Shri Ganeshay Namah
Ved-Madhuri is a new website devoted to the study and interpretation of the Vedic Dharma, with an emphasis on how its teachings are to be understood and applied in a contemporary setting.
Faced with impending environmental catastrophe on a scale never before envisaged and (as we launch this site) with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic surging around us, we believe today’s world could benefit greatly from insights the Vedic Tradition has to offer with respect to the proper relation of man to himself, his fellow creatures and the natural world around him.
Apart from its philosophical contributions, we believe the Dharma provides a system of scientifically sound practical directions for human welfare, based on an holistic understanding of human health and well-being.
Along with some introductory material, we will be posting a series of articles shortly in which the theme of the value and contemporary application of Vedic teachings is expounded and developed. In addition to the articles, we hope to start a discussion forum with ‘blogs’ on a wide range of related topics.
The site is open to people of any religious background, or none. We do not seek to ‘convert’ anyone to anything; nor do we offer ourselves as ‘spiritual’ teachers of any kind. A knowledge of Sanskrit is not necessary and we will be posting a bibliography of English translations of the relevant texts, or providing our own translations of passages where no others are available.
We rely in our discussions on the eternal message of the Vedas, the Upanishads, the two Great Indian Epics, the Puranas and the words and works of the great Hindu saints and scholars.
Namaskar
Sir,
This whole concept of vedmadhuri is mindblowing, to say the least🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏. Vedism, or Vedic religion, is the oldest sphere of religious pursuit in India with relevant written literature and, more significantly, voluminous surviving text, such as Upanishads. It shaped Hinduism and, in fact, many vedic rituals and rites exist in the present day framework of Hinduism. Hence, it is essential for a passionate seeker of Hinduism to know the Vedic heritage in order to understand how some of the Vedic traditions survived in modern Hinduism in their pristine form, but not all of them, per se. That besides, in a cut throat world that we unfortunately have found ourselves an everyday believer of Hinduism would do good to grasp that their religion is about living a nobel life in anticipation of a good life in next birth for a reward. As far as I can see, your website is going in that direction and, for that, I bow my head in great appreciation.
Lastly, I would only be too happy to make some small financial contribution, if you may need. Why not invite donations from your esteemed readers? Eventually, you need to sustain yourself ecnomically, no matter the nobility of the cause you are pursuing!
Yours Truly,
Tapan Ghosh
Thank you so much, Tapan for your kind words. We would be glad if you write your own blogs on this platform which should be about vedic dharmas.