So i have a question. I'm a 22 F, and I want to understand what are the ideals for brahmacharya.

I personally am someone, who has never smok_d, dr_nk, will stay virg_n till marriage, never even made a social media id. But, i masturb_te, and i feel it's kinda normal, by normal I mean - avg 2wice a month, since some time now

I'd make 2 categories for the scenarios I do it in:

1. When I haven't done it in a long time, like say months, and something touches down there, or maybe just while trying to sleep hand goes there just like usual, like not even an impure intent.

And i like the feel of the touch, and blood rushes in, basic biology, and i do it, becz it feels nice, no s_xual desire of being with someone, no sexual intent of a male body part in me or anything (I mean, girls can just rub so we don't have to imagine penetr_tion)(maybe some guys imagine a vagina but I'm not sure if all guys have to imagine that either)

2. When i crave this feeling becz i did it recently.

If I act on it, it can get into a frequent thing, but honestly even here, absolutely nothing impure goes on in my mind, just the feeling of high basically.

And if i don't act on it for sometime, then I forget about it for a long time. I have monthly arousal depending on the internal monthly cycle, but even that only means that the blood rushing down there happens more frequently, if i just don't act on it, then it's nothing basically then, and if I do then it's to get high.

In this entire scheme of things i just don't understand what is impure? I know something is, but i don't what it is.

I mean blood rush into the genital organs is just natural, acting on it by thinking of doing it with someone is probably not moral, but I don't even think that.

I sincerely want to understand what does s_xual thought mean here, what is actual brahmacharya for a student.

1. Is it something as shallow as not doing s_x? Then that's a no brainer for my case

2. Is it about sexually desiring someone, or some body, or a body part, then I am not in that category either.

3. Does it only mean not orgasm-ing?

Becz, then it would mean rubbing it(for f) or shake it (for m) but don't climax, then it's all fine, even this doesn't seem fine to me.

I mean for me Hanumanji is the ideal figure in this case. And i want to be like him (in a way).

Also, if it's the 3rd point then that means, someone is saying is brahmacharya is only about physicality and has nothing to do with the mind.

I am of the strong opinion that brahamcharya breaks inside the mind itself. I want to know what that thing is. I am honestly ready to leave even this, i just want to be the best person i can be. The most pure, the most chaste, the most satvikam.

I'm sure mbting wouldn't be something hanumantu would do,not even the 3rd case thing, which is why I'm strongly conflicted with what im doing and thus the question.

I sincerely want to know what is right and what is not.

https://youtu.be/xpigUH_xvtQ

I’m looking for an online version of the Rigveda by Dr. R. L. Kashyap. As far as I know his translation is the best English translation of the Rigveda to date. If there is any way I can get an online version of the book like a pdf or a website, that would be wonderful. Thank you.

Since 2021, after the death of a close relative, I gained an interest in the concept of death. From there, I began exploring the Garud Puran, and all of my initial knowledge came from YouTube. Then, I started learning about the Vedas, Puranas, Upanishads, Tantra, etc., and read my first book, the Bhagavad Gita. After that, I tried reading and understanding the Upanishads and Puranas but couldn't grasp them fully.

Till now, my main knowledge of Hinduism has come from YouTubers like Rajarshi Nandy (for Tantra), Hyper Quest (to address misinformation about Hinduism), Akshat Gupta (to understand Aghora), Yashodeep Deodhar (for the Ramayana), Ami Ganatra (for the Mahabharata), and Robert Svoboda (for Shakti-based knowledge) and many more.

Now, my main question is: is it okay to gain knowledge from these people? If not, where should I begin learning to understand the books, as I have tried reading some Puranas and Upanishads but am not able to understand their proper core purpose?

Though I read all religions and found my base in Mahayana Buddhism, the overall and deepest of my beliefs are in the Upanishads that discuss the fourfold Consciousness.

Would there be a title for that?

The Vedic teachings emphasize a deep connection to nature and balance with the earth. In what ways can these ancient principles of reverence for the earth be applied to contemporary efforts in preserving the environment and creating resilient ecosystems?

https://youtu.be/iFR62n7kKr4

The Upanishadic concept of "The world is one family" is more relevant than ever. How can this ancient wisdom inspire collective action in addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, and global inequities? Share your interpretations and examples of this principle in action today.

I would like to know the scriptures on atomic theories like neutron , proton .

https://preview.redd.it/zm2tfwadl58e1.jpg?width=850&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=79ed95450c379241afe8333c91496169dab06137

Actually i have recently studied this quote so what are those upanishads and what are mind boggling scriptures that hides the advanced science that we have .

you can refer me subjects like :

• physics
• chemistry {including rasayanvigyan & metallurgy}
• maths {if any form of maths higher than calculus}
• astronomy

Thnx a lot in advanced

DISCLAIMER- I have not read rig ved Were they some sort of non aryan tribes fighting aryans and is it true that rig veda calls for violence against the dasyus

i recently came to know about vimana shastra so i just want to know similar shastras/upanishands on subjects like chemistry, physics , neuroscience , and is there any on different types of personalities and meditation

please drop the name of any upanishad/shastra/books that refer to different subjects in vedic culture that is my main point

Thanks in advance

I remember something like "Varuna (as the sea) has two bellies". I can't find it. Thanks in advance

PS: I don't know if this sub is still alive or not.

Can someone provide some potent verses about the practice of self control?

I have heard a few different versions of the Sri Rudram Namakam and verses are the same. However, one particular version by "Marepally Naga Venkta Sastry" is a little different.

From 0:00 minutes to 4:25 there is a portion that is different from other variations of the Mantra.

Can anyone cite the exact Veda that it is from? Below is the link to the Mantra.

https://youtu.be/RGYYE71BtN0?si=hNXsu-j-GBXo4LpJ

Hello everyone,
I am a student of Ayurveda in my third year, I am 25years old and I've been particularly intersted in Sanskrit language for the past year. I love it so much and feel like it draws me towards it if that makes sense. I also practice "ART" widely in my life as a performer (music mostly). Yes.

To put you a bit in context:
I have an "addicted" past and am working on emancipating myself from all these patterns currently, I've been sober many years and am still in the process of quitting cigarettes currently.
I find it particularly challenging to change habits, which is in fact going to be one of my main challenges with future patients! Getting them to avoid or privilege (Through their ahara, nidra, and so on...) Ayurveda truly manifested itself in my life and I feel like we chose each other for an important reason.

Anyways, dont get it wrong, I have in fact come a very long way and am in a good situation in my life. I love Ayurveda ; although not judging myself and not becoming hyperconscious about all my "mistakes"/"failures" sometimes is very challenging.

Some Slokas about "Rightful codes of conduct" (if that makes sense) that I read in the classic texts just seem So far from what life is actually like nowadays ;
(the challenges faced in this hyper-capitalistic/ materialist/ dualist/ estranged from the Divine system/time we live in)
and while I usually understand and appreciate the knowledge that is provided + as much as I would like to start adopting them to my own life - some things are just not possible right now with the life I live.
I don't wan't to have to say goodbye Vedic knowledge/Ayurveda but I aslo don't wan't to let go of my life as an artist.
I feel like the way Vaidyas are described to be in the texts- as "clean/pure and so on" sets an very/insanely high standard and I'm most certainly not clean nor pure, which is fine because things happen at a certain time for a reason right...yet I feel unworthy sometimes and it's very alienating... I'd like to have someone to look up to, a rolemodel, someone who lives a very balanced life between their spiritual/ ancestral practices while also keeping a foot in the social, everyday life that is so needed as well. I feel like, in a way, Im isolating myself socially with this path, which I don't see as something bad necessarly because Im happy and honnored to be studying what I study - I also sometimes feel lonely and would love to see my friends but at this point our lives are so different, we can't relate much anymore.... See what I mean?

It's just that sometimes I feel very unworthy of this knowledge because there is a lot I know but I don't necessarly apply it to myself. There is also a lot I yet have to learn.

In french we have a saying "Les cordonniers sont toujours les plus mal chaussés"
which translates to "The cobbler always wears the worst shoes"-- thats how I feel sometimes.
Living in Europe also makes me feel isolated from the larger Ayurvedic community, I don't really know other students my age with similar hobbies who I can exchange with...

VOilà. Wanted to share... Hope this makes sense! Can anyone relate? Or do you have some words of adive?
Would really appreciate it.

Love and Light

what is the ultimate truth i am very confused about it

if only brahman exists then from where did even maya come from?

i asked some guy who claimed to be knowledgeable about it but i could not understand anything he said because he was saying both brahman and maya are causeless but maya has an end but brahman does not

he also said maya is brahman power but looking at this screenshot taken from from Yoga vasistha(english translated work) i dont think such is the case

https://preview.redd.it/ogjahkw64zvd1.png?width=1012&format=png&auto=webp&s=e09de6ffb2a5fa9c50eee2824baada999369157c

but also there is this screenshot which says "he is the only doer and all other like us are not the doers"

https://preview.redd.it/ruab3f345zvd1.png?width=1130&format=png&auto=webp&s=b56a56a6f0566792a2d850f22817fe50d4b2753c

which leads me to think that shiva who is causeless is the only doer and all others like us are ideas to him which he entertains in himself and he is the only master of maya but i am still very confused about all this and i wish somebody tells me in clear language how does all these comes from that unchangeable one

there is the famous example was gold appearing in various shapes but im still confused

I'm on a mission! I'm looking for some direct sources on some of the earliest forms of meditation practice, especially from the Vedas and Upanishads. I'd prefer texts/sutras giving some form of instruction as to how to practice, but anything related will work as well!

Commentaries are welcome, but base text is preferred. Thank you 🙏

I have been reading the latest published Bhagavad Gita by Gita Press (code 1658), which contains just the Sanskrit shlokas and it's translation in Hindi and English without any commentary by anyone. I went to Gita Press website searching for a similar format book for Kathopanishad but couldn't find it. The same goes for Chandogya Upanishad and Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. I couldn't even find The Ashtavakra gita in their list. The upanishads were only available with Shankaraachaarya's commentaries. The format mentioned for Gita helped me immensely to understand the concept of Advaita Vedanta philosophy. I didn't have any commentaries so I had to understand Krishna's poetic style of speech all on my own just by the help of the translations and without any added bias of any commentary. I'm not trying to be disrespectful towards Shankaraachaarya but I know that his commentaries and notes were recorded while he had his casteist and sexist biases with him and was still not free from them. Also I know he would definitely interpret the Upanishads better than I can, he was a thousand times more learned than I am, I still want to make journey through the Upanishads by myself. So, please let me know if I can find the three mentioned Upanishads and the Ashtavakra gita in the above mentioned format. If not with both Hindi and English translations, only hindi translation would be good as well. Just no commentaries.

Hi I want to read these books, I don't understand much of Sanskrit, But I know Bengali, Hindi and English as well. So if I want to read them which are the good and authentic books with translations? Indian laguages are preferably first in the list, and then english, also if the writers are indians that would be good too...

According to history Vedas were written aound 3500 years ago, how they are considered of divine origin, why God only chose some people to give divine knowledge?

Are there any religious texts or scholars in the current day who millenia from now will be part of the Hindu canon like Vedas and Upanishads are?

My wife and I are watching the Mahabharat serial and are almost at the war's end. Watching the episodes, we realized that there are a lot of inconsistencies in what is shown and the stories we heard from our grandmothers.

I have now decided to read the Puranas, the Ramayan and finally the Mahabharat. Is that the right order? Are there any other texts I'm missing out? I think I could give the Vedas a pass since from what I know, they don't follow a story but are a collection of hymns and rituals.

Any guidance would be helpful.

So, i get that. Turiya is pretty much brahman? But what is stuff like deep sleep state?

Is the current state in which I am writing vaisnavara(A of the three words of AUM)?

Can anyone really clarify the first 3 states because turiya surprisingly makes the most sense.

"The Brahmanas were his mouth, the kshatriyas became his arms, the vaishyas were his thighs, and the shudras were assigned to his feet."

The above is the famous verse from the Purusha Suktam that is often used to establish the varna system. Today I had a flash of insight and thought to share it with everyone, Purusha is fundamentally meant to be one being, as such all the varnas are part of this one being, therefore could we internalize the varna system into each individual? That is to say each individual is a Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra all together. Let us take from each varna the virtuous quality such as wisdom from the Brahmana, courage from the Kshatriya, industriousness from the Vaishya and honesty from the Shudra. Let us each seek to become perfect beings and dissolve the differences of caste between persons, seeking to become a perfected whole instead.

Om Swasti

Source:
https://shlokam.org/purushasuktam/

I am from a veg hindu family .I just want to ask a simple question that acc to Vedas and Upanishads we should be veg or not ?