[Smarthrugaami-Dattavibhavam] Fwd: [Sri_Paandi_Muneeswaran_Koottai] HINDU AND HINDU DHARMA

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Respected Shree Prakash Ram Ji, Namaskaar

You have done a great service to human society by

simplifying the whole story of HIND and HINDU DHARMA.

With best regards, Yours faithfully Janardan Sharma.

 

--- Prakash Ram Otharam <veerabatharan

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> Prakash Ram Otharam <veerabatharan

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> [sri_Paandi_Muneeswaran_Koottai] HINDU AND

> HINDU DHARMA

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> HINDU AND HINDU DHARMA

Hindu dharma is world’s oldest living dharma

> (religious philosophy and way of life).

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> Hindu dharma is over 8500 years old.

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> It is tolerant, resilient and peace-loving.

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> The root of Hindu dharma lie in the Indian

> subcontinent, in the Indus (Sindhu) valley which had

> 300 advanced settlements as early as 5000 BCE.

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> Hindu dharma is also called Sanatana Dharma or

> Eternal Dharma.

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> Hindu dharma has no founder, the word Sanatana

> implies that it always existed.

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> Acceptance of different modes of worship.

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> SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS

Harmony of religions : All true religions lead to

> the same goal. Revere all great teachers and

> prophets of all religions, respect their teachings

> as the same eternal truths adopted to the needs of

> different peoples at different times. Hindus do not

> seek to convert.

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> Incarnation : Whenever righteousness declines and

> unrighteousness rises, God incarnates himself on

> earth to restore righteousness.

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> Non Violence : Non-violence, non-injury and

> non-killing (Ahimsa).

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> Doctrine of Karma : Belief in the doctrine of Karma

> and rebirth. Ignorance viewed as cause of bondage.

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> Unity of Existence : All things and beings are the

> manifestation of one Supreme Being. When the mind is

> transcendent through spiritual experience, the

> Universal spirit is seen as the sole essence of the

> universe.

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> Dharma : Righteousness and good moral and ethical

> practices in accordance with the scriptures.

> Includes all duties -- individual, social and

> religious.

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> Humanism : Equality of all human beings, regardless

> of caste, color and creed. Respect and reverence for

> womanhood.

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> Atman : Essence of all living things and beings is

> Atman, infinite and eternal, unchanging and

> indivisible. True nature of the individual is the

> Atman, which is one with the underlying reality of

> the Universe. There is but one being, one reality

> " Thou art That " .

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> Reality : The Supreme Reality (Brahman) is both

> formless and with form, impersonal and personal,

> transcendent and imminent. The supreme reality

> becomes manifest in various aspects and forms, and

> is known by various names. There are various ways by

> which individuals, in accordance with his/her

> temperament can realize God.

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> Moksha : Freedom from cycle of birth and death. To

> make an individual a better person, so that he/she

> can live harmoniously in this world and seek union

> with God.

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> Authority : Non-reliance on a single book. Has many

> sacred writings Vedas, Upanishads, Brahma sutra,

> Sutras, Bhagwad Gita etc.

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> FIVE MAJOR DOCTRINES

Truth is one, Sages call it by different names

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> · Rig Veda, 1.164.46

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> All Mankind is One Family

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> · Hitopadesha, Subhashita Ratna Bhandagare

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> Law of Karma - As you sow, so shall you reap

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> · Mahabharata, Shantiparva 299.42; BG 18.60

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> That mode of living which is founded upon total

> harmlessness towards all creatures or [in case of

> genuine necessity] upon a minimum of such harm, is

> the highest morality

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> · Mahabharata, Shantiparva 262.5-6

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> Whenever there is a decline of virtue, God

> incarnates Himself on earth to uphold righteousness

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> · BG 4.7, 4.8

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> CONCEPT OF GOD

The truth (Ultimate Reality) is one, Sages call it

> by different names - there is one God, (Supreme

> Reality) perceived differently.

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> Supreme Reality - Brahman has two aspects,

> transcendent (impersonal) and immanent (personal).

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> In the impersonal aspect Brahman is without

> attributes (nirguna Brahman).

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> In personal aspect (saguna Brahman) the God is

> creator, preserver and controller of the universe.

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> Saguna Brahman is worshipped in male and female

> form.

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> Hindu Deities represent various perceptions of a one

> God.

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> Hindus believe in monotheistic polytheism, rather

> than polytheism.

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> HINDU TRINITY

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> Represents Three manifestations of the Supreme

> Reality.

> These are :

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Brahma : Creation

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> Vishnu : Preservation

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> Shiva : Destruction

Hindu Trinity (Trimurti)

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> · Three Faces of Divine

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> · Three Cosmic Functions of the Supreme Lord

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> · Creation + Preservation+ Dissolution

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> · Generator + Operator + Destroyer = GOD

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