Vedic Culture-III ; Pujya Gurudev

Fundamental Tenets of Vedic Culture

=Pt.ShriRam Sharma Acharya

Those who regard it thus are under a wrong impression or have not been introduced to it correctly. There are so many religious and social festivals in our system, which involve collective cultural activities and celebrations in varieties of forms quite frequently throughout the year and induce joy and energy in the personal and social life. Not only that, the rituals and customs originally associated with these parvas and tyoharas are based on healthy psychological conditioning and uplifting and serve as effective measures for the treatment and positive orientation of people's psychology. 

The scientifically devised education system for ideal development of a civilized and cultured personality and virtuous talents is another significant component of the Indian Culture. Spending the most important developmental phase of life in the gurukuls of the wise, sagacious Rishis since childhood, learning the shastric knowledge from them and intense practical training from their noble life, following the disciplines of brahmcarya and altruist service, living and playing in the lap of Nature, and staying in a family like ambience of the gurukul with the other students of different socio-economic backgrounds  all these used to work wonderfully in the integral growth and education of the young student - inmates.

The system of Sodas samskaras similarly was an excellent mode of psychological and emotional elevation and prior training of a person at different transitional phases of his lifespan. As the purification, subtlization and fine processing of the raw herbs convert them into a lifesaving, nectar - like medicine, Sodas samskaras work as effective remedies towards initiating the internal and external refinement of one's personality. It was this bequest of the Indian culture that had nurtured multi-talented development of the people from all walks of the society. 

This is why India was a pioneer and leader in the diverse fields of commerce and trade, archaeology, agriculture, artillery, astronomy, medicine, music, dance and other forms of creative arts. The first ever-scientific instruments and methods of experiments were also devised on this land of the Vedic Rishis. 

The ethics of humanity, orderly and disciplined mode of progressive life ranging from healthy eating habits, nature friendly life-style, to scientific attitude and orderly social system, were all devised and adopted first in this country. The supremacy of the Indian culture, which also is the core of its global benevolence and respect, is its openness and accommodating and adaptive attitude towards all faiths. It can embrace all cultures in its liberal folds. It is founded on such universal principles and values that it can't clash with any other culture. As the diverse currents of different rivers commingle in the ocean, similarly, all the cultures of the world are merged and absorbed in the Vedic Indian Culture. Another reason for this natural confluence is the fact that the Vedic Culture has been the origin of all ancient cultures of the world. 

Thanks GOD, Thanks Sadguru,

Shiv Sharma