DR. KENNETH VALPEY (OXFORD) - JESU LI VEDE BOŽANSKA OBJAVA I PRVOBITNO ZNANJE? / ATMA PODCAST /AP#28

What is the true origin of the mystical Vedas, considered by many to be the oldest knowledge in the world? Who are the Aryans? What is the similarity and difference between the Vedas and the Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Islam, Judaism)? What is idolatry and what is not idolatry? What is Kali yuga, are we living in the end times, are we progressing or degrading? What is the meaning, the goal of human life in this world, why are we born and die, why does death exist? What or Who is Absolute Truth? How to get rid of karma and the cycle of birth and death? ⭐ Dr. Kenneth Valpey is a doctor of Vaishnava Vedic theology, lecturer, scientific researcher and translator of Vedic texts and Sanskrit at Oxford, author of over 20 books and publications. What makes him special is the fact that Dr. Valpey is not only an academician and world expert on the Vedas, but also a practitioner of the Vedic bhakti school since 1972. In 2014, he accepted the spiritual vow of sannyasa (monk, complete separatist), with the ordained name of Krishna Kshetra Swami, and in addition to academics, he also travels around the world as a spiritual teacher, teaching and guiding many seekers on the path of bhakti - the path of devoted service and love for God. Host: Ines Žižić 0:00 Introduction 1:42 The origin and age of the Vedas 4:02 The purpose of the Vedas 4:38 Who wrote the Vedas? 7:03 Division of the Vedas 11:44 What is Hinduism 15:30 What is dharma 17:19 The theory about the Aryan invasion 21:55 Age of Vedic records 24:54 Popular theories about the origin of the Vedas 27:25 The question of the originality of the Vedas 38:03 Bhagavata Purana and the Vaishnava tradition 39:38 Similarities and differences between Vedic and other spiritual traditions 40:48 The question of idolatry 48:59 The importance of deity worship and the philosophies behind it 55:31 The meaning of the word ahimsa 1:05:23 What is kali yuga 1:10:45 The golden age 1:12:39 The true purpose of human life 1:18:18 Which is the ultimate truth 1:21:12 Karma and samsara 1:26:35 What is Paramatma, nirvana, Brahman 1:32:32 Three aspects of Absolute Truth 1:38:13: Meaning of sannyasa 1:45:52 How to progress spiritually 1:51:39 Chanting the Hare Krishna maha mantra 👉IMPORTANT: We have translated the podcast into Croatian and subtitled it. To display Croatian subtitles, tap on the video display on your mobile phone, a wheel icon will appear in the upper right corner of the video, tap that icon and select Subtitles from the drop-down menu, then select - Croatian. 🔴 USEFUL LINKS: https://www.kennethvalpey.com/ https://www.kennethvalpey.com/books/ https://www.oxfordanimalethics.com/ https://www.bhagavatapurana.org/ https://www.bhagavatapurana.org/kenne... https://ochs.org.uk/ https://ochs.org.uk/dr-kenneth-valpey/ https://link.springer.com/book/10.100... https://www.amazon.com/Kenneth-R.-Val... Podcast translation: Gordan Zečić 💪 SUPPORT ATMA CHANNEL - YOU ENABLE OUR WORK ❤ If you like our content and think we are doing a good job and want to support our work, you can do so by donating money. Together we are stronger! ⭐PayPal: [email protected] ⭐Account: Association ATMA IBAN: HR2624840081103745324 SWIFT: RZBHHR2X Thank you to EVERYONE who supports our work in any way! 🙏 ________________________________________________________________________ ATMA - BALANCE OF MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT https://atma.hr/   / udrugaatma   https://atmawebshop.com/   / atma.hr     / 31384.  . #vedas #spirituality #knowledge