Image via WikipediaWe live in the universe that has waves and vibrations, and all those Rishi's, Muni, Sages and others meditated and received the waves and vibrations in the selfless state of mind, the subtle or Daivik level. They received all of it as symbols, audios (sounds), images or video type visions. This was then also have a system that it was original and classical. Thus, it forms the arts, grammar, Math, Astronomy, and all that we know as branches of knowledge and schools of wisdom.
This systematic process always remains present in the universe in every Yuga (Age), and place (irrespective of cast, creed, color, and whatever we can relate to place). This gives us the original knowledge and wisdom and the one who knows it is a Brahman, the person who knows about the Creator, the Brahma and the Creation of the Universe, the Brahmanda, and thus the Brahman. Here, we do not discuss the caste system though.
This process is how we gain the Vedic or Original knowledge and Wisdom from the Universe (the Brahmanada - the Cell or Egg of the Millions or Billions of the Brahmanda's, the Universes and thus is the Brahm+Anda. The word Anda stands for egg or cell.
While studying at the University of Adelaide, I heard Prof. (Dr.) Paul Davis explaining Universe as Onion as layers as present that Indian sages also consider in Astronomy as Star, planets, signs, constellations and so on.
All of it gave us the classical forms of Sanskrit as a language. However, the importance is not of just language, but the grammar work that is same as Mathematics, we say that Arithmetic was invented in India, but what about the grammar, music, ragas, dances and all that is so classical that it goes beyond science, the Vigaynmayi Kosha. Indian classical works are fully scientific, mathematical, artistic, philosophical, and whatever knowledge is present globally (yes universally). Even all of the instrumental works along with music and Ayurveda uses the medicinal and thus the technology in its natural form.
Yoga (and Meditation) is the highest level of science and technology that does not use any external equipment or instrument but nature and our communication with her, the Mother Nature.
However, while we have original knowledge and wisdom present in these forms, the holy scriptures like Holy Ramayana and Gita suffice the need of authority in what we need now the Karma+Yoga. I hope it helps our discussions about authority about bases of Indian Philosophy and Religions, particularly Hinduism.
Now, the concept of visions and revelations in almost Prophet Abraham based religions and faiths (With thanks from the source: Abrahamic religions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) like Jews, Christianity and Muslims also accept that these visions, the receiving of all as heard and or seen while including the Visions and Revelations mark it very well.
When we take it in Indian context, the Indian Religions and Faiths, we can easily understand that it is not by education alone that one learns all of these classical forms of knowledge and wisdom. Even an illiterate person can learn all that nature teaches us. That is why the need of religious teachers is for getting religious education (the Brahm Vidya) but not religious experiences or even self-realization (the Brahm Gyan).
We really do need teachers, who do not claim to make us masters of religions and faiths by claiming to give Divine Wisdom (the Brahm Gyan), but knowledge about it. This is what Sikhism in particular believes and is also true in our Interfaith and Comparative Religious Study discussions present among many world religions and faiths. We need to learn it as personal experience not professional as it seems in modern context.
Thanks for your time reading it.
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