WayFarer
Rogue Scholar
I posted this because of some of the posts to threads in the Dharmic sub-forums.
In hopes that this may be of some benefit to those not familiar with the term I offer this explanation of the nature of Sanatana Dharma.
In hopes that this may be of some benefit to those not familiar with the term I offer this explanation of the nature of Sanatana Dharma.
By its nature, Sanatana Dharma is:
Experience based rather than belief based.
Without any ideological divisions.
Beyond any historical date of founding.
The process of growth, which comes from the seed.
Inherent in, and inclusive of all.
Applicable to all people of all places and times.
In the world, while above the world.
God-centered rather than prophet-centered.
Devoid of sectarianism or denominationalism.
Both immanent and transcendent.
The whole and the parts.
Loving of all and excluding of none.
Experience based rather than belief based.
Without any ideological divisions.
Beyond any historical date of founding.
The process of growth, which comes from the seed.
Inherent in, and inclusive of all.
Applicable to all people of all places and times.
In the world, while above the world.
God-centered rather than prophet-centered.
Devoid of sectarianism or denominationalism.
Both immanent and transcendent.
The whole and the parts.
Loving of all and excluding of none.
The universal flow of Dharma, regardless of what name you call it,
whether Dharma or some other name, has eternally existed.
It has been before any of the great teachers were born.
It is not better than, or alternative to, but is inclusive of all.
Dharma is that out of which our earth and humanity itself emerged.
Dharma not only is, but always was, and always will be.
To live in alignment with, and to know the true nature
of that Sanatana Dharma is one of the ways of describing
the higher goal of life.
by Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati
whether Dharma or some other name, has eternally existed.
It has been before any of the great teachers were born.
It is not better than, or alternative to, but is inclusive of all.
Dharma is that out of which our earth and humanity itself emerged.
Dharma not only is, but always was, and always will be.
To live in alignment with, and to know the true nature
of that Sanatana Dharma is one of the ways of describing
the higher goal of life.
by Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati
