| How I Became A Hindu My Discover Of Vedic Dharma |
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| Books By David Frawley |
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Vedas don’t project these teachings in an evident but in a cryptic
language. They repeatedly say "paroksha priya hi devah,
pratyaksha dvisah, meaning "the gods or sages prefer what is
indirect and dislike the obvious." The Rishis speak in
paradoxes no in evident logic. Such has been the way of many
mystics throughout history to take us beyond the outer mind
and its limitations.
The Rig Veda sets forth a path of mantra yoga, using sound and the Divine word to awaken our soul. The Yajur Veda sets forth a path of prana yoga, using breath and intention to motivate us inwardly. The Sama Veda sets forth a path of meditation (dhyana yoga), using a heightened state of feeling and awareness to liberate the mind and heart. These three Vedas relate to the three parts of our nature as speech (vak), prana and mind (manas) and the three states of consciousness as waking, dream and deep sleep. Outwardly they are the three worlds of earth, atmosphere and heaven. This Vedic path involves both bhakti or devotion to the deities as well as jnana or knowledge, understanding the nature of the deities which are all powers of the Self. It set forth the prototype for the entire Hindu tradition and its many sides and approaches. My earlier Vedic work, particularly my translations from the Rig Veda as in Wisdom of the Ancient Seers, approaches the Vedas but in a deeper philosophical and poetic manner. Today I would explicate these Vedic mantras in a more precise and almost scientific manner, as blueprints of cosmic and psychic forces. This I intend to do in the coming years.
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