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Overcoming the Fear of Death

Recently, I happened to counsel (see Vedic Leadership Counselling)a person diagnosed with a terminal illness. Having read my books, she claimed that while she was “moved” by “the depth of wisdom” in my articles and books, she found them to be very “impractical.” Even though she knew full well that death was her ultimate destination, she was overwhelmed by the very fear of dying. “Who knows what happens after death?” she said. The idea of uncertainty after death was causing greater pain to her...

Yoga Vasistha: Eternal Wisdom of Rishi Vashistha

After embarking on a long and tiresome pilgrimage Prince Rama of Ayodhya found himself disillusioned with the world. He was overwhelmed by the pains of the people he met during his travel and found the world around him to be gruesome. He was not sure why the world and life were so “unfair.” He had so many questions which every time he tried to answer them himself landed him in an abyss of confusion. The ones close to him weren’t of any help. Eventually, his enthusiasm in his duties fell steep...

The United States Dollar as the Key Global Economic Deterrent for preventing World Wars

The United States of America has been the undisputed global military and economy power ever since the collapse of the United Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR). Even though the US economy is mired in debts worth trillions of dollars, its currency, the United States Dollar (USD), continues to remain the most dominant currency in the world. Such is its influence that even its worst and sworn enemies seek to close their economic as well as military deals in USD.

Usually, any currency is supposed t...

The Unlearned Lessons from 2008 Global Financial Crisis

Phil Angelides was appointed as the Chairman of Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (or FCIC) to investigate the 2008 financial meltdown in the United States. His report confirms that the meltdown had occurred primarily due to easy (or reckless?) lending of home loans to anyone including those without any viable repayment capacities – whatsoever. These loans were termed as “Subprime Loans”.

It all began when mortgage companies, in a rush to book profits, overlooked every safeguard and made lo...

Won Chan Lee joins Vedic Management Centre as Director (US)

[image error] Dr. Won Chan Lee, Director (US), Vedic Management Center

We are pleased to inform you that Dr. Won Chan Lee has joined Vedic Management Centre as Director (US). He will be heading North American projects of Vedic Management Centre. He will be stationed at San Francisco.

Dr. Won will be playing a crucial role in building VMC’s consulting, counseling, courses and mentoring practices in North America besides strengthening the publishing arm Vedic Wisdom Press which has a presence in three contin...

The Global History of Socialism: An Ideology Born to Perish

Socialism was once regarded as a new faith for skeptical age. A faith that promised a world of harmony and abundance – if only – “the property was shared by all and distributed equally. ” The idea of socialism had spread farther and faster than any other political idea in history. Yet, almost in a blink of an eye, it all collapsed like a pack of cards. In this article, U. Mahesh Prabhu traces the history of Socialism and its offshoots, including Communism, Fascism & Maoism, which were apparen...

The king who relinquished his throne to teach a deserving student

An aging Brahmin was overwhelmed by his poverty. Without any wealth, he was respected neither by his relatives, nor his children nor his wife. All that he wanted was to find a way to earn enough wealth to win back his dignity and respect in the society and family.

He had heard a great many stories about the king name Dhrupad, who rewarded any person of distinguished knowledge handsomely. This Brahmin devised a cunning plan to swindle some money out of the benevolent king and the very next day...

Kautilya on Rajyanarha: 10 Unmistakable Qualities of a Person Undeserving of Leadership

राजय (Rajya) in Vedic Sanskrit means Administration. A great many translators of Kautilya’s Arthashastra have translated it as Nation-State, State, Country, etc. Kautilya a.k.a. Chanakya also uses a word called राजयनरह: Rajyanarha. And because Rajya is misunderstood as Nation-State and Anarha mean Unworthy, Rajyanarha is often misunderstood as an individual unworthy of the state or citizenship. The correct translation of Rajyanarha, therefore, is a person unworthy of administration, power or...

Kautilya’s Rajarshi: Unmistakable qualities of an ideal Leader according to Kautilya

Almost every Vedic Rishis, including Chanakya a.k.a. Kautilya lay significant emphasis on earning Gynana or Knowledge and realizing Vigyana or wisdom in our lives. One of the most standard teachings of all Vedic text is that: Without wisdom, life is a living pain. Right, knowledge helps us to achieve material wealth, but that material wealth is no guarantee for happiness. For with wealth comes its own set of challenges that often takes a toll on mind, body, and life. Wisdom is the only thing...

Mahantam: The Vedic Interpretation of Greatness

Mahantam is Vedic Sanskrit word meaning Greatness. It consists of two words, namely: Maam or Self and Hantam or End. Therefore, Mahantam is also an absence of selfish desires and ego. Not surprisingly, according to Vedic knowledge and wisdom, a selfish person can seldom qualify as Great.

When Alexander, the king of Macedonia, marched with a formidable Greek army with a sole intention of conquering the world, he ransacked cities, destroyed civilizations, raped women, enslaved children and sla...