It is said that in the beginning, the Veda, or “source of universal knowledge,” was revealed by the Supreme Being to the creator of our universe, Brahma, who subsequently saw to its diffusion within the creation.

The rational mind immediately questions the validity of such a declaration, but it is important to recognize that no imagination, no matter how fertile, could ever have conceived a system of thought and knowledge so vast, so complete, and so complex.

The Vedas are fascinating not only because of their richness, but also due to the fact that they have been transmitted through the ages by an uninterrupted chain of sages determined to preserve their integrity and authenticity. They contain the history of the universe right up to our present age, give us a glimpse of the future that is unfurling before our very eyes, as well as being a comprehensive compendium of knowledge from which many thinkers and researchers have drawn abundantly, in subjects as diverse as medicine, astronomy, politics, economy, education, psychology, arts and social life, and of course spirituality, which is of special interest to the director of this collection.

The literature that comes from the Vedic tradition, originally an oral one, goes back several thousand years and includes a variety of texts, some of which are very extensive, containing dozens of volumes. To this have been added hundreds of more recent works, which have arisen directly from the originals and deepen our understanding of them.

In fact, this collection of wisdom is so large that it would be impossible to assimilate all of its contents in a single lifetime. But since pilgrims on the path of self-realization do not have to penetrate the secrets of all the subjects taken up in this immense compilation, it is still quite possible to look to them to find answers to the fundamental questions of life and how to perfect the search for peace, happiness and transcendence.

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