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It is not about me rejecting astrology... it is about the purists who think that everything has a vedic origin.

Besides, the important point is that if there is a greek influence, it must also mean a partial acceptance of their belief system, of their way of perceiving things. This would make it a pseudo-vedic religious art.
Sir, we have a peculiar mindset. We do not follow any of the rituals or customs 100% and bend them according to our needs and desires, but we like to put on a mask of a puritan.

So, rejection or acceptance in our way of life is based on convenience and not on any hard logic.

Astrology does not stop with the body as in allopathy, but it is an important guiding tool for religious and other ceremonies... and as such it has a divinity in the minds of the believers. How can a vedic pantheon include the divinity of zeus and the like...?

The burden of proof lies with the person making a claim and not with the person challenging for proof. So those who come up with the "science" of astrology have the onus on their heads to prove it within the logical realm.

<blockquote data-quote="auh" data-source="post: 359487" data-attributes="member: 39715">It is not about me rejecting astrology...&nbsp; it is about the purists who think that everything has a vedic origin.Besides, the important point is that if there is a greek influence, it must also mean a partial acceptance of their belief system, of their way of perceiving things.&nbsp; This would make it a pseudo-vedic religious art.Sir, we have a peculiar mindset.&nbsp; We do not follow any of the rituals or customs 100% and bend them according to our needs and desires, but we like to put on a mask of a puritan.So, rejection or acceptance in our way of life is based on convenience and not on any hard logic.Astrology does not stop with the body as in allopathy, but it is an important guiding tool for religious and other ceremonies... and as such it has a divinity in the minds of the believers.&nbsp; How can a vedic pantheon include the divinity of zeus and the like...?The burden of proof lies with the person making a claim and not with the person challenging for proof.&nbsp; So those who come up with the &quot;science&quot; of astrology have the onus on their heads to prove it within the logical realm.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="auh, post: 359487, member: 39715"] It is not about me rejecting astrology... it is about the purists who think that everything has a vedic origin. Besides, the important point is that if there is a greek influence, it must also mean a partial acceptance of their belief system, of their way of perceiving things. This would make it a pseudo-vedic religious art. Sir, we have a peculiar mindset. We do not follow any of the rituals or customs 100% and bend them according to our needs and desires, but we like to put on a mask of a puritan. So, rejection or acceptance in our way of life is based on convenience and not on any hard logic. Astrology does not stop with the body as in allopathy, but it is an important guiding tool for religious and other ceremonies... and as such it has a divinity in the minds of the believers. How can a vedic pantheon include the divinity of zeus and the like...? The burden of proof lies with the person making a claim and not with the person challenging for proof. So those who come up with the "science" of astrology have the onus on their heads to prove it within the logical realm. [/QUOTE]

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