Considering all these influences, Columbus wasn't totally wrong when he named the people he found in America Indians.
A civilization based on consciousness
This global Vedic culture was the highest the world has ever seen. None of the colonies achieved the supreme level of India because the Vedic knowledge brought there was often not in its pure form. But they were still splendid societies with remarkable accomplishments.
"India's skills in science, administration, art, architecture, and, of course, spiritual understanding were once the highest in the world." [61] "Out of all the countries of the world, it is India that has best withstood the tests of time and remains the oldest living culture in the world." [62] "India was once known for her vast resources and great wealth, but her greatest treasure was, of course, her Vedic spiritual philosophy, which had no comparison anywhere. This was the preceptor of all other forms of religious thought. Unbounded love for all of humanity and all of God's creatures is the result of the noblest influence of true religion, which found their highest expression in ancient India, and even today, as long as the people do not continue to lose interest in their own tradition. The Vedic spiritual knowledge and path of realization are precepts that are ever true, or genuine, universal spiritual truths, applicable at any time and in any place." [63] "It is only up to us to preserve, protect, promote, and perpetuate it so that it does not fade away from our awareness of it and that it remains accessible for all of humanity." [64]
The basis of Vedic culture, what kept it strong, was regular contact by the majority of the population with their own inner source, the unified field, the transcendental home of all the laws of nature out of which creation manifests.
This contact weakened as the effortless technique of meditation was gradually lost and mental control and concentration crept in. After a while only a few reclusive monks who had devoted their lives to spiritual practices were having genuine experiences of samadhi . The people tried to gain those experiences by imitating these monks. Since samadhi is a state of no thoughts, they tried to reach it by banishing thoughts, trying to make their mind empty. But trying is an effort, it holds the mind on the surface, hinders it from transcending to the still depths.
Samadhi is a state of no desires, so they tried to banish their desires. The life of the senses, of the flesh, was seen as unworthy, the enemy of spirituality. They used mantras that were intended for reclusive monks, so they became withdrawn, less interested in the world. Active engagement in life was something to be avoided. "Because these procedures were more difficult and less effective, enlightenment came to be seen as impractical and difficult to achieve, at best the goal of the recluse but of no value in practical daily affairs." [65]
The tragic decline of Vedic knowledge accelerated, and the global culture gradually broke down. Indian society became weak and listless, ripe for barbarian conquest. Waves of invaders swept in to seize its riches. "Because the emphasis on Vedic knowledge has decreased and in some cases been ignored, it has led to a weakened condition of the nation. This has allowed the commercial and military invasions into India, which have resulted in such plunder, impoverishment, and enslavement that India is a shadow of what it once was, and in some areas has become full of destitution, disease, and death. Furthermore, much of its real history has been pushed aside, distorted, perverted, and based on misinformation." [66]
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