Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 125 5 Veda and Vedic Literature are the Sounds of the Unmanifest Becoming Manifest M aharishi demonstrated that the entire Vedic Literature is the first expression of unmanifest, pure Being becoming manifest on the vibrational level of sound, and that everything in the universe sequentially emerges from the unmanifest through these vibrations. Every galaxy, every planet, every individual human being, every living crea- ture, as well as every Devatå and every Âishi, are all expressions of the one unbounded ocean of pure Being. Maharishi further revealed that in its most fundamental value, the Vedic Literature embodies the total potential of Natural Law, the totality of all the Laws of Nature that create and admin- ister every aspect of our universe. Maharishi’s great gift is the technologies through which we can dive deep within our own self-referral consciousness and directly experience these Laws of Nature and their dynamic interactions, and unfold them in our own awareness; and he has given us a complete science of consciousness so that we can intellectually understand the Laws as they express themselves in human physiology in both structure and function.1 Veda is total knowledge, and always expresses the knowledge of Natural Law—how it unfolds and interacts and guides the destiny of everyone and everything. The expressions of Veda are first pure reverberation, but to make Veda more accessible to those who may not wish to dwell in the fine, pure value of sound and silence, Veda also expresses itself on a level in which the Laws of Nature and their actions and interactions are depicted in stories and epics, which can be understood by everyone. In this way, the Laws of Nature are personalised as men, women, demons, Devatås, or Âishis, whose activities and interactions are shown in the form of stories. In these narrations, they might fight with one another, help each other, teach others; or they might feel angry or happy or glorious; or they could create trouble or transform life, or have families and children. So when we consider the stories of the Vedic Literature from the perspective of Maharishi’s Vedic Science, we have a new platform—we understand that they are not just events from the distant past, but are also the descriptions of how Natural Law creates and evolves, how it inter- acts with itself as it evolves, what brings Karma, what creates relationships between different aspects of the whole structure and function of the entire universe, and so forth. The RåmåyaΔ as the Expression of Human Physiology The RåmåyaΔ revolves around Råm. Råm, often referred to in other branches of the Vedic Lit- erature as Lord Råmachandra, was born in the family of the Ikshvåku race of the solar dynasty. His father was Dasharath, his mother Kausalyå, and throughout the story Råm performed great feats while destroying negativity and restoring the world to a perfect state. We may think of the RåmåyaΔ as a series of historical events from the distant past, when Råm came to Earth as an incarnation of VishΔu and defeated the demon RåvaΔ, but Maharishi explains that the story is a description of total Natural Law—its characters and their actions and interactions unfold the story of Natural Law as it expresses itself into all aspects of creation. 1. Nader, Tony MD, PhD. Human Physiology: Expression of Veda and the Vedic Literature, Maharishi Vedic University Press, Vlodrop, The Netherlands, 1994.