Modern day students have a great debt of gratitude to the Vedic masters who have captured and preserved Vedic wisdom for millennia, making it available for us to apply to our lives today.

One of the most prolific of these masters is Veda Vyasa, who is recognized as being responsible for documenting as much as three quarters of the Vedic literature, and organizing, or “sequencing” it, in such as way that we are still able to access and apply the wisdom even today.

In this episode, which includes questions from audience members, Thom gives as a brief insight into the life and work of Veda Vyasa, the Cosmic storyteller.

Episode Highlights

[00:45] Vyasa - A Teller of Sequence

[03:59] The Many Names of Vyasa

[09:59] Sanskrit - Correlating Name and Form

[14:25] Recognizing Patterns in the Veda

[19:20] The Upavedas

[23:27] Mahabharata - The Epic of Great India

[25:54] The Play and Display of Elevational Theater

[29:08] Breaking the Fourth Wall

[32:00] Fabulous Stories Delivering Lessons to Live By

[35:25] A Comprehensive Body of Work

[39:43] Vedanta - The Final Conclusion

[43:10] An Invitation to Explore Vyasa’s Story with Thom

[45:49] The Connotative - The Proper View of Ancient Texts

[50:35] Q - Does Vyasa’s Breaking of the Fourth Wall Have Any Implications for Free Will?

[51:00] The Free Will to Determine Everything

[54:46] Changing the Storyline

[57:36] Q - Was Maharishi Mahesh Yogi the Vyasa of this Age?

[58:04] Demonstrating Vyasa-like Sequencing of Knowledge

[01:00:34] Reality is Different in Different States of Consciousness

[01:04:30] Sensory Perception Brings Oneness

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