This paper explores why Indra was the popular God in Rig Veda poetry and why he was fond of the drink Soma.
Sincere thanks to all scholars who have pursued a rich life gathering Sanaatana Dharma wisdom…
Every place, being, trees, stones, everything in the Universe has a story to tell. The story has been in continuum from times immemorial. We constantly touch, explore in a process – the Yatra, the journey to know, and the curiosity is always kindled in us.
Definitions (along with explanation) covered in this issue:
“Mahaavaakyam {Great dictum/Declaration}”; “Vritti {Mental Modification/ Dispostion}”; “Shravanam {Listening}; “Mananam {Cogitation/Contemplation}”; “Nidi-dhyaasanam {Unbroken Mediatation}”; “Abhaavanaa {Ignorance of Reality}, Asambhaavanaa {Doubting the Reality} & Vipareeta-bhaavanaa {Contrary concept of Reality}”
Vedanta always looked at human beings as a complex personality. At the grossest level as the body and limbs and at the subtlest level as Consciousness, the Self; in-between, the manifestations, the whole idea of Mind as an integral part of being, we have the mind and mind related activities that is intellect, memory… recollection, analysis, and the Prana which is supposed to be supporting the whole bodily activities.