The Learning वेद
The Vedas: summary
4 VedasOldest Indian texts
Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda: hymns, rituals, chants and everyday wisdom. Each Veda has Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads.
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Spirituality, made simple
The Vedas, Upanishads, Gita and the great epics made simple, their connection with physics, and Om meditation. Everything here is free.
विज्ञान के lens से, अध्यात्म की खोज
Basics
The great texts, made simple
A short, clear introduction to each text, with notes and video lectures chapter by chapter.
उपनिषद्
The Upanishads
VedantaBrahman · Atman
The philosophical end of the Vedas. They ask who we are and what reality is, and give the four Mahavakyas such as तत् त्वम् असि.
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भगवद्गीता
The Bhagavad Gita
18 chaptersAbout 700 verses
A dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, on duty, action and the paths of karma, jnana and bhakti yoga.
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रामायण
Epic: The Ramayana
Valmiki7 Kandas
The story of Rama, Sita and Hanuman, and an exploration of dharma, duty and devotion. Traditionally attributed to Maharishi Valmiki.
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महाभारत
Epic: The Mahabharata
Vyasa18 Parvas
The vast epic of the Kauravas and Pandavas, traditionally attributed to Vyasa. The Bhagavad Gita is a part of it.
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मनुस्मृति
The Manusmriti
DharmashastraLaw and conduct
An ancient text on law, duty and social conduct. Historically influential and widely debated, including its views on caste and on women. We study it with its context and its criticism.
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Spiritual connection with physics
Where physics asks how, and spirituality asks why
Study material and video lectures that place modern physics next to the questions of the Vedas and Upanishads, honestly, as parallels of thought.
Study materialVideo lectures
विज्ञान और अध्यात्म
Five themes side by side: energy, uncertainty, change, the observer and vibration.
Notes · BlogNasadiya Sukta and the Big Bang
A Rigvedic hymn and modern cosmology ask how it all began.
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Includes a Rigveda × Physics page on creation, the cosmic egg and Rta.
Physics × Spirituality lectures
A video series connecting physics concepts with spiritual ideas.
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Close your eyes, breathe slowly and let the sound of Om settle the mind. Use headphones for the best experience.
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What Om means
A · U · M, and the silence after
The Mandukya Upanishad explains Om as three sounds and a silence. Each one stands for a state of consciousness.
अAWaking state
उUDreaming state
मMDeep sleep
·SilenceTuriya, the fourth: pure awareness
Mantras to know
The four Mahavakyas and the Gayatri
प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म
"Consciousness is Brahman."
Aitareya Upanishad · Rigvedaअहं ब्रह्मास्मि
"I am Brahman."
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad · Yajurvedaतत् त्वम् असि
"That thou art."
Chandogya Upanishad · Samavedaअयमात्मा ब्रह्म
"This Self is Brahman."
Mandukya Upanishad · Atharvavedaतत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि । धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥
"We meditate on the shining light of Savitr. May it inspire our minds." The Gayatri Mantra.
Rigveda 3.62.10 · Seer: Vishvamitra
Spirituality Quiz
Test what you know
Five questions on the Vedas, Upanishads, Gita and the epics.