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Studies of the works of Sri Kapali Sastry. All those who aspire to learn the spiritual import of Sastriar are welcome here.

A yogi, poet and scholar of unfathomable depth, Sastriar created works that sculpt an integral yogic pathway for aspirants of Sri Aurobindo's Integral yoga. This page is designed to study, share and bring to light some of the gems from Sastriar.

All quoted material here is from the Collected works of T.V.Kapali Sastry, edited by Sri.M.P.Pandit and published by Dipti Publications, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry. The administrators of this page will endeavor to stay as close as possible to original texts in these study circle posts.

The first objective shall be to provide an introduction to the various topics that Sastriar has written upon. Each new area of study will be posted under a separate status update and further related posts shall be posted as comments. Those posts that have comments are identified by the presence of a comments icon at the right hand side bottom.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

On the Veda

The Veda is considered the eternal sound body of the Supreme by those who have studied it with faith and devotion. The great Dharmic spiritual traditions of Bharat are founded in accordance to the Vedic way.

The orthodox schools have settled firmly on a ritualistic interpretation of the Veda. There have been several attempts to restore the inner meaning of the Veda.

There are, on the other hand, modern schools of interpretations by scholars which are not spiritual, but scientific in their approach.

It was given to Sri Aurobindo, by means of yoga, to reveal the Secret of the Veda, in the very terms that the Vedic seers build their works.

Sri Kapali Sastry, staying close to the Master, amplifies, expounds and creates studies that offer students of the Veda and Sri Aurobindo's integral yoga nothing short of the richest gold.

Sastriar firmly refutes contrary arguments with the nobility of the aryan ways, learning of the scholar and poise of the yogi. Such an approach is sorely missed today, with the natural way of bitter exchanges becoming the norm.

In the threads of this post (label is on-veda) we shall examine in closer detail the overview of Sastriar's writings on the Veda in Sanskrit, English and Tamil.

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