Relevancy of Vedic wisdom : Today’s World is no Different than the World of Vedic Times

Abstract

When we attempt to seek applicability of the Vedic thought in today’s world, we inherently presume that today’s world is different than the world when Vedic Ṛṣis contemplated and inferred the guiding principles. And, that presumption has a fundamental flaw! The world as we know today has been the world since humans began living on the land and in the communities. All that has changed is the enormity of the feeds to the senses, via technological advancements. Pervasiveness of communication and entertainment technologies still hinge upon the desires of fame and gain, which were also the grounds of action back in the Vedic times.  Dopamine molecule still permeates the neurotransmitters, physiological mechanisms within the body are still the same, greed and fear still generates the unstable states of mind.