I often have people ask me is there something simple they can do that helps create a more positive relationship with all the planets. Yes! Anyone, wherever they are, can do acts of compassion and kindness, and these are always pleasing to the planets.
For this reason, AstroVed often includes formal acts of charity (dhanam) in some of the festival remedy packages to help people access blessings of grace. In the past, these have included things such as:
- Anna Dhanam (food feeding)
- Vastra Dhanam (donating clothes)
- Vidhya Dhanam (supporting education of children)
- Mangalya Dhanam (supporting a mangalyam, an auspicious thread, as well as appropriate clothes for low-income persons wishing to celebrate marriage in traditional manner)
- Arogya Dhanam (supporting health, treatment and medicines)
- Go Dhanam (sponsoring cow pooja / care of cows)
I have heard Dr. Pillai, founder of AstroVed, encourage everyone to adopt high self esteem of royalty consciousness, and AstroVed offers several festivals throughout the year to help develop or expand such a mindset so that people can live more gracious lives.
There is a teaching that royalty consciousness does carry responsibilities as well as manifestation of material comforts. This is very clear from advice the classical Rama (enlightened epic hero/warrior prince) gave to Lakshmana (one of his brothers) about the duties of a king:
“The duties of a king are fourfold. Firstly, he has to earn wealth. Secondly, he has to increase it. Thirdly, he has to protect it. And fourthly and finally, he has to donate it. ” ~ Rama
Rama reminds us it is important for us to build in the concept of generously sharing with others when our own situation improves.
For anyone looking to improve their current situation, acts of compassion help open doorways for abundance to enter. Over and over, Dr. Pillai has carefully explained:
“
If you are compassionate to the have-not's, you will receive abundance. It's an important concept. Help feed the impoverished.” ~ Dr. Pillai (founder of non-profit charity
Tripura Foundation)
All of us can do things in our local areas, such as feeding a hungry person or helping the elderly (this can even be the elderly in our own families) or finding a way to give time or money to projects that help those in need.
Swami Ramalingam, a famous Tamil saint, wrote a song praising Siva, archetype of Infinite Compassion and Infinite Intelligence:
“
Blessed by you;
all those who have compassion
are, indeed, people who have joined
the Universal True Creed,
do associate with them and flourish on earth,
sporting and delighting
in the enlightened Creed of Grace!”
~ Swami Ramalingam
May we all be inspired to perform acts of compassion and experience blessings of grace.
Please feel free to share your own experiences with acts of compassion at our Facebook group page Astrology Club – AstroVed. Your own stories can help inspire others. Whatever your age or background, we look forward to hearing from you!
As always, everyone at AstroVed is wishing you well.
Written by Swamini Valli Wells
Valli is available for ½-hour and 1-hour
Live Astrologer Consultations (LAC) at AstroVed (USD global version only). She encourages people to create a free account at
AstroVed and run free reports about their own
Birth Chart,
Birth Star,
Moon sign, and
Planetary Influences. This is a simple way to begin to make friends with
astrology. She invites everyone interested to learn more about Vedic astrology to join a newly formed Facebook group for
Astrology Club – AstroVed.
Reminder: All the planets like it when we help others in need. Please consider making a donation to Dr. Pillai’s non-profit charity
Tripura Foundation.
On May 24, 2017