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Core Theme of
Vedic Culture
A
Special request
to readers -
understanding
this page
and the
previous page
is most crucial to understand the whole of Vedic and its Spiritual
Knowledge.
We have discussed in the previous page that, Strengthening the path of "Intellect"
to transcend to the Awareness state is the fundamental Vedic approach. It is
out of ignorance that we take the path of suffering to transcend to the
Awareness state, the core of our being.
The whole Vedic life style is oriented in this direction.
This is the core theme of Vedic culture reflected in all the branches
of knowledge and applications.
Mis-understanding this
theme has lead to the mis-understanding of Vedic Culture and all its
branches of Knowledge.
You can see this theme in all branches of Vedic knowledge. Whether it is
Mythology
(Puranas) or
Chemistry of Cosmos (Panchabhutas) or
Astrology
(Jyothism) or
Time of Cosmology
(Yugas)
or
History
(Ithihasas) or
Health
( (Ayurveda) or
Pursuits in life
(Purusharthas) or
Growth stages in life
(Ashramas) or
Social Structure
(Varnasharam) or
the 3 major Philosophies (Dwaita, Vishi and Advaita) or
Rituals (Purpose of rituals) or
Paths of Yogas (Hatha, Bhakthi, Gnana and Raja Yoga), all have this one common theme.
In the next several pages you will see how this Unique theme is ingrained in all branches of Vedic Culture. For your interest, we have given
several areas of Vedic Culture. Click the one's that you are interested.
More areas will be updated in near future.
1. Itihasas,
the difference between Itihasas and Puranas.
2. Puranas,
the Symbolic to Understand the Cosmic creation.
3.
Social Structure, to Understand
basis of Caste system.
4. Major 3 Philosophies, to understand Dvaita,
Vishit-Advaita & Advaita.
5. Pursuits in life, Artha, Karma, Dharma
and Moksha.
6.
Four Yugas,
to know about the Vedic Time.
7. Seva,
the importance of Selfless service in one's life.
8.
Four Paths of Yoga,
the Hatha Yoga, Bhakthi Yoga, Gnana and Raja Yoga.
9.
Stages in life,
Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha and Sanyasa.
10.
Four Vedas,
the four vedas, Rgveda, sama, yagur,and atharvana
vedas.
11. Pancha Bhootas ,
the materialistic world formed from Pancha Bhutas.
12. Astrology
,
the fundamental basis of Astrology.
13. Ayurveda ,
the science of Health.
14.
Rituals,
to understand what is the need to do rituals.
15.
Science and religion,
to understand the
difference between the two.
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