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Shaktivad: Hinduism (Part II)
The ancient Hinduism was verily a Shaktivadidoctrine. The Vedas, the principal scripture of the Hindus, is a great guidance for the human society. It has placed the greatest emphasis on suppression of the asuric elements of the society and cultivation of knowledge. The focus of the Vedas is the constant war between the devas (people with divine traits) and the asuric people. And, all the hymns are for those, who lead people against the asuric elements. Similar is the tune of the Chandi, where th...
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Shaktivad: Epilogue (Part III)
Shaktivad is neither a new tradition, nor another philosophy about the absolute truth, of which we have too many, but a reminder of essence of all our ancient traditions, which is very much prominent in the Hindu cultural practices and history, which helped the Hindu tradition to flourish in the pale of human history and survive through the dark days of aggression. Indeed, it was the mentality of Shaktivad, which led Lord Krishna to rudely shake Arjun from his tamasic (borne out of ignorance) de...
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Shaktivad: The Vision for Action (Part I)
Scientifically, it is impossible for anyone to choose a course of action, which does not belong to any of these three categories. Without understanding the nature of these three categories of thought, it is impossible to pursue the right path. This is true for our personal life as well as for our collective (social) life.The thought for suppression of others, is known as asuric thought and the doctrine, which endorses such thoughts, is called asurvad (an asuric doctrine). Asuric people and asuri...
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