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Ancient civilizations, cultures and religions of Egypt, the Mayas, Incas, Olmecs, Mesopotamia, Sumeria, Greece and Rome are long gone, and their traditions can be learned only by digging into the ground and reconstructing the pieces of archaeological evidences. But there is one tradition with roots deeper than all mentioned above, which is still living, unchanged - The Vedic Civilization of India.

In ancient times it spread from Persia up to half of South East Asia, from the Himalayas to Sri Lanka. It spread its influence across the globe for over tens of thousands of years, and numerous civilizations, religions, and nations carry many of its marks. What is this tradition, with its sophisticated theological understanding, complex vision of the Universe in which we live, calculation of time which spans millions of years, before and after us, its art theories, medical science, military science, and political science?

Omved serves to answer the above-mentioned question through its Vedicpedia. It is meant to instigate and inspire us to look further into this profound heritage.

Vedic Timeline – Older Than We Thought

BELOW COURTESY OF:
http://www.archaeologyonline.net/artifacts/scientific-verif-vedas.html

The early Vedic people congregated in an area that is now modern Pakistan and Eastern Iran (mostly). It is now commonly believed, based on archaeological evidence from these sites, that this ancient culture flourished from about 3000 – 1900 B.C. - Later moving once the Saraswati river dried up. The earliest culture was centered around the Saraswati River. For centuries the existence of this river has been disputed or called a myth. Yet, modern satellite imagery from this area shows the remnants of a dried up riverbed that would have supported

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Culture, History, Vedic Living
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What are the VEDAS?

Vedas: n. the scriptures

The Vedas are sagely revelations which comprise a body of dozens of the oldest and most authoritative sacred texts, known collectively as the Veda and gathered into four collections: Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva.

The oldest portions of the Vedas are thought to date back as far as 6,000 years ago, written down in Sanskrit in the last few millennia, making them the world's most ancient scriptures.

They, along with the Agamas, are shruti, "that which is heard." They are supposed to have been passed through oral tradition for over 100,000 years. They came to us in written form between 4-6,000 years ago. In all they include over 100,000 verses, as

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History, Vedas, Vedic Living
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Om (Aum) – The Sound Of The Universe

om_wall.jpgOm, pronounced "Aum," is the essence of all mantras. It is the most important and significant word of the Mantra tradition. It is ineffable and beyond symbol, syllable and sound. Unlike all others, there is no meaning of Om. It is said to be the Primal Shabda, the divine syllable and the essence of the Vedas.

It is considered as the mool mantra or root mantra of all mantras. Om is an integral part of most other mantras used in Yoga (Om Namah Shivaya, Gayatri Mantra, Mrityunjaya Mantra etc.). Om precedes other mantras since it

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Brahman, mantra, Om, yoga
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How do we chant Om (Aum)?

Om (Aum) pronunciation;

A mantra that can be recited by anyone is the Om mantra. For Om japa to be effective, the mantra must be pronounced correctly.

Remember that the Om (Aum) has actually four syllables. There is ‘A’, ‘U’, ‘M’ and the silent syllable. For Om (Aum) japa to be effective, the mantra must be pronounced correctly.

The first syllable is A, pronounced as the English word “awe,” but prolonged: “aaaaah”. Start with "ah" way back in your throat and stretch for two seconds. You will feel the solar plexus and chest vibrating.

The second syllable is U, as in “roof,” pronounced “oo” but prolonged:

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Aum, chant, Om, Vedic Living
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