Tantric Kali: Secret Practices and Rituals
by Daniel Odier
The mythology, rituals, meditations, and practices used in Tantric worship of the goddess Kali in the tradition of Kashmiri Shaivism
• Reveals the practices of Vamachara, known as the Left-hand Path but more accurately translated as the Path of Shakti
• Includes a Kali ritual from the Nirrutara Tantra, translated here for the first time
• Presents devotional chants, meditations, and mudras specific to Tantric worship of Kali
According to traditions going back to pre-Vedic times, Kali sprang from the third eye of the Goddess Durga as a destructive and terrifying manifestation of feminine power sent to lay waste to the forces of evil. Throughout India to this day, Kali is worshipped as the destroyer of bondage, capable of liberating her devotee from all rules and subjugation.
In Tantric Kali, Daniel Odier presents the mythology, practices, and rituals of Kali worship in the Tantric Kaula tradition within Kashmiri Shaivism. He reveals the practices of Vamachara, commonly known as the Left-hand Path but more accurately translated as the Path of Shakti. In this tradition the body itself is Kali’s temple, and it is therefore unnecessary to reject or deny the body to know union with the divine. Instead, nothing is regarded as pure or impure and there is complete freedom from rules. Focused on working directly with forbidden emotions and behaviors, this path allows the seeker to transcend obstacles to liberation through sexual union. According to the Kaula Upanishad, “In your behavior do the opposite to what the norms dictate but remain in consciousness.” This is the essence of Tantra. Kali is absolute reality: manifested as woman intoxicated by desire, she frees the tantric practitioner from all desire except union with the divine.
The author includes an evocative ritual from the Nirrutara Tantra--never before translated into any Western language--containing devotions to the 64 yoginis according to Matsyendranath, founder of the Kaula path. Offering devotional chants, meditations, and mudras specific to Tantric worship of Kali, this empowering book provides practices and teachings for those on the Tantric path to liberation
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by Daniel Odier
The mythology, rituals, meditations, and practices used in Tantric worship of the goddess Kali in the tradition of Kashmiri Shaivism
• Reveals the practices of Vamachara, known as the Left-hand Path but more accurately translated as the Path of Shakti
• Includes a Kali ritual from the Nirrutara Tantra, translated here for the first time
• Presents devotional chants, meditations, and mudras specific to Tantric worship of Kali
According to traditions going back to pre-Vedic times, Kali sprang from the third eye of the Goddess Durga as a destructive and terrifying manifestation of feminine power sent to lay waste to the forces of evil. Throughout India to this day, Kali is worshipped as the destroyer of bondage, capable of liberating her devotee from all rules and subjugation.
In Tantric Kali, Daniel Odier presents the mythology, practices, and rituals of Kali worship in the Tantric Kaula tradition within Kashmiri Shaivism. He reveals the practices of Vamachara, commonly known as the Left-hand Path but more accurately translated as the Path of Shakti. In this tradition the body itself is Kali’s temple, and it is therefore unnecessary to reject or deny the body to know union with the divine. Instead, nothing is regarded as pure or impure and there is complete freedom from rules. Focused on working directly with forbidden emotions and behaviors, this path allows the seeker to transcend obstacles to liberation through sexual union. According to the Kaula Upanishad, “In your behavior do the opposite to what the norms dictate but remain in consciousness.” This is the essence of Tantra. Kali is absolute reality: manifested as woman intoxicated by desire, she frees the tantric practitioner from all desire except union with the divine.
The author includes an evocative ritual from the Nirrutara Tantra--never before translated into any Western language--containing devotions to the 64 yoginis according to Matsyendranath, founder of the Kaula path. Offering devotional chants, meditations, and mudras specific to Tantric worship of Kali, this empowering book provides practices and teachings for those on the Tantric path to liberation
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The Secret of Everlasting Life is the first translation from the Chinese of the second-century "Can Dong Qi" This ancient work, the earliest known text on transformation and immortality, echoes the wisdom and poetry of both the Tao Te Ching and I Ching. "The Can Dong Qi" is also the ancestral text of all Qi Gong exercises in China. This translation reveals for the first time the meditation methods practised for thousands of years by Taoist sages. Presented here with its original Chinese commentaries, the "Can Dong Qi" is full of practical information and advice about the process of human transformation and how to nurture and develop the natural life-energy within us. Richard Bertschinger's additional commentary explains the intricacies of Chinese allegory and symbolism for the Western reader. This book is a fascinating read for anyone interested in Daoist thought, Chinese philosophy and culture, or Chinese medicine.
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Aparokṣānubhūti is Is a short treatise of 144 verses a compound consisting of aparokṣa("perceptible") and anubhūti (अनुभूति)("knowledge"), meaning "direct cognition" or "direct experience of the Brahman
Swami Chinmayananda's "Aparokṣānubhūti":
📚 Book Snapshot: Aparokṣānubhūti - Intimate Experience of the Reality
By Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati
Publisher: CENTRAL CHINMAYA MISSION TRUST
"Aparokṣānubhūti" is a profound yet concise treatise, spanning just 144 verses, that delves into the core of Vedanta. The title itself is illuminating: "Aparokṣa" signifies "perceptible" or "direct," and "Anubhūti" translates to "knowledge" or "experience."
Essentially, this book is a guide to "direct cognition" or "direct experience of the Brahman." Swami Chinmayananda's commentary beautifully unpacks the original verses, making this complex philosophical concept accessible to the modern seeker. It's not just intellectual understanding, but an invitation to an immediate, personal realization of ultimate reality.
For anyone on the spiritual path seeking deeper insights into the nature of existence and their true Self, this book offers invaluable wisdom presented with clarity and practical relevance. A must-read for direct spiritual experience!
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Swami Chinmayananda's "Aparokṣānubhūti":
📚 Book Snapshot: Aparokṣānubhūti - Intimate Experience of the Reality
By Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati
Publisher: CENTRAL CHINMAYA MISSION TRUST
"Aparokṣānubhūti" is a profound yet concise treatise, spanning just 144 verses, that delves into the core of Vedanta. The title itself is illuminating: "Aparokṣa" signifies "perceptible" or "direct," and "Anubhūti" translates to "knowledge" or "experience."
Essentially, this book is a guide to "direct cognition" or "direct experience of the Brahman." Swami Chinmayananda's commentary beautifully unpacks the original verses, making this complex philosophical concept accessible to the modern seeker. It's not just intellectual understanding, but an invitation to an immediate, personal realization of ultimate reality.
For anyone on the spiritual path seeking deeper insights into the nature of existence and their true Self, this book offers invaluable wisdom presented with clarity and practical relevance. A must-read for direct spiritual experience!
#Aparokshanubhuti #SwamiChinmayananda #Vedanta #SpiritualJourney #DirectExperience #Brahman #ChinmayaMission #SpiritualWisdom
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SHENGONG (SPIRIT SKILL) CULTIVATION.
“When the Daoist disciple's Original Spirit
(Yuan Shen) is fully developed, he will acquire
certain extraordinary powers and psychic abilities, such as Clairvoyant Sight and Soul Travel (also known as "Astral Projection"). The key to enhancing the development of these special energetic powers, is learning how to control the vast amount of Qi within the body, without compulsively "Shen-ing out," (i.e., becoming lost in the illusions and distractions of the projected fantasies of the Acquired Mind). This reckless lack of control by the body's Shen (Mind), allows the disciple's Hun (Ethereal Spirit) to leave his body and wander about. In order to avoid unconsciously disconnecting his spirit from the body, the disciple will have to continually practice special training methods, designed to assist him in developing a powerful mental focus. Once the disciple's focused concentration has been disciplined and mastered, then the Original Spirit (Yuan Shen) can be encouraged to fully develop. This will manifest via many extraordinary clairvoyant powers and spiritual abilities. However, it is important to remember that the primary goal of the disciple's training is to achieve “spiritual transformation," and maintain a state of “awakened enlightenment." Therefore, he should not be led astray by the excitement and fascination of developing various supernatural powers.
THE FOUR WAYS TO CULTIVATE THE SHEN.
When focusing on Shengong cultivation training, there are traditionally four main disciplines that the disciple must adhere to. These are listed as follows: Nourish and Strengthen the Shen, House the Shen, Combine the Shen with Respiration, and Combine the Shen with Qi. In Daoist Alchemy, Shengong training involves using all of the disciple's physical senses. The concentration is focused on the development of the disciple's imagination, visualization, hearing, smelling, tasting touching, breathing, muscular relaxation, and postural integration. Massage and physical movement are also sometimes used in order to develop and control the body's intrinsic perceptual energies.
NOURISHING AND STrENGTHENING THE SHEN
These special techniques emphasize strength-
ening and refining the magical power of the
disciple's Yuan Shen (Original Spirit). There is an ancient Daoist saying that states: “lf you want to Nourish your Shen, you must first Nourish your Qi; if you want to Nourish your Qi, you must first Nourish your Brain. To Nourish the Brain, you have to Tonify your Jing; to Tonify your Jing, you have to Nourish your Blood. To Nourish your Blood, you have to Nourish your Saliva. In order to achieve this, you need to Nourish your "Water-" When the Water moves into the Lung Channel, it turns into Saliva; when it moves into the Heart Channel, it turns into Blood. When Blood moves into the Kidneys it creates Jing. When Jing moves into the Sea of Marrow, it flows into the Niwan Palace, creating enlightenment”.
Once the disciple is able to combine and con-
dense his Qi and Shen, he must then proceed to master the skill of "Raising the Shen." This important stage pertains to Nourishing the Shen through the refinement of the body's Qi. Normally, the Fire Qi causes the body's Shen to rise, which increases emotional disturbances, and leads the Shen away from its residence. By using the Yi (Intention), which is nourished by the body’s Water Qi, to raise the Shen, the Shen can be strengthened and concentrated. By learning to control and regulate the Heart's emotions and Mind's intention, the Shen will rise and not become excited, allowing the Shen to remain in its residence.
HOUSING THE SHEN
These special Shengong techniques emphasise disciplining both the thoughts and the emotions to relax and tranquilize the disciple's Yuan Shen (Original Spirit), and to become more receptive to divine energy and guidance. By disciplining (quieting) the thoughts and emotions, the Shen becomes relaxed and tranquil, and remains in its residence (the Heart). The skill of Housing the Shen, specifically pertains to keeping and
“When the Daoist disciple's Original Spirit
(Yuan Shen) is fully developed, he will acquire
certain extraordinary powers and psychic abilities, such as Clairvoyant Sight and Soul Travel (also known as "Astral Projection"). The key to enhancing the development of these special energetic powers, is learning how to control the vast amount of Qi within the body, without compulsively "Shen-ing out," (i.e., becoming lost in the illusions and distractions of the projected fantasies of the Acquired Mind). This reckless lack of control by the body's Shen (Mind), allows the disciple's Hun (Ethereal Spirit) to leave his body and wander about. In order to avoid unconsciously disconnecting his spirit from the body, the disciple will have to continually practice special training methods, designed to assist him in developing a powerful mental focus. Once the disciple's focused concentration has been disciplined and mastered, then the Original Spirit (Yuan Shen) can be encouraged to fully develop. This will manifest via many extraordinary clairvoyant powers and spiritual abilities. However, it is important to remember that the primary goal of the disciple's training is to achieve “spiritual transformation," and maintain a state of “awakened enlightenment." Therefore, he should not be led astray by the excitement and fascination of developing various supernatural powers.
THE FOUR WAYS TO CULTIVATE THE SHEN.
When focusing on Shengong cultivation training, there are traditionally four main disciplines that the disciple must adhere to. These are listed as follows: Nourish and Strengthen the Shen, House the Shen, Combine the Shen with Respiration, and Combine the Shen with Qi. In Daoist Alchemy, Shengong training involves using all of the disciple's physical senses. The concentration is focused on the development of the disciple's imagination, visualization, hearing, smelling, tasting touching, breathing, muscular relaxation, and postural integration. Massage and physical movement are also sometimes used in order to develop and control the body's intrinsic perceptual energies.
NOURISHING AND STrENGTHENING THE SHEN
These special techniques emphasize strength-
ening and refining the magical power of the
disciple's Yuan Shen (Original Spirit). There is an ancient Daoist saying that states: “lf you want to Nourish your Shen, you must first Nourish your Qi; if you want to Nourish your Qi, you must first Nourish your Brain. To Nourish the Brain, you have to Tonify your Jing; to Tonify your Jing, you have to Nourish your Blood. To Nourish your Blood, you have to Nourish your Saliva. In order to achieve this, you need to Nourish your "Water-" When the Water moves into the Lung Channel, it turns into Saliva; when it moves into the Heart Channel, it turns into Blood. When Blood moves into the Kidneys it creates Jing. When Jing moves into the Sea of Marrow, it flows into the Niwan Palace, creating enlightenment”.
Once the disciple is able to combine and con-
dense his Qi and Shen, he must then proceed to master the skill of "Raising the Shen." This important stage pertains to Nourishing the Shen through the refinement of the body's Qi. Normally, the Fire Qi causes the body's Shen to rise, which increases emotional disturbances, and leads the Shen away from its residence. By using the Yi (Intention), which is nourished by the body’s Water Qi, to raise the Shen, the Shen can be strengthened and concentrated. By learning to control and regulate the Heart's emotions and Mind's intention, the Shen will rise and not become excited, allowing the Shen to remain in its residence.
HOUSING THE SHEN
These special Shengong techniques emphasise disciplining both the thoughts and the emotions to relax and tranquilize the disciple's Yuan Shen (Original Spirit), and to become more receptive to divine energy and guidance. By disciplining (quieting) the thoughts and emotions, the Shen becomes relaxed and tranquil, and remains in its residence (the Heart). The skill of Housing the Shen, specifically pertains to keeping and
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refining the Shen, This special training is divided into four major steps: Keeping and Protecting the Shen; Solidifying the Shen; Stabilising and Calming the Shen; and Concentrating, Refining, Focusing, and Strengthening the Shen, described as follows:
1 - Keeping and Protecting the Shen: Only
after regulating the Heart's emotions and the
Mind's intentions can the Shen be watched
over, directed, nursed, and kept in its residence. This is achieved by using the imagination and intention of the conscious mind to direct, nurse, and oversee the Shen. This can be accomplished with the help and support of positive affirmations, used to stabilize the emotions.
2 - Solidifying the Shen: Once the Shen is willingly kept in its residence/ it can be solidified and formed. This is achieved by regulating all thoughts and emotions. Once all thoughts and emotions have been regulated, the mind will then become steady and calm.
3 - Stabilising and Calming the Shen: The Shen must not be allowed to attach itself to any outside emotional distractions. It must be carefully energised, but not excited. Only after the Heart's emotions and Mind's intention are in a state of inner peace can the Shen be calmed and stabilized.
4 - Concentrating, Refining, Focusing, and
Strengthening the Shen: Only after practicing
the foundations of keeping, solidifying, and
stabili zing the Shen can a disciple begin the
level of refining and strengthening his Shen. This is achieved by condensing and focusing the Shen onto a tiny point of light, in order to build, strengthen, and refine its power. One way that a disciple's Qi can be trained to nourish and strengthen his Shen, is through a form of coherent light meditation. This special meditation focuses the projecting the intention of the disciple's Shen onto a small circle of light (generally about the size of a marble or pearl). Through continual practice, the disciple's focus of concentration can be taught to extend either externally onto a specific point outside his body, or internally onto a specific point inside his body. Through this type of focused "coherent light" training, it is possible to build the Shen's strength and refine its power. When focused intention and imagination are placed onto a specific area, the Qi and Shen condense together, forming a more powerful type of energy.
MAINTAINING A POWERFUL SHENGONG
In ancient China, if a Daoist student was to master the skills of Shengong and energetic projection, he or she must first discipline and completely master the Shen Zhi (Acquired Mind). Once the disciple could control the Shen Zhi and easily access his or her Yuan Shen (Original Mind), the next challenge was to acquire, stabilize, and strengthen the Six Transportations of Shen. This was brought about by understanding and avoiding the following excess ive interactions of the senses.
• Excessive Touching: This weakens the priest's ability to "emit energy," causing the projected Qi to diminish or disperse.
• Excessive Thinking: This weakens the priest's
ability to "transfer thoughts," causing the projected thought form to diminish or disperse.
• Excess Talking: This weakens the priest's ability to "read thoughts."
• Excessive Indulgence in Taste: This weakens the priest's ability to "control energetic power."
• Excessive Meekness: This weakens the priest's ability to cultivate and utilize the “power of understanding."
• Scattered Thoughts and Feelings: This weakens the priest's ability to cultivate and utilise the "power of suggestion."
• Excessive Submissiveness: This induces sleep during mental visualization training, weakening the potential and power of the Shengong exercise.
In advanced Shengong training, the Daoist priest must first purify the lower sensory states
(sound, sight, smell, taste, touch, and form) in
order to transform them into the spiritual states of celestial sound, celestial sight, celestial smell, celestial taste, celestial touch, and celestial form”
1 - Keeping and Protecting the Shen: Only
after regulating the Heart's emotions and the
Mind's intentions can the Shen be watched
over, directed, nursed, and kept in its residence. This is achieved by using the imagination and intention of the conscious mind to direct, nurse, and oversee the Shen. This can be accomplished with the help and support of positive affirmations, used to stabilize the emotions.
2 - Solidifying the Shen: Once the Shen is willingly kept in its residence/ it can be solidified and formed. This is achieved by regulating all thoughts and emotions. Once all thoughts and emotions have been regulated, the mind will then become steady and calm.
3 - Stabilising and Calming the Shen: The Shen must not be allowed to attach itself to any outside emotional distractions. It must be carefully energised, but not excited. Only after the Heart's emotions and Mind's intention are in a state of inner peace can the Shen be calmed and stabilized.
4 - Concentrating, Refining, Focusing, and
Strengthening the Shen: Only after practicing
the foundations of keeping, solidifying, and
stabili zing the Shen can a disciple begin the
level of refining and strengthening his Shen. This is achieved by condensing and focusing the Shen onto a tiny point of light, in order to build, strengthen, and refine its power. One way that a disciple's Qi can be trained to nourish and strengthen his Shen, is through a form of coherent light meditation. This special meditation focuses the projecting the intention of the disciple's Shen onto a small circle of light (generally about the size of a marble or pearl). Through continual practice, the disciple's focus of concentration can be taught to extend either externally onto a specific point outside his body, or internally onto a specific point inside his body. Through this type of focused "coherent light" training, it is possible to build the Shen's strength and refine its power. When focused intention and imagination are placed onto a specific area, the Qi and Shen condense together, forming a more powerful type of energy.
MAINTAINING A POWERFUL SHENGONG
In ancient China, if a Daoist student was to master the skills of Shengong and energetic projection, he or she must first discipline and completely master the Shen Zhi (Acquired Mind). Once the disciple could control the Shen Zhi and easily access his or her Yuan Shen (Original Mind), the next challenge was to acquire, stabilize, and strengthen the Six Transportations of Shen. This was brought about by understanding and avoiding the following excess ive interactions of the senses.
• Excessive Touching: This weakens the priest's ability to "emit energy," causing the projected Qi to diminish or disperse.
• Excessive Thinking: This weakens the priest's
ability to "transfer thoughts," causing the projected thought form to diminish or disperse.
• Excess Talking: This weakens the priest's ability to "read thoughts."
• Excessive Indulgence in Taste: This weakens the priest's ability to "control energetic power."
• Excessive Meekness: This weakens the priest's ability to cultivate and utilize the “power of understanding."
• Scattered Thoughts and Feelings: This weakens the priest's ability to cultivate and utilise the "power of suggestion."
• Excessive Submissiveness: This induces sleep during mental visualization training, weakening the potential and power of the Shengong exercise.
In advanced Shengong training, the Daoist priest must first purify the lower sensory states
(sound, sight, smell, taste, touch, and form) in
order to transform them into the spiritual states of celestial sound, celestial sight, celestial smell, celestial taste, celestial touch, and celestial form”
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- Jerry Alan Johnson from his books “Daoist internal alchemy nei gong & wei gong training” and “Daoist magical transformational skills”.
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"The Art and Practice of Astral Projection —a practical and useable step-by-step manual on the very complex phenomenon of leaving one's physical body on this plane and travel to others.
Ophiel teaches four systems: the little method, the dream method, the body of light method, and the symbol method. Study this little book and you'll learn:
how to follow the steps of each method to travel to a different plane
how to return to the physical plane at will
how to remember the trip—because you can't incorporate what you learn into life on this plane unless you can remember it
This book imparts knowledge on how to enter and travel through Astral plane in safety, function there, and then return to the physical plane, with a great deal of memory—knowledge of the trip retained in the memory and available for study and research.
Ophiel (Edward Compator Peach, 1904-1988), who lived and worked in San Francisco, was an eclectic teacher and thinker, with an uncanny ability to make esoteric ideas understandable and available to all. Other volumes in his acclaimed Art and Practice series include—Astral Projection, Cabala Magic, Clairvoyance, Occult, and Talismanic Magic."
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Ophiel teaches four systems: the little method, the dream method, the body of light method, and the symbol method. Study this little book and you'll learn:
how to follow the steps of each method to travel to a different plane
how to return to the physical plane at will
how to remember the trip—because you can't incorporate what you learn into life on this plane unless you can remember it
This book imparts knowledge on how to enter and travel through Astral plane in safety, function there, and then return to the physical plane, with a great deal of memory—knowledge of the trip retained in the memory and available for study and research.
Ophiel (Edward Compator Peach, 1904-1988), who lived and worked in San Francisco, was an eclectic teacher and thinker, with an uncanny ability to make esoteric ideas understandable and available to all. Other volumes in his acclaimed Art and Practice series include—Astral Projection, Cabala Magic, Clairvoyance, Occult, and Talismanic Magic."
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Vedic Physics: Towards Unification of Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity
By Keshav Dev Verma
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"Vedic Physics: Towards Unification of Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity" by Keshav Dev Verma
Keshav Dev Verma's "Vedic Physics" is a unique and ambitious endeavor to bridge the gap between ancient Indian wisdom and modern scientific understanding, specifically aiming to unify quantum mechanics and general relativity through the lens of Vedic knowledge.
Key aspects of the book include:
* Interpretation of Vedic Texts: The book attempts to interpret ancient Indian literature, including Vedic hymns and other texts, by defining various symbols, concepts, and terminology to reveal their underlying scientific and cosmological meanings.
* Validation of Vedic Science: While acknowledging Maharsi Dayananda's assertion that the Vedas contain all true sciences, Verma critically examines this claim to test its veracity against scientific principles.
* Sankhya-Patanjala and Vaiseshika-Nyaya Systems: The author primarily focuses on the Sankhya-Patanjala system to explain the cosmic evolution and the physical world. He also incorporates elements from the Vaiseshika-Nyaya system, which elaborates on the methodology and concepts of physics, chemistry, and mechanics.
* Prakriti and its Attributes: Verma systematically interprets Sankhya aphorisms, concluding that the fundamental ground of the manifested world is "Prakriti," characterized by three attributes:
* Sattva: Representing existence or energy at rest.
* Rajas: Indicating efficient energy, characterized by movement and overcoming resistance.
* Tamas: Symbolizing mass or inertia, which resists change.
* Addressing Fundamental Questions: The book delves into fundamental questions of the universe, including the four natural forces, matter and anti-matter, microcosmic (quantum mechanics), and macro-cosmic (general relativity) phenomena, space, and time. It also presents a Vedic theory of creation and dissolution of the universe, offering answers to questions that modern science often struggles with.
* Bridging Ancient and Modern: "Vedic Physics" seeks to establish a framework where modern scientists and researchers of ancient Indian scriptures can explore the Vedic model as a potential, valid, and irrefutable model of reality.
In essence, Keshav Dev Verma's work is a bold attempt to demonstrate the scientific depth embedded in Vedic literature, offering a new perspective on the grand challenge of unifying quantum mechanics and general relativity by drawing insights from ancient Indian philosophical and scientific traditions.
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By Keshav Dev Verma
Publisher: MOTILAL BANARSIDASS PUBLISHERS PVT. LTD.
Snapshot of
"Vedic Physics: Towards Unification of Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity" by Keshav Dev Verma
Keshav Dev Verma's "Vedic Physics" is a unique and ambitious endeavor to bridge the gap between ancient Indian wisdom and modern scientific understanding, specifically aiming to unify quantum mechanics and general relativity through the lens of Vedic knowledge.
Key aspects of the book include:
* Interpretation of Vedic Texts: The book attempts to interpret ancient Indian literature, including Vedic hymns and other texts, by defining various symbols, concepts, and terminology to reveal their underlying scientific and cosmological meanings.
* Validation of Vedic Science: While acknowledging Maharsi Dayananda's assertion that the Vedas contain all true sciences, Verma critically examines this claim to test its veracity against scientific principles.
* Sankhya-Patanjala and Vaiseshika-Nyaya Systems: The author primarily focuses on the Sankhya-Patanjala system to explain the cosmic evolution and the physical world. He also incorporates elements from the Vaiseshika-Nyaya system, which elaborates on the methodology and concepts of physics, chemistry, and mechanics.
* Prakriti and its Attributes: Verma systematically interprets Sankhya aphorisms, concluding that the fundamental ground of the manifested world is "Prakriti," characterized by three attributes:
* Sattva: Representing existence or energy at rest.
* Rajas: Indicating efficient energy, characterized by movement and overcoming resistance.
* Tamas: Symbolizing mass or inertia, which resists change.
* Addressing Fundamental Questions: The book delves into fundamental questions of the universe, including the four natural forces, matter and anti-matter, microcosmic (quantum mechanics), and macro-cosmic (general relativity) phenomena, space, and time. It also presents a Vedic theory of creation and dissolution of the universe, offering answers to questions that modern science often struggles with.
* Bridging Ancient and Modern: "Vedic Physics" seeks to establish a framework where modern scientists and researchers of ancient Indian scriptures can explore the Vedic model as a potential, valid, and irrefutable model of reality.
In essence, Keshav Dev Verma's work is a bold attempt to demonstrate the scientific depth embedded in Vedic literature, offering a new perspective on the grand challenge of unifying quantum mechanics and general relativity by drawing insights from ancient Indian philosophical and scientific traditions.
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Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities
The history of the divine is the history of human thought. For as long as men and women have pondered the mysteries of their existence, they have answered their own questions with stories of gods and goddesses. Belief in these deities shaped whole civilizations, yet today many of their names and images lie buried.
The Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities makes those names available to the general reader as well as the scholar. This reference work lists all the known gods through recorded history. Alphabetically arranged entries provide the name of each deity (with alternate spellings), as well as notes on names that may be linguistically or functionally related. The tribe or culture that worshiped the deity is identified, and the god's origins and functions are explained.
An extensive bibliography provides opportunities for further research and an exhaustive index provides access to the entries through virtually all names, forms and kinds of deities.
The history of the divine is the history of human thought. For as long as men and women have pondered the mysteries of their existence, they have answered their own questions with stories of gods and goddesses. Belief in these deities shaped whole civilizations, yet today many of their names and images lie buried.
The Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities makes those names available to the general reader as well as the scholar. This reference work lists all the known gods through recorded history. Alphabetically arranged entries provide the name of each deity (with alternate spellings), as well as notes on names that may be linguistically or functionally related. The tribe or culture that worshiped the deity is identified, and the god's origins and functions are explained.
An extensive bibliography provides opportunities for further research and an exhaustive index provides access to the entries through virtually all names, forms and kinds of deities.
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