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Post by Guest Wed May 10, 2017 10:47 am

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptahhotep

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Post by Guest Wed May 10, 2017 11:06 am

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maxims_of_Ptahhotep

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Post by Guest Wed May 10, 2017 11:15 am

should have been 'long before the Vedas were composed'.

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Post by Seva Lamberdar Wed May 10, 2017 1:28 pm

Rashmun wrote:should have been 'long before the Vedas were composed'.

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“The Gods be gracious unto us even from the place whence Viṣṇu strode
Through the seven regions of the earth!”  Rig Veda (Book 1: Hymn 22.16)

http://creative.sulekha.com/the-early-vedic-hymns-on-mathematics-time-relations-and-religio-philosophy_603687_blog
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Post by southindian Wed May 10, 2017 2:27 pm

Seva Lamberdar wrote:
Rashmun wrote:should have been 'long before the Vedas were composed'.

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The Gods be gracious unto us even from the place whence Viṣṇu strode
Through the seven regions of the earth!”  Rig Veda (Book 1: Hymn 22.16)

http://creative.sulekha.com/the-early-vedic-hymns-on-mathematics-time-relations-and-religio-philosophy_603687_blog
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Let her be content with Egyptian mummies.
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Post by Guest Wed May 10, 2017 3:39 pm

Seva Lamberdar wrote:
Rashmun wrote:should have been 'long before the Vedas were composed'.

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“The Gods be gracious unto us even from the place whence Viṣṇu strode
Through the seven regions of the earth!”  Rig Veda (Book 1: Hymn 22.16)

http://creative.sulekha.com/the-early-vedic-hymns-on-mathematics-time-relations-and-religio-philosophy_603687_blog

are u suggesting some connection between the Rig Veda and this Egyptian philosopher?

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Post by SomeProfile Thu May 11, 2017 12:34 am

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Post by Guest Thu May 11, 2017 7:50 am

Rashmun wrote:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maxims_of_Ptahhotep

in these maxims, this one was of particular interest to me:

"Great is the Law (Maat)."

but what is the meaning of Maat? Wikipedia says:

Maat or Ma'at (Egyptian mˤ3t)[1] was the ancient Egyptian concept of truth, balance, order, harmony, law, morality, and justice.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maat

Now there seems to be a term, denoting a philosophical concept apparently corresponding to Maat, which is found in the Vedas. See:

http://creative.sulekha.com/rig-veda-indra-and-varuna_325400_blog

However, Wikipedia says Maat had an ideological counterpart, and that was Isfet which denoted disorder and chaos. Is  there any term denoting a philosophical concept corresponding to Isfet which is to be found in the Vedas? Perhaps. there is a term called 'dasa'. Dasa can mean servant or slave, but it has an alternate meaning and that is disorder or chaos or the dark side of human nature. See:

https://books.google.com/books?id=pCiNqFj3MQsC&pg=PA182&lpg=PA182&dq=dasa+meaning+disorder+or+chaos&source=bl&ots=Z4tUxX7DDZ&sig=1DKJ1Zd8eTwItv65vbgqFRMcdeQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEn6fc7-fTAhUpqVQKHVgQAn0Q6AEIMjAD#v=onepage&q=dasa%20meaning%20disorder%20or%20chaos&f=false

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