Greetings and Namaste. My name is Jeffrey Armstrong, Kavindra Rishi. In this video, we'll be discussing the meaning of the word of the tar. Sanskrit words from the Hindu Veda culture have been entering into the English language for many years. Words like pundit, karma, guru, and more recently yoga in its vocabulary. Even the word video is based on the Sanskrit word Veda, which means to see or reveal. And speaking of video, you couldn't help but notice that James Cameron named his recent hit film, Avatar. And since his description of Avatar was only partial, this video is going to explain the complete meaning of the word of the tar. According to the Vedic teachings, the consciousness of all living beings emanates from their true self, which is called the Atma. The Atma is joyful, conscious, undying, and emanates originally from an immortal realm which is called the Akshara Brahmān. The realm of matter on the other hand is dark, static, and temporal. Everything here is subject to birth and death. The eternal beings on the other hand cannot die. And so from birth to birth, we continue in a process called samsara or reincarnation. The Atma is going on this amazing journey through matter as if life itself was a school. Imagine that the universe is a university. And as the Atmas go up the grades of experience, finally, they reach the ultimate point, which according to the Hindu culture, is called Mokṣa, or Final Liberation. Graduation day, back to the transcendental. But because some Atmas become so covered that they forget their true nature, they become selfish, greedy, they forget the good of all. And they begin acting in ways that are damaging to all life. At this point in the story, the Avatar is enter. And this, by the way, is where the word Guru is particularly relevant because Guru means the darkness of matter, and Guru means one who removes it. The word Avatar means a personal appearance in the material world by the supreme beings, both male and female. The word Avatar means to descend, and Tara means to heal or restore. And so the Avatar's come to earth, they don't reincarnate, they appear of their own volition to help us to heal and restore and to know our true nature. You could say the Avatar's are the ultimate rules. Throughout the history of the Hindu vated culture, there have been many descendants of the transcendental. But the most famous are the Ramayana and the Mahabharata when the complete Avatar's descended from the transcendental realm. Sri Sita Ram and Sri Rādakrishna are described as Pornā or complete Avatar's. They descended from the transcendental realm and left behind a record of their teachings for the benefit of all living beings. They displayed amazing stories, romance, drama, and left a record behind for us of important spiritual teachings to understand how to live in harmony on earth and to return to the transcendental realm. Perhaps someday soon great films will be made of these wonder-filled epics so that all beings will be able to hear the amazing teachings of the Avatar's. In my recent book The Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar, I have summarized some of their important teachings. Every culture is known by its stories. In ancient India, home of the Hindu vated culture, not once upon a time, but twice upon a time. The complete Avatar's descended to earth. Revealing their amazing qualities and teachings, the universal message of the ultimate Avatar's, is not only for the good of all, it is the real treasure of the Hindu culture. you