It is not a religion but a spiritual
tradition which means quest of the Spirit or Consciousness.
Spirituality is different from Religion. See the difference in the
table below.
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Religion |
Science |
Vedic Spiritual
Tradition |
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| 1 |
Single
Founder |
No known
founder, many rational thinkers contribute to the knowledge. |
No known founder, many rational thinkers contribute to the
knowledge.
Another characteristic feature is that, may be only in this
tradition, both women and men have contributed in the spiritual
scriptures, like in Modern Science. Both the word of men and women
are considered as divine. Example, there are
"30 women
(Rishikas)" who have contributed to the verses of Rig veda. |
| 2 |
Concept of a
personal God whose
job is creating universe,
controlling everything ,
answering prayers, judging and rewarding their belief giving them
heaven or punishing their dis-belief by givign hell to them. |
No concept
of God creating and controlling the Universe. |
No concept of Personal God,
the Spirit (Consciousness) is only the reality and hence it is
called as Spiritual science. It is the Spirit that Manifest as
Matter (Energy) and Self creates by Evolution and Self Controlled.
The Words like Gods and Goddesses
in this tradition are only Symbolic images of Cosmic Physical
laws and do no refer to a "Personal God"."Ved" means to know or
knowledge and hence this spiritual tradition is called as
Vedic-Spiritual tradition.
(Detailed explanation given in the next
pages). |
| 2 |
Single Book
as source of knowledge |
Many books |
Many books as source of knowledge. THERE
ARE DIRECT VEDIC AND
INDIAN SPIRITUAL LITERATURE
AS SUCH 1280 (One Thousand and two hundred and eighty).
The Four Vedas are
25 recensions of Rigveda, 100 recensions of yajurveda 1000
recensions of sama veda and
50 recensions of
atharva veda. 18 brahmanas,
11 aranyakas 108
upanishads, these are the vedas. 18 books each
for of the vedangas : siksha, niruktha vyakarana,
chandasastra, kalpasastra and jyothisha- which
are directly linked
with vedic literature. |
| 3 |
Single
contributor |
Each book is
contributed by the work of many scientists. |
Many Rishi's (Vedic scientists) contributed to the Vedic Knowledge.
Example, Rig-veda, one of the Chief four Vedas, a single
compilation, is itself
composed by more than 210
Rishi's (Ancient Indian Scientists).
None of the Rishi's were known in
the background of caste, because caste is not based by birth
but by one's contribution to the society (Reference from Indian
Institute of Scientific Heritage).
). |
| 4 |
The single
book never edited or corrected. |
Continuously
evolving by undergoing
corrections, deletions and modifications |
Continuously evolving by undergoing
corrections, deletions and modifications |
| 5 |
No clear cut
classification of various disciplinaries |
Knowledge is cleary
classified into various discplines like Physcial sciences, Chemical
sciences, Biological sciences etc |
There are four
Upavedas (up means subsidiary).
Arthved (science of sociology and economics) is related to
Rigved; Dhanurved (science of defense and war and the making of its
related appliances) is related to Yajurved; Gandharvaved (science of
music, both singing and instrumental) is related to Samved; and
Ayurved (the medical science) is related to Atharvaved. |
| 6 |
No freedom to question |
Questioning is the part of
the Science. |
Inquiry is the
chief mode of study or vedas. All Upanishads are all inquiry in the
form of questions and answers. |
| 7 |
No rational
thinking allowed |
Based on
experimentation, observation and finally drawing inference. |
Based on experimentation, observation and finally drawing inference. |
| 8 |
Based on
Emotional belief |
Based on
intellectual thinking |
Based on intellectual thinking |
| 9 |
No further
evolutionary thinking |
Evolutionary
thinking |
To evolution is the key aspect. |
| 10 |
No means of
knowing the Truth, other than just believing what is written in the
books. The belief has never
stood the test of time. |
Any one can
Re-Search the findings of the scientist and find self proof with the
same tools used by the scientist. |
Any one can know the Truth that the Rishi's discovered by applying
their techniques like Yoga and Meditation which are wrongly
understand as mere health life stlye practices.
These ancient technology has stood the test of time and is
eternal till the last days of Human civilization. |
