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Vedic Traditions for Education and Learning
World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES) is a multidisciplinary academic society. The Vedas remain a living and formative source of the culture and tradition of Sanatana Dharma. Vedic contributions are found in all fields of human endeavor. WAVES conferences have been held every two years since 1996. The peer-reviewed Proceedings of the 2018 conference given in this volume continue this tradition with nearly 50 papers across disciplines showing the increasing relevance of Vedic contributions as science and technology allow deeper understanding.
One with the Force
Explores how popular religions and philosophies have influenced and are manifested in the world of Star Wars. You have watched Luke Skywalker destroy the Death Star in A New Hope, seen Yoda merge with the Force in Return of the Jedi, and heard Rey contact the Jedi of the past in The Rise of Skywalker. But did you know that the Star Wars films contain parallels to religions and philosophies from around the world—from Christianity to Buddhism, and from Native American teachings to the Vedic knowledge of ancient India? In One with the Force: 18 Universal Truths in Star Wars, Krista Noble explores these parallels. She discusses the Force, collective consciousness, enlightenment, and immortalit...
Ithihaasa
Dr. Singh: '[Science] says that the different species were not created simultaneously, but evolved gradually. ...I came across a statement in the Bhagavad-Gita to the effect that all 8,400,000 species of living entities are created simultaneously. Is that correct?' Srila Prabhupada: 'Yes. Living beings move from one bodily form to another. The forms already exist. The living entity simply transfers himself just as a man transfers himself from one apartment to another. One apartment is first-class, another is second class, and another is third-class. Suppose a person comes from a lower class apartment to a first-class apartment, the person is the same, but now, according to his capacity for p...
SWAMI DEEKSHANAND SARASWATI:
You personify your name. Rahul (On # 25) I had goose bumps as I read your email. You must be so proud of your Mama Ji. Shobha (On # 28) You have reduced religion to the dynamics of market forces. What a wonderful idea! Religion is the invention of man and spirituality is a science of connecting with GOD. Shadi Ram (On # 32) This is a good 'reflection.' You have provided a historical dimension as also the need for unification of the divergent Hindu stratifications. Moorty (On # 33) Looks like I am getting regular lessons from my Teacher. I am blessed, Jadav (On # 35) Wow!! What a scientific way to depict the age-old Aryan culture. Gouranga Saha (On # 36)
Suṣamā-kalāśrīḥ
Contributed articles chiefly on Sanskrit literature.
A Place at the Multicultural Table
Multiculturalism in the United States is commonly lauded as a positive social ideal celebrating the diversity of our nation. But, in reality, immigrants often feel pressured to create a singular formulation of their identity that does not reflect the diversity of cultures that exist in their homeland. Hindu Americans have faced this challenge over the last fifteen years, as the number of Indians that have immigrated to this country has more than doubled. In A Place at the Multicultural Table, Prema A. Kurien shows how various Hindu American organizations--religious, cultural, and political--are attempting to answer the puzzling questions of identity outside their homeland. Drawing on the exp...
Communicating Across Boundaries
India is a multifaceted, multicultural nation with a rich tradition of ethnic, religious, linguistic, social and cultural mores, beliefs and practices. What has allowed for such a rich diversity of people and what have been the challenges to effective communication between and among these groups? India is also Bharat, and where does the twain meet between the imagined and the real India and the imagined and the real Bharat? This book offers insights into understanding how we deal with difference, how we perceive one another and what we do about religious, caste and regional conflicts using the lens of “communication studies”. It can be read by both intelligent and lay readers as well as students of communication, culture and other social sciences.
My Hindu Faith and Periscope
Every author believes that his or her book is meant for everyone. In this respect, however, I am the biggest beneficiary. In the process of writing these reflections for over ten years, and lately compiling and editing them, I have finally understood my faith deeply. Consequently, confidence that I lacked about Hinduism during my adult years has been replaced with pride in graying years! At times, it has taken me to such a height that in a few reflections, I have propounded a thesis that India will be a true secular country only when it will be constitutionally a Hindu state. The practice of secularism in India since 1947 has been reduced to anti-Hinduism and Hindu bashing—paradoxically mo...
Law of Love & the Mathematics of Spirituality
In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord has thus ordained : ye yatha mam prapadyante tanstathaiva bhajamyaha ? | mama vartmanuvartante manu?ya ? partha sarvasa ? || Tr: The way they approach me, I too approach them in the same (reciprocating) manner. O Partha, all human beings follow paths leading to me. To the seers of the Rigveda, the Brahma revealed Itself in the form of Rcs; to the saints as all powerful deities manifesting in different forms; to the philosophers as dual existence dealt in the sankhya philosophy; while to a mathematician It is manifested in the form of mathematical equations. Dr. Chidambarams work ushers readers into the mathematical landscape of spirituality. It is simple enough to understand with some basic knowledge of mathematics. It will pave way for coming generations of mathematicians to chart novel ways to understand the Ultimate reality, the Supreme Brahman, through mathematics as laid down here. Dr. Pramod Pathak, Author and Indologist, Panaji,Goa
