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“The Vedas, after all, were written by people who remembered a radical experience, which must have taken place on earth at a given moment, as an example of what was to come.”<ref>''[[Mother's Agenda 1961]]'', April 7</ref> | |||
:''“Satyendra: It is said that the Tantras are as old as the Vedas.<br> | |||
Sri Aurobindo: The principle of [[Tantra]] may be as old as the Vedas, but the known Tantras are a later development. | |||
:''Purani: The Vedas are regarded as the highest authority in India. So everything wants to peg itself on to the Vedas.<br> | |||
Why is there this passion for antiquity? Truth is Truth whenever it may be found. | |||
:''Satyendra: The Vedas are considered eternal.<br> | |||
Because the source of their inspiration is eternal. | |||
:''Satyendra: Somebody has said that the eternal Veda is in everybody's heart. | |||
:''Purani: You are quoting Sri Aurobindo to himself. (Laughter)”<ref>''[[Talks with Sri Aurobindo]]'', p.163, 17 January 1939</ref><ref>“The supreme Shastra of the integral Yoga is the eternal Veda secret in the heart of every thinking and living being.” (''[[The Synthesis of Yoga]], p.53, “The Four Aids”)</ref> | |||
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==See also== | |||
*''[[The Secret of the Veda]] | |||
*[[Upanishads]] | |||
Revision as of 10:34, 13 November 2018
“The Vedas, after all, were written by people who remembered a radical experience, which must have taken place on earth at a given moment, as an example of what was to come.”[1]
- “Satyendra: It is said that the Tantras are as old as the Vedas.
Sri Aurobindo: The principle of Tantra may be as old as the Vedas, but the known Tantras are a later development.
- Purani: The Vedas are regarded as the highest authority in India. So everything wants to peg itself on to the Vedas.
Why is there this passion for antiquity? Truth is Truth whenever it may be found.
- Satyendra: The Vedas are considered eternal.
Because the source of their inspiration is eternal.
- Satyendra: Somebody has said that the eternal Veda is in everybody's heart.
- Purani: You are quoting Sri Aurobindo to himself. (Laughter)”[2][3]
- ↑ Mother's Agenda 1961, April 7
- ↑ Talks with Sri Aurobindo, p.163, 17 January 1939
- ↑ “The supreme Shastra of the integral Yoga is the eternal Veda secret in the heart of every thinking and living being.” (The Synthesis of Yoga, p.53, “The Four Aids”)