Essays of gurudeva

History of English Alphabets

The so called Indo-European family of languages are a myth as can be proved from a cursory look at the origin of the language and grammatical patterns of Sanskrit and other members of the so-called Indo-European family. For example, according to the European theory of linguistics, language developed slowly from sounds such as grunts, barks, […]

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भारतीय दर्शन

भारत के 6 आस्तिक (वैदिक) दर्शन और 6 मुख्य नास्तिक (अवैदिक) दर्शन माना गया है। कुछ लोग 3 आस्तिक (वैदिक) दर्शन और 3 नास्तिक (अवैदिक) दर्शन मानते हैं। 6 आस्तिक (वैदिक) दर्शन हैं – सांख्य, पूर्वमीमांसा, उत्तरमीमांसा, न्याय, वैशेषिक, योग। सृष्टि का आध्यात्मिक विवेचना (अव्यय का निरूपण) करनेवाला शास्त्र सांख्य है। विभिन्न ब्राह्मणम् ग्रन्थोंमें पायेजानेवाला

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On Darshanam (दर्शनम्) which is not philosophy

There is much misunderstanding about the word Darshanam (दर्शनम्), which is often equated with what is called Indian Philosophy. The word Darshanam (दर्शनम्) literally means the mechanism of observation and has been defined by Panchashikha (पञ्चशिख), a disciple of Kapila and one of the greatest authorities quoted by Vyasa, as: EKAMEVA DARSHANAM. KSHYATIREVA DARSHANAM (एकमेव दर्शनम्। ख्यातिरेव दर्शनम्).

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