Day of Brahma

Introduction

Day of Brahma synthesizes Vedantic teachings of the Bhagavad Gita and the
Upanishads for the Indian-American Millennial. Vedantic scripture by themselves are not long texts and are full of advice to lead a good Hindu life. I want to extract the actionable bits and summarize the philosophy to make it accessible.

Religious Influences on India

Hinduism has evolved over the last 5 millenia with input from other proximate civilizations to the West as well as colonization of the subcontinent from external powers.

Indus Valley

Indo Aryan

Buddhism/Jain

Greek

Persian Islam

British

Denominations

Vaishnavism

Shaivism

Shaktism

Practices

Karma

Bhakti

Jnana

Scripture

Bhagavad Gita

Mind as Battlefield

Karma, Bhakti, Jnana Yoga

Gunas: Sattva, Rajas, Tamas

Nutrition
Speech

Manifest, Unmanifest, Manifest to Unmanifest

Upanishads

Brahma Sutra

Vedas

Epics

Mahabharatha

Ramayana

Saints & Figures

Adi Shankara

Swami Vivekananda

Aurobindo Ghose