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Why Hinduism Stands out As a Religion 64 What the Religions Teach © Tumuluru Krishna Murty ‘Anasuya’ C-66 Durgabai Deshmukh Colony Ahobil Mutt Road Hyderabad 500007 Ph: +91 (40) 2742 7083/ 8904 Typeset and formatted by: Desaraju Sri Sai Lakshmi Table of Contents Foreword ................................................................................ 13 Introduction ........................................................................... 15 The True Nature of Dharma ................................................ 17 What is Dharma ? ................................................................................... 17 Intentions of actions should be pure 19 Principles on which Dharma is based 20 Do not have a double standard 21 Do unto others as others do unto you 22 Dharma is the primary maxim of life 24 Dharma of man is a life of sacrifice 25 God is the embodiment of dharma 27 What is the essence of dharma? 28 On the path of dharma 29 Three principles to guide you 31 Dharma and human values .................................................................... 32 Practising what you preach is Dharma 33 Symbolic meanings of Spiritual terms and acts ...................................... 34 Divine Versus Worldly Dharma 37 See the stone as God 37 Follow divine dharma and be free 38 Egotism based on the body is hell 41 True dharma is the fundamental basis 42 The Doctrine of Karma ......................................................... 47 The Eternal Dharma ............................................................................... 47 Consequences are implicit in the action itself 49 Why Bharat is a Karma-Bhoomi 50 7 Human qualities to be cultivated 51 What is Religion? .................................................................. 53 What Religion means: ............................................................................ 53 All religions proclaim the Unity of Divinity ............................................. 56 Divine experience is inherent nature of man 59 All religions emphasise human values 61 The origin of post-Vedic religions ........................................................... 62 Religious differences should never arise 63 Why Hinduism stands out as a religion 64 What the religions teach ........................................................................ 65 Hinduism ................................................................................ 67 Why Hinduism stands out as a religion ................................................... 71 Three schools of philosophy ................................................................... 76 Shankaracharya’s adwaitha philosophy 77 Merging in the Source is the ultimate destiny ................................... 77 Ramanujacharya’s Visishtadwaitha Philosophy 79 Madhvacharya’s dwaitha philosophy 80 Upasanas ................................................................................................ 81 Zoroastrianism ...................................................................... 83 Jainism .................................................................................... 87 Buddhism ............................................................................... 93 Buddha's search for Truth ...................................................................... 98 Nirvana 100 Good life leads to nirvana ................................................................ 101 Buddha’s Teachings .............................................................................. 103 Divinity transcends space and time 103 Samyag darsanam 104 Samyag vachanam 106 8 Samyag karma and samyag sadhana 107 The true meaning of dharma .......................................................... 107 Buddha teaches True Sacrifice 109 Buddha shows what true sacrifice means ....................................... 109 Buddha teaches Equanimity 110 Buddhists Prayer .................................................................................. 112 True meaning of the Buddhist prayer 115 Buddha Purnima .................................................................................. 116 Christianity .......................................................................... 117 Jesus .................................................................................................... 119 The three stages of Jesus' life 119 Jesus' original name was Isa 121 Do not confine Jesus to one community 122 Man forgets or ignores the goal of life 123 Jesus bore no ill-will towards any one 125 Be ever ready to cast the body away 126 Bible – Clarifications ............................................................................. 127 Christian ............................................................................................... 128 Christmas ............................................................................................. 129 He whom Christ announced ................................................................. 130 Islam ..................................................................................... 143 Allah 145 Islam 145 The Atma can never be hurt by insult 146 During Ramzan month rivalry is avoided 147 Unity is the basic teaching of every religion 148 Demonstrate love and tolerance in daily activity 149 Sikhism ................................................................................. 150 Sai Religion – the Unity of Religions ................................. 154 The 'Sai religion' is the essence of all faiths .......................................... 156 9 Unity of Religions ................................................................................. 159 Sarva Dharma Prayer ............................................................................ 162 Develop spiritual oneness 164 Religions are not different from each other 164 The message of unity 166 Love is the life-breath of every being 167 Love is my Religion 167 Ishwaras sarva bhuthanaam: Sanatana Dharma embraces all faiths ................................................................................ 169 Sanatana Dharma is the essence of all dharmas ................................... 169 Man and God 172 Divine Intelligence is universal and all-comprehensive ......................... 173 Sanatana Dharma Is the Divine Mother of Humanity ..... 182 The Divine is manifest in every human being ....................................... 182 The three tools for Awareness 184 Secret of Inaction in Action 184 The Reality inherent in all 185 Spiritual Transformation ................................................... 193 Religions arise from the minds of men 193 Man's life is conditioned by feelings and deeds 195 The nation belongs to all 196 Three concepts and ideals you should cherish 197 Make the world a happy Home of Love 198 The goal of spiritual endeavours 199 People today relish the very things religion condemned 200 Sacrifice at least a desire or two 201 Inherent divinity in everyone is the same 201 Develop devotion to Dharma ............................................................... 202 Social transformation is related to spiritual change ............................. 203 Teachers who can inspire are becoming rare 204 Pursuit of the science of the spirit is essential today 205 10 The Supreme is in the subtlest and the vastest 206 The five types of life-breaths or vital airs 207 Difference between worldly and spiritually minded 208 Have your hands in society and heads in forest .............................. 209 Use scriptures as guides for right action 211 Six virtues to be cultivated in life 212 Spiritual transformation will bring peace 213 Need for national approach to sharing-river waters 215 Education, health and water should be free for all 216 The water project ............................................................................ 217 The triple transformation 217 Shed selfishness 218 Index ..................................................................................... 219 Bibliography ........................................................................ 220 11 Foreword “Ekam Sat Vipra bahudavadanthi” Truth is one but wise have said in many ways. “Ekameva adwitiyam brahma” God is One without a second. There is only one God and Atma is one. The Atma is the same in All. All religious people pray to the same God, but their names and forms may be different. All religions teach only good, And one has to follow the teachings Using one’s discrimination. If the mind is pure, No religion would appear bad. Bhagavan says: “Religions are many, but God is one; Jewels are many, but Gold is one; Appearances are many, but Reality is One. Cows may be of different breeds or colours or sizes, but milk they yield is the same, the world over. So too, all religions, whatever their origin or extent of influence, are means to teach man this process. Do not give room for differences based on language, religion, caste or nationality. Develop the feeling that all are children of God. You may worship God in any form of your choice, but 13 Sanatana Dharma: For a happy, peaceful life of an individual and for society always bear in mind that God is one. Cultivate love and promote unity and harmony among all. Religions are many, but the road is the same. Flowers are many, but worship is the same, professions are many but living is the same.” Saharaseersha Purusha Sahasraska sahasrapath-Isavasya midam Jagat Eswara Sarvabhuthanam Ekovasi sarvabhoothamanratma – Understand the tenets, experience and follow. Religion means Realisation, What is that realisation? That is oneness, That realisation is Love. Therefore we must with unity
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