>
> Why Hinduism is a Religion of Freedom
>
> Are the two words synonymous and interchangeable?
Religion literally
> means that which leads one to God. "Dharma" is derived
from the
> root Sanskrit word "dhri" which means "to hold
together". It has a
> wider meaning than the word "religion". There is no
equivalent word
> for Dharma either in English or in any other language.
In this sense,
> Hinduism is not a religion; it's a "Dharma". Those who
profess
> the Hindu Dharma and seek to follow it, are guided by
spiritual,
> social and moral rules, actions, knowledge and duties
which are
> responsible for holding the human race together.
>
> Hindu Dharma is also known by the names "Sanatana
Dharma" and
> "Vaidik Dharma". "Sanatana" means eternal and
all-pervading
> and "Vaidik Dharma" means the Dharma based on the
Vedas.
>
> In simple terms, one can say that Dharma means code of
conduct,
> i.e. doing the right thing, in thought, word and deed,
having always
> in mind that behind all our deeds there is a Supreme
Being. This is
> the teaching of the Vedas, which are the original
source of our
> Dharma – "Vedo - Khilo Dharma Moolam."
>
> Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the great philosopher, statesman
and former
> President of India has described what is Dharma in
these
> words: "Dharma is that which binds society together.
That which
> divides society, breaks it up into parts and makes
people fight one
> another is Adharma (non-religion). Dharma is nothing
more than the
> realization of the Supreme and acting in every small
act of your
> life with that Supreme present in your mind. If you
are able to do
> so, you are performing Dharma. If other interests
pervade you, and
> you try to translate your mind into other regions,
even though you
> may think you are a believer, you will not become a
true believer.
> The real believer in God has his heart always lifted
to Dharma".
>
> According to Swami Sivananda, "Hinduism allows
absolute freedom to
> the rational mind of man. It never demands any undue
restraint upon
> the freedom of human reason, the freedom of thought,
feeling and
> will of man. Hinduism is a religion of freedom,
allowing the widest
> margin of freedom in matters of faith and worship. It
allows
> absolute freedom of human reason and heart with regard
to such
> questions as to the nature of God, soul, form of
worship, creation,
> and the goal of life. It does not force anybody to
accept particular
> dogmas or forms of worship. It allows everybody to
reflect,
> investigate, enquire and cogitate."
>
> Hence all manner of religious faiths, various forms of
worship or
> spiritual practices, diverse rituals and customs have
found their
> place, side by side, within Hinduism, and are cultured
and developed
> in harmony with one another. Hinduism, unlike other
religions, does
> not dogmatically assert that the final emancipation or
liberation is
> possible only through its means and not through any
other. It is
> only a means to an end, and all means that ultimately
lead to the
> final goal are approved of.
>
> The religious hospitality of Hinduism is proverbial.
Hinduism is
> extremely liberal and catholic. This is its
fundamental feature. It
> pays respect to all religious and does not revile any
other
> religion, accepting and honoring truth from wherever
it may come
> and in whatever garb it is presented.
>
> "Yato Dhrmah Tato Jayah" - Where Dharma exists victory
is
> guaranteed.
>
>
> Why Hinduism is a Religion of Freedom
>
http://hinduism.about.com/cs/basics/a/aa060303a.htm
>
--- In
shriadishakti@yahoogroups.com,
"jagbir singh"
<adishakti_org@y...> wrote:
>
> We are just beginning to link the cool breeze not only
to
> kundalini awakening/subtle system but also to the
Great Event
> ordained by the scriptures for all humanity. Unlike
the past
> subtle system decades of Sahaja Yoga, the majority of
those
> convinced by the present truth of this Great Event
will not leave.
>
> People want to know why they are feeling the cool
breeze. If SYs
> do not explain the link between kundalini awakening
and the Great
> Event the vast majority of seekers will just say, "So
what???!!"
> .............. and walk away. Only the truth will make
them stay.
>
>
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Shri
Mataji
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“All
these books have talked about Sahaja Yoga. But we must
bring all religions in their true form, in their pure
form. This is the work, one has to do, is to bring the
religions in their purest form and not to adhere to
them, whatever form has been created or done by
human beings.
These religions are not created by human beings but by
incarnations. So, human beings have made them
artificial, they have made all kinds of nonsense with
them.
We have to remember that religion in it's true and pure
form. We
have to respect and they are all just the same. If you
come to the
truer form, they are just the same, like the different
petals of the
flower. One may not look the same as other, but the
whole thing
makes a flower.”
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
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