The Veda and Indian Culture: An Introductory EssayMotilal Banarsidass Publ., 1991 - 115 pàgines This is an introductory book on the Veda meant for the beginners. The book avoids pedantic discussions and presents in a rapid manner the core of the Vedic discovery. The Vedic Rishis have described the human journey, its difficulties and its battles as also the secret of the victory. The central issue is how to perfect our ordinary psychological faculties. The entire science of yoga owes its origin to the Vedic psychology. At present mankind is passing through a crisis which can be met only at the deepest psychological level. In this context, the Veda has contemporary relevance.The author has presented the quintessence of the Vedic message in a few brief chapters, and the language is deliberately non-technical. There is a growing thirst among young people who want to be introduced to the secret of the Veda and to understand how various developments of Indian culture are rooted in the Veda. The present book may serve to meet this need. The book also contains material, both in the main text and in the appendices, which may also be of interest to scholars. |
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The Human Journey | 10 |
Significance of the Upanishad | 16 |
The Teacher and the Pupil | 27 |
The Rishi and the Society | 40 |
The Veda and the Concept of Dharma | 47 |
Spirituality and Indian Culture | 56 |
APPENDIX I | 63 |
APPENDIX II | 83 |
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According achievement action Agni ancient Indian Angirasas Aranyakas Aruni Ashram aspiration Atharvaveda Baudhāyana Bhagavad Gita Brahmacharins Brahmanas Brihaspati century B.C. Chhanda Chhandogya Upanishad commentaries consciousness Cows Dharma Dharma Sūtra divine dynamic experience Gita gods harmony heaven highest human hymns ideal important Indian culture Indian history Indian philosophy individual Indra inner integral intuition Jyotish Kalpa Katha Katha Upanishad Krishna Yajurveda light luminous Mahabharata Mandala mantras means Nachiketas Nirukta perfection period physical psychological pupil Purānas reality religion reverence Rigveda Riks Rita ritam rituals sacrifice Samaveda Samhita Satyakama secret seeker Shākhās Shiksha Shrauta Sūtra Shukla Yajurveda social Soma soul spiritual Sri Aurobindo stage supra-cosmic Supreme Sūtra Svetaketu synthesis Taittiriya teacher terrestrial thee thou art tion tradition truth various Varuna vast Veda Vedānga Vedic knowledge Vedic literature Vedic Rishis Vedic seers venerable Sir verses vital and mental Vyakarana wisdom word Yajna Yama Yoga