Contents: Foreword, Preface, Abbreviations, Introduction, 1. Vedic Vision of God, Man and Nature, 2. Vedic View of Self, 3. Vedic Conception of Human Body, 4. R̥gvedic View of Life, 5. Mortality, Transmortality and Immortality in Vedic Thought, 6. Vedic Vision of Inclusiveness and Interconnectedness, 7. Vedas as Foundation-source of Spirituality, 8. Concept of Bhakti in the Vedas, 9. Yajña in Vedic Tradition, 10. Vedic View of Language as Power, 11. Fundamentals of Vedic Education, 12. Vedic View of Cosmic Harmony, 13. Persona of Women in the Vedas, 14. The Concept of Veda-Apauruṣeyatva, Appendix: Vedic Studies in Germany, Bibliography, Index.