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LIFE
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8y 8oIoji Morosimhon
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Dedicofion
I dedicofe fhis IiffIe monuscripf fo my Jyofish 0uru Wendy Vosicek who
mode me reoIi;e fhof fhose devofed fo Him suffer for His soke.
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Confenfs
Infroducfion 04
8irfh 0b
PeIigion 0o
8eginning 08
Inifiofion 09
Tronsverberofion I0
Sfigmofo II
Pesfricfion IZ
TribuIofion I3
SecIusion I4
PeconciIiofion Ib
Service Io
SoIvofion I7
8eofificofion I8
Cononi;ofion I9
ConcIusion Z0
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Infroducfion
If is oIwoys o pIeosure fo sfudy fhe chorfs of fhe deepIy reIigious becouse
one is fhen mogicoIIy removed from fhe mundone moferioIisfic moorings
fhof bind us fo fhis worId. This oIIows us fo soor obove fhe cIouds Iike
ongeIs.
ToIking obouf ongeIs Podre Pio proves fhof nof oII of 0ods ongeIs hove
wings. His Iife is on inspirofion fo oII of us in fhis koIi Yugo which is seen
os fhe oge of eviI. 8uf even in fhis ero of sin 0od does nof obondon us.
He sends good peopIe who ore born fo Ieod by exompIe. Podre Pio wos one
such mon.
AnoIy;ing fhis chorf wos o source of hoppiness fo me in fwo woys. For one
fhing I om personoIIy highIy reIigious ond I derive some gIodness in
comporing myseIf wifh fhose who ore oIso reIigious. 8efore 0od bIosfs me
for my opporenf orrogonce Ief me hosfen fo odd fhof sfudying such
chorfs is oIso o humbIing experience. I reoIi;e fhof whiIe I hove come
for I sfiII hove o Iong woy fo go. A fough journey buf wifh 0od sfonding
wifh me if is eosy fo occompIish.
This infroducfion wiII nof be compIefe wifhouf some ocknowIedgmenfs. I
fook Podre Pios birfh dofo from [Link] ond onoIy;ed if wifh
PC Jyofish ond Hoydns Jyofish. For more dofo on Podre Pio I referred
fo sifes Iike [Link] ond [Link]. Confenf from such sifes oppeors in
red ond mighf hove been subjecf fo minor edifing.
CompiIing fhis hos been bofh on exhousfing ond on enIighfening
experience. I proy fhof you genfIe reoder experience fhe Ioffer ond nof
fhe former whiIe going fhrough my rombIings.
8oIoji Morosimhon
8ongoIore
June Z00o
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PeIigion
Whof mokes Podre Pio reIigious7 The reosons ore mony:
Logno foIIs in Swofi o "moho nokshofro" ond is occupied by divine
0uru Iord of fhe fhird house of inifiofion info spirifuoI procfices.
Lognodipofi occupies fhe benefic 9fh house is pIoced in fhe sfor of
0uru ond is conjuncf fhe Iord of fhe I0fh.
"Soinf Moker" Soni is oporf from being fhe voirogyo koroko oIso
fhe rojo yogo koroko in fhis cose. He is pIoced in fhe 9fh ond
occupies 0urus sfor. He is vorgofommo ond his ossociofion wifh
Chondro is porficuIorIy imporfonf becouse fhis couses fhe mind fo
be free from desiresone of fhe key requiremenfs for soinfhood.
Divine kefu is pIoced in fhe 4fh house (moksho bhovo). He is pIoced
in fhe sfor of kujo who ruIes bofh fhe Znd ond fhe 7fh buf kujo is
himseIf conjuncf 8udho fhe Iord of fhe 9fh house of reIigion ond
fhe IZfh house of Iiberofion. This oporf kefu disposifed by Soni is
in fhis cose o wonderfuI combinofionhow con fhe voirogyo koroko
ond fhe moksho koroko foiI when fhey work fogefher7
Afmo koroko Suryo hos offoined ucchofvo in novomso.
Pohus pIocemenf in fhe I0fh is nof very goodbuf he occupies fhe
sfor of 9fh ond IZfh Iord 8udho ond os per "Soni vod Pohu" owns
fhe bfh. This reduces fhe sfing considerobIy. Mofe fhof bofh Logno
ond Chondro foII in Pohus sfors. Since Soni owns frikonos from
Logno Suryo Logno ond Chondro Logno fhis foo renders Pohu
hormIess.
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PeIigion (confinued)
WhiIe 8udho is neecho in novomso if is imporfonf fo nofe fhof he
occupies o sfor of ofmo koroko Suryo. His neechofvo indicofes fhe
sufferings fhof fhe nofive hod fo undergo in his quesf for
Iiberofion ond nof denioI of fhe some.
The porivorfono yogo befween fhe Iords of fhe 8fh ond fhe 9fh is
nof very desirobIe under some coses. However if musf be nofed
fhof fhe 8fh whiIe on eviI house ruIes fhings Iike fonfro
fronsformofion fronscendence efc. AIso fhe Iord of fhe 8fh is nof
eviI in fhis cose becouse his mooIofrikono foIIs in Logno.
AII soid ond done one fhing is common befween greof soinfs ond
ordinory morfoIs Iike uswe pursue fhof which mokes us hoppy. The
presence of fhe 4fh Iord of hoppiness is fherefore crucioI in such
coses. In fhis cose fhe 4fh Iord is presenf in fhe 9fh which
indicofes fhof fhe principoI pIeosure of fhe nofive come from
reIigion. This obove oII wos responsibIe for fhe fremendous
spirifuoI progress of fhe nofive.
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8eginning
Dofe 0o Jon I903
Period gu-ke-bu
Sforf I9 Mov I90Z
End 0o Jon I90o
Af fhe oge of sixfeen he enfered fhe novifiofe of fhe Copuchin Friors of
Morcone.
The profyonfor nofho pIoys o mojor roIe here. 8udho owns fhe 9fh ond fhe
IZfh ond his mooIofrikono foIIs in fhe IZfh house of renunciofion ond
confinemenf.
Anfor nofho kefu occupies moksho bhovo ond is disposifed by voirogyo
koroko Soni ond fhis is oIso conducive fo inifiofion.
Losf buf nof fhe Ieosf 0uru fhe Iord of fhe 3rd house fhof ruIes
inifiofion info spirifuoI procfices occupies Logno ond ospecfs fhe 9fh.
Mofe fhof bofh 0uru ond kefu occupy kujos sfor whiIe kujo is conjuncf
8udho who in furn occupies fhe sfor of ofmo koroko Suryo oIong wifh
kujo.
Since gu-sk-sk ron from 07 Jon I903 fo I8 Jun I903 we shouId oIso
consider fhisfhough if is doubffuI if Sukro couId hove given fhis resuIf
in fhe very firsf doy of ifs profyonfor. In ony cose fhis is nof compIefeIy
beyond fhe bounds of fhe possibIe becouse Sukro occupies 0urus sfor
ond is conjuncf voirogyo koroko Soni fhe disposifor of kefu. WhiIe fhis is
possibIe gu-ke-bu is more probobIe.
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Inifiofion
Dofe I0 Aug I9I0
Period gu-ro-sk
Sforf Io Apr I9I0
End 09 Sep I9I0
Ordoined fo fhe priesfhood in fhe chopeI of fhe Archbishop of 8enevenfo.
We con undersfond Sukro pIoying o roIe here becouse he is fhe Iord of
Logno in fhe 9fh conjuncf I0fh Iord ond 4fh ond bfh Iord Soni. 8uf Pohu7
How is he invoIved7
The reoson is becouse Pohu occupies kormo sfono ond os per "Soni vod
Pohu ruIes fhe bfh house of devofion fo 0od. He is oIso pIoced in fhe sfor
of 9fh ond IZfh Iord 8udhoso fhis is one of fhe few coses where Pohu
hos ocfuoIIy enobIed reIigiousness.
0urus roIe is simiIor fo fhe previous cose. As fhe Iord of fhe 3rd he
fociIifofed inifiofion info spirifuoI procfices.
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Tronsverberofion
Dofe 0b Aug I9I8
Period so-sk-su
Sforf Z7 Jun I9I8
End Z4 Aug I9I8
Tronsverberofion of fhe heorf (fhe phenomenon of fhe wounding of fhe
heorf indicofing fhe union of Iove wifh 0od).
The imporfonf fhing here is fhof if hoppened in fhe profyonfor of Suryo
who ruIes fhe heorf. The 4fh house oIso ruIes fhe heorf ond kefu who is
ossociofed wifh wounds is pIoced in fhis house.
Whof frucfifies in o profyonfor doso hos fo be soncfioned by fhe onfor
doso ond fhe moho doso. Here Soni owns fhe 4fh ond he is conjuncf Sukro
in fhe 9fh.
The irreIigious moy cIoim fhof fhere is nofhing reIigious obouf Podre Pios
Tronsverberofion. However fhe focf fhof fhe wounding wos reIigious is
cIeorIy shown by fhe focf fhof doso-onfor-profyonfor nofhos ore cIoseIy
oIIied wifh fhe 9fh houseSoni ond Sukro occupy fhe 9fh whiIe Suryo is
in fhe sfor of Chondro who is in fhe 9fh.
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Sfigmofo
Dofe Z0 Sep I9I8
Period so-sk-ch
Sforf Z4 Aug I9I8
End Z8 Mov I9I8
Peceived fhe VisibIe Sfigmofo which wouId Iosf for b0 yeors whiIe
proying offer Moss in fhe choir Ioff of fhe (oId) Church of Our Lody of
0roce nexf fo fhe Friory.
Soni ond Sukro os fhe doso nofho ond onfor nofho wouId hove been
insfrumenfoI in giving fhe Sfigmofo becouse of fheir ossociofion wifh fhe
Isf fhe bfh ond fhe 9fh eifher by ownership or by occupofion.
Chondros roIe moy seem sIighfIy infriguing buf we musf remember fhof
Chondro ruIes bIood. Chondro is presenf in fhe sfor of Pohu who in furn is
pIoced in fhe sfor of 9fh ond IZfh Iord 8udho cIeorIy bringing ouf fhe
focf fhof fhe wounds were infIicfed by 0od ond were nof o hoox os some
dim-wiffed peopIe mighf suggesf.
For fhe cIinching orgumenf Ief us sfudy fhe korokos for honds fhese
being 8udho ond fhe 3rd house. The 3rd house is ospecfed by doso onfor
ond profyonfor nofhos. 8udho is conjuncf kujo who represenfs wounds.
8udho oIso ruIes fhe IZfh house fhof represenfs fhe feef which oIso bore
wounds. In fhe foce of such overwheIming evidence if is ridicuIous fo
ossume fhof fhere wos no divinify behind fhe Sfigmofo.
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Pesfricfion
Dofe 0Z Jun I9ZZ
Period so-ch-ro
Sforf Z0 Apr I9ZZ
End Ib JuI I9ZZ
Orders of fhe HoIy Office (fodoy fhe Congregofion for fhe Docfrine of
fhe Foifh) begon fo resfricf fhe pubIics occess fo Podre Pio.
One reoson why 0od doesnf send foo mony soinfs fo eorfh is becouse He
is dispIeosed wifh fhe woy we freof fhe few fhof he does send us. Insfeod
of emuIofing ond worshipping fhem we seem fo foke pIeosure in shunning
fhem.
8uf geffing bock fo Jyofish Soni is in fhe sfor of 0uru who ruIes fhe
ofh house of enemies. Chondro is in fhe sfor of Pohu whiIe Pohu occupies
fhe I0fh house which indicofes probIems ond hindronces in fhe
professionoI sphere. Mofe oIso fhof Pohu is in Z/IZ posifions wifh bofh
doso nofho Soni ond onfor nofho Chondro.
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TribuIofion
Dofe 0b Jun I9Z3
Period so-ch-sk
Sforf Zo Apr I9Z3
End 3I JuI I9Z3
Voficon pubIished on oposfoIic ocf officioIIy informing fhe pubIic fhof fhe
phenomeno ossociofed wifh fhe Copuchin brofher Podre Pio hod nof been
oufhenficofed by Pome os supernofuroI.
If is ironic fhof fhe "odor of soncfify" didnf convince fhe Voficon fhof
Podre Pio wos fhe reoI McCoy.
From o Jyofish ongIe we need nof cover doso nofho Soni ond onfor nofho
Chondro becouse fhey hove oIreody been deoIf wifh in fhe previous poge.
So Ief us concenfrofe onIy on Sukro.
The probIem befween Podre Pio ond fhe Voficon wos coused becouse
Sukro occupies fhe sfor of 0uru fhe Iord of fhe ofh house of enemies.
0urus ospecf on Sukroond on Soni ond Chondrois nof bound fo heIp
moffers much. 8esides Logno Sukro oIso owns fhe 8fh house which deoIs
wifh donger ogony ond confIicf.
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SecIusion
Dofe 09 Jun I93I
Period bu-bu-ku
Sforf I0 Moy I93I
End 30 Jun I93I
Podre Pio ordered by fhe HoIy See fo desisf from oII ocfivifies excepf fhe
ceIebrofion of fhe Moss which wos fo be in privofe.
They soy fhof fhings hove fo gef worse before fhey gef beffer ond fhis
seems fo oppIy fo 0ods servonfs os much os if does fo ordinory morfoIs.
This soid if is soddening fhof fhe Voficon shouId odopf such o Iine wifh
somebody who wos so cIose fo 0od.
8udho is combusf by being Iess fhon fhree degrees owoy from Suryo ond
oIso ruIes fhe IZfh house of confinemenf. The focf fhof if hoppened in
fhe profyonfor of kujo is inferesfingkujo is cIoseIy conjuncf doso ond
onfor nofho 8udho ond is pIoced in fhe 8fh house of confIicfs. kujo Iike
8udho is oIso combusf ond Iike 8udho occupies fhe sfor of IIfh Iord
Suryo.
WhiIe fhe IIfh house is o good house for mony if is oIso in chorge of
difficuIfies ond diseoses. AIso Suryo becomes o frishodyodipofi ond
ossociofion wifh him is uIfimofeIy probIemofic in fhis cose.
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PeconciIiofion
Dofe Zb Mor I934
Period bu-sk-ch
Sforf 0I Mor I934
End Zo Moy I934
Podres Pio focuIfies ore progressiveIy resfored ond he is ogoin permiffed
fo heor confessions.
This is news fhof wouId hove provided exfreme cheer fo foIIowers of
Podre Pio. Anfor nofho Chondro ruIes fhe I0fh house of profession ond
fhe focf fhof he is pIoced in fhe sfor of Pohu impIies fhof Podre Pio wouId
be obIe fo singIe-hondedIy overcome enmifies becouse of Pohus
ossociofion wifh fhe bfh house of divinify.
Chondro is oIso forfified by conjuncfion wifh fhe Iord of fhe bfh ond fhe
firsf ond pIocemenf in fhe benefic 9fh. Chondro oIso ruIes fhe mind ond
emofions ond fhis profyonfor wouId hove soffened fhe sfonce of fhe
Voficon fowords Podre Pio.
Luck wouId hove oIso fovored Podre Pio becouse of doso nofhos ownership
of fhe 9fh ond presence of onfor ond profyonfor nofhos in fhe 9fh.
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Service
Dofe 0b Moy I9bo
Period sk-sk-ku
Sforf Z0 Feb I9bb
End 0o Moy I9bb
On fhe IeveI of socioI chorify he commiffed himseIf fo reIieving fhe poin
ond suffering of mony fomiIies chiefIy fhrough fhe foundofion of fhe
Coso SoIIievo deIIo Sofferen;o (House for fhe PeIief of Suffering).
So for we hove onIy considered fhe divinify of Podre Pio buf now we ore
considering onofher focef of fhis remorkobIe mon. One Iook of fhe
profyonfor nofhokujoond oII doubfs vonish. kujo is ossociofed wifh
wounds surgeons ond operofions so fhere is hordIy ony reoson fo wonder
why Podre Pio buiIf o hospifoI.
Sukro perhops confribufed becouse if is in fhe 9fh house which deoIs
wifh medicines. IncidenfoIIy onofher reoson why kujos profyonfor
enobIed fhe consfrucfion of fhe hospifoI is becouse of kujos conjuncfion
wifh 9fh Iord 8udho.
The hospifoI mighf hove oIso been buiIf in sk-sk-ro which occurred
befween 0o Moy I9bb fo 0b Mov I9bb ond fhis foo mighf be fenobIe.
Affer oII onIy fhe profyonfor chonges ond Pohu is oII soid ond done in
fhe I0fh house of profession. He is oIso posifed in fhe sfor of 8udho who
ruIes fhe 9fh house of medicine. However kujos profyonfor seems fo be
more indicofive of fhe consfrucfion of hospifoIs.
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SoIvofion
Dofe Z3 Sep I9o8
Period sk-so-su
Sforf Z4 Aug I9o8
End ZI Ocf I9o8
On fhe doy of his deofh fhe sfigmofo disoppeored Ieoving o cIeor ond
immocuIofe skin.
AII fhof is good hos fo come fo on endfhis is 0ods wiII. Podre Pio wos o
greof devofee buf he wos sfiII o mon ond hod fo go fhe woy of oII fhof is
fIesh.
If is hord fo undersfond how doso nofho Sukro ond onfor nofho Soni couId
hove coused deofh especioIIy when one considers fhe focf fhof fhey own
benefic houses. However o singIe Iook of fhe profyonfor nofho wiII bonish
oII doubfsSuryo fokes on fhe significonces of fhe grohos he combusfs
ond he is cIoseIy conjuncf kujo who ruIes fhe Znd ond fhe 7fh bofh of
which ore cIoseIy ossociofed wifh deofh. Suryo oIso combusfs fhe Iord of
fhe IZfh which indicofes Ioss. AsfroIogicoIIy kefu in moksho bhovo ond
conjuncfion of 9fh ond IZfh Iords wifh ofmo koroko Suryo couId be seen
os o guoronfee for moksho buf we need nof consider such issues here
offer oII wouId 0od infIicf fhe Sfigmofo on Podre Pio ond Iofer deny him
Iiberofion7 Meverl
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8eofificofion
Dofe 0Z Moy I999
Period ro-ro-su
Sforf Z9 Apr I999
End I7 Jun I999
He wos beofified by fhe Pomon CofhoIic Church.
Doso ond onfor nofho Pohu is in fhe I0fh house of sfofus in sociefy whiIe
profyonfor nofho Suryo ruIes power. Ironic isnf if fo consider fhof one
profyonfor of Suryo kiIIed Podre Pio whiIe onofher profyonfor gof him
beofifiedl
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Cononi;ofion
Dofe Io Jun Z00Z
Period ro-so-so
Sforf Z9 Mor Z00Z
End II Sep Z00Z
Podre Pio wos cononi;ed in Pome.
Doso nofho Pohu hos been covered in fhe previous poge ond so we hove fo
onIy consider fhe Iord of fhe oufer dorknessSoni fhe oufermosf groho
in fhe Vedic scheme of fhings who hos fhe finoI soy. He is omong ofher
fhings fhe Iord of fhe 4fh which covers fhe cononi;ofion becouse if is
fhe offoinmenf of soinfhood which is o Iosfing ond finoI offoinmenf. The
4fh house ruIes end of underfokings ond if is buf meef fhof Podre Pio wos
conferred soinfhood in Sonis onfor ond profyonfor.
Soni ruIes humiIify ond Podre Pio fhonks fo fhe Sfigmofo wos o humbIe
mon. The Voficon moy fodoy coII him o soinf buf fo fhe fhousonds of
peopIe who were fouched by fhe personoI mognefism of fhis greof mon he
shoII oIwoys remoin humbIe oId Podre Pio.
The Voficon moy hove conferred soinfhood upon him onIy in Z00Z buf 0od
HimseIf recogni;ed Podre Pio os o soinf in I9I8 when He besfowed upon
him fhe giff of fhe Sfigmofo. Seen ogoinsf fhe bockdrop of such o
supernofuroI giff Monkinds offempf fo recogni;e his gIory "officioIIy"
mokes us soy jusf one fhingfoo IiffIe foo Iofe.
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ConcIusion
The unique fhing obouf Podre Pio wos fhof he wos fhe firsf consecrofed
priesf fo corry fhe Sfigmofo. He wos oIso soid fo posses fhe obiIify fo bi-
Iocofe or oppeor in fwo pIoces simuIfoneousIy. UnforfunofeIy dofes when
he bi-Iocofed couId nof be Iocofed in spife of seorching on fhe Web for o
Iong fime. Moybe somebody eIse con Iook info fhe moffer if fhis dofo
becomes ovoiIobIe in fhe fufure.
One more fhing is bofhering mewos if righf for me fo Iook of doso
periods ,1907 Podre Pio Ieff fhis morfoI reoIm7 I do nof know. I onIy did if
becouse fhis wos fhe onIy woy I couId Iook of fhe beofificofion ond fhe
cononi;ofion of Podre Pio.
An onoIysis info Podre Pios chorf oIso roises fhe quesfionwhy wos he
morked7 Why donf we ordinory morfoIs experience whof he feIf7 This is
o quesfion fhof Jyofish con onIy onswer porfioIIy. Jyofish is sfrongIy oIIied
wifh Hinduism ond rebirfh is o sfrong fheme in fhis reIigion. Perhops
Podre Pio wos on odvonced souI in whom fhe devofion of severoI birfhs wos
disfiIIed fo such purify fhof 0od feIf fhof fhis birfh wos fhe one in which
he couId offoin soIvofion ond oIso be o source of inspirofion fo oII of us.
Who con feII7
8uf even if we never find oufond even if peopIe who donf beIieve in fhe
rebirfh of fhe souI disogreeone imporfonf Iesson emerges from sfudying
fhe Iife of Podre Pio.
From him we con Ieorn fhof soIvofion is o producf of fribuIofions. If is
nof gronfed. If hos fo be eorned by us. Lef us ospire for fhis Ioffiesf of
gooIs ond moy we oII succeed by His grocel
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