Learning from Vedas - Backup

My latest article examines anti-Hindu bias in early scholarly work http://www.hinduhumanrights.info/anti-hindu-bias-in-early-scholarly-work/ http://www.hinduhumanrights.info/anti-hindu-bias-in-early-scholarly-work

http://indiafacts.org/did-the-buddha-break-away-from-hinduism/ Two important things Dr. Elst has left out in this thought provoking article is 1). Different sections of Buddhism (4 major ones) and each one's Ontological and Epistemological aspects. 2). Nepal, Kusha, HuNa and their styles of Buddhism which are influenced greatly with shaiva /shaakta philosophies and practices. http://indiafacts.org/did-the-buddha-break-away-from-hinduism

http://swarajyamag.com/ideas/the-veda-of-physics-reconciling-the-observer-and-the-observed/ http://swarajyamag.com/ideas/the-veda-of-physics-reconciling-the-observer-and-the-observed

This is an important piece of article for us to think deep. The role of language in our future narratives, say in about 10-20 years time frame  is what is touched upon in this article. My take is that - if we need to become a society of true intellectuals we need to communicate the depths of our shastra in our own mother tongue - which I suppose is not difficult as all our mother tongues have sufficient Sanskrit words to convey the message much easier very close to Sanskrit. When I say our shastra - think in the lines of various scientific undercurrents intertwined with our Samskriti (loosly culture), vyavahara /laukika dharma (meta rules), mulyataa (value system) , purushartha (life's purpose ), vividhyam (diversity), darshana (meta physical philosophy), sarvam brahmamayam (pantheistic outlook), etc. Earlier on another occasion I wrote about some of the scholar Pravachana karta - such as Sri. Nochur Venkataraman, Sri. Dushyant Sridhar, and many others in Tamil, Sri. Koteswara Rao,...

A question was asked as to the nature of happiness. M.: If a man thinks that his happiness is due to external causes and his possessions, it is reasonable to conclude that his happiness must increase with the increase of possessions and diminish in proportion to their diminution. Therefore if he is devoid of possessions, his happiness should be nil. What is the real experience of man? Does it conform to this view? In deep sleep the man is devoid of possessions, including his own body. Instead of being unhappy he is quite happy. Everyone desires to sleep soundly. The conclusion is that happiness is inherent in man and is not due to external causes. One must realise his Self in order to open the store of unalloyed happiness. From Talks with Ramana Maharshi

Where is the Divine World? From "At the Feet of Bhagavan" chapter 29 WHEN studying the Upanishads in my early days, I always visualised the Divine Abode in the Sun God and was performing the practices enjoined in certain texts. Even later, after settling at the abode of Sri Maharshi, I continued this practice (upasana). It proved very hard to succeed in this process, and I had to undergo very trying experiences, so I referred the whole matter to Bhagavan. “So you want to go to the Divine World?” asked He. “That is what I am trying to obtain; that is what the Scriptures prescribe,” I answered. “But where are you now?” the Master asked. I replied, “I am in Your presence.” “Poor thing! You are here and now in the Divine World, and you want to obtain it elsewhere! Know that to be the Divine World where one is firmly established in the Divine. Such a one is full (purna); he encompasses and transcends all that is manifest. He is the substratum of the screen on which the whole manif...

Some points on Vedic interpretations (Based on dialogues in PoR community.. :D) There is a great level of difference in the philosophy of Early Upanishads and later Upanishads. The later Upanishads are only namesake ones, created by Hindu interpolators of different sects. The true Upanishads support Vedas strictly, and quote Vedas everywhere. The much later treatises like Uddhava Gita or Ashtavakra Gita are just interpolations of Buddhism into the religion, much like their contemporary puranas taking Buddha and Rishabhadeva (and even Kapila) as incarnations... This was paralleled in Sramanic religions by taking Rama and Vasudeva as "Jinas". (Yes!!!) For the ones who do not know history or scriptures, they are free to tell anything; but an impartial reader should give respect to the knowledgeable ones. The Vedic theism is different from Avestan Monotheism or Abrahamic monotheism. The core of Rig Veda is monotheistic panentheism, a special mention for "monotheistic" b...

Some humour I had on PoR     :D By which reason do these (scholars) interpret the same words in Upanishads as spiritual and Vedas as mythical mucks? That's bigotry.. just a work of "scholastic excellence".. :D !!!! Kudos to the great minds! Case study For example, consider these lines, and let us discuss how the various interpreters could have done : "The Ruler, my Lord, radiates out bright   Amidst others, the Moon in night;   He is a bull in fight, a lion in might.   Far reaches his light, A great sage in sight" (c) Lord Indra, 2015. Actual context This is a poem written for a king, compared to a moon bright among the stars of the sky, a bull in vigour and power, a lion for his might, a light source for his light of kindness and benevolence, a great sage as far as his vision is considered. Such a Ruler Lord is none other than God. Brahmanical passage : Therefore the sacrificer praises his king, as ruler (so that his ruling power is increased), a Lord (since hi...

Prof. Sri. Mani Dravid Sastrigal was conferred with title MahAmahOpAdhyAya by SLBSS Vidyapeetham, New Delhi. Sri Mani Dravid Sastrigal is just 50. He is a Veda /Mimamsa Professor in Madras Sanskrit College. He is also the visiting faculty of Mimamsa /Veda Bhashya in Sampoornananda Samskrit Vishvavidyalaya, Varanasi, Ujjain Vedic University. He also teaches in the traditional way in Rajamandri Veda Gurukulam, Tenali Veda-Shastra Patashala, etc. He is in the panel of Judges in the prestigious "Vaakyaartha sabha" /"Vidvat sabhaa" conducted by Srigeri Mutt and Kanchi Mutt. Some of his students are well known to me such as - Sri. Sriramana, Sri. Sriram (Veda bhavan, Hyderabad). I have consulted Sri. Mani Dravid sastrigal on few occasions for some clarification on "Vedaartha" One of his Sr. student Sri. Devadutta Patil, (he has written a very unique Bhashya for Tarka Sangraha called "Vidyaadhari")  48, of Goa was also conferred with same title on same ...

Congratulations to Vamadeva for his upcoming Chandrasekarendra National Eminence Award in India, coming later this month. This is quite prestigious and I cannot think of more deserving person. I am most fortunate to have studied with him and have him as a vedacharya. https://vedanet.com/2015/12/04/dr-david-frawley-to-receive-prestigious-national-eminence-award-in-india/ https://vedanet.com/2015/12/04/dr-david-frawley-to-receive-prestigious-national-eminence-award-in-india/

For those who think Guru is physical form, please correct yourselves.

The ‘Observer’ is the ‘Observed’

The seed of the huge banyan tree, which grows to shelter hundreds, is one of the tiniest and represents unselfish benevolence. The seed of the palmyra which is so large, grows into a tree which can hardly shelter a single man from the sun, and so well represents the selfish ego. Yet this tiny seed can be dropped by a bird in its droppings, and while it grows it can demolish the Palmyra tree itself. So the tiny seed of Grace can destroy the great tree of egoism. Excerpt from "At the feet of Bhagawan"

Sanyasis, rational thinking People say, sanyasis are not aware of physics laws or scientific progress. They are locked down in caves, in a lonely atmosphere. Good for nothing. They simply say they know God. There are some other people who claim that the sanyasis know everything that's known and unknown to humanity. I tend to believe truth is somewhere between. To those who oppose knowledge gained by sanyasis, and to those who prefer scientific analysis for everything, I have to ask only one thing. Has science known everything? Well no. You will reach a state of no answer in any path of scientific knowledge. As man is limited, so is his knowledge. Science has its limitations, it's in its path to finding more and more discoveries, but to understand an aspect such as mind which is kind of black box as far as science is concerned what scientific equipment/method can be used? To those people who praise everything old, out of imagination is really bad. These are people who won't ...