Superstition.
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Veda treat everything at 3 levels : Physical, Celestial and Cosmic.
Physical is purely material level limited to the experience and understanding at the sense-level.
Celestial is about the mind that is a link between the Cosmic and the Physical.
The Physical is the realm of the material-world where the individual is restricted to experiencing through the 5 senses.
The Celestial is on one hand about the Material-Space as well as the abode of the Hidden Powers of Nature that is a collective of Conscious entities (devatā / देवता-principle).
The planets, the Earth, the Moon, the Sun also belong to this category.
According to Veda,
The Sun is verily the Supreme Reality, which can't be denied because Sun is the source of all life in many forms we see every moment.
The Moon too is directly responsible for the swings of moods in man. There are subtle reasons. As the influence of Moon, that not only attracts the waters of the oceans, but also the water in the human body.
We know how the menstrual-cycle follows the rhythm of 4 weeks or a lunar-month.
The earth is verily the substance we are made of.
During the Solar Eclipse, which falls on a no-moon night / dark-moon (amāvasyā / अमावस्या) day,
The Moon hides obstructs the Sun for about an hour or two.
At the Physical level, we see the cause of Eclipse is the shadow of the Moon that falls upon the Earth.
The dark side of the Moon that faces the Earth remains still on the same side, while the bright side faces the Sun.
People who are habitual in criticizing and ridiculing Veda and this principle, think and claim that the tradition, knowledge of Veda is but superstition only.
They even revel in partying and indulge in entertainments.
According to Veda, at the time of such an Eclipse, The Moon i.e. the mind covers up the Sun.
In simple words, the tendencies of mind over-ride the pure spiritual tendencies.
At such times even the birds and trees withdraw within, though we don't say if they really 'meditate' or just go to sleep. Following their sheer insight, they stop all physical movement.
Only we humans who take pride in thinking they are at a higher level of evolution far higher than all other creatures, not only ignore this common insight, but keep entertaining and reveling while the Eclipse lasts.
No wonder if Harvey took up this way and in a way such people because of their ignorance only unknowingly invited this calamity.
Veda and the related scriptures teach to meditate in various ways according to one's temperament and mental mode, and at least one should return inwards thinking of The Reality / The Truth / The Power that maintains and keeps protected the whole life.
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Veda treat everything at 3 levels : Physical, Celestial and Cosmic.
Physical is purely material level limited to the experience and understanding at the sense-level.
Celestial is about the mind that is a link between the Cosmic and the Physical.
The Physical is the realm of the material-world where the individual is restricted to experiencing through the 5 senses.
The Celestial is on one hand about the Material-Space as well as the abode of the Hidden Powers of Nature that is a collective of Conscious entities (devatā / देवता-principle).
The planets, the Earth, the Moon, the Sun also belong to this category.
According to Veda,
The Sun is verily the Supreme Reality, which can't be denied because Sun is the source of all life in many forms we see every moment.
The Moon too is directly responsible for the swings of moods in man. There are subtle reasons. As the influence of Moon, that not only attracts the waters of the oceans, but also the water in the human body.
We know how the menstrual-cycle follows the rhythm of 4 weeks or a lunar-month.
The earth is verily the substance we are made of.
During the Solar Eclipse, which falls on a no-moon night / dark-moon (amāvasyā / अमावस्या) day,
The Moon hides obstructs the Sun for about an hour or two.
At the Physical level, we see the cause of Eclipse is the shadow of the Moon that falls upon the Earth.
The dark side of the Moon that faces the Earth remains still on the same side, while the bright side faces the Sun.
People who are habitual in criticizing and ridiculing Veda and this principle, think and claim that the tradition, knowledge of Veda is but superstition only.
They even revel in partying and indulge in entertainments.
According to Veda, at the time of such an Eclipse, The Moon i.e. the mind covers up the Sun.
In simple words, the tendencies of mind over-ride the pure spiritual tendencies.
At such times even the birds and trees withdraw within, though we don't say if they really 'meditate' or just go to sleep. Following their sheer insight, they stop all physical movement.
Only we humans who take pride in thinking they are at a higher level of evolution far higher than all other creatures, not only ignore this common insight, but keep entertaining and reveling while the Eclipse lasts.
No wonder if Harvey took up this way and in a way such people because of their ignorance only unknowingly invited this calamity.
Veda and the related scriptures teach to meditate in various ways according to one's temperament and mental mode, and at least one should return inwards thinking of The Reality / The Truth / The Power that maintains and keeps protected the whole life.
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