The modern cash economy is touted as the pinnacle of civilization, but the truth is that it has destroyed actual civilization. The so-called civilization that it has created has also created personal isolation and alienation, to the point where we are alienated from our very selves. I

These two concepts of the Vedic worldview do a great deal to help us understand what is going on in this world, and particularly our own world. As explained earlier, Jiva is a word that refers to us as spiritual beings that live within the body. Karma pertains to the development of ou