ADIVEDA is the name of a trust formed by Vanamali Maa, of Vanamali Ashram, Rishikesh. The aim of the trust is to promote the renaissance of the Sanatana Dharma. This is the most ancient religion in the world and aims at the perfection of the individual as well as the society regardless of the religion they practice. However, the Hindus themselves are not aware of the depths of this religion - its scientific roots and the deep significance of its rituals and practices.
The main difference between Hinduism and other organised religions is that Hindus are not controlled by a central authority and have been given freedom to choose between various types of paths which have been given by the rishis of our religion. Over the years this freedom has turned into a type of liberty to do what you like and call it Hinduism. There is no proper training given to our children as is given in the other major religions of the world. The parents themselves, who have the responsibility for this, have very little knowledge of the basic tenets of Hinduism. Even though some of the greatest scientific discoveries in the world were made by the ancient Hindus, little credit is given to this since there has not been any attempt to sort and codify all these great discoveries. The rishis of ancient India who were the greatest scientists ever known never made any attempt to patent any of their discoveries. They meant it for the benefit of humanity and thus they were available to anyone who wanted to use them. This type of magnanimity is no longer appreciated in this world. With the lapse of time and the continuous bombardment of our country by foreign invaders, much of this knowledge has been lost and much has been stolen and marketed under different banners. As usual the Hindus made no attempt to reclaim or assert their ownership over anything. Unfortunately, with the advent of western civilization, we were taught to believe that our culture which has existed for thousands of years was far inferior to western culture which is a mere two thousand years old at the most. This sort of inferiority complex has corroded the psyche of the present generation.
Now the time has come when all Hindus should wake up and realise that if we keep on with this over tolerant attitude, our culture may well be engulfed by other belligerent religions who believe in forceful conversions. This will be a loss not only to our country but to the whole of humanity. Whereas other religions teach the human being to rise above his bestiality and become good human beings, Hinduism gives us a method by which the human being can rise above his humanity and attain his inherent divinity!
To achieve the renaissance of Hinduism, Vanamali Maa and a group of like-minded people have got together to form this Trust called “Adiveda”. BhaveshYuj is the head of this Trust. He as well as all those in his group have dedicated their lives to the promotion of the Hindu values of life to the younger generation. We feel that the only way we can have a revival of our culture is to start with the young children. We have made a start with this book, called “The Hindu Way of Life”, which is an attempt to instil the basic tenets of Hinduism to children and teach them the esoteric meanings of the various Hindu gods, festivals, so-called superstitions as well as a daily routine to be followed by all Hindus. This daily routine is a must for all Hindus since Hinduism is first and foremost a “Way of Life,” rather than a religion like the other religions of the world. It does not force anyone to believe something just because it has been written in a book or told by someone. The very art of living has been woven into the Hindu way of life which teaches us to love and respect and show consideration to not just other human beings but to the whole of creation. In fact, one of the basic dictums of Hinduism is to see the whole world as “Vasudeva Kudumbam” or the “Family of God”. We should accept everyone as our own family members and show tolerance to all their foibles as we would to those in our own family. Our first and foremost prayer is “Loka samasthath sukhino bhavantu” – Let the whole world be happy. These are not ordinary dictums and cannot be found in any other religion so we have a duty to our children to see that they are taught these great truths and a duty to see that these truths are passed on to future generations not only of this country but to the whole world.
This book is written in English but later on we hope to get them translated into all the regional languages so that the knowledge of our culture and religion can spread across the whole of the sub-continent. If there is to be a renaissance of Hinduism it has to start from the primary school children since they will be the inheritors of this holy country of Bharat.
We invite people, both Hindus and non-Hindus, who are interested in this endeavour to join us in this noble program and become members of the Trust.
Our aim is to bring our country back to its original status when it was the leader in all things scientific, cultural and spiritual.
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VANDE MATARAM
Hari Aum Maa 🌸🙏 immensely grateful to the Adiveda team for starting this Initiative of claiming and choosing our religion back. Maa please let us know how can we join the trust and be of some help.
When will this book be available and how do we buy a copy?