About Sanatana
The Foundation of Hinduism
Unless there is a major war or conflagration that disturbs the fundamentals of human life upon the planet, in fifty years, yoga will be more dominant than any religion. "
Our Sanatana
What is Sanatana
The Sanatana Dharma is not about telling you something that you have to believe or else you are dead. This is not that kind of culture. I tell you something that will raise more questions in you than you ever imagined possible. The entire process of the Sanatana Dharma is to raise questions in you, not to give you readymade answers – to raise questions, to deepen the questioning in such a way that you will naturally find the source of all this. To bring that dimension of seeking, it is very important that the necessary precautions are taken to see that it does not become another theological study.
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What is Sanatana Dharma?
The Sanatana Dharma is not about telling you something that you have to believe or else you are dead. This is not that kind of culture. I tell you something that will raise more questions in you than you ever imagined possible. The entire process of the Sanatana Dharma is to raise questions in you, not to give you readymade answers – to raise questions, to deepen the questioning in such a way that you will naturally find the source of all this. To bring that dimension of seeking, it is very important that the necessary precautions are taken to see that it does not become another theological study.
Philosophies offering solutions in heaven are not going to work. Elaborate philosophies that do not stand to reason are not going to work. People will want practical solutions for everything."
Himalayas and Ocean Cultural
We identified with the geographical features of this land. We realized we got this kind of freedom for 6000 to 8000 years, where we could seek with our own intelligence and we developed our spiritual process, our music, our mathematics, our astronomy to such heights without being interfered by anyone, without being attacked by anyone, because the Himalayas and the Indian Ocean protected us. We called ourselves Hindu out of deep reverence to these two geographical features without which we would not have had an uninterrupted culture evolving for thousands of years.
The Essence of Sanatana Dharma
Someone who came from outside and could only understand that one could either belong to this group or that group branded this culture as Hinduism. Till then, there was no such thing as Hinduism. So, it is time that we bring this back, that this is a spirit of inquiry. This is not about belief. This is not about my belief versus your belief. This is about paying attention to everything with great reverence and perceiving what best we can. This is the nature of the Sanatana Dharma. That is why it is eternal. If you impose your belief on me, how long is it going to work? The Sanatana Dharma can be eternal only because what is offered is compatible with one's intelligence. That is the only reason it can live forever.
Universal Wellbeing
If we really want the Sanatana Dharma to become a universal practice in the world, which ultimately is the only wellbeing the world can look for, it is very important that it does not get identified with anything. It is the nature of human intelligence to inquire. This inquiry has been curbed because belief systems have been imposed upon people. “‘This is it,’ and if you don’t believe this, you cannot exist.” Using fear and guilt and the like, the natural inquiry of human intelligence has been hugely curbed. It is in the interest of the ultimate wellbeing of humanity that a profound sense of inquiry is brought into everyone’s life. This is the fundamental purpose of the Sanatana Dharma.