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Vedic Management Center (VMC) was founded in 2016 by U. Mahesh Prabhu and David Frawley. The organization offers practical and balanced solutions for complex situations in the areas of Leadership, Management, Politics, Finance, Investing, Economics, and Diplomacy. VMC is a self-funded, non-religious, non-partisan organization that aims to bring ethical, innovative, profitable, and sustainable practices to its clients, students, and mentees.

Mahesh Prabhu

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Karma in Economics
In Vedic (or ancient) India, kings and their counsellors were first taught Artha Sutras, which, in very...
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From Entitlement to Empathy: The Journey Towards Wisdom
Important Highlights: In today’s fast-paced world, success is often measured in material wealth,...
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The Vedic Perspective on Criticism
Criticism is never easy to take, and most people tend to react negatively towards it. However, as an...
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The God Dilemma: Understanding the Paradoxes of Faith and Reason through Vedic Wisdom
The concept of God has been debated and discussed for centuries, with different beliefs leading to divisions,...
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From Zero to Infinity: The Role of Vedic Knowledge in the Digital Age
The concept of age-old Vedic knowledge may seem far removed from the digital and planetary age, but could...
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Krishna: A Pioneer in Kootayuddha & Kootaneeti
According to Vyasa, in his Mahabharata, Krishna was a Yogeshwar – The grandmaster of Yoga. But Krishna’s...
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Hitashatru: That Mortal Enemy We mistake for a Dear Friend
Jealousy of people is among the many things that come along with success and wealth. And it is by far...

RECORDING: The Tale of Two Sanskrit

Sanskrit is the language of the Vedic texts; the ancient and timeless works on knowledge and wisdom. Even though written millennia ago, these Vedic texts continue to benefit humanity to this day.

Zero, a Vedic invention, is the foundation of modern digital technology. Ayurveda pioneered surgery as a scientific discipline. Yoga practiced by millions of people around the world has its origins in these Vedic knowledge traditions. The most ancient texts on leadership, management, politics, and diplomacy was written in the same language and transmitted over generations.

Today there exist, only a learned few, who can even claim to understand and translate this language. As a result some even have gone as far as to suggest that it is a “dead language.” But is Sanskrit dead? Far from it.

Over the past few years a lot of offline and online courses have begun to pop up, claiming to teach “spoken Sanskrit.” Interestingly, neither the teachers nor the students of these “Sanskrit courses” seem to have the ability to read or decipher the Sanskrit texts. Interpretation and translations by a great many acclaimed academicians have not gone beyond presenting some chauvinistic, or naively “mystical” interpretations and conclusions. Why is it so?

Most translators of Vedic texts follow a book called Panini’s Ashtadhyayi which was written around the same time when last Vedic text – Kautilya’s Arthashastra – was being written. Given this, is it logical to use Panini’s Sanskrit to translate timeless Vedic texts?

What kind of mistakes, misinterpretations, misuse, and abuse have this folly caused? What have we missed? Have we been misled? These are the unasked, yet crucial questions which U. Mahesh Prabhu will try and answer in this upcoming Vedic Webinar entitled “The Tale of Two Sanskrits.”

This two-hour session will start with a 1-hour lecture followed by a long and detailed interactive Q&A sessiona open for all audiences. Registrations are free but necessary. Registration form is provided below:

 

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Karma in Economics
In Vedic (or ancient) India, kings and their counsellors were first taught Artha Sutras, which, in very simple terms, explained complex connections between people’s pursuit of happiness, good conduct, the meaning and relevance of well-earned wealth, it’s relativity to governance, and the best suitors...
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Article Highlights: The ancient text ArthaSutra offers timeless advice for managing finances in today’s world of easy credit and consumer-driven spending. The two principles from ArthaSutra are: don’t spend money before you have it and don’t spend on things you don’t need. Ignoring...
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The concept of God has been debated and discussed for centuries, with different beliefs leading to divisions, resentment, and even wars among people. Theists believe in God as an omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent being, while atheists do not believe in the idea of God and rely on science and rationale....
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Hitashatru: That Mortal Enemy We mistake for a Dear Friend
Jealousy of people is among the many things that come along with success and wealth. And it is by far the most potent threat as it could turn even a dear friend into a deadly enemy. And when that enemy continues to pose as a friend, enjoying proximity to you, (s)he becomes a Hitashatru.
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Jealousy is detrimental. It’s a travesty that our education systems preaches it to be almost otherwise. Since our education system is based on the logic of comparing achievement of one with another it in significant way harnesses it at every step of the way. When we see that someone is doing better than...
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The Fundamentals of Kootaneeti: The Vedic Art of Strategic Living 

by U. Mahesh Prabhu with Dr David Frawley | Pages 320 | Format: Hardbound & eBook | Price $29 INR 500 | 

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