About the Book

Vedic Literature is a most precious treasure of Indianwisdom.The literature is vast, and includes not only the four Vedasbutalso Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads. As a part of thehistoryof India, this literature constitutes a source materialforunderstanding various aspects of Indian culture as it has grownanddeveloped over millennia. For every lover of India, therefore,itbecomes essential to turn to the portals of theVedicliterature.

An attempt has been made in this book to present to a beginner some of the most important portions of this vast literature.  The veda contains secret knowledge, and the language used to express that knowledge is symbolic and therefore, not easily intelligible.  Sri Aurobindo, has, in his great work Secret of the Veda, expounded his discovery of the secret knowledge that is contained in the Veda.  An attempt has been made to reflect that discovery while expounding  selected passages which have been collected in this book.

India is passing through a period of Renaissance, and it is felt that the recovery of the knowledge contained in the Veda is an essential task, since the future can securely be built only if it is based on the foundations which were built in the ancient times.  This book will, therefore, be found relevant to the needs of all those who are keen to conceive and formulate  a meaningful vision of the future of India.

Contents:

PART I 

1. The Four Vedas

2. Rigveda

3. Rigveda (contd.)

4. Vedic Concept of the Ultimate Reality

5. Vedic World-Knowledge 

6. Yajurveda 

7. Yajurveda (contd.) 

8. Samaveda 

9. Atharva Veda 

10. Brahmanas 

11. Brahmanas (contd.) 

12. Aranyaka Literature 

13. Upanishads

14. Upanishads (contd.) 

15. Upanishads (contd.) 

16. Upanishads (contd.) 

17. Upanishads (contd.) 

18. Kathopanishad

19. Kathopanishad (contd.) 

20. Taittiriya Upanishad

21. Taittiriya Upanishad (contd.) 

22. Taittiriya Upanishad (contd.) 

23.  Mandukya Upanishad 

24. Mundukya Upanishad 

PART II 

25. The Veda in the Light of Sri Aurobindo 

26. Yogic Science and Vedic Yoga

27. Vedic Ideals of Education and their Contemporary Relevance

I. Our Contemporary Search

II. Vedic Knowledge

III. Vedic System of Education

IV. Relevance of Vedic System of Education to our Needs 

28. Spirituality, Science and Technology

29. Yoga, Religion and Morality

30. Yoga, Science, Religion and Philosophy 

31. Yoga and Knowledge

Validity of Yogic Knowledge

Integral Knowledge

Elementary Methods and Techniques for Integral Knowledge

Three Movements Leading UP to Realisation

Yoga and Science