--- In [email protected], "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Vedic reasoning" is an oxymoron, just like "silent cry" or "Dodge Ram". > There is no such thing. It's a system of belief, pure and simple. > > I'll buy Sparaig's cultural reason - the Aryan invaders came from the > north, and I bet the Dravidian's were pissed off enough at being > slaughtered and having their women raped that they frequently fought > back from the south. I certainly would have. > > As for the "scientific reason", that would imply that northern entrances > would be verboten in the in the southern hemisphere, since that's where > the sun would lie. But since Vedic civilization had no notion of a > southern hemisphere, there is no mention of this. Same reason there's > no mention of Neptune, Uranus and Pluto - no one saw them before the > invention of the telescope. > > Out of sight, out of belief system, when the belief system is hung on > something tangible like direction or a visible planet. >
In fact, I can't find anyone who knows the answer to the question: should we reversethe roles of North and South in SV when dealing with buildings south of the Equator? Until I hear a definitive answer from the TMO, I reserve judgement on how inflexable the SV interpretation is. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
