The knowledge of the Vedas is Arsha Vidya. It didn't start at a given time. The Vedic tradition that has been coming down to us in an oral form has no beginning. Therefore, we say Arsha Vidya is beginningless.
It is not a mystic tradition, a set of beliefs, which will die when the person holding it dies. Any belief's survival requires organization. But here, without organization, without hierarchical structure, without a papacy, without diocese, without congregation and parish, it has survived. To do this, it must have intrinsic worth. It is not simply beliefs handed down; it is knowledge handed over.
This teaching, "I am the whole" is the knowledge or the vision of the Rishis. This is not the only knowledge given to us by the Rishis; they have given us a lot. But this is one thing that cannot but fascinate everyone - even a dull person. This knowledge, the Arsha Vidya is the most fascinating, the most hopeful, the most yearned for. Once one has gained this vidya, one can make the other also see it.
Arsha Vidya is communicable. It is a vision that can be communicated and shared by a person who himself or herself has been exposed to the sampradaya, methodology of teaching . This methodology of teaching is so thorough , it doesn't leave anything to be desired. Arsha Vidya is a tradition of immediate blessing. It is not something that blesses you later. It is a tradition of immediate blessing and that is why it works.
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