Dharam doesn't mean religion
Dharam doesn't translates to religion as understood by Westerners. e.g. Mahabharat is supposed to be a Dharam-yudh. But it wasn't a war to save Hinduism or its Gods - but it was a war for Justice. So a more plausible definition is Justice or Righteousness. Consequently, Vedas focus more on meditation than prayers.Moksha is not freedom from life and birth
Moksha is enlightenment - the knowledge that there's nothing else but the Absolute. The cycle of life and birth is eternal as is the Absolute itself.
Artha is the origin of Dharam
Artha (or economy) is the origin of Dharam (or Justice). This is what Socrates also preached much later.
Sukha (or happiness) originates form Dharam (or virtuous conduct). Dharam originates from Artha. Artha originates from Rajya (or republic). Rajya originates from Raja (or King).
King is only a wage earning servant of the republic. The King who doesn't take care of the people has no moral authority to rule.
Vedas proclaim the existence of only Absolute
Satya is The Absolute
Satya is derived from root "sat" meaning forever. It essentially points to the Absolute which has no beginning or an end - from which everything else originated. Everything else is Maya or illusion.
Gods are only aspects of the Absolute
Brahma(creative), Vishnu (sustaining) and Mahesh (destroying) are only aspects of the Absolute. It's foolishness to imagine them as humans and then take one of them to be greater than other.
Prosperity is different from wealth
Wealth is tangible whereas prosperity is intangible. Wealth can buy you goods but can't ensure prosperity. Only he is prosperous whose needs are cheapest.
Vedas focus on prosperity as the end of economic activities and not wealth.
