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Shabda Blog serves as a good complementary medium to the books published by Shabda Press. It serves as a resource about Vedic philosophy for those who may not know enough to read books, but might be searching for specific topics online. The blog has proven valuable to many readers who like to explore short and focused topics on Vedic philosophy before they dive into books.
Shabda Blog
5d ago
God is great, is an oft-heard statement. It relies on a separation between the idea of greatness and the thing we call great. The idea is always “above” the thing, in the sense that it is used to judge whether something is great. In the case of God, the statement “God is great” requires that ..read more
Shabda Blog
1w ago
Illustration Through an Example The Vedic texts employ three terms—Māyā, Prakṛti, and Śakti—to describe material nature. They are often used interchangeably although they are not identical. They are also not completely separable. In this article, I will discuss the differences between these three terms and their respective functions. I will begin with an example, and ..read more
Shabda Blog
2w ago
Failed Mechanization of Everything The Meaning and Uses of Algorithms An algorithm is a sequence of steps that begins with receiving an input and ends with generating an output. We can merge many such sequences into one, interspersed with decisions, depending on the input. For instance, we can follow one sequence of steps for inputs ..read more
Shabda Blog
3w ago
Recently a controversy has arisen regarding the use of the term demigod. In the Vedic texts, we find many kinds of powerful personalities, such as Apsarā, Gandharva, Chāraṇa, Deva, Siddha, Asura, Devaṛṣi, Manu, Prajāpati, etc.—that total 330 million. There are three forms called Viṣṇu, Brahma, and Rudra, who respectively embody the three guna called sattva ..read more
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3w ago
Many Meanings and Uses of a Mandala A Mandala is a circular or square pattern. It comprises multiple concentric parts, each of which in turn comprised of many intricate components. A Mandala represents a spiritual journey—from periphery to center (spiritually uplifting) or from center to periphery (spiritually degrading). The different positions in the Mandala denote ..read more
Shabda Blog
1M ago
The Big Picture of Vedic Cosmology The universe in Vedic cosmology is divided into three parts—upper, middle, and lower, as follows: Four upper realms, called Mahar, Jana, Tapa, and Satya. Three middle realms, called Bhu, Bhuvar, and Svarga. Seven lower realms, called Tala, Atala, Vitala, Talātal, Mahātala, Rasātala, and Pātāla Three groups of deities—Āditya, Rudra ..read more
Shabda Blog
1M ago
Open Questions of Interreligious Dialogue Periodically, a desire to unite, harmonize, and cooperate with Abrahamic religions, through interreligious dialogue, arises in well-meaning Hindus, or those with allegiance to the Vedic system. It has varied motivations. One motivation is that there is so much war due to religious differences; if we unite, it will bring peace ..read more
Shabda Blog
1M ago
Adam Smith and the Pin Factory Adam Smith is widely considered the founder of modern economics, and the economic concept that he is most well-known for is that of division of labor. To illustrate it, Smith used the idea of a pin factory. The manufacture of a single pin requires about 18 different operations. Smith ..read more
Shabda Blog
2M ago
It is a good practice to occasionally pause in whatever you are doing, reflect and analyze, retrospect and summarize. Through such attempts, we get a simplified picture of all the work that we are doing. Academic papers are thus often divided into two categories—(a) those that summarize the progress and attitudes within a domain and ..read more
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2M ago
The Difference Between Existence and Truth Many people try to construct proofs of God’s existence. These proofs generally operate under equivalence between truth and existence, which is false because untruths can also exist. For instance, I can think that the sky is purple. This thought exists but it is not true. Hence, existence doesn’t equal ..read more