| Below is a list of articles with the most recent ones listed first. |
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The Significance Of The Mystical Number 108 by Vaughn Paul Manley |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| Have you ever wondered why a typical beaded neclace from the East, called a mala, is always strung with 108 beads? |
| Published: Monday 13 November, 2006 |
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The need for a New Indic School of Thought by Dr. David Frawley |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| During the Eurocolonial period, Indian history and civilization were distorted to fit European perceptions. A new school of thought is needed that will see Asian history and tradition with Asian eyes and thought, beginning with India . |
| Published: Tuesday 31 October, 2006 |
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Linguistics and Civilization by Dr. David Frawley |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| In order to understand the role of linguistics in determining ancient history, we first need to understand the place of language in human culture. In this regard, spoken language is one of several important factors of culture but not the only one or necessarily the most important. |
| Published: Tuesday 31 October, 2006 |
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The Myth of the Hindu Right by Dr. David Frawley |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| In media accounts today, particularly in India, it seems that any group which identifies itself as Hindu or tries to promote any Hindu cause is quickly and uncritically defined as ‘right-winged’. |
| Published: Tuesday 31 October, 2006 |
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The Need to Rewrite the History of India by Dr. David Frawley |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| In recent years, the government of India and several state governments have decided to revise history books, particularly relative to the ancient period, bringing up recent data that calls into question the Aryan invasion and the many theories that have arisen from it. Over the past few decades nume... |
| Published: Tuesday 31 October, 2006 |
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The Europeanization of the Vedas and its Distortions by Dr. David Frawley |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| Modern western examination of the Vedas, and through the Vedas the ancient history of India, has been colored by the search for an original European identity, the so-called Aryans. This has led to Indian history and tradition being subordinated to a proposed Indo-European people and culture placed i... |
| Published: Tuesday 31 October, 2006 |
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An Ecological View of Ancient India by Dr. David Frawley |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| Ecology is beginning to define how we look at the world and how we look at ourselves. Each geographical region in the world constitutes a special ecosystem – an interrelated habitat for plants and animals shaped by climate and terrain. These ecological factors have a strong effect on culture as well... |
| Published: Tuesday 31 October, 2006 |
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The Vedas and Ancient Egypt by Dr. David Frawley |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| The Vedas represent a monumental spiritual literature, by far the largest that remains from the ancient world. We could therefore call the Vedas, ‘the pyramids of the ancient mind’. |
| Published: Tuesday 31 October, 2006 |
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Death of the Aryan Invasion Theory by Stephen Knapp |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| With only a small amount of research, a person can discover that each area of the world has its own ancient culture that includes its own gods and legends about the origins of various cosmological realities, and that many of these are very similar. But where did all these stories and gods come from?... |
| Published: Tuesday 26 September, 2006 |
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Uncovering the Truth About India's History by Stephen Knapp |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| As we have now investigated the rest of the world for remnants of the global Vedic culture, as presented in my book, we must also focus our attention on India where it still thrives. However, now we will uncover some of India's real history. This will help us understand how much of its glory, beauty... |
| Published: Tuesday 26 September, 2006 |
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Time to Plan the Survival of Vedic Culture by Stephen Knapp |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| From the information that has been provided, we can fairly safely say that since Islam existed only from 622 A.D., the majority of Muslims in India and Bangladesh today are descendants of captured, mistreated, or distressed Hindus. A blatant example of this is the story of one Nazir Ali, which appea... |
| Published: Tuesday 26 September, 2006 |
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THE ARYAN INVASION: HISTORY OR POLITICS? by Stephen Knapp |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| The evidence of science now points to two basic conclusions: first, there was no Aryan invasion, and second, the Rig-Vedic people were already established in India no later than 4000 BC. How are we then to account for the continued presence of the Aryan invasion version of history in history books a... |
| Published: Tuesday 26 September, 2006 |
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Casteism: Is It the Scourge of Hinduism, or the Perversion of a by Stephen Knapp |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| Casteism in India has gotten a lot of criticism, and rightly so. The way casteism is at present should not even exist. Casteism as we find it today is now nothing more than a misrepresentation and misinterpretation of a legitimate and progressive Vedic system known as varnashrama. However, we need t... |
| Published: Tuesday 26 September, 2006 |
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Women in Vedic Culture by Stephen Knapp |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| There are many civilizations in the world where respect for women and their role in society are prominent, and others where regard for them and their status should be improved. Yet the level of civility along with moral and spiritual standards in a society can often be perceived by the respect and r... |
| Published: Tuesday 26 September, 2006 |
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Why Study the Vedic Path by Stephen Knapp |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| History is like a puzzle, when you put enough pieces together it provides a key to unlocking the truth of our past, where we came from, and who and what we really are. The main purpose of this book is to help restore world unity by taking another look at global history. It will provide proof that th... |
| Published: Tuesday 26 September, 2006 |
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What Is Vedic Aryan Culture by Stephen Knapp |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| It is often considered that the Vedic Aryans are a race of people. Aryan actually means a standard of living, an ideal. It was the Sanskrit speaking people of thousands of years ago that gave the word arya to signify a gentleman, an ideal person, someone on the path of purity. It was a term meant fo... |
| Published: Tuesday 26 September, 2006 |
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Vedic Culture: The Last Bastion of Deep Spiritual Truth by Stephen Knapp |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| Why would Vedic culture be called the last bastion of deep spiritual truth? It doesn't take much to understand, at least after a little investigation, that the Vedic process of spiritual advancement promotes individual freedom of thought, complete liberty of inquiry, and the privilege of independent... |
| Published: Tuesday 26 September, 2006 |
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Vedic Culture is the Parent of Humanity by Stephen Knapp |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| The title of this page may seem like a bold statement, but there is some very interesting evidence to consider. As we established in the chapter on the creation of the material world, when the Supreme Being created the universe He also provided the Vedic knowledge and terminology by which humanity c... |
| Published: Tuesday 26 September, 2006 |
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Vedic Culture: As Relevant Today as Ever by Stephen Knapp |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| By investigating the knowledge and viewpoints in the many topics found in Vedic culture we can certainly see that the practice and utilization of this Vedic knowledge can indeed assist us in many ways. In regard to all the trouble we presently find in this world, maybe it is time to look at things t... |
| Published: Tuesday 26 September, 2006 |
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The Traditional Source Of Vedic Literature by Stephen Knapp |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| How were the Vedas established? What were their origins? What is their history? How were they divided, and why does it seem that there are different paths from which to choose within the Vedas? |
| Published: Tuesday 26 September, 2006 |
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A Complete Review of Vedic Literature And the Knowledge Within by Stephen Knapp |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| If we are going to understand the essential truths in Vedic literature, then we must get a glimpse of the content and purpose of its many texts and the expansive nature of the knowledge it contains. The Vedic philosophy encompasses the oldest spiritual texts of any religion in the world, and its sub... |
| Published: Tuesday 26 September, 2006 |
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Vedic Culture / Hinduism: A Short Introduction by Stephen Knapp |
Topic: Vedic Culture |
| This is a short description of the basics of Vedic culture and its philosophy. Many people do not know quite what it is, and it is often described incorrectly by many who are not a part of it. However, it is not as mysterious or complex as it is often portrayed to be. So here in the next few pages y... |
| Published: Tuesday 26 September, 2006 |
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