Meditation through the Rg Veda: Four-Dimensional Man

This book presents original translations and a penetrating analysis of hymns from the Rg Veda, the earliest literary document of the Indian tradition. For many years the Rg Veda has been a source of interest and inspiration to Western readers. Composed in the predawn of recorded history it narrates the struggle of the Aryans as they tried to unify the world around them by sharing a common vision. Here, for the first time, is an interpretation of the Rg Veda that allows the reader to enter the world of Vedic man and to appreciate this great work of literature on its own terms. Dr. de Nicolas shows how the insights of modern physics apply to the world view expressed in the Vedas. The author also probes the language of existence and non-existence, the language of images and sacrifice, and the language of embodies vision. Meditations through the Rg Veda not only explains the content of the hymns: it also illuminates the meaning of sound itself, as revealed in these great Vedic songs.

Dr. Antonio T. de Nicolas is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York, at Stony Brook. He has written, translated or edited some twenty seven books. And is as well know for his prose as his poetry.