--- In [email protected], t3rinity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Jun 14, 2005, at 12:35 PM, Llundrub wrote: > > > > > > > > I assume that they actually experienced what they were talking > about, > > > and which can be still experienced by anybody today. This whole > > > approach rests on a transfer of spiritual knowledge from teacher > to > > > student, which is so essential in Tantra - for which the Atharva > Veda > > > is the direct ancester btw. > > > > > > ---------The Atharva Veda is the most tantric Veda, but it isn't > the > > > predecessor of tantra. In all Yajnas a representative of each > Veda > > > participates. > > > > It's interesting Lhund, when we see someones response like > Trinity's > > above, it's clear they already bought into the trend of > Vaishnaivism in > > Hinduism since the middles age (in general) and the puritanical > > component in Hinduism that has risen since the British brought > > Christianity and Theosophy to the fore (in particular)-- > > Gosh, I forgot, one more conspiration theory. The British are > responsible for Hinduism as we know it today. In reality - as per > your confused and misguided opinion - the whole Vedanta is dravidian, > yeah, I forgot.
Don't know about the last part, but the British certainlyhad a great deal of influence on modern Indian society and culture and how the Vedic tradition is interpreted by many INdians. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
