Vayu

Once we know the details about most of the Vedic Deities, or atleast the ones mentioned in the website http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/vedaread.htm, we can started playing around with them to discuss topics we have pondered about for long and have a vague or no answer to them, for example those of spiritual context. And it will not be difficult because being humans we understand humans well and we can make clear thoughts on the concerned topic. We can also discuss serious scientific notions by playing around with them and they can help direct discoveries... an example of this (it may not be a strong one but just to give you hints) we encountered in the previous post that to set something in a cyclic motion, an external force was required... scientists today believe that our Earth(Prithvi) was set into rotational motion(Indra) by some external object(Dyava) that rammed into it. That remains of that ramming formed our Moon(Chandra). And so we have Day(Usas) and Night(Ratri). If we understand the associations between these Deities and clearly from the contents of the Rig Veda we can be sure that the theory is correct. If there is a mutual correlation between Vedic deductions and scientific theories, we can then use the Vedic deductions to extrapolate theories further to aid the investigation. This was something I came across recently through the "The Universe" TV series and their final theory, which was directed to understanding the formation of the Moon, explained the rotation of the Earth which sparked the Prithvi-Dyava concept I knew about. Could there be a correlation? Right now I don't know because I haven't read the Rig Veda completely. Or I'm not sure if I would find it in the Rig Veda. May be it's in the Yajur Veda or Sama Veda. It's a long way to go.

So now let me give you an idea of what might be there in the contents of the Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharvana Vedas. To explain this let me talk about a simple example. Let's go with language for example. When we start learning a language, we first learn all the alphabets. These are like the contents of the Rig Veda. Instead of the alphabets, it's the Deities. Then we learn how to use the alphabets to spell words. These are the contents of the Yajur Veda. So it talks about connecting the different Deities and what they behave like. Next we learn how to use these words to form a complete sentence. These are the contents of the Sama Veda. They talk about connecting the various combinations in a particular sequence(song) to get a desired behavior. Finally we learn how use sentences to construct an essay. These are the contents of the Atharvana Veda. So now imagine what could this be? The whole notion of magic and counter-magic might be evident here. It actually represents the different stages of training. It can be any field... Chemistry, Microelectronics, Economics, Coding,... anything.

So just like every other science, Vedic science can be simulated and you can accomplish whatever you desire to accomplish if done correctly... Hey, industries sometimes come up with faulty products.

VAYU:

Vayu represents Wind. When we think of Wind, we immediately think movement of something... leaves, trees, etc. So what is movement. It's a change in position. Or change in the current state. This is a very important concept because many things in nature are subject to change. And we call them the dynamics of that particular thing. Now if something has to change, it has must have a purpose for that change. A kind of reason of existence in the new state. It's like this, say you made something, a clay pot. You definitely "changed" mud into clay to make that clay pot. So you "changed" mud into clay for a "reason" or "purpose", otherwise why would you do it. You definitely don't want to waste time doing something that's of no use. Unless you are bored and you don't know what to do... you make or do things of no "purpose" or "reason". But then you "change" your state from being a lousy lazy bugger to being a busy person doing something just to kill time. The "purpose" for that "change" was to kill time. So to have a "purpose" is to have a "change" in something.

So now let's get into the brotherly relation of Vayu with Agni and Indra. We already encountered the brotherhood of Agni and Indra.

BROTHERHOOD OF VAYU AND AGNI:

Vayu and Agni have a very strong relation. So strong that they face each other in the Vaastu Chart. The Vaastu Chart is a very interesting chart used today for placing the household. But it's not only that. It can be about daily clerical activities, or a sequence or stages of building or doing something new. When translated to Human lifetime cycle, it can tell something about the different Yugas. I will definitely post details about it in my blog once I have covered all the Deities that participate in it. So let's get to it. When something "changes" or "moves" we say it has "life". Have seen those scenes where they try to bring back an unconscious guy back life. How do they know the he/she is back to life? A slight "movement" he/she makes tells them that. When you "learn" something, "change" happens... the whole point of education is to "change" you from an illiterate idiot to a wise person... that's the ideal case... most of us become wiser idiots instead but still a "change" happened from illiterate idiot to a wise idiot... the level of idiocity "changed"... To Neural Engineers this would be immediately understood because according to them only when the weights "change" they say "learning" has occurred. A simple way to understand this, when something "changes" from a known state we "learn" that something has happened. "Conversion" is a "change" of state. "Sacrifices" are "changes" you make to yourself. "Conversion", "Learning", "Consumption" and "Sacrifices" must have a "Reason" or "Purpose"... We can also extrapolate from this brotherhood of Vayu and Agni that "Life" should also have a "Purpose" or "Reason" for existence.

BROTHERHOOD OF VAYU AND INDRA:

This brotherhood is not so strong as like Agni-Indra or Agni-Vayu. Agni actually stands as a mediator between the two and that makes the brotherhood of Vayu and Indra senseless without Agni. The only things we can make without Agni are that "change" or "movement/motion" can happen in "cyclic" fashions, when "change" happens "balance" should be maintained and "purpose" must be some "closed" "reason", like you are doing it because its required and a "balance" is met.

BROTHERHOOD OF AGNI, INDRA AND VAYU:

This is by far an interesting combination. It actually gives the definition of being Intellectual. It can be made as follows. Being intellectual means "learning" by making "changes" "by yourself". Artificial Intelligence is designed on this basis. If you can get your robot to "learn" and make "changes" "by itself", we say it's intelligent. Also when something "moves" "by itself" we say it has "life". So to have "life" means to be intellectual. All "life" forms are intellectual and so its absurd to categorize animals as unintellectual. They all have a "purpose" which we may not know immediately just by looking at them(Indra - Illusion). Let me add one more thing about Indra. Since almost everything exists in a closed loop fashion or form, we can include "existence" and "form" in Indra. So to "exist" it must have a "form", a "closed loop form". The notion is simple. If I give you a blank piece of paper and tell you to show me any markings on it, you won't be able to do so because it's blank. Whereas if I put a small dot mark on that blank paper and tell you to spot it, you will be able to. Your brain sees it as some "closed loop form" to allow you to say that there "exists" a marking. I can draw a line and still your brain will see it as a "closed loop form" to say that it "exists". So to keep in mind that these Vedic concepts "exist", the Indians gave them "form" or "converted" them into "forms" and "life". These "life" "forms" where treated as intellectual beings in human "form" to specify their level of intellectualism, because they aid in intellectual thinking for humans(Humans prefer to learn from a human teacher).

VAYU AS THE SON OF PRITHVI-DYAVA:

In the previous post we encountered a simple explanation of Vayu's relation with Prithvi-Dyava as their son. Now that we know a few more details about Vayu we can go further. There should exist atleast two states an object can be in to expect a "change" between them. There should exist atleast two distinctive positions for an object to "move" from one position to another. Unless there exists a destiny from where you started, you don't have a "purpose".

THE FAMILY(PRITHVI-DYAVA, AGNI, INDRA AND VAYU):

Now this just adds the Object-Environment attribute to the discussion we made under the Brotherhood of Agni, Indra and Vayu. Therefore to remain intellectual, the entity under consideration should always take inputs or "consume/learn" from its environment and "change" "itself" accordingly. The amount "consumed/learned" decides how much "change" is done to "itself" according to the environment. If a good amount is "consumed/learned", the entity still keeps it's original or previous "form" but now with new or more ingredients. Absolutely "consuming/learning" nothing can kill it eventually and it will become dead. We just encountered in the brotherhood of Indra and Agni that "consuming" occurs for "sustenance". "Learning" keeps that entity "alive". "Learning" nothing, i.e. not willing to make any "changes" to "itself", makes what it already knows dead or out-dated/obsolete. And removes the "purpose" of keeping it "alive". Religion, today, is something that doesn't "learn" anything from the environment at all. Whatever was established say 2000-5000 years ago still remains like that. So it's actually dead and is adding more filth to the current environment. This concept of becoming dead comes from the Vedic concept Yama. As you know whatever is "learned/consumed", the entity gets its qualities. You become what you "learn". So when people "learn" dead entities such as religion, they become dead minded people. And they add filth to current "learning" developments of their environment. Now "consuming/learning" too much, i.e. making too many "changes" on "itself", in one go from the environment can totally change the entity's original or previous "form". Its an ugly thing and it makes the entity ugly since it lost its original "form". Losing original form is like losing individuality and this individuality concept comes from Vishnu. After I give a discussion about Vishnu, it will become clear. According to Neural Engineers, these are the effects of large learning coefficients. The desired solution takes longer to reach or is never reached and the whole "purpose" of "learning" goes waste because the problem, the entity here, has lost "shape". So "learning/consuming" from the environment should have a good "limit" to keep you in good "shape/form".

Now that I have spoken about amounts, my next post will be about Soma. Soma is in fact a very popular Vedic Deity. Its so popular that whenever someone thinks of the Vedas, they never miss to think about Soma. In the Vedas, Soma is a very important concept. So before I go further into explaining the remaining Deities/Concepts, let me introduce Soma first.