Abstract: The understanding of Brahman as Universal Consciousness is consistent with the Hindu Texts. In the beginning there was only a uniform “matter-consciousness.” This “matter-consciousness” that was simultaneously both matter and consciousness. This uniform…
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Length of the Yugas | Sat Krita Treta Dwapar Kali
The Mahabharata tells of the length of the 4 Yugas as 4,000, 3,000, 2,000 and 1,000 years (Vana Parva 188:22-26). The Hindi translation reads these as “divine years.” The Linga Purana says that one divine year is equal to 360 human years (5:26-32)….
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Where is Meru, the seat of Creation?
The Hindu texts say that Brahma’s seat is located at Mount Meru.[i] The conventional location of Meru is near the Mansarovar Lake in Tibet. In this post we propose instead that the ancient Meru was located at Pushkar in Rajasthan….
River Identities in Rig Veda, Ghaggar as Sarayu and Yamuna as Jordan
The Rig Veda is the most ancient text available to mankind. The Rig Veds says that Yamuna could be the Biblical Jordan The events described in the Rig Veda took place around 3500 BCE though the text was penned down around 1500 BCE. A particular Hymn of the text gives the names of 19 tributaries…
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