1. Modern western astrologers use the tropical abstract Zodiac, suggesting that the Sun comes to the same point on the vernal equinox. Vedic astrologers take into accoun the sidereal (fixed) horoscope. The Universe expands constantly, stars move little by little, they do not stand still.

The Sun returns to the same point every year with a little displacement, which is approximately 50 1 / 3 arc-second. This Sun’s shift back against the stars is called precession or ayanamsha. The Indian astrology considers this very slight shift which is 23 degrees for 2000 years. The coincidence of two Zodiacs falls on spring equinox of 285 AD. Thereby the first difference between a Vedic and Western chart is that the planets and Lagna are shifted back by approximately 23 degrees 52 ‘minutes depending on the date of birth.

2. In the Vedic astrology each house takes a whole sign even if the Ascendant sign falls on the first degree. In the Western astrology one sign can cover up to three houses.

Rami explains how to achieve result in your life by creating a balance and harmony within the The Four Pillars of Health: Physical, Social, Intellectual and Spiritual.

THE FIRST PART

Ayurveda and the World Health Organization state that in order to become a healthy, happy and successful person one should be harmonious at all four levels.

1. A physical level includes:

• Getting rid of mental and physical illnesses

 2. A social level includes : 

• A happy private life
• A successful career; material welfare
• The proper upbringing of children
• An occupation that gives us pleasure, corresponds with our  destination and brings good to other people and to the whole world
• Proper,  “Win-win” relationships with other people

3. An intellectual level includes:  

• An ability to set and achieve goals
• A clear knowledge of  your life goal and following it
• Аn ability to control your mind and feelings
• An ability to distinguish the main thing from the minor one

The Vedas, like other God-given revelations, assert that we are parts of God, created in His image and likeness. On the spiritual level we are tiny particles of Brahman (the Supreme Spirit, the Absolute Truth) and on the material level our body also is a Universe in miniature. Just as any organ will be satisfied and get all the necessary components for its vital functions if it properly serves the whole body, so a certain breather can be happy only if on the spiritual level one is living God’s love, devoted oneself to serving God and all living beings (as God sees them as particles), and on the physical level living in laws of the physical Universe, close to the nature, eats and rests according to the routine established by the nature, uses only healthy, natural food and clean water, takes into account various natural rhythms, especially the moon ones.

All the civilizations, except the modern ones, used to live in accordance with the moon calendar. Even modern scientists have proved that as our body is tuned to the moon cycle and it is much more useful and natural for us to live according to the moon calendar than to the artificial sun calendar, conventionally accepted and used by most of the people.

To begin with, one needs to understand one simple thing: we all need cleansing from time to time.
Think about it: even if you have the most gorgeous house and lovely furniture, it still requires cleaning. Because dust is collected on the furniture in spite of your desire, even if your house is very nice and you live far away from cities. Likewise, a man should be cleansed. Regular cleansing is a very important thing, both in Oriental medicine and in eastern psychology.

Purification on the physical level

The human body is built in such a way that it secretes a certain amount of waste. And a peculiarity is that during the day the body needs food and in the evening it begins, by contrast, producing waste. Therefore, Oriental medicine does not advise to use night cream – it is believed to be nonabsorbable and even more, to stop access of oxygen to the skin and to not let it get rid of toxins. Ayurveda says that 95% of our illnesses arise because waste is accumulated in the intestine. English modern scientists agree with it – they believe that this is the cause of broken metabolism.

Physical purification requires:

At least 2 ablutions per day. First, you need to take a shower in the morning because our body excretes waste until 9 a.m., and unless we wash it off until this time, it will be absorbed back. In the evening, 2 hours before sleep, it is required to have another bath to relieve stress. And just before going to bed wash your feet with cold water because negative energy is being accumulated in them during the day.

or on the subject how to treat money so that it is always available and brings happiness

In America there is a national dream, or rather a national philosophy, – everyone can and must become a millionaire. Today a man who artfully throws a ball into a ring earns millions of dollars per month; strippers make tens of thousands of dollars per month. And here is the question: why must people who do spiritual practices or who are engaged in spreading love to God earn less?

In this material world, no matter how high your life’s goal is, or how high the knowledge you give to people is, people won’t value you, and that is all because you are not financially successful. If you are a poor looser, nobody will talk to you. The Vedas affirm that people around value us as to how we’re successful, how we managed to fulfill ourselves. In the first place, it relates to men. The main advice for men who complain about problems in their private life: “Become successful and all your problems will be gone.” Nowadays, as a rule, our success is estimated by people around us by the quantity of money we have.

‘If I had to read a lecture, I would have given most of my attention to the relationships between people. This is the most important what I have learnt working in Odessa’s port and in all my subsequent life.’

Mikhail Zhvanetskiy, a Russian writer, TV host and comedian

Recently I gave consultation to a man who was depressed as his wife had abandoned him for his friend leaving him a daughter. An athletic-looking, successful businessman, has been completely shattered and seemed to be the embodiment of misery. It took me a few trainings and a serious consultation to bring him to his senses.

Of course, this is an extreme case, but nonetheless - can you imagine a man whose relationships in the family, at work, with friends doesn’t getting on well and he would be happy and successful?  No, it’s impossible.

Say you have a huge luxurious house, five cars, best clothes, food, as in heaven, but you are alone and stranded on a desert island. Would you agree? Hardly…

  Ayurveda states that the health of a woman depends mainly on three things: optimum sleep, optimum diet and regulated sex. In my opinion, these are equally important for men too.

  Although sleep is considered ignorance, it is still necessary for the proper functioning of our body. But the more a person is influenced by ignorance, the more he wants to sleep unnecessarily. People in sattva require less time for sleeping – medical research suggests that only four hours sleep is sufficient for most people. Although it is widely believed that we need to sleep at least eight hours daily, people with an interesting life and exciting goals often find they don’t need as much – especially if the sleep is properly regulated.

  Sleep between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. is the most valuable, since at this time the nervous system is resting and the long-term memory is not working. Therefore, a person in sattva tries to sleep at this time for optimum rest. We may note that in nature most species of life also sleep at this time; only modern tamasic-rajasic people are awake…
Take heed! The concept of “night owls” and “early birds” has developed only recently because in the past practically everyone was an early bird. Scientists in Canada –where perhaps the largest percentage of a country’s population suffer from insomnia – assert that all problems with insomnia began when people started to go to bed late.
  

Since October 2008 nearly in every country, where I conduct trainings, I have to deal with increasing feeling of fear – world economic crisis. People are afraid of their living standard to go down. Many of them have not had a good sleep for a long time, others have had a pessimistic outlook on the world, someone aren’t getting on well with relatives, friends and there are lots of extreme situations – people start smoking, taking alcohol and even drugs.
The advantage of crisis is that it checks the human: all his weaknesses reveal.
But if the human lives in harmony he easily overcomes all pitfalls and as a result goes up in various aspects.
I have decided to offer a brief of my Moscow training and I hope to help our readers to learn how to overcome any stresses and crises easily.

Dosha is the vital power or energy which enables the physical and psychological functions in the human body. Iimbalance of this energy leads to diseases on a physical and psychological level. Therefore, the literal translation of the word “dosha” from Sanskrit means something which darkens, spoils and decomposes, because an imbalanced dosha leads to problems. This imbalance develops when one does not live in accordance with one’s constitution, in accordance with that dosha which is dominant in one’s nature.

The doshas consist of five main components – ether, air, fire, water and earth. These elements manifest themselves in the doshas as energy or moving power, both in their physical and material condition.

There are three main doshas:
Vata – the elements and energy of air and ether.
Pitta – the elements and energy of fire and water.
Kapha – the elements and energy of water and earth.

1. Three Causes of Disease

Teachers of Ayurveda, particularly David Frawley in his book “Ayurveda and the Mind”, affirm that there are three main causes of diseases:

1) Karma: Results and consequences of activities and the way of thinking which one had in this and past lives.

2) Excess of rajas and tamas: It appears in the mind and consequently in one’s life in general. It is necessary to have some amount of tamas and rajas in one’s life to live in harmony in this world in this particular body – for performing some activities, for maintaining a material form, for destroying something obsolete, for sleep, etc. But the higher the level of personal development, the less tamas and rajas is required in one’s life; if they increase even slightly, then they become the cause of diseases and sufferings.

3) Imbalance of doshas: Doshas are the main types of constitution of the human body. Usually imbalance is a result of one not living in accordance with one’s body type and (or) external factors. (We will scrutinize the doshas shortly).