There is a very interesting program relayed on DD chandana on every sunday at 9:30 AM.
The intent of the program ofcourse is to help us understand , what the ancient vedas state and how over a period of time as tradition, we have totally changed the application of these concepts and how these have become meaningless now.
The presenter is a Veda expert by name Sudakara Sharma.
One of the interesting things he mentioned recently in one of the episodes was - What are the things which Vedas say should not be sold.
There are three things which Vedas say one should not sell. Firstly "Anna" - Anna translates to food. Secondly "Oushada" - Medicine and thirdly " Vidya" - Education.
Because these are so essential for the society, selling them will bring in imbalance in society was the thought process. So how would somebody get one of these if they dont have it. All of these are to be shared, shared from one who has abundance of it with the one who does not , and not to be sold.
Today, all three of these have become bigger industrial areas - Food is no more food alone, its a complete industry in itself. Education in India is a business, every school has its own rules about how much donation the child's parents should pay. Thirdly, Medicine, this is now a booming industry with a lot of the people moving to higher per ca pita income, medicine and medical facilities are as important today as food.
Although we have gone so far that it would almost be impossible to get us to a situation of not have these three sold, it goes on to show the high thinking expressed in Vedas. By probably studying it , we will be more wiser humans than studying the current curriculum which is more fact based.
If you can make out time and get the TV's appointment for this time on Sunday and if you can understand Kannada, do not miss watching this 30 minutes program. Another interesting program relayed after this is again based on Vedas and Upanishads in the form of smaller stories from Indian history. This starts at 10.00 AM on Doordarshan National .
The intent of the program ofcourse is to help us understand , what the ancient vedas state and how over a period of time as tradition, we have totally changed the application of these concepts and how these have become meaningless now.
The presenter is a Veda expert by name Sudakara Sharma.
One of the interesting things he mentioned recently in one of the episodes was - What are the things which Vedas say should not be sold.
There are three things which Vedas say one should not sell. Firstly "Anna" - Anna translates to food. Secondly "Oushada" - Medicine and thirdly " Vidya" - Education.
Because these are so essential for the society, selling them will bring in imbalance in society was the thought process. So how would somebody get one of these if they dont have it. All of these are to be shared, shared from one who has abundance of it with the one who does not , and not to be sold.
Today, all three of these have become bigger industrial areas - Food is no more food alone, its a complete industry in itself. Education in India is a business, every school has its own rules about how much donation the child's parents should pay. Thirdly, Medicine, this is now a booming industry with a lot of the people moving to higher per ca pita income, medicine and medical facilities are as important today as food.
Although we have gone so far that it would almost be impossible to get us to a situation of not have these three sold, it goes on to show the high thinking expressed in Vedas. By probably studying it , we will be more wiser humans than studying the current curriculum which is more fact based.
If you can make out time and get the TV's appointment for this time on Sunday and if you can understand Kannada, do not miss watching this 30 minutes program. Another interesting program relayed after this is again based on Vedas and Upanishads in the form of smaller stories from Indian history. This starts at 10.00 AM on Doordarshan National .
Hey, nice one, I wish I could understand Kannada...btw I read 2 books recently which took my thoughts to ancient times and history books...Heard of 'The Immortals of Meluha' and its sequel?
ReplyDeleteyep I have heard of it, I have turned towards a bit of Philosophical writing lately. I am half way through "Road to Serfdom"(not philosophical) and plan to read "Thus Spake Zarathustra ".
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