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cannot make such predictions. People like this Panditji never bothered to set up shop outside their houseor create a website, they lead simple lives and did not indulge into marketing and PR, their predictionsspoke about their knowledge. Just of the cup, Mr Saxena is the father of modern author Shanker Adewalwho has written many books published by Sagar Publications. But then astrology is so vast that it is notpossible for any father to dish out his complete knowledge and experience to his own son even if willingwithin a lifetime.1.8 After Manuscripts Are Translated What NextThis is the toughest part where you come in. It is easy to blame that manuscripts are hidden or inlibraries and sanskrit scholars are so egoistical that it is difficult to get any work done out ofthem. But still few Sanskrit scholars have translated some works and are we studying things theway shastra is to be studied? Let us see how shastra was taught not so long ago by an example. ShriParesh Desai one of our esteemed writer comes from a Parampara, his father was the legendaryRavindra Desai, family astrologer of the biggest industrialist in India at that time, owner of MafatlalCompany. Mr Ravindra Desai learnt astrology from Gurukul in his home town in Gujarat and thenfrom Banaras. First he was asked to mug up 15 classics and only after that the Guru started teaching thestudents wherein the Guru would give reference on these classics e.g. references on Adhi Yoga from allthe classics that they had mugged up and then taught what works and what does not with the logicbehind the yoga. So both mugging and understanding the classics and also experience of the Guru cameto be learnt. Then you would go deeper into each classic say for e.g. Brihat Jataka and you would beasked to read all the 40 commentaries on it and then you would be asked to think on each verse to graspits meaning and then test it practically. For e.g. the most revered astrologer Suryanarayan Vyas ofUjjain whom Dr Raman used to regularly consult when he wanted the charts of Nehru family membersalways used to say that Laghu Parasari is the Gita of Astrology/Bible of Astrology.This work of 40 (42) 4 verses looks easy but if you go Real Deep you would find it extremelyconfusing. But you would surely realize that the whole of practicing astrology is in Laghu Parasari henceevery scholar has attempted to write a commentary on it. In recent times a close friend who is fromGujarat, India known for his stunning predictions has done some original work on Laghu Parasari butstill it is a short coming and is not well explained in his work due to lack in command of Englishlanguage. What is needed today is clarity in thoughts of writers, to explain classical verses in a preciseand clear cut language, only two names come to our mind who have already worked cum published onclassical literature in modern times, who can do justice to the work in English language, our friends K SCharak and Ernst Wilhem, hope one day they take up Laghu Parasari.1.9 Theory Vs Experience & The 18 year ruleThen the process of learning goes to experience, after you have studied all the 40 subcommentaries on Laghu Parasari or such ancient works is the process of hunting down expertsall over India who have practiced those techniques mentioned in those verses for minimum 20years. The Last Book of Astrology insists on 18 years. Why 18 years we don’t know? Earlier we tried todo Fit-o-logy that every student of astrology does by bringing in some mystic element to each statementor event of one’s life and thought that 18 is near the cycle of Saturn (19 year dasa) but that is one’s ownthinking. The thing is Mentor having spent decades travelling all over India and burning huge amountsof wealth realized with experience that unless one learns a method from an astrologer who has practiced‘Professionally’ that technique for 18-20 years it is no use learning and adding confusion to one’s mind. Heis obstinate about this part and won’t budge having burnt his bridges many times earlier. The advantagethat he gained was he would know who in which village of India is an expert in Yogini Dasa, who is onKalachakra Dasa, who in Bhrighu Astrology and who in Padanathamsa Dasa, who in Chara Dasa and soon. Who is good in longevity, who in marriage timing, who knows nakshatra well and so on. Trust usthis experience in each technique/subject/text is to be gained ‘Directly’ sitting for days/years in front ofeach teacher and not from that teacher’s article. In an article not even 20% of the technique comes out –this is the hidden truth that nobody tells you nor did anyone tell us until we experienced. The problemis people are giving lectures and writing articles on a technique of astrology without spending 18 years inthat technique including us as we are also guilty of this mistake via our BSP methods which have not4 There are two versions available one of 40 verses and other of 42 verses.38