"Ocean of Blessing" His Holiness Tenzin Gyatsho XIV "Dalai" Lama reading in progress, please check back... The traditional birth information: Born as "Lhamo Dhondrub" at Sunrise, in Takster village, Amdo, Tibet On (the local equivalent of) 06-July-1935	Spiritual Figures
How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life . HH Dalai Lama, translated and edited by Jeffrey Hopkins,p.188	"When I was a young boy, Tantra was just a matter of blind faith. At age twenty-four I lost my own country, and then after coming to India started really reading Tsongkhapa's explanations on emptiness. Then, after moving to Dharamsala, I put more effort into the study and practice of the stages of the path, emptiness, and Tantra. So it was only in my late twenties after gaining some experience of emptiness that deity yoga made sense. One time in the main temple in Dharamsala I was performing the ritual of imagining myself as a deity of Highest Yoga Tantra, called Guhyasamaja. My mind continuously remained on the recitation of the ritual text, and when the words "I myself" came, I completely forgot about my usual self in relation to my combination of mind and body: Instead, I had a very clear sense of "I" in relation to the new, pure combination of mind and body of Guhyasamaja that I was imagining. Since this is the type of self-identification that is at the heart of Tantric yoga, the experience confirmed for me that with enough time I could definitely achieve the extraordinary, deep states mentioned in the scriptures. "
	Ketu in bhava-1 = Rahu in bhava-7 Ambivalence (Ketu) toward one's personal appearance and individual identity Desire (Rahu) to be recognized as a partner of powerful persons or corporations
Rahu in bhava-7 =	Passion to be recognized as an equal in bargains or contracts with those of higher status, although one has not yet earned the right to genuine equality. Desires to "marry up". In a spiritualized nativity, particularly fierce placements of Rahu-7 may elevate the partnership ambitions so high that one seeks union with divine entities. Engages in exotic or taboo-breaking counseling-advising relationships. May be a wheeler-dealer, negotiator, contract-maker, facilitator, middle-man, or broker. Special propensity to enter into promises with privileged foreigners. Via deal-making instincts, ambitious promises, and veiled concessions made during the bargain, one may become involved in unsustainable alliances that are "over one's head". Desires to "marry up" but due to these pressures, unstable and ambitious Rahu in 7 generally indicates several marriages or multiple attempts to re-engage in a definitive contractual trust. For H.H., Rahu-7 occupies optimistic and humanistic Dhanushya. He may enter into extremely ambitious negotiations with much more powerful "partners" whose understanding of a "promise" is entirely instrumental in the world-map (Dhanushya) power game. Indeed he has confidence in these dealings since Surya sends drishti into 7. However with Ketu in lagna, H.H. is more observant and retreating by character and there is a good likelihood that his "partners" will take full advantage of his
Chandra-Simha+ Shukra Chandra in bhava-3	suggests a royal lineage, and a spoiled child -- but the staunchly egalitarian 7th aspect from abstract, philosophically detached swakshetra Shani puts the kibosh on most of the pomp and ceremony. Despite the abundant plumes and trumpets of medieval Tibetan ritual with which H.H. remains involved, he is much more famous worldwide for his egalitarian presentation as a simple monk. Outside the Tibetan diaspora, H.H.'s clearest image is of the simple monk saying "My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness." Of course, within the Tibetan diaspora H.H.'s dramatic role in ritual religion is extremely vital to ethnic tradition. We simply point to the expected polarity of Chandra/Shukra giving localized ethnic pomp and circumstance, while Shani emphasizes meta-rational philosophy and the community of all sentient beings. As with all mutual opposing drishti, if the planets are friendly toward each other the native can generally manage the polarity by behaving opposite ways in opposite domains. Rising nodes suggest a peculiar tantrik incarnation, enhanced psychic sensitivity (Ketu) and a life determined largely by those more powerful than himself (Rahu). Ketu, the icon of Shri Ganesha, represents non-violent strategies for removing all obstacles on the path to full merging with the Divine.

His Holiness was born fifth of 16 children of a rural farm family. His birth time is not recorded or remembered; however the date is offered with confidence.

Anecdotal time based on direct sun ray into the lagnas of both radix and navamsha charts.

The sunrise birth time does yield a dashamsha for political leadership which is consistent with his global influence.

Let us speculatively use the anecdotal birth timeof sunrise which is reported by H.H.'s family. If we set the clock time to 05:15 in Takster, Amdo (far north eastern Tibet) -- then, Tenzing Gyatso's troubled exodus from Tibet in 1959 would correspond to Chandra/ Shani period.

• The momentous difficulties including threat of death during this famed period in the Dalai Lama's life, could be sensible not only from the overall significations of swakshetra L-8 Shani, but also from Shani's role as lord of dashamsha, setting up a lifetime of international leadership under highly straitened circumstances.

• Shani's power as L-8 in dharma bhava could signify extraordinary accomplishments in an extremely conceptual religious tradition which incorporates the full tantric skill set including magic and psychic healing, but which is also philosophically rational at the highest levels and - keynote of Shani/Kumbha - its top practitioners are utterly eccentric.

• Further, H.H.'s career as a religious leader with political responsibilities would be confirmed by the strongest career indicator, lord of 10th navamsha, being super-strong in 9th radix of the priesthood.

His Holiness received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. This prestigious international honor would have been granted at the very beginning of Guru Mahadasha, which seems very suitable if Guru is radix L-7+L-10 and Guru occupies 4th dashamsha.

• Honorary Canadian Citizenship bestowed by the unanimous agreement of the Canadian Parliament in 2006

• USA Congressional Gold Medal bestowed by the US Congress upon major servants of humanity, also in 2006.

(The USA honor was backed by two-thirds majority of Congress - which signifies exceptionally strong support for H.H.'s leadership despite the USA's crucial commercial ties to China.)

At minimum the proposed radix chart displays advanced communicative efficacy. His Holiness learned International English in adulthood and has become a highly successful communicator in several human languages over the period of his increasingly global leadership.

Proposed Ketu-rising also suggests his ability to communicate psychically with those who are sensitive enough to perceive his presence on the astral plane. Many people report that H.H. appears to them in dreams and waking meditation, as a benevolent, fatherly figure offering unconditional acceptance and encouragement in their spiritual practice.

About speculative birth times:

Please observe caution in using a speculative birth time! Vimshottari Dasha absolutely requires accurate birth time.

We can carefully build a case for using ae speculative birth time by proving multiple correspondences between expected planetary results and known events in the native 's life. This proving process is easier for a public figure such as Tenzin Gyatso whose adult life is chronicled in detail. On this page we are using public information about his dangerous teenage trans-Himalayan flight from Chinese military invaders, and later famous international honors. It would be easier if H.H. were a movie star or a politician because we could use records of marriage, children, and winning elections! However even the life of a famous monk has notable moments that provide some legitimate rectification data...

Yet, no matter how extensive the apparent correlations, speculative birth times will always remain suspect . Predictions based on speculative birth times must include more than the usual caveat emptor.

Readers familiar with intimate details of H.H.'s life might wish to continue rectifying H.H.'s birth time to get the details working properly.

"And now my friends, all that is true, all that is noble, all that is just and pure, all that is loveable and gracious, whatever is excellent and admirable - fill all your thoughts with these things." ~~ Philippians 4:8