Hinduism for the Perplexed | Dr. Subhash Kak | #sangamtalks
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Hinduism describes the nature of the outer and inner realities and instructs on ways to obtain self-knowledge. The formal name of Hinduism is Sanātana Dharma (Eternal or Universal Law) and its oldest text is the Ṛgveda. Lived Hinduism is Yoga, in which one of the first steps is the practice of āsanas, which have become well-known all over the world. There are many misconceptions about Hinduism both in academic writing and in the popular press. Some of these misconceptions are so ridiculous that to paraphrase Cicero only academics and journalists would believe them. Briefly, Hinduism is a universal way open to everyone, which considers all humans to be equally capable of obtaining knowledge about themselves, and through that of Reality.
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About the talk:
Subhash Kak is Regents Professor at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. He works in quantum theory and history of science and religion. He is the author of 20 books and serves on the Indian Prime Minister's Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council.
Apart from technical work, he has written on Indian science, yoga and art. He has shown that ancient Indians were aware that the sun and the moon are approximately 108 times their respective diameters from the earth. His work has been showcased in the popular media including Discovery and History channels, PBS, Dutch Public TV, and in documentaries on music and yoga. He has written on philosophy of mind and showed how recursion plays a fundamental role in art, music and aesthetics. He has served on the academic board of the Smithsonian Project Home-Spun and he was editor of UNESCO’s ICOMOS project on archaeoastronomy which was a cornerstone project in the International Year of Astronomy 2009.
Notable works
In Search of the Cradle of Civilization
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Topics Covered
0:00 Children of Diti and Aditi
2:40 Incorrect narrative in India since 1947
7:40 Vedanta and Quantum physics
12:00 Consciousness vs soul
20:11 What is consciousness
22:39 Shiva, Vishnu and Shakti
24:44 Saundarya-lahiri by Adi Shankaracharya
26:55 Rudra (heat) form of Shiva
34:12 Darshanas: How to look at reality
37:02 Hinduism today
40:05 Tantra
48:57 Vishwa ka kalyan ho
49:28 Biggest misconception about Hinduism—Jaati/ caste
56:44 Varna
1:05:20 Kathopnishad
1:08:06 What is cutting edge?
1:12:48 Recommended reading
1:17:07 About Ram Charit manas
1:21:50 Understanding Upanishads and Vedas
1:28:15 Daitya nature
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