By David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) This article shows how the early Indo-European language speakers in Europe like the Celts, Germans, Greeks and Scythians, were possibly based upon a Vedic people called the Danavas or Sudanavas (good Danavas) and connected to Vedic culture and its influences at a deep level back to the most ancient
By David Frawley (Vamadeva, www.vedanet.com) Adopted from Vedic Yoga: the Path of the Rishi In the following article, we will examine the origins of the asana side of Yoga in India, including relative to Vedic teachings. Asana is the aspect of Yoga least detailed in older Vedic and Yogic texts and is the aspect of
Traveling throughout India, including much time in the south, I have been trying to make sense of the proposed Aryan-Dravidian divide, and the call for a pure Dravidian culture that one hears in Tamil Nadu. The first thing one notices is that the most pure Sanskrit names are found in Tamil Nadu, extending to Dravidian
Global Esoteric Traditions Esoteric, mystical, and occult traditions have been widely connected worldwide as far back as we can trace their history. These secret teachings include the realms of healing, astrology and alchemy, extending to Yoga, mantra, and meditation, emphasizing internal practices to raise us to higher states of consciousness. These have been important in
The following article by Dr David Frawley was first published by Swarjya. During India’s Independence movement, there was much admiration for ancient India, emphasising the continuity of India as a country and a dharmic civilisation. From Swami Vivekananda’s Yoga-Vedanta revival, to Lokmanya Tilak’s back to the Gita message, to Sri Aurobindo and his honouring of
The process of Sanskritization is evident not only in the languages of North India that appear to derive from it, but also in the many Sanskrit loan words found in Dravidian languages, including Tamil. The Current Indo-European Model: The Migration of the Proto-Indo-Europeans The primary model used today for explaining the close relationships that
We human beings are embodied creatures defined by our birth in a particular physical body as indicating our real identity
By Yogini Shambhavi As the great power of time, Kali’s Shakti creates the different Yugas or world ages that
Your inner Self (Atman) and true nature cannot be compared to anything. It has no name, form or action, no
Most Ayurvedic practitioners look upon Lord Dhanvantari, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, as the deity of Ayurveda and ideal doctor.
I have been writing for some years about 2020 as indicating the beginning of a “New Time of Troubles” for
For the Winter Solstice December 21, which marks the rebirth of the Sun and Agni What if the most powerful
