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“If by Caste one means, “Privileged by birth only and without the need for personal qualifications”, then I don’t see a culture now or throughout history that has not had problems with caste. That form of “caste” is simply the sequestering of power and privilege within family groups based on human greed and insecurity. My point here is that the thing that is called caste is a universal human distortion which occurs everywhere when birth and power are the qualification for position or status within society.”  Jeffrey Armstrong (Kavindra Rishi)

The Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive By Jeffrey Armstrong (Kavindra Rishi) Jeffrey illuminates the Gita in 5 seasons of video classes, each season going deeper. More info: https://gitacomesalive.com/pages/membership Excerpt:  The Bhagavad Gita is the tip of a transcendental iceberg, the peak of a mountain called the Mahabharata in the great epic history of India. Set in the mysterious and opulent Asia of 7500 years ago, the 100,000 verse...

You're Probably Not the Sign You Think You Are...   I am asked all the time…What is the difference between Vedic Astrology and Western so I thought I’d post a chapter that explains it …. Jeffrey Armstrong ~ Jyotish Visharada, CVA and Jyotish Kovid, CVA, Founder of VASA – Vedic Academy of Science & Arts, has been a Vedic astrologer for over 45 years and is one of the pioneers...

  Excerpt from the Last Chapter in The Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar A Vow of Love Within the word Avatar is another secret Sanskrit word that guides us to the next level of our development. The word is vrata, made from the same letters as Avatar. Vrata means “a vow or commitment”—a giving of our word that then governs and directs our behavior. This is the healing medicine for...

http://www.sciencetosage.com/?p=1533 A good place to begin defining Tantra is with a companion word, Yoga. Both Tantra and Yoga began in India at least ten thousand years ago. The basis of Yoga is the quest to free the individual soul from matter and return it to a state of union with the Divine. Yoga means union with God. The very basis of both Yoga and Tantra is the eternal nature of...

Jyotish, India’s Ancient Science of the Stars Except from “God (Goddess) the Astrologer - Soul Karma and Reincarnation  How We Continually Create Our Own Destiny” Vedic astrology is also called Jyotish, or the Science of Light. Just as astronomy studies the stars and planets through analyzing their light to discover their position and nature, Vedic astrology tries to understand the relationships between cosmic light and the unfolding of cause and...

Vedanta the Ultimate Vision   Jeffrey Armstrong is a modern day Vedic Philosopher and teacher of Vedanta, its principles and conclusions. In this paper (excerpt) he presents classic Vedantic thinking as a debate against the arguments and objections of its critics and detractors. These include the three Abrahamic faiths, Buddhism and Jainism, all forms of modern science, the New Age movement and its various speculative teachers and perspectives, the Neo-Yoga...

Reframing Vedic Dharma World Hindu Youth (WHY) association hosted a seminar on “Reframing Bharat” followed by another on a “New vocabulary to describe Vedic dharma” recently at the Chinmaya Mission Badri campus Chicago USA . Presented by best-selling author Jeffrey Armstrong, also known as Kavindra Rishi, from Vancouver, the seminars aim to teach the younger generation how to speak confidently about Hindu dharma especially to its detractors. Vidya Naha of WHY presented...

The Future of Love: Admitting we know less than we think Written by Ellen White Author OmSingles.Article based on an interview with Jeffrey Armstrong. Did you know people are more afraid of public speaking than they are of dying? This statistic teaches us how much we fear presenting ourselves in front of others. So imagine how scary the process of true intimacy and new relationship can be for many people. As the...

Ganesh/Janus, and the Lost Hindu/Vedic Secrets of Christmas and New Years Eve   During the months of December and January, much of the world observes the transition from one year to another. It is no accident that Christmas and the New Year Holiday celebration takes place in the last days of December and on the first day of January. In our modern times, many of the original reasons for these...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Jeffrey Armstrong on the Mysteries of Indian Culture, the Relevance of Hindu Vedas and the Reality of Ancient Flying Machines With Anthony Wile – December 19, 2010  www.JeffreyArmstrong.com Original Post   Introduction: Jeffrey Armstrong is an award-winning author of numerous books on Vedic knowledge including his recent book: Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar, Ancient Wisdom for a New World. He is a philosopher, practitioner and teacher of the Vedas...