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 the sole intention of conquering the world, he ransacked cities, destroyed civilizations, raped women, enslaved children and...