Vedic enslavery

Most of us struggle to believe in the idea of a *celestial nature* — a force that reminds us we are only a tiny part of a vast creation. Accepting this truth humbles us; it strips away the ego and teaches us to surrender to something greater than ourselves.

Yet, many ideas within the Vedic tradition offer a very different vision. They speak not of surrender but of mastery — of transcending the celestial order to become the *chakravarthy*, the ruler of the universe.

In this view, the world is not something to coexist with, but something to command. The Vedic impulse, at its core, seeks to dominate the divine rather than to dwell in harmony with it. It celebrates power, control, and a kind of spiritual monopoly — the belief that divinity can be invoked, directed, or even subdued through ritual and will.

By contrast, the celestial nature invites reverence. It asks us to celebrate the divine, not to enslave it.

So when you encounter pride in the so-called glory of the Vedic age, pause for a moment. Ask what that pride is built upon — a reverence for the divine, or an urge to possess it.

Because sometimes, what we call empowerment is only another form of enslavement — not of the divine, but of ourselves.