Book simplifies Vedic philosophy

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Book simplifies Vedic philosophy

- By Mohammed Anas

 

 

 

New Delhi : A panel discussion on the book The Wisdom of Vasistha,

authored by Raghunandan was held at the India International Centre

recently. Former Indian ambassador to the UK Dr L.M. Singhvi,

said, "The Yoga Vasistha is for those who aspire to plunge into the

realm of spirituality. Though the book falls short in terms of

language but its content will carry it world-wide and spread the

knowledge about ancient Vedic teachings."

 

The discussion was organised by the L.N.J. Bhilwara Group and the

panelists included Mr A.N.D. Haksar, retired IFS officer and Prof.

Vibha Chaturvedi, head of religion and philosophy, Delhi University.

Mr Haksar emphasised that both philosophy and literature are two

sides of the same coin and the book depicts Indian philosophy the

same way. "The book is a collection of essays on Yoga and Vedic

knowledge that has been narrated in a simple language interspersed

with interesting fables. The fact that we have numerous books on Gita

in English and only two books on Yoga Vasistha makes the book all the

more relevant," said Mr Haksar. Mr Haksar has authored a book on

ancient Indian literature titled Glimpses of Sanskrit Literature.

 

However, Prof. Vibha Chaturvedi disagreed with the author on the

point of scientific interpretation of monastic philosophy. But she

still found the book to be worth reading for its simple manifestation

of Vedantic philosophy. She said, "For those who seek salvation,

scientific reasons make little sense. But the book has presented

Vedic philosophy in a manner that it makes an interesting reading

even for those don't believe in it."

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