Subhash Kak Pořadí knih

This essay describes the Asvamedha rite and its symbolism to explain distinctive aspects of the Vedic sacrifice system. This rite has three important functions: (i)it presents an equivalence of the naksatra year to the heaven, implying that it is a rite that celebrates the rebirth of the Sun; (ii)it is symbolic of the conquest of Time by the king, in whose name the rite is performed; and (iii) it is a celebration of social harmony achieved by the transcendence of the fundamental conflicts between various sources of power.

This book is a pioneering study that reconciles the traditional understanding of the Vedic gods, taken as the constituents of the indivdual's consciousness, with new discoveries of neuroscience. This book will be useful to scholars of religion, psychology and the emerging new science of consciousness.