Hinduism is the old Aryan religion. The old Hindu books tell us that the Aryans lived in the India/Af-Pak/Tajikistan Himalayan reaches and plains), with Northern India as the seat of the civilization. The collapse of the massive Sarasvati River triggered migrations that isolated that Aryan Genepool into the now extant racial genotypes around the world.
Hindu texts lay out in great detail, the exemplary behavior that is needed for one to be called Aryan - the books clearly show that being Aryan is not about race but about upholding sattva, dharma and ahimsa. Therefore study and practice of Hinduism as envisaged in the great books - The Upanishads, the Brahma Sutras & the Bhagavad Gita (as of course, also the Vedas and the timeless truths they contain and many other wonderful texts, the Bhagavata, the Puranas, Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, the Mahabharatha, Ramayana) is the only way to understand the true meaning of being Aryan.
The word "Aryan" is a much abused one, with racists of many shades attempting to expropriate the word to serve their own narrow ends, to glorify their own tribes. Yet, all who sought to do say have seen defeat. It is time to bring the truth to the whole world, for we are all the progeny of the original Aryans and therefore we are all the inheritors of the great way of life pioneered by them.
The great Hindu books tell us that these original Aryans were much more long lived than us, were bigger than us, and had learnt to harness the powers of the mind to perform things that seem impossible to us now - from the control of matter through will power alone to the conception of progeny through the purely mental communion of lovers. The books also tell us that the cycle of time has seen much water flow under the bridge and today, the Earth is no longer as pristine and spiritually balanced as it was and consequently, human lifespans have dramatically decreased, as have our size, strength and mental capabilities. And yet, the books emphatically assert that in spite of it all we are capable of restoring ourselves to the old glory, if we return to the path of Sattva, Dharma and Ahimsa. The whole world will benefit enormously if people understand and absorb the beauty of the philosophy and the way of life that is built upon these concepts. It is the true heritage of all humanity.
All paths of worship will ultimately lead to the same unitary Universal Consciousness. Witness Shankara's beautiful words "Akashat patitam toyam sagaram prati gacchati, sarva deva namaskaram Keshavam prati gacchati" - Every drop of water that falls from the sky makes its own way to the same ocean - Every prayer offered with sincerity finds its own way to the same unitary Universal Consciousness - Kesava. And yet as we draw to the end of this epoch, referred to as Kali Yuga in the source texts - a time of great evil and himsa (violence), the Hindu religion offers a royal path to return to those original values of Sattva, Dharma and Ahimsa. Great figures such as the Buddha, Sri Ramana Maharishi, Shiridi Sai Baba have shown us the way back to these Universal Values and through them to the unitary Universal Consciousness.
The unitary Universal Consciousness is often referred to as a genderless source. That Parabrahmam or Narayana is manifested as the Trinity of Creator -(Brahma+Sarasvati), Preserver -(Vishnu/Lakshmi) and Destroyer-(Shiva/Parvati). Upon becoming manifest, the creator, i.e. Brahma/Sarasvati, emanated the Vedas from his/her face. The word ‘Vedas’ means ‘that which may be known’ and indicates that it is the treasury that holds all knowledge that can be known about this Universe.
Now, even the Vedas say though that to truly know God, the Vedas can only serve as a sort of instruction manual. It’s like this: If you study books on Psychology, you do not automatically become a psychologist. It’s only when you put the books down and go beyond them, i.e. practice them, that you truly become a psychologist. Simple reading a Psychology book or by meditating “Pscyhology…Psychology…Psychology”, you do not become one (to paraphrase Swami Vivekananda). So too with the Vedas. They state that while they hold all that there is to be known, it is only by first absorbing them and going beyond them and practically searching for God in our own unique way (through your own unique Yagna i.e. a personal journey of self-sacrifice in the service of others) that we can truly realize God and the true nature of the Universe and ourselves.
Hindu texts lay out in great detail, the exemplary behavior that is needed for one to be called Aryan - the books clearly show that being Aryan is not about race but about upholding sattva, dharma and ahimsa. Therefore study and practice of Hinduism as envisaged in the great books - The Upanishads, the Brahma Sutras & the Bhagavad Gita (as of course, also the Vedas and the timeless truths they contain and many other wonderful texts, the Bhagavata, the Puranas, Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, the Mahabharatha, Ramayana) is the only way to understand the true meaning of being Aryan.
The word "Aryan" is a much abused one, with racists of many shades attempting to expropriate the word to serve their own narrow ends, to glorify their own tribes. Yet, all who sought to do say have seen defeat. It is time to bring the truth to the whole world, for we are all the progeny of the original Aryans and therefore we are all the inheritors of the great way of life pioneered by them.
The great Hindu books tell us that these original Aryans were much more long lived than us, were bigger than us, and had learnt to harness the powers of the mind to perform things that seem impossible to us now - from the control of matter through will power alone to the conception of progeny through the purely mental communion of lovers. The books also tell us that the cycle of time has seen much water flow under the bridge and today, the Earth is no longer as pristine and spiritually balanced as it was and consequently, human lifespans have dramatically decreased, as have our size, strength and mental capabilities. And yet, the books emphatically assert that in spite of it all we are capable of restoring ourselves to the old glory, if we return to the path of Sattva, Dharma and Ahimsa. The whole world will benefit enormously if people understand and absorb the beauty of the philosophy and the way of life that is built upon these concepts. It is the true heritage of all humanity.
All paths of worship will ultimately lead to the same unitary Universal Consciousness. Witness Shankara's beautiful words "Akashat patitam toyam sagaram prati gacchati, sarva deva namaskaram Keshavam prati gacchati" - Every drop of water that falls from the sky makes its own way to the same ocean - Every prayer offered with sincerity finds its own way to the same unitary Universal Consciousness - Kesava. And yet as we draw to the end of this epoch, referred to as Kali Yuga in the source texts - a time of great evil and himsa (violence), the Hindu religion offers a royal path to return to those original values of Sattva, Dharma and Ahimsa. Great figures such as the Buddha, Sri Ramana Maharishi, Shiridi Sai Baba have shown us the way back to these Universal Values and through them to the unitary Universal Consciousness.
The unitary Universal Consciousness is often referred to as a genderless source. That Parabrahmam or Narayana is manifested as the Trinity of Creator -(Brahma+Sarasvati), Preserver -(Vishnu/Lakshmi) and Destroyer-(Shiva/Parvati). Upon becoming manifest, the creator, i.e. Brahma/Sarasvati, emanated the Vedas from his/her face. The word ‘Vedas’ means ‘that which may be known’ and indicates that it is the treasury that holds all knowledge that can be known about this Universe.
Now, even the Vedas say though that to truly know God, the Vedas can only serve as a sort of instruction manual. It’s like this: If you study books on Psychology, you do not automatically become a psychologist. It’s only when you put the books down and go beyond them, i.e. practice them, that you truly become a psychologist. Simple reading a Psychology book or by meditating “Pscyhology…Psychology…Psychology”, you do not become one (to paraphrase Swami Vivekananda). So too with the Vedas. They state that while they hold all that there is to be known, it is only by first absorbing them and going beyond them and practically searching for God in our own unique way (through your own unique Yagna i.e. a personal journey of self-sacrifice in the service of others) that we can truly realize God and the true nature of the Universe and ourselves.
Vyasa is the sage who is normally credited with having
systematized the Vedas. He collated and divided some of the works known
in his time into 4 books, now referred to us by the name of the Vedas. Vyasa not only systematized the Vedas, but later also dictated the Mahabharatha, (The Gita is a part of one of the Parvas (chapters - there are 18 Parvas) in the
Mahabharatha), as well as composed the Bhagavata, which is the detailed story of
Krishna’s life from start to finish and also recorded the hitherto unwritten
oral history of the 18 Puranas, although there is some evidence that some parts
of some of the puranas were added on later on by a few others.
Each of the 4 Vedas is divided into several parts. First and
oldest come the Samhitas, then the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas and the Upanishads.
The Samhitas are mantras (chants with
Bija-aksharas) or poems in praise of the various dimensions of Brahman. The
Brahmanas have the narrative of the creation of the present Manvantara and
other associated information. The Aranyakas have information on the proper
Yagna rituals and ways to pray to Brahman in his/her various manifestations. The
Upanishads are the philosophical portions, where they espouse the idea of
Vedanta – that you must go beyond the Vedas, and live the ideals of the Vedas
to realize that the Soul and Brahman are one and the same and that you are God.
It is said that the Upanishads were rewritten in the form of
Sutras or concise aphorisms called the Brahma Sutras, by Vyasa himself. The
Bhagavad Gita is said to contain the entire summary of the Upanishads also within
itself. This trio of the Upanishads, the
Brahma Sutras & the Bhagavad Gita are called the ‘Prasthana Thriya’. This
trio of books can be referred to as the source texts of an aspiring Hindu/Arya.
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