Vedic knowledge Never Decline

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, "b_jamnadas"

<b_jamna> wrote:

>

> Hello All,

>

> This is an issue that has always trouble me but I have not known

> what could be done about it.The matter that concerns me is the

> gradual decline of knowledge contained in Vedas. Most modern Hindus

> (as we are called today) have no knoweledge of the essence of

Vedas.

> Whatever religious practices we have are based on our observation

of

> practies followed by our parents and they in turn would have gotten

> their knowledge from their parents. Sometimes we try to improvise

> our ways based of feedback of people who we feel have a better

> undertstadning of some of these principles. Our lack of

> undertstanding of our own practices for most times becomes a

subject

> of ridicule by people of other faiths. Even if you look at a pundit

> or a brahmin today, as soon as they have acquired some insight or

> knowledge of a practice, are immediately going to sell this

> knoweledge as a service. In Toronto Canada today, I can rarely find

> a brahmin who truly knows what he is doing....he simply does what

> his father has thougt him...and other things that he might have

> picked up elsewhere from observations...and shortcut seems to be

the

> norm of the day....anything that is done, needs to be done in the

> shortest possible time. Essentially Vedic knoweledge is on its last

> leg and unless something is done about it, the knowledge will be

> completely lost. A day will come when our practices will be

> ridiculed to such an extent, that a hindu would be embarassed to

> publicly admit to being a hindu.

>

> I think it is always good to discuss spirtitual ideas in this group

> but it would be even better if we are able to be a little be more

> proactive in doing something to preserve the knowledge and

> principles we talk about. I personally feel powerless to do

> something about it all alone, but if we all as a group resolve to

> finacially contribute to some organisation that is working towards

> retaining Vedic knoweledge, that I believe would be very good. I

> undertsand that there are a lot of problems facing humanity today

> and preservation of Vedic knowledge doesn't seem that important but

> I believe it is the deviation from these vedic principles that is

> the cuase of much of world's problem....and we are all at liberty

to

> make our own financial contributions to some charitable

organisation

> for the needy in society. But just becuase we contribute to one

> effort, doesn't mean we cannot contribute to another and ofcourse,

> we all contribute based on our means.

>

> Lets do something...let's identify organisation(s) promoting vedic

> knowledge and would really need our support.

>

> Regards,

> Bhupendra.

>