The Vedas are one of mankind's oldest scriptures considered by Hindus to be a direct revelation of God. There are four main sections of the Vedas, the Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and the Atharva Veda. While these books are part of Hindu religious culture they also contain a vast amount of material on Science, Culture, Medicine among other subjects in addition to Hindu religious rituals. Philosophy (7) Vedic Architecture@ (24) Vedic Astrology@ (214) 1. The Spiritual Approach to Life - Lectures on Sanatan philosophy and articles by Sri Bimal Mohanty. 2. Vedic Agama Period - Describes the Vedas in context of the Agamic period. 3. Vedic Literature Collection - A collection of primary Vedic literature texts at the Maharishi's University. 4. Vedic Physics: Scientific Origin of Hinduism - The Rig Veda is a book of science, is a treatise on cosmology, and it challenges some of the hypotheses that modern physicists have come up with till now about the nature and size of the universe. 5. Wisdom of Vedas - Swami Sivanandaji describes the significance of the Vedas and its components. 6. Description of Veda Samhitas - Brief description of the four sections of the Vedas. 7. Florida Vedic College - This Academic institute is authorized to teach through the Brahma Madhva Gaudiya Sampradaya (Denomination of the Vedic Tradition). The college offers several degree programs including a Doctorate program on specific Vedic subjects. 8. Glimpses of Vedic Metaphysics - An online book for the seekers of Vedic knowledge. 9. Human Physiology is the Expression of Veda - The entire creation is based on Natural Laws as well as human physiology. Vedas are vibrations of these laws. 10. Hymns from the Rig Veda - English translation of selected hymns about deities mentioned in the Rig Veda. 11. Modern Science and Vedic Science - Vedic Science is based upon the ancient Vedic tradition of gaining knowledge through exploration of consciousness. The name "Vedic Science" thus indicates both the ancient traditional origins of this body of knowledge and the modern commitment to experience, system, testability, and the demand that knowledge be useful in improving the quality of human life. 12. Orality vs. Written Text: Mediaeval Developments in Vedic Ritual Literature - Discusses the period of Indian literary and religious history falling between the last phase of the creation of commonly recognised Vedic literature (the Smrti part of it) and the beginnings of the modern scholarship dealing with it. 13. Rig Veda Text - Explains the Rig Veda Samhita, its origins and contains an area to download the Sanskrit texts. 14. Sacred-texts: Vedas - The full text of all four Vedas in English, as well as the text of the Rig Veda in Sanskrit, and many other Vedic scriptures which are the basis of Hinduism and other religions. 15. The Vedic Experience - Provides a detailed translation and essay on selected sections of the Vedas. 16. Veda - The Ancient Philosophy of Human - Facets of India : Ancient and Modern. 17. Veda - Vedic Knowledges - Vedic philosophy, culture, Encyclopedia, Bhakti-Yoga. 18. Veda and Upanishad Mantras in MP3-format - Various mantras from the Yajur-Veda and Rig-Veda: Samhita and Upanishad in audio - the recitations for listening. 19. Vedanta - Briefly explains some of the ideas proposed in Vedanta. 20. Vedas and Upanishads by Sanderson Beck - Describes the sections of the Vedas along with the social impact of this important scripture. 21. Vedavid - An organised gateway to a large collection of information on the Vedas, available on either a 'Tourist' or an 'Academic' route. 22. Vedic Science - Perspectives from the Vedas on Science and Philosophy.

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