Étiquette : Vedic Spirituality
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THE MARUTS AND CLIMATE DISRUPTION
The Maruts — deified winds and storms — describe with striking precision what climate disruption is doing to our world. A Vedic decipherment
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RECITATION AND COLLECTIVE MEMORY IN THE RIG VEDA
The Rig Veda was transmitted orally for 4,000 years without a single book. A close reading of Vedic memorisation techniques and collective recitation
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THE MARUTS — WIND ENERGY DEIFIED
In the Vedic pantheon, the Maruts occupy a singular place. They are not a single god but a troop — a band of fierce, roaring, impetuous young gods who travel together on their blazing chariots and shake the world in their wake. Their name itself says it: « those who cause death » — the winds. But…
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VĀC: THE WORD AS CREATIVE FORCE
In the Rig Veda, the Word pre-exists the gods and sustains them. A close reading of hymn 10.125 and the four levels of speech, in Hervé Le Bévillon’s translation
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MANTRAS: WHY THE SONIC FORM IS SACRED
A Vedic mantra is not a prayer — it is a technique with three dimensions: text, sound, rhythm. A close reading from Hervé Le Bévillon’s translation.
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THE WOMEN RISHIS: GHOṢĀ, LOPĀMUDRĀ, APĀLĀ….
Thirteen women composed hymns in the Rig Veda. A close reading of three of them — Lopāmudrā, Apālā, Ghoṣā — in Hervé Le Bévillon’s translation
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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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Varuna
In the oldest texts of India, such as the Rig Veda, we find a god named Varuna . He is often misunderstood, as many 19th-century authors wanted to compare him to the Greek or Roman gods. They sometimes presented him as the « king of the gods, » or as a kind of god of the sky…
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Legends surrounding the first Vedic sages and poets
In the Seven Rivers civilization, the first sages and poets were considered inspired beings, close to the gods. These men, called ṛishi , left hymns in the Rig Veda, the oldest sacred text of humanity. These hymns are like songs of light, recited to awaken consciousness, invoke the forces of nature, and transmit knowledge from…
Le Rig Veda 