The Secret of the Veda
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The Secret of the Veda is a seminal work by Sri Aurobindo that offers a psychological and spiritual reinterpretation of the ancient Vedic hymns, arguing they encode profound inner and mystical knowledge rather than merely ritualistic or nature worship.
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| The Secret of the Veda canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ religious studies work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | recover the original spiritual sense of the Veda ⓘ |
| argues |
Veda is not merely nature worship
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Veda is not merely ritualistic religion ⓘ Vedic gods are powers of consciousness ⓘ Vedic hymns encode inner psychological and spiritual truths ⓘ Vedic sacrifice is an inner spiritual process ⓘ |
| audience |
practitioners of Integral Yoga
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scholars of Hindu philosophy ⓘ students of Vedic studies ⓘ |
| author | Sri Aurobindo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
naturalistic interpretations of the Veda
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purely ritualistic interpretations of the Veda ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
inner meaning of Vedic rituals
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mystical knowledge in the Veda ⓘ psychological interpretation of the Veda ⓘ spiritual interpretation of the Veda ⓘ symbolic meaning of Vedic gods ⓘ |
| genre |
religious commentary
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scriptural exegesis ⓘ spiritual philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Sri Aurobindo's Integral Yoga
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Upanishadic thought ⓘ |
| interpretsDeity |
Agni as the divine will and flame in the human being
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Indra as illumined mind ⓘ Soma as delight of existence ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Vedic symbolism
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inner sacrifice ⓘ powers of consciousness ⓘ spiritual evolution ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Rig Veda
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Veda NERFINISHED ⓘ Vedic hymns ⓘ |
| originallyAppearedIn | Arya journal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Integral Yoga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Pondicherry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Sri Aurobindo Ashram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Essays on the Gita
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Hymns to the Mystic Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ The Life Divine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| structure | series of essays ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | early 20th century ⓘ |
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