What is Sanatan Dharma

[Treks]

Thanks for clarifying

 

[LuisDantas]

Thanks as well!

 

[Aupmanyav]

He went on to explain that St. Francis of Assisi's teachings were branded as Sanatana Dharma by Indian locals, which he saw as support for his conclusion.

And what were we doing before St. Francis of Assisi (1181/1182 – 1226) appeared on the scene? Start with untruth to reach truth? Pitiable.

Poeticus, are you saying a Sanatani is like an universalist?

Those who insist on it are generally chauvinists.

 

[Aupmanyav]

There is a similar sentiment held in Sikhi. If someone goes to a Sikh forum and starts talking about "dharma" (or Sanatan Dharma), the people there are likely to go on defensive, because they will interpret the person as being a Hindu with the intent of making Sikhi appear like it was a branch of the Hindu religion family tree, and undermining Sikhi's uniqueness and replacing it's unique interpretations with older Hindu ones.

Well, I tried to find uniqueness in Buddhism and Sikhism, but was not able to find it. But perhaps that should be another topic.

 

[LuisDantas]

And what were we doing before St. Francis of Assisi (1181/1182 – 1226) appeared on the scene? Start with untruth to reach truth? Pitiable.Those who insist on it are generally chauvinists.

Maybe I wasn't clear. The tale does not deny that there was Sanatana Dharma before St. Francis.

 

[Poeticus]

Thanks for clarifying

Thanks as well!

Thank you, friends.​

 

[ratikala]

I apologize for butting in:

There are Sanatani-s that believe every religion is Hindu, and they
are all Hinduaic. This is misleading, however. It is the traditional Hindus
that usually point out the unneeded amalgamations, amalgamations
which were taken into account w/o consultation of the practitioners of
those [mis]appropriated faiths. e.g., Even Buddhists and Sikhs will point
out that they are not Hindu, and often times, understandably and rightly
so, feel uncomfortable with such misidentification.​

resprctfully I must point out that this is not the veiw of all sanatani , .....no, every religion is not Hindu , allthough all religions may contain some of the same truths by way of realisation , most sanatani to my knowledge do not advocate amalgamation , they merely advocate the respect of equal truths where they exist .

''Even Buddhists and Sikhs will point
out that they are not Hindu,''.... this is quite obviously so , but this does not mean that we do not share many principles .....

why create un nececary divisions have you not observed from history that divisions cause wars ?

 

[Desert Snake]

Maybe I wasn't clear. The tale does not deny that there was Sanatana Dharma before St. Francis.

Well, one could write that anything "came before" it being recorded/ or written about.

 

[zenzero]

Friend discple,

Well, one could write that anything "came before" it being recorded/ or written about.

That's it!
Sanatan Dharma is that dharma which was before any dharma came about been recorded or written.

Love & rgds

 

[Desert Snake]

Friend discple,


That's it!
Sanatan Dharma is that dharma which was before any dharma came about been recorded or written.

Love & rgds

Ah..:meditate:

so that's it.

 

[Aupmanyav]

Maybe I wasn't clear. The tale does not deny that there was Sanatana Dharma before St. Francis.

I have come to know you better than that. But what missionary misinformation!

 

[LuisDantas]

I suppose a doctrine that sees itself as Universal (the literal meaning of "Catholic") does not find it too odd to be considered Eternal as well.

It was odd to see him warn me not to be caught speaking of Dharma, I must admit

 

[Poeticus]

It was odd to see him warn me not to be caught speaking of Dharma, I must admit

It is odd, because ...​

Buddhism literally is ...​

bauddhasyadharmaṃ​

 

[Aupmanyav]

I suppose a doctrine that sees itself as Universal (the literal meaning of "Catholic") does not find it too odd to be considered Eternal as well.

We call it 'zabardasti'. Just like 'sanatana', irrespective of and rough riding over whether someone likes it or not.

Zabardasti: Compusion, force, oppression, constraint, enforcement, impressment, per force, ravishment, strong-hand.
Marwari equivalent: Dhingane, whether someone likes it or not (perhaps Poeticus would understand).

 

[zenzero]

Friend Luis and others,
Let us understand a doctrine though universal could be perceived as limited for only those who accept and follow it in totality and this perception is created by the few who does so exclusively and sobecomes fixed mentally with such a notion but when we speak of. Dharma it has no dictrine but still the word is held mentally by some to be proprietory.
Love & rgds

 

[Aupmanyav]

We are not discussing such dharmas, we are just trying to understand the words 'sanatan dharma' and what it stands for.

'Sanatana Dharma' is like 'scotch-whisky'. What is not made in Scotland is not 'scotch-whisky' or what is not grown in Dehradun is not Basmati rice. Joking

 

[zenzero]

Friend Aupmanyav,

It is plain water. It was there before you drank it and knew what it is and it will there even after you/we [humans]are no more. That is erternal.

Love & rgds

 

[Desert Snake]

Friend Aupmanyav,

It is plain water. It was there before you drank it and knew what it is and it will there even after you/we [humans]are no more. That is erternal.

Love & rgds

Bingo.

 

[zenzero]

Friend disciple,

Bingo.

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Love & rgds

 

[Desert Snake]

Friend ZenZero
You are wise..:meditate: