Sathya 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2004 With all the secular division (such as Swaminarayan, hare krishna, Bhrama kumaris etc.) occuring, is Sanatan dharma in danger of disapeering? Will the creation of all these and new sects create religions within religions like Jainism and Sikhism? And if so, will it mean anything to be hindu anymore? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 21, 2004 Hi, you make an interesting point. However, does the absence of believers make the truth nonexistent? It wouldn't matter if people didn't believe or follow or label themselves Hindu... maybe if it could pervade our consciousness, and take us closer to the truth, it wouldn't be necessary even to have a name-tag for it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 21, 2004 Sanatana Dharma's Strength lies in its " Unity in Diversity". These movements act as a medium to commumnicate the concepts to the masses in an easy and understable way and make it practical. Vedas are the ultimate of Hinduism, and all of the other scriptures and rituals are based on that. People take different paths to reach the ultimate reality, based on their personality. For example, " Who am I " by Ramana Maharshi may inspire me, but you might be inspired by " Arise awake and stop not till the Goal " of Swami Vivekananda. It does not mean both great men are different. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maadhav 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2004 not at all. hinduism is tehmother of many sects. some jajor children of hinduism are: buddhism jainism sikhism swaminarayan is a vaishnav sect. these and many new possible in futture can be seen as rivulates from a big river like ganga. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
