
•   December Sidereal Ephemeris
•   Now, Americans look up to Gandhi
•   Namaste and Happy Holidays
The Chart of His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Namaste Friends,
I've decided to try to post more example charts on the website because nothing can be more helpful for learning this great system of Vedic astrology.

Here's the chart of the His Holiness the Dalai Lama. This is a good example chart because you can see many extreme qualities. For instance, he has Gemini rising with the Sun, Mercury and Ketu in Gemini which gives great intellectual capabilities. Mercury is in its own sign on an angle forming a bhadra mahapurusha yoga giving great intelligence. The Dalai Lama is the head of the Gelugpa sect, which is the most scholarly and intellectual sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

Read more and view chart
Photo of Dalai Lama
December Sidereal Ephemeris
Here is December's sidereal (Vedic) ephemeris. This gives you everything you need in order to see exactly where the planets are on any day of the month so that you can follow the transits in your own chart or oher people's charts.

MONTHLY PLANETARY INFO

NEW MOON (Amavasya):
December 31 3:12 am GMT
December 30 11:12 pm EST


FULL MOON (Purnima):
December 15th 4:16 pm GMT
December 15th 12:16 pm EST

Mercury retrograde till Dec 4th
Mars retrograde till Dec 10th

Click to View Sidereal Ephemeris
Now, Americans look up to Gandhi
NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 4, 2005: An increasing number of universities and colleges in the US are starting courses on Gandhian thought. About 50 universities and colleges in the US have launched courses in Gandhism in the last few years says Savita Singh, director of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti here. "The West has reached an extreme stage of development, progress and over-indulgence. Now they are trying to back to simplicity.

In this mission, they are looking for the route in Gandhism," she says. Among the leading institutions in America, University of West Virginia, University of Hawaii, George Mason University and many more have started courses. Gandhi's philosophy of peace and nonviolence and "treat thy neighbor as thyself" is the focus of the courses offered in these universities, states this article. Singh says that the Harvard School of Business Management has recognized Gandhi as the 'Management Guru' of the 20th century. "Gandhi was all along a popular figure among the people in the West. He was a product of the West, who later got disillusioned with the West's culture, which tended to discriminate people on the basis of color," she says.

Read more
www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1284268,curpg-1.cms

Naked in Ashes
A new documentary film on the yogis of India has just come out. This documentary is an amazing look into India....1 billion people, 13 million holy men... as they interview and follow the lives of ascetic yogis today. The film reveals glimpses into their other worldly world with their constant travel, deep meditation practices, healing abilities, service, and siddhas (powers attained through practice). One yogi has been standing exclusively for twelve years, while another demonstrates pulling a jeep with his penis. Wonderful footage is included of the kumba mela, the festival of gurus. It is awe inspiring, yet barely a tasting of this great tradition.

Check your local theaters when it will be showing in your area, or buy the video online. Of course it is 108 minutes long!

View movie trailor at:
www.paradisefilmworks.com/film.html#

Naked in Ashes
Namaste and Happy Holidays
Wishing you a very Happy and Blessed Holiday Season and New Year. Thank you for reading this newsletter. II enjoyed sharing it with you. If you want to share this with friends please feel free to do so. To forward this you can click on the "Forward" link below. If you have any comments I'd love to hear from you.

Namaste,

Vaughn Paul Manley, M.A.

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