Whenever I have read any part of the Vedas, I have felt that some unea…

Henry David Thoreau
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Whenever I have read any part of the Vedas, I have felt that some unearthly and unknown light illuminated me. In the great teaching of the Vedas, there is no touch of sectarianism. It is of all ages, climbs, and nationalities and is the royal road for the attainment of the Great Knowledge. When I read it, I feel that I am under the spangled heavens of a summer night. ✨ Explore Hinduism. Book by Bansi Pandit, p. 21, 2005.
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