--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >
> > snip
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> > > Do you know the meaning of the word 'Ved'. It is a word in a
> > > language. It has a meaning. Write the meaning of this word in
> > > English as best you can. Then re-write your speil.
> >
> > &&&&&&&&
> >
> > This supports the point I made in a recent previous post about the
> difference between the
> > way you and Vaj use this word. Your use is more linguistic than
> historical. Do you consider
> > this a fair assessment? I'm thinking probably not, but hoping your
> assumed rebuttal will
> > go a little deeper.
> >
> > L B S
>
>
> I wrote something but I lost it . Stupid computers.
> Suffice to say 'Ved' is a word that is used by a vast culture. It
> gives us our word 'wisdom', 'Wizard', ('Witch' may be a version of
> it), also 'vision'. Even ' the three wise men' of the Bible, who
> came from the East, cannot escape. (They are also called ' the
> Majii' which gives us our word 'magician', and I wonder is it is
> related to the word 'maya'.)
> 'Ved' means 'knowledge' or 'wisdom'.
> If a Vedic culture exists 2,000 years from now, then it may infuse
> aspects of our science into it (those that are life-supporting,
> evolutionary, and useful) and drop the non-useful aspects. It may
> call its knowledge collection 'Knowledge', 'Wisdom ', or 'Ved'.
> Vedic culture (which just means wisdom) assimilates useful
> knowledge. (like the Borg:-) That is its nature.
> If aspects of Buddhism are found useful they too will be
> incorporated. I also assume aspects of the Vedic tradition that are
> nto useful to evolution, if such there be, will be dropped. Perhaps
> that what Buddha was trying to do, but it happens in a more natural
> way, on a human level. Although Maharishi is definately engaged in
> trying to re-estblish a system by which to live.
>
> Other interesting words off the top of my head:
> 'Agni', through 'angirasas' gives us our word 'angel'. 'Deva' gives
> us our word 'divine'. The 'Sidh' of the ancient Kelts (who came from
> the Vedic region) were ' beings of light' with the 'powers of the
> Sidh', very similar in concept to 'Sidhis'. There is an ancient
> Keltic God (possibly earlier) called 'Buddh', who some think is
> related to the Buddha story, but is probably more ancient than that
> and is a remnent of the concept of 'buddhi' and 'buddhas'.
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Thanks for your response. It seems to answer my question.
L B S
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