Vedic tradition (vāˑ·dik tr
·diˑ·shn),
·diˑ·shn),n.pr the religious, philosophic, and cosmologic system that has as its source the
Vedas and
Upanishads of India. The Vedic tradition is characterized by an emphasis on the preeminence of the subjective, in which an unmanifest field of consciousness is regarded as the fundamental reality of both the individual and the cosmos. Vedic meditation techniques are inspired by and seek the direct experience and awareness of this field.
Vedas and
Upanishads of India. The Vedic tradition is characterized by an emphasis on the preeminence of the subjective, in which an unmanifest field of consciousness is regarded as the fundamental reality of both the individual and the cosmos. Vedic meditation techniques are inspired by and seek the direct experience and awareness of this field.
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