Read the full article in the New Global Indian (page 50) We live in an era of information based technology and the resultant global economy. We have witnessed the many wonders of high tech with its powerful computers, great mass media displays, global communication and global travel. We have seen spectacular advances in medicine and [...]
Messages from Our Ancestors The great spiritual teachings of the ancient world-deriving from an era before our consciousness became dominated by the rational mind-speak primarily in terms of symbols. Vedic sages articulated this approach stating that ‘the Gods love the mysterious and dislike the obvious’.[i] The wise often avoid stating anything directly because most people [...]
By David Frawley Adapted from Hinduism and the Clash of Civilizations. During the Eurocolonial period, Indian history and civilization were distorted to fit European perceptions. A new school of thought is needed that will see Asian history and tradition with Asian eyes and thought, beginning with India . The “clash of civilizations” A clash of [...]
First Published in Hindu Voice UK which has published many articles of David Frawley (Vamadeva Shastri) The Hindu approach to ecology requires that we first understand how Hindu Dharma views the world of nature, which is very different than that of the predominant western religions. Western religious thought based upon Biblical traditions regards nature as [...]
By David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) First Published in Hindu Voice UK Hinduism and Sanatana Dharma Sanatana Dharma, which means the eternal or universal tradition, is the ancient name for what we today call the Hindu religion. It refers to a dharma, a teaching, law or truth that exists in perpetuity, that is all-encompassing, embracing [...]
Note: People often ask about the relationship between Vedas, Hinduism and related disciplines of Yoga, Ayurveda and Vedic astrology, particularly to what extent one may need to embrace the spiritual and religious background of these teachings in order to really benefit from them. In the same vein people often ask about the Vedic institute as [...]
Patheos.com is a major web portal for discussion about the world’s religions. Pandit Vamadeva (David Frawley) has been brought in as an expert for issues relative to Hinduism, in which he is a well known teacher from within the tradition. Follow link below to Patheos.com and its Future of Religion: Hinduism Section and Frawley’s articles. [...]
By Craig Williams – “There is in this city of Brahman an abode, the small lotus of the Heart, within it is a small space. Now what exists with that small space, that is to be sought after, that is what one should desire to understand.” Chandogya Upanishad “Atman, smaller than the small, greater than [...]
Note: The teachings of Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi (1878-1950), the great sage of Tiruvannamalai, South India, have become popular throughout the world as part of a new interest in Advaita or non-dualist Vedanta. However, there is a tendency to oversimplify his teachings as a kind of instant enlightenment for all that neglects the necessary prerequisites and [...]
Upadesham Saram of Ramana Maharshi New translation and commentary From Vedantic Meditation, By Vamadeva (David Frawley) Background Upadeshasaram means the essence of instruction. In this Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi explains the all main yogic practices culminating in jnana yoga, the yoga of knowledge its main method of Self-inquiry that he emphasized. He shows how aspirants grow [...]
