MAKE YOUR LIFE A JOY

Dear reader this may appear to be a new form of experience. Something that you have never seen or heard before. Don’t be surprised-this is not something that never existed before. In fact , once upon a time this was the life breath - the very soul of our beloved motherland Bharata. It is nothing extraordinary- just the exact replica of the age old Vedic version of living a happy and joyful life. Many attempts have been made in the world to define ‘Hindu Dharma’. Immense are the ideas contributed by this school of thought. We can see that outwardly it appears to be one full of rites and rituals with diametrically opposite ideas. But many a time we forget that the tiniest family temples(‘kavukal) and the magnificent Vedas have sprung from the one and the very same fountain head idea. We also don’t take the trouble of knowing the noble, beaming, and scientific principle underlying many of these which are misinterpreted as a bundle of superstitious and contradictory ideas.

All the other religions try to start teaching others only after a thorough study of their religious texts. But as far as Hindu Dharma is concerned ,people start learning, out of some passion or the other, without learning the fundamental texts-theVedas. They do not try to analyse the truth, they do not try to understand the guru parampara (Teacher lineage).And these people start to interpret the Hindu Dharma on the basis of their power to grasp it.

Due to lack of true learning each one starts interpreting on the basis of his culture, riches, his knowledge. and other factors. This creates a lot of confusion of ideas. Some say that the Gayatri Mantra should not be chanted by women, while others say that women are permitted to chant only half of the Gayatri. What is the truth? The fact is that Gayatri is a mantra of the Vedas. There is a mantra in Yajurveda which says that, just as every individual has the right to use light and water,so too does one have te right to learn and use the Vedic mantras. In other words, Gayatri Mantra can be chanted by women as well. My attempt here is to bring out the hidden principle underlying the Vedas, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagvatham etc. This venture is made with the humble aim of spreading Veda into each and every Hindu home. There might be a lot of shortcomings in this, so I request your great hearts to point out those mistakes. I do not believe in the current non-dualism that is claimed to be that of Sri Sankaracharya. But it is this noble son of Kerala who has given anew dimension, vitality, spirit, life and vigour to the Hindu Dharma. Hence I surrender this humble venture of mine at his holy feet.

To Sri Adi Sankarabhagavatpedar, who has pioneered to enlighten the entire world with the light and spirit underlying the age old revered culture of Hindu Dharma.