tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623755344427664825.post6952915263500240996..comments2024-03-15T11:56:55.875+05:30Comments on The Advaitist: Rig Veda - 1.1.1Subhodeep Mukhopadhyayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004175693134430393noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623755344427664825.post-81931873616397867632017-06-13T14:27:04.248+05:302017-06-13T14:27:04.248+05:30Words sometimes originally mean one thing and with...Words sometimes originally mean one thing and with time and usage, over thousands of years begin to be used differently and hence connotations change.<br />And so it is a whole subject of study where people go study etymology.<br />For example, the word Psychology comes from the Greek words, Psyche - which means the "self", and Logia is "the study". Therefor Psychology literally meant Reflecting upon one's own nature and actions, so that actions could be changed. But today Psychology has become a Subject in books rather than self reflection. Words are always susceptible to change with time, because they are made by Humans for Humans. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623755344427664825.post-36425942201110417662016-09-26T19:58:21.160+05:302016-09-26T19:58:21.160+05:30I thought yagna means a ritual....I thought yagna means a ritual....surya poosarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07479542993008614108noreply@blogger.com