Indian Spirituality, Scriptures, Knowledge, Culture: Essential Foundations of Vishwaguru

It is said that India was Vishwaguru - the teacher to the world. It can again be a Vishvaguru - the torch bearer of the mankind. Its strength lies in its all encompassing culture. Hindus, which constitute the majority, their beliefs are open for research and development while retaining their time tested core values.

Why was India VishWaguru ?

Remembering the past 



India’s past is incredible. When civilization was yet to dawn on the world we had well developed education, music, architecture, military science & philosophy. The development was both spiritual as well as material.

1. SPIRITUAL SCIENCE

India has an edge in knowledge of subjects related to spirituality and consciousness. It was developed as a complete science in this land. These works of RISHIS & MUNIS in the form of scriptures are available for everyone to explore. This science also called ‘science of self-realisation’ must be introduced to one and all.

Further, it is said that we are ‘not the people of a Holy Book but the people of ‘Sacred Library’. Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and many other belief systems are its manifestations.

On the flip side in the name of spirituality hundreds of slogans, quotes, beliefs, views, opinions pass off as ‘spirituality’, but without scriptural evidence they may be giving wrong information to mass of people.

Through this blog we are trying to explore some of those topics with scriptural evidence. We start with most popular scriptures Bhagvad Gita, Bhagwad Puran & Manu-Smriti.

Eg. Are Hindus Worshipers of Many Gods.  (Bhagvad Gita's Perspective)

2. MATERIAL SCIENCE

The Vedic civilization is the earliest civilization in the history of ancient India. It is named after the Vedas, the early literature of the Hindu people. Vedic is synonymhe largest of the four ancient urban civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and China. The Indus valley civilization was basically an urban civilization and the people lived in well-planned and well-built towns, which were also the centers for trade. There were magnificent merchant cities-well planned and scientifically laid. They had wide roads and a well-developed drainage system. The houses were made of baked bricks and had two or more storeys.

During the life time of Lord Gautam Buddha, sixteen great powers (Mahajanpadas) existed in the 7th and early 6th centuries BC. Among the more important republics were the Sakyas of Kapilavastu and the Licchavis of Vaishali.

Next came 'The Gupta Period' which has been described as the Golden Age of Indian history. It was based on the thoughts of Vedas & Puranas.

We will try to glorify India's sublime past in an era which is tremendously influenced by west.

Eg. Past Glories of India 

The Vision 

 Indian cultural extent


 Dark orange: The Indian subcontinent (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)

Light orange: Southeast Asia culturally linked to India, notably Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia (except Western New Guinea), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Singapore, Southern Vietnam (Champa) and Thailand

Yellow: Regions with significant Indian cultural influence, notably the Philippines, Tibet, Yunnan and historically eastern Afghanistan


 Hindoostan and Farther India in a 1864 map by Samuel Augustas Mitchell


A Mission - to Promote Indian Spirituality, Scriptures & Culture.

We will try to glorify India's sublime past by -

1.   Bhagvad Gita :The Synopsis Of Vedic Philosophy. 

2.   Past Glories  Of India That Will Make One Proud. 

3.    Influence  Outside India. 

4.   History  Of Past 

5.   Knowledge  & Wisdom Developed Through The Ages ….. 

6.    Buddhism & Buddhist Sites In India  Because India Is Incomplete Without Him. 

7.  Scriptures  Which Explain The Philosophy With   Evidence.  

8.    Videos On Indian Spirituality. 

9.   Unique India: Picture Stories. 

 

Introduction of india
(Symbolic Videos)



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