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This is an introductory book on the Veda meant for the beginners. The book
avoids pedantic discussions and presents in a rapid manner the core of the Vedic
discovery. The Vedic Rishis have described the human journey, its difficulties
and its battles as also the secret of the victory. The central issue is how to
perfect our ordinary psychological faculties. The entire science of yoga owes
its origin to the Vedic psychology. At present mankind is passing through a
crisis which can be met only at the deepest psychological level. In this
context, the Veda has contemporary relevance. The author has presented the
quintessence of the Vedic message in a few brief chapters, and the language is
deliberately non-technical. There is a growing thirst among young people who
want to be introduced to the secret of the Veda and to understand how various
developments of Indian culture are rooted in the Veda. The present book may
serve to meet this need. The book also contains material, both in the main text
and in the appendices, which may also be of interest to scholars.
About the Author:
Kireet Joshi is currently the Member-Secretary of the Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan. He was formerly Educational Adviser to the Government of India and also Special Secretary in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, A Philosophy of Education for the Contemporary Youth, A Philosophy of Evolution for the Contemporary Man, A Philosophy of the Role of the Contemporary eacher, and Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.
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