Passage to perfect happiness: the ancient Vedic wisdom

Introduction -- 1. The Ancient Wisdom to Perfection: Six Systems -- 2. The Ancient Wisdom's views: Mind, Body, Self, and Paths -- 3. Ancient Wisdom: The Vedic Religion, Spiritualism, and Culture -- 4. The Vedic Principles and Practices -- 5. : The Vedic Music and Intellectuals -- Appendix 1: Gl...

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Main Author: Mohanty, Nirode (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Bern Berlin Brussels Vienna Oxford Warsaw Peter Lang [2022]
In:Year: 2022
Edition:First edition
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Happiness / Self-realization / Enlightenment / Veda / Vedism
B Hinduism / Hindi religious literature / Hindu philosophy
Further subjects:B Vedic literature History and criticism
B Hindu Philosophy
B Self-realization Religious aspects Hinduism
B Hinduism Doctrines
B Vedas Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Spiritual Life Hinduism
B Happiness Religious aspects Hinduism
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Summary:Introduction -- 1. The Ancient Wisdom to Perfection: Six Systems -- 2. The Ancient Wisdom's views: Mind, Body, Self, and Paths -- 3. Ancient Wisdom: The Vedic Religion, Spiritualism, and Culture -- 4. The Vedic Principles and Practices -- 5. : The Vedic Music and Intellectuals -- Appendix 1: Glossary -- Appendix 2: The Vedic Scriptures -- Bibliography -- Index.
"Every human soul is divine and valuable. An embodied being's ultimate purpose is the enjoyment of Supreme bliss as a free soul (Mukta, salvation, liberation) in the highest heaven. Enjoyment is also the basis of happiness upon earth. It leads to the spiritual enlightenment for happy, healthy, and peaceful life and environment. The knowledge of self is what leads to the knowledge of god and this knowledge is the road to eternal happiness or bliss. Real happiness cannot be found externally, it must be realized within. The soul of a man is in the hidden structure of God. He is inside all of us. All life comes from God. The causes of unhappiness are our ego, our prejudice, our desire, and our impropriety. There must not be any lust and hatred, neither longing for one thing, nor any loathing the opposite. The world is spiraling toward conflict, belligerence, and disharmony and is now going through an unprecedented spiritual crisis, class confrontation, calamity, and nuclear and terrorists' threats. The rise of drug use, the rise of broken families, the rise of the number of single parents, the rise of school and public space mass shootings, the rise of suicides and depression, the rise of sexual scandals among priests and media, rise of overuse of iPad and smartphones by young kids are all threatening our home, society, schools, and the environment with vicious violence, menacing insecurity, wild protests, and rampant immorality"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1433193078