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Unseating Modi: Difficult but not impossible

India’s 14th and current prime minister – Narendra Damodardas Modi – is the most formidable premier in history since Jawaharlal …

Yoga Vashistha: The Greater Wisdom of Yoga

Yoga today has been transformed into a commercial commodity by a plethora of “Gurus,” “brands,” and “traditions” – each claiming …

“Vyadha Gita” What is it? And why do most get it wrong?

In Vyasa’s Mahabharata, there exists an epic chapter entitled Shanti Parva. This is a colossal chapter where the eldest of five Pandavas – Yudhisthira engages Bhisma – the grand sire of Kuru Dynasty in a lengthy and elaborate discussion about the many facets of Purushartha (i.e., Dharma, Artha, Kama & …

Spies and Spiritualists

The Arthashastra was written by people who were often clad in saffron robes. Though collectively known as Rajagurus they did not take any …

Spies and Spiritualists: Utility of self-styled “Gurus” in Vedic and modern India

The Arthashastra was written by people who were often clad in saffron robes. Though collectively known as Rajagurus they did not take any direct role in administration or accept monetary or other compensation for their work as Royal Mentors to the greatest kings of their times. Most of these Rajagurus were the “kingmakers,” who exemplified …

Adi Shankaracharya, Buddhism, Buddhists & Kootaneeti

All religious figures have some historical identity that is diametrically opposite to their religious one. Historical Buddha did not create Buddhism nor Historical Jesus – Christianity. Like Vedic Yogis, sages like Krishna, Rama, Shiva, etc., were turned to Gods by Hindus. Also, neither Vedic Rishis nor Yogis ever founded Hinduism …

PRESS RELEASE: Mahesh Prabhu & Dr David Frawley collaborate to create an international publishing label VIVASWAAN.

Mahesh Prabhu, Chairman & Founder of Vedic Management Center (www.vedic-management.com), along with internationally renowned teacher of Yoga, Vedanta & Ayurveda, Dr David Frawley (Acharya Vamadeva Shastri), have joined hands to establish a new international publishing label VIVASWAAN (www.vivaswaan.com), in honor of Vedic Wisdom and inner Illumination. This label originally began …

Vedic Approach to Overcoming Stress, Anxiety & Sleeplessness

चिंता (Chinta) implies the trepidations of the mind. When the mind is engrossed in thoughts that lead to anxieties, fear, concern, and sleeplessness, it is due to Chinta. It is a detrimental quality that can severely impair the mind’s ability to observe, think, plan and act. A person engrossed in Chinta can confuse opportunity for a threat and mistake a threat for an opportunity.

Mantra: The Idea that Creates, Sustains or Destroys

Mantra is by far the most misused as well as abused word of Vedic Sanskrit. The mantra was never some “spell” reciting which you could recite to “magically” summon “divine powers” or “superhuman intervention.” Mantra is also considered by many to be synonymous with yet another Vedic Sanskrit word Shloka.

Lakshmi: The Vedic Science of Wealth

Vedic philosophy has a unique understanding of “wealth” which it refers to as Lakshmi. Lakshmi is not simply the “Goddess” depicted in temples across the country. Although this science certainly inspired the image of the Goddess, Lakshmi in the real sense is the Vedic science of wealth that enables people to understand, attain and sustain abundance and prosperity, at both outer and inner levels of life.