Yajňa Rite & Inner Yajňa

Harmonisation of all faculties (TS 4.1)

(agnichayana with bird-shaped altar (shyenachit)) First of all we should become conscious of each and every part of our body, their functions and the relationship of each part to others. For...

Harmonisation of all faculties (TS 4.1)

(agnichayana with bird-shaped altar (shyenachit)) First of all we should become conscious of each and every part of our body, their functions and the relationship of each part to others. For...

Inner yajňa in TS (1.1)

The first anuvāka begins with the mantra işhe-tvā-ūrjetvā (you for impulsion and you for abounding force). It is addressed by the yajamāna to the universal prāņa energy deity, vāyu. The whole anuvāka of eight short mantrās, ŗk and yajus, is a call for assembling...

Inner yajňa in TS (1.1)

The first anuvāka begins with the mantra işhe-tvā-ūrjetvā (you for impulsion and you for abounding force). It is addressed by the yajamāna to the universal prāņa energy deity, vāyu. The whole anuvāka of eight short mantrās, ŗk and yajus, is a call for assembling...

Yajňa Rite & Inner Yajňa

Let us understand yajňa by studying the epithets ascribed to it in more than one thousand verses. It is a fundamental mistake to regard yajňa merely as a ritual or rite. Veda describes yajňa as journey,...

Yajňa Rite & Inner Yajňa

Let us understand yajňa by studying the epithets ascribed to it in more than one thousand verses. It is a fundamental mistake to regard yajňa merely as a ritual or rite. Veda describes yajňa as journey,...

Perfection and Education

The vedic sages posed the question of perfection in each activity. What is the source of ability of the human being to perform certain activities? Can s/he develop capacities to do actions...

Perfection and Education

The vedic sages posed the question of perfection in each activity. What is the source of ability of the human being to perform certain activities? Can s/he develop capacities to do actions...

Cosmology and Consciousness

In the RV, there are seven distinct principles which are referred to by various epithets such as sapta vāņi, seven voices, sapta nadyaĥ, seven rivers, seven rişhis etc. They are the different levels of consciousness....

Cosmology and Consciousness

In the RV, there are seven distinct principles which are referred to by various epithets such as sapta vāņi, seven voices, sapta nadyaĥ, seven rivers, seven rişhis etc. They are the different levels of consciousness....

Human Psychology

Rigveda has a wealth of knowledge about human psychology. But like everything else in the Veda, this knowledge is intimately related to the knowledge of cosmology, devās etc. The seers of RV...

Human Psychology

Rigveda has a wealth of knowledge about human psychology. But like everything else in the Veda, this knowledge is intimately related to the knowledge of cosmology, devās etc. The seers of RV...