The ancient Irish word dru-wid literally means “tree of knowledge.” This tree, called the ashvattha in Sanskrit, is described in the Veda. Far away in ancient Ireland, the Druids were speaking a language and performing spiritual practices related to those of the sages who composed the Veda. The Veda was composed in an extremely archaic form of Sanskrit that is distantly related to other Indo-European languages ranging from English, French, Italian, and German to Hindi, Bengali, and Nepali. The name Veda comes from the Sanskrit root vid, which means “knowledge.” Our English words “wit,” “wisdom,” and “witch” (which originally meant “wise woman”) are connected to this same root. Paging through this ancient text can provide you with direct access to the thoughts and prayers of yoga masters who lived more than five thousand years ago. It was composed in northwestern India and northeastern Pakistan in vast antiquity. The Veda is the oldest surviving book in the library of humankind. What is the Veda? Do you know that yoga is called a “Vedic science,” or that the Veda is the original source of yogic teaching? If you’ve been practicing the gayatri mantra (the most famous of all yogic mantras), do you know that it is designed to help you connect with your inner guidance? Or that the maha mrityunjaya mantra is usually prescribed to help create health and well-being? Whether you know it or not, you’ve been chanting verses taken directly from the Veda.
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