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The Secret From The View Of Vedic Philosophy.
Submitted by: Dr. Manish DhiraJ
IndiaI am a practicing Neurosurgeon in a relatively under served District Darbhanga near Nepal in India. After losing my father in 2019 and my mother in 2015 I was in depression. A friend of mine suggested I read The Secret and it brought me out of my depression.
I grew up in a strained relationship between my parents although they were not separated, my childhood was very difficult. My father was a Surgeon and I decided to become a Surgeon myself. I studied really hard. I wanted my medical degree from the best medical college in India and to get in on my first try. I was so absorbed in my thought that I didn’t realize I was using the principles of The Secret unknowingly. I passed all my exams at the national level in my first attempt and became a Neurosurgeon after getting the highest post-doctoral degree in my field, MCh Neurosurgery, in July 2011.
I studied in medical college for 14 years to get this training as a Neurosurgeon. In Vedic thought, Lord Vishnu creates the Universe in his subconscious mind during Yoganidra and our soul is a part of that cosmic mind. In yogic practice, we practice Yoga Nidra where we take a Sankalpa, a wish to manifest, after connecting with our subconscious mind and leave it to God to show us the way. We act and the Sankalpa manifests if we have faith. In any Vedic worship, first, we have to make a Sankalpa with faith without questioning how it will manifest. According to our faith, our wish manifests.
I myself practiced Yoga Nidra to get into medical college. In Bhagwad Gita, Lord has said, “Ye yatha Maanm Prapadyante Tanstathive Bhajamyaham” in Sanskrit it means, as one believes in the Lord, so does he manifest for him. The concept of Shri Yantra is a parallel to the ‘big bang theory’ in Vedic philosophy. There is a lot of parallelism in the Bible and Vedic Thought which can’t be a coincidence. The story of Adam and Eve is reflected in the story of Manu and Shatroopa. That’s why we call humans Manushya. There is a parallel for Noah’s arc and Manu’s boat and Matsyavatara in Vedas. There is a deep connection at the subtle, spiritual level. In Vedic thought, the greatest goal is to reach our soul through practice of yoga and feel the cosmic bliss.
Thank you so much for bringing this work in a presentable way that today’s modern world can understand. Namaste! The divine inside me bows to the divine inside you. Heartfelt warm regards.
Manish.