Vedic Dharma

This volume is the first installment in a new series on the Rig Veda. This series isan original, idiosyncratic look at the Rg Veda and Vedas as a whole. The purposeof this series, The Secret History of the Vedas, is to unravel and discover the truemeaning of the Vedic deities and to reveal the hidden meaning of the Vedas. This book is a line-by-line commentary on the Asyavamasya Sukta in the RigVeda. There are three great themes in the Vedic dharma-Existence, Bliss, andConsciousness. This volume is an examination of Existence, the first prong in theVedic Dharma. This book is a broad overview of the major themes that are present in the Vedicdharma. These themes will be explored and expanded in subsequent volumes inthis series. That series is The Secret History of the Vedas. This series reveals thehidden meaning of the Rg Veda, reassembled from portions of the Vedas-theRg Veda SamaVeda, Yajur Veda, and AtharvaVeda-as well as the Brahmanas,Upanishads, shastras, and other Vedic and Hindu writings. This series and thisvolume provide the key that unlocks the secrets of the Vedas.