"No knowledge is new knowledge". Pretty loaded statement, that. It's also a very compelling claim.
In the endeavour of making scientific discoveries, we have continually been moving further and further away from the very wise (oh yes!) teachings of our ancients, remaining more or less convinced of their obsolescence. In recent years, a lot of interest has been revived in the works contained in ancient texts and their interpretation.
Nothing excites me more than launching into an investigation as to the "newness" of the knowledge that forms the basis of modern day psychology by doing as much thorough a reading of the ancient Indian texts (especially the Upanishads and the Vedas) alongside the works of the contemporary experts in the field, as a regular 20-something PG student with sinfully capricious interests can possibly do.
Cheers,
Jyothi Ravichandran
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