Krishnabookspov
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Deep in lost history, did high civilizations and advanced knowledge thrive? The ancient Vedic literature of India describes a worldwide civilization that flourished at a time when modern historians insist that modern humans existed simply as hunter-gatherers. This Vedic civilization, centered in India, employed technologies based on a scientific understanding of the physical elements and forces as well as more subtle conscious elements.
Devamrita Swami, who has spent a lifetime in his own search for Vedic India, takes us on a journey of intellectual discovery through the history of the remarkable Vedic civilization and its knowledge, locked in the ancient literature of India. His wit and wisdom combine to make our search for Vedic India both illuminating and entertaining. He tells us not only the truths of Vedic India but how they are again coming to be. Searching for Vedic India thus takes us not only into the past but into the future.
Devamrita Swami is an American-born educator, author, and sannyasi, monk, in the Krishna bhakti tradition. For over forty years, he has been traveling the world sharing the teachings and lifestyle of bhakti-yoga.
Upon graduating from Yale University, he began reading and relishing the classic bhakti texts translated by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Impressed by his impeccable erudition and saintliness, Devamrita Swami became his official student and a member of the worldwide bhakti community.
Often addressing topics on spiritually based economics, sustainability, and environmentalism, his strategic guidance has proved invaluable to students and professionals seeking to balance their spiritual and professional lives. With a unique ability to analyze modern problems through the wisdom of the /"Bhagavad-gita"/ and /"Srimad-Bhagavatam"/ (essential Vedic texts), he challenges audiences to understand that the quest for genuine personal and social upliftment is rooted in precise and comprehensive knowledge. Spiritual life, he often remarks, is a dynamic experiential reality, not a token subscription to a belief system.
Adept at applying this spiritual science, he encourages others to enter the laboratory and perform the Krishna experiment, which enables us to fully realize our nonmaterial identity and ultimate connection.
While meeting and relishing the diversity of global humanity, he has also established urban and rural sanctuaries for the spiritually inquisitive, especially in New Zealand.
Other books he has authored include /"Searching for Vedic India"/ and /"Perfect Escape"/.