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3rd-from-Budha

~~ Mahatma Gandhi

"Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts become your words.

Keep your words positive, because your words become your behaviors.

Keep your behaviors positive, because your behaviors become your habits.

Keep your habits positive, because your habits become your values.

Keep your values positive, because your values become your destiny. "
H.H. Dalai Lama. (2001). Answers: Discussions with Western Buddhists by the Dalai Lama. José Ignacio Cabezón (Ed.)

"What is the role that consciousness plays in the process of reincarnation?"

"In general, there are different levels of consciousness.

The more rough, or gross, levels of consciousness are very heavily dependent upon the physical, or material, sphere.

Since one's own physical aggregate (the body) changes from birth to birth, so too do these gross levels of consciousness.

The more subtle the level of consciousness, however, the more independent of the physical sphere,

And hence the more likely that it will remain from one life to the next.

But in general, whether more subtle or more gross, all levels of consciousness are of the same nature."
Mental Target

3rd-from-Budha is an inauspicious location for matters of mental health. Any planet in 3rd-from-Budha will show that upon which the thoughts "land", upon which the thoughts hover and linger.

  • Graha in 3rd-from-Budha may cause a "repeating loop" in the reasoning process.

  • the native experiences excessive attention to the signals represented by the rashi, bhava, and tenant graha in the house which is 3rd-from-Budha.

  • Consequences include distracted thinking, depressed thinking, compulsive thoughts, etc. according to the nature of that graha in 3rd-from-Budha.

Graha in 3rd-from-Budha may give excellent results in other departments of life, but those graha which occupy 3rd-from-Budha will cause some disruption of the free-moving, openly associative, neutral thinking process.

It is easier for the mental process to function when it is unencumbered by strong feelings or opinions. 3rd-from-Budha represents a content area of the thought-world which is somewhat "stuck" and upon which the mentality tends to fixate. 3rd-from-Budha contains mentalized material which is incompletely resolved from past life or early childhood experience.

If graha occupy 3rd-from-Budha, the karaka and lordship significations of those graha gain special importance (for ease or for difficulty). Strong feelings and opinions, compulsive or habitual loops, and other draining or distracting concerns will be generated by the graha(s) in 3rd-from-Budha.

Even a very capable and aware thinker will recognize the "brain drain" effect of the graha 3rd-from-Budha in their mental life.

Vimshottari Dasha effects

The strongest effect of this mental-drain phenomenon occurs during the mahadasha of Budha, during the bhukti of the graha(s) which occupy 3rd-from-Budha.

    • During these periods the native should be especially vigilant to maintain optimum mental health.
  • Malefics in 3rd-from-Budha will cause the worst effects, but subha-graha in this angle are also somewhat problematic.

Surya in 3rd-from-Budha

Surya cannot occupy 3rd-from-Budha.

Chandra in 3rd-from-Budha

Not truly problematic, but a noticeably sensitive mental type.

Mental fluctuations like the ocean tides, one's feelings determine the rhythm of the reasoning process.

Presuming that Chandra is well-disposed, can be an asset in integrated mental-emotional process, so long as the native can register but does not dwell on the feelings.

Native may not be able to effectively discriminate between rational conclusions and intuitive perceptions. (These are both valid ways of thinking but they are different and should be consciously distinguished for clarity and appropriateness of judgment.)

Plus side: highly effective psycho-emotional communications with the fundamental emotional realities of humanity.

Kuja in 3rd-from-Budha

Native is typically "outspoken" and content of the speech may focus on articles of combat or pursuit,

such as human sexuality, athletic competition, warfare, weaponry

  • Jane Fonda anti-war Hanoi; also detailed publishing of her husband Ted Turner's sexual adventures

  • Princess Diana campaign against land-mines; also advertising her husband Charles' sexual adventures

  • King Henry VIII notorious for topical content of conflict with religious authority and sexual (marital) practice

Repetitive narrative of anger, dwelling on thoughts of domination and winning.

If Kuja is ill-disposed, winning = revenge. Otherwise, winning via vigorous competition.

Tends toward repetition of the adolescent thought process oriented to activities of simple physical sport and Animal-instinct sexual pursuit

May generate the "sore loser" complex; thoughts promote intolerance of weakness and exaggerated heroism; "Napoleon complex"

Guru in 3rd-from-Budha

This is generally not a helpful situation due to the adversarial relationship between Guru and Budha. Budha is neutral toward Guru but Brihaspati intensely dislikes Lord Budha.

The reason for their inimical stance is that these two graha compete for the same audience. Guru wants to preach about religion and higher law (Dharma) whereas Budha wants to chat about superficial daily thoughts. They both try to use the same mental apparatus.

A general outcome of Guru in 3rd from Budha is that the person may talk mercurially about philosophy of life and higher truths, the delivery vehicle is too chatty (Budha). Also the communicative motive is too much mundanely instrumental, depriving the message of religious profundity, except in rare cases.

Guru generates a repeating narrative of hope and expansion(Franklin D. Roosevelt, Margaret Thatcher ) whether there is a foundation to support that expansion or not.

Topics of global travel, world culture, education, university, philosophy and religious narrative (Ram Dass)

Minding other people's business, trying to save the world, Tends toward repetition of the compassionate and global worldview, mind frequently returning to the "big picture".

Tends toward repetition of the quest for broad, simple solutions to complex questions , "Pollyanna complex" , positive and cheerful but may seem like an ideologue.

Shani in 3rd-from-Budha

Repeating narrative of scarcity (Franklin D. Roosevelt )and public judgment, (William Renquist)often in a punitive or individuality-constraining context (Bishop Gene Robinson).

Chronic lack of resources (poverty), fears of social punishment, absent support from social infrastructure, heavy duties and obligation, self-isolation, insecurity.

Native perceives deep pressure from Time , a lack of ease, and a often a crushing workload.

Chronic depression or extreme sobriety during Shani periods.

Shukra in 3rd-from-Budha

Repeating narrative of sensual pleasures, concern with superficial Attractiveness and petty social manners, worries about being liked .

Distracted focus due to sense-pleasure data too much interrupting the reasoning process.

Mind frequently returning to alliances, relationships, material wealth, sense delights, one's ability to receive validationfor one's own beauty and attractiveness, arts and music.

Bhava indicates the mental target:

  • Shukra in 1 = mind dwells on concern with personal attractiveness = Bill Clinton , Angelina Jolie

  • Shukra in 3 = mind dwells on search for harmony in the immediate team, attractiveness of siblings, workgroup = Dalai Lama

  • Shukra in 4 = mind dwells on beauty of the home, arts/music in the home

  • Shukra in 6 = mind dwells on imbalance, attractiveness of pleasure drugs = George Harrison

  • Shukra in 7 = mind dwells on attractiveness of the spouse, harmony in alliances = Jennifer Aniston, Richard Nixon

  • Shukra in 10 = mind dwells on hierarchical position, social rank, one's attractiveness via favorable reputation = Tom Cruise

Rahu in 3rd-from-Budha

Repeating narrative of self-elevation, desire to rise above one's station of birth, desire to enter exclusive social environments, obsession with promotion and obtainment,

disregard for established protocol, adventure and risk, compulsive self-promotion thought loops, intense social-ranking ideation, socially disruptive and exciting desires.

Mental hunger to possess what one does not have, the socially forbidden, aboo behaviors, objects, experiences or people.

Ketu in 3rd-from-Budha

Speech seems to dissipate and becomes materially ineffective.

It is however effective in other-worldly contexts such as poetry or fiction writing (Rabindranath Tagore, Hermann Hesse , Stephen King)

Also effective in the description of the experience of spiritual surrender (St. Catherine Laboure; Mrs. Betty Ford, addictions counseling).

As always, the final outcome much depends upon Ketu's lord.

If Ketu's lord is effective then Ketu will not harm the outcome, although Ketu in 3rd from Budha will dampen excitement of the communicative output and cause the native to sound rather milquetoast. (USA Pres-38 Gerald Ford, Mrs. Betty Ford)

repeating narrative of detachment and despair, disconnection, inability to find meaning, compulsive wandering. Potential for complete liberation if one intentionally releases the ego from connection to the thought process.

  • The narrative mind (Budha) shows a natural inclination toward non-petitionary prayer.

The bhava which is 3rd-from-Budha also creates a "landing pad" upon which the thoughts tend to dwell and linger. Naturally, if graha occupy this "focus" bhava, the nature of the repeating narrative engagement with those thoughts will adjust according to the character of the tenant graha.

If Budha occupies bhava-1

thoughts focus on 3

  • delivery of explanations, descriptions, instructions,

  • internal conversation , external gesticulation

  • craft, works of the Hands

  • arms and artillery

  • writing, drawing, painting,shooting,tool-using

  • plans , meetings, calendars, schedule

  • publications, communications-media production

  • the siblings, cousins, work-team, sports-team, neighbors, environment in the vicinity

  • "ways to get published"

If Budha occupies bhava-2

thoughts focus on 4

  • Folkways,patriotism, the nation-state

  • ethnic customs and traditions (including superstitions and folk religion)

  • roots of a people, spirits of the lands and waters of the place of birth, or the place where one has set roots

  • oceans, marine life, boats and fishing

  • land, the schooling, mother and early childhood home, patriotism,

  • hhabits of a people, cultural roots ,

  • property ownership, vehicles

  • "ways to get sheltered"

If Budha occupies bhava-3

thoughts focus on 5

  • politics , gambling, games, celebrity, attention, prestige,
  • royalty, courtly manners
  • speculative thought, speculative finance,
  • investment into brilliant new ventures, personality-defining adventures
  • personal genius, origins of the universe,
  • Divine Intelligence,
  • children, romance and courtship,
  • poetry, drama,
  • amusements, entertainments, stage performance, fun
  • "ways to get attention"

If Budha occupies bhava-4

thoughts focus on 6

  • Disagreement, marital discord, medical treatment, poverty, debts, sicknesses,

  • medicines and drugs both legal and illegal,

  • usuries,

  • addictions, slavery, servitude

  • complaints, accusations

  • dissolution of agreements, litigation, divorce, conflicts

  • "ways to argue"

If Budha occupies bhava-5

thoughts focus upon 7

  • Partnership, alliance, marriage, agreement,

  • sharing, mutuality, two-ness, mating,

  • participation, equity, equability;

  • bargains, deals, crafting of contracts,

  • ability to identify points of mutual interest, match-making

  • skills and tools of achieving balance

  • "ways to get partnered"

If Budha occupies bhava-6

thoughts focus on upon 8

  • Mysteries, secrets, hidden forces, catastrophic change,

  • joint assets of marriage,

  • emergencies and disasters, sudden forced change, upheavals

  • inheritance and hidden monies

  • "ways to get secrets"

If Budha occupies bhava-7

thoughts focus upon 9

  • The religion, priests, father, temple ritual,

  • philosophy, wisdom teachings,

  • sacred texts, exegesis,

  • dharma, Higher Law, phenomena

  • world travel

  • university culture, professor, guru

  • higher scholarship

  • "ways to get wisdom"

If Budha occupies bhava-8

thoughts focus upon 10

  • Social leadership, duty, dignity, social rank , "pecking order",

  • institutional planning, government, responsibilities,

  • law and order

  • "ways to get recognition and respect"

If Budha occupies bhava-9

thoughts focus upon 11

The gains of income, associative and distributive networks,

opportunity to participate in the marketplace of goods and ideas,

goals and achievements,

assemblies (Billy Graham) conventions and fayres,

principled social activism, large group movement

  • seeking information on "ways to get networked"

  • Mrs. Betty Ford,, wife of USA Pres-38 Gerald Ford and a long-time social-moral activist, was a vigorous proponent of the politically progressive, opportunity-extending (11) USA Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution, for which she campaigned extensively. However it is interesting to note that Ketu occupies 3rd from Budha and ultimately this civil rights amendment failed. (And US women still on average earn 70 cents for every dollar earned by males.)

If Budha occupies bhava-10

thoughts focus upon 12

The dreams, prayer, meditation, privacy, bridge between the astral and the material worlds , Astrology

  • seeking information on "ways to get guidance"

If Budha occupies bhava-11

thoughts focus upon 1

  • The physical form, appearance of the bodies, flesh, word-made-flesh

  • vitality, life-force energy, innovation, darshan, birth and rebirth

  • competition , movement, muscularity, shape, rupa, form, athletic strength

  • "ways to get competitive"

If Budha occupies bhava-12

thoughts focus upon 2

  • Food, family, finance: treasuries of wealth and knowledge, lineage history

  • the accumulated natural resources, collections and collecting,

  • voice, face, teeth, mouth, hair, the smile (Amitabh Bachchan)

  • Languages, songs, stories, historical tales,

  • memories, family history

  • "ways to get resources"

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  • size="4" class="style23">Dzong-ka-ba and H.H. Dalai Lama.(2005). Yoga Tantra: Paths to Magical Feats . Jeffrey Hopkins (Trans. Ed.)

    Alternating Analytical and Stabilizing meditation

    "Here is how to alternate [between]analytical and stabilizing meditation:

    • After analyzing with individual investigation, desist from such analysis and set the mind single-pointedly on the meaning you have understood.

    • However, before the mind becomes too settled, switch again to analytical meditation, alternating in this way between stabilizing and analytical meditation.

    • Gradually, he power of analysis itself will be able to induce physical and mental pliancy...

    • with respect to calm abiding, but to a greater degree.

    Generation of a bliss of physical and mental pliancy, induced through the power of analysis, no longer requiring alternation between analytical and stabilizing meditation, marks the attainment of fully qualified special insight -- and thereby the attainment of the path of preparation.

    From this point on, you have a union of calm abiding and special insight.

    You now have powerful means for realizing the emptiness of inherent existence in order to overcome obstructions when it is brought to the level of direct perception.

    Although specific tantras, or even specific passages in tantras, emphasize either stabilizing or analytical meditation,

    • it is necessary to alternate these two equally until special insight is attained through the bliss of mental pliancy being induced,/font>
    • not by the power of stabilizing meditation, but by the power of analysis itself.

    Therefore , it is not sufficient merely to withdraw the mind inside or even first to become mindful of the view of emptiness and then set merely in stabilizing meditation.

    Analysis is necessary.

    • This is the thought of all three masters expert in Yoga Tantra."
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