Sanātan Dharma
A Historical Perspective
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The Hindu Dharma is Sanatan, eternal. That the Ultimate Reality is expressed by the Rigvedic expression Tad ekam, That One. It is without attributes and without form, yet is manifested in many forms with different attributes and names. It is all pervasive and permeates all animate beings and inanimate matter. Only one fourth of it is the phenomenal universe and the rest is beyond. It is Purna. Whole, and that Purna should be realized. The Self-realization is possible with the grace of the Ishta-devata inhered in the Gurumantra. The guru chooses the best path of the Self-realization for his dis...
The Hindu Dharma is Sanatan, eternal. That the Ultimate Reality is expressed by the Rigvedic expression Tad ekam, That One. It is without attributes and without form, yet is manifested in many forms with different attributes and names. It is all pervasive and permeates all animate beings and inanimate matter. Only one fourth of it is the phenomenal universe and the rest is beyond. It is Purna. Whole, and that Purna should be realized. The Self-realization is possible with the grace of the Ishta-devata inhered in the Gurumantra. The guru chooses the best path of the Self-realization for his disciple, as there are many paths. Belief in Avatarhood, Rebirth and Karma, divinity of the nature and ritual worship is integral to the Hindu Dharma. The Rigveda Samhita is the source book. Other Samhitas, all Brahmanas, all Aranyakas and all Upanishads are its exegesis. The Gita is one sacred book that all Hindus must study, being the teaching of Lord Krsna the God incarnate. The Hindu Dharma is a way of life. The worship of the divine in any form is the worship of Tad ekam. The Hindu Dharma is like an ocean into which rivers and streams of religious beliefs and practices have merged. From very ancient times different groups of people came, settled down, developed their languages and religious beliefs. These religious beliefs and practices did not vanish rather all intermingled and merged into the eternal truth called Sanatan Dharma. karmanyevadhikaraste ma phalesu kadacana। ma karmaphalaheturbhurma te sangostvakarmani॥ 2-47* To work alone you have the right, and not to the fruits. Do not be impelled by the fruits of work, nor have attachment to inaction.
