Tag: Śāstra

  • Reading the Bhagavad Gita Seriously: A Powerful Call to Live Its Wisdom

    Reading the Bhagavad Gita Seriously: A Powerful Call to Live Its Wisdom

    The Bhagavad Gita remains one of the most influential scriptures of Sanatana Dharma, but its true value is realized only when its teachings are respected and practiced. This rewritten essay explains why shastra must guide decisions about duty and non-duty, rather than personal opinion alone. It also examines the Gita’s own acknowledgment of the Vedas…

  • Powerful Category Errors That Distort Bharatīya Jñāna Paramparā Studies

    Powerful Category Errors That Distort Bharatīya Jñāna Paramparā Studies

    Bharatīya Jñāna Paramparā is often misunderstood because it is studied through categories designed for text-centred and innovation-driven intellectual traditions. This essay reframes Indian Knowledge Systems as a transmission-based architecture sustained through guru–śiṣya paramparā, śāstra, oral discipline, commentary, and realisation. It explains why disciplines such as Nyāya, Mīmāṃsā, Vyākaraṇa, Śikṣā, Nirukta, and Chandas are not auxiliary…