Étiquette : consciousness
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PṚTHIVĪ — THE MATERNAL EARTH AND THE STATE OF EVERYDAY CONSCIOUSNESS
Pṛthivī is the mother Earth of the Rig Veda — she who bears the mountains, covers the dead as a mother and represents the ordinary state of consciousness. A close reading of hymns 5.84, 1.160 and 10.18.
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DYAUS — THE PATERNAL SKY AND THE SUPREME STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
The Sky is my father, he has engendered me » — Dyaus in the Rig Veda is both the physical sky and the supreme state of consciousness. A close reading of hymns 1.89, 1.160 and 1.164.
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Vishnu and the Three Levels of Consciousness
Vishnu’s three strides in the Rig Veda are not a cosmic myth: they map the three states of human consciousness, from the ordinary to fusion with the universe.
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The Place of Soma in the Quest for Union with the Divine
In the Seven Rivers civilization, union with the divine was at the heart of spiritual life. This union was achieved not only through rituals or prayers, but also through direct, lived, inner experience. Soma played a central role in this quest.
