{"id":1071,"date":"2022-02-27T21:53:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T10:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sadhana.app\/?p=1071"},"modified":"2023-08-19T02:38:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T16:38:41","slug":"pillars-of-dharma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sadhana.app\/?p=1071","title":{"rendered":"Pillars of Dharma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"module picturefull \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sadhana.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/4-pillars-of-dharma_h.jpg\" alt=\"4 pillars of dharma_h\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"module titletext\">\n\t<div class=\"fs-h1\">The Vedic Way of Life<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"text fs-labeur-little fs-wysiwyg\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s remarkable that in a vast country like India, with tens of languages and hundreds of dialects, a country with extraordinary cultural and historical diversity, where states were eternally fighting territorial and political wars, there had <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">never<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> been any persecution in the name of religion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just take a look into India\u2019s ancient or medieval history, and you won\u2019t find any episode of two kings or states going to battle just because they prayed to a different form of God. That\u2019s because Sanatana Dharma allowed peaceful co-existence of contradictions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An advanced text published on Sanatana Dharma in 1904 in Benares, elucidates beautifully. I quote,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Religion based on the Vedas, the Sanatana Dharma, is the oldest of living Religions, and stands unrivalled in the depth and splendour of its philosophy, while it yields to none in the purity of its ethical teachings and in the flexibility and varied adaptation of its rites and ceremonies.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>It is like a river, which has shallows that a child may play in, and depths which the strongest diver cannot fathom.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is thus adapted to every human need, and there is nothing which any religion can supply to add to its rounded perfection.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\u0927\u093e\u0930\u0923\u093e\u0924\u094d<\/b> <b>\u0927\u0930\u094d\u092e<\/b> <b>\u0907\u0924\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0903<\/b> <b>\u0927\u0930\u094d\u092e\u094b\u0902<\/b> <b>\u0927\u093e\u0930\u092f\u0924\u093f<\/b> <b>\u092a\u094d\u0930\u091c\u093e\u0903<\/b> <b>\u0964<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The M\u0101habh\u0101rata &#8211; Karna Parva. (69.58)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat which supports,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that which holds together<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the people of the Universe,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that is Dharma.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s worth mentioning here, that the root of the word religion essentially means the same thing, \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that which binds together\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. An irony isn\u2019t it, considering our world is so split up over it? The whole point of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dharma<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to begin with, was peaceful coexistence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though Sanatana Dharma has been referred to as a religion here \u2013 commonly known as Hinduism \u2013 it is actually not a religion or sect. It is a manner of thinking,<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a way of life.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The deeper philosophy they represent, spiritually anchored the people of the Vedic civilization and infused peace, strength and harmony into the cultural roots of this beautiful land.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHow fortunate am I to be born on this holy land,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where countless sages and Gods have trod,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where the very air is fragrant<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with the perfume of their holy feet,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where sacred rivers and streams gush<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in ecstasy to reach the ocean,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where every stone is a linga in disguise,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where every cow is a holy animal,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where one can lie on the earth and say,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is my land,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the holy land.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">~ Vanamali\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"module quote\">\n\t\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"iconic\" src=\".\/wp-content\/themes\/sadhana\/resources\/assets\/img\/news\/iconic.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\n\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icon-top\" src=\".\/wp-content\/themes\/sadhana\/resources\/assets\/img\/news\/icon-quote.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\tThrough any period in its several millennia-old history, Sanatana Dharma has always stood on the foundation of four sacred pillars  \u2013 Gau, Gita, Ganga and Gayatri. \t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"module titletext\">\n\t<div class=\"fs-h1\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"text fs-labeur-little fs-wysiwyg\"><p><b>The Gau<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gau<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (cow) may have been caught by its horns, unawares as a hot topic of political controversy these days, however the story behind worshipping the \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gau Mata<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 came from humble beginnings!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In ancient India, practically every family in the country had a cow at home and they looked upon it as a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mother<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that nourishes and provides for her children, for everyday life was dependent on them for milk, dung for fuel and tilling the agricultural land for food. It came to be seen as a symbol of selfless service, patience and sacrifice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The love we shower on our pets today, is the kind of love people showered on cows and horses during the Vedic times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They attained a holier status around five hundred years ago, when the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bhakti-lahar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> swept across the country. Many great Vaishnava saints like Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Meera Bai, became powerful proponents of devotional service. They worshipped cows because they were loved ardently by their beloved Krishna, the divine cow-herder of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gokula<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sentiment behind this act was to never hurt what or who your beloved loves, for that would be akin to hurting him as well! \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gopala Krishna<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019, literally means \u2018the protector of cows.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Srimad Bh\u0101gavad G\u012bt\u0101<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Maharishi Ved Vyasa wrote the greatest epic of all times, \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mahabharata\u2019, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it was at a turning point on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, when Lord Sri Krishna revealed his Divine form to Arjuna and imparted sacred knowledge to him, which came to be known as \u2018The Srimad Bh\u0101gavad G\u012bt\u0101\u2019. It\u00a0 is Bh\u0101gavad-\u00a0 \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">like the Lord<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 and G\u012bt\u0101- \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the song<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019; The blessed song of the Lord!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u0917\u0940\u0924\u093e<\/b> <b>\u0938\u0941\u0917\u0940\u0924\u093e<\/b> <b>\u0915\u0930\u094d\u0924\u0935\u094d\u092f\u093e<\/b> <b>\u0915\u093f\u092e\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0948\u0903<\/b> <b>\u0936\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0935\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0930\u0948\u0903\u0964<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u092f\u093e<\/b> <b>\u0938\u094d\u0935\u092f\u0902<\/b> <b>\u092a\u0926\u094d\u092e\u0928\u093e\u092d\u0938\u094d\u092f<\/b> <b>\u092e\u0941\u0916\u092a\u0926\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0926\u094d\u0935\u093f\u0928\u093f\u0903\u0938\u0943\u0924\u093e\u0964\u0964<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maharishi Ved Vyasa says,<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cwhere are you wandering, oh lost one? The Bh\u0101gavad G\u012bt\u0101 that has emerged most melodiously from the holy lips of our Lotus-Eyed Lord, is the only song that is meant to be sung. There is no need to read any other scripture. This has come straight from the source, from the glorious Lord Padmanabha Himself \u2013 every word of it!\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The divine wisdom contained in every word of the Srimad Bh\u0101gavad G\u012bt\u0101, is as lustrous, relevant and true as it was then 5000 years ago, as it is now, by an equal measure, if not more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Ganga<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ganges is a sacred river that starts from the top of the Himalayas in India, from Gangotri and continues all the way down to Ganga Sagar. From times immemorial, it connected the diverse cultures, and varied ideologies across India. It was also the chief source of water on the northern side for irrigation and to sustain the livelihood of people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the scriptures, Devi Ganga emerged from Lord Vishnu\u2019s lotus feet and then she flowed full force, as Lord Shiva captured her in his matted locks. Humbled by His divine touch, she then proceeded to gently flow down to earth, for the benefit of humanity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was Suryavanshi King Dilipa\u2019s son Bhagiratha who first undertook intense penance of Lord Shiva to bring Ma Ganga to Earth from the heavens, for only she had the power to bring salvation to his forefathers who had been cursed by Sage Kapila.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She freed and took them to the heavens above and since then has held great significance for Hindus, in the worship of ancestors. Ma Ganga is considered to be the portal that leads the souls of the deceased, into a liberated afterlife.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Gayatri<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Gayatri mantra is fascinatingly the quintessential mantra of Sanatana Dharma, even with its countless sects. It has been recognised unanimously, as the one which is the essence of the Vedas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Found in the Rig Veda, which is the oldest of the four Vedas, Gayatri is one of the most powerful Vedic mantras. She is the radiant, effulgent Savitri or <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vedmata, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Mother of the Vedas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The verses in Vedas are organized in meters, called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chanda<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Sanskrit, and Lord Sri Krishna says,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u0917\u093e\u092f\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u091b\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0938\u093e\u092e\u0939\u092e\u094d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Srimad Bh\u0101gavad G\u012bt\u0101 (10.35)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Of all the Vedic meters, I am Gayatri.\u2019<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the power of the Gayatri mantra that transformed the arrogant King Kaushika into the enlightened sage Vishwamitra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With his inner eye he had seen the one mantra, the cause of creation, the one mantra that had the power to pull anyone out of any adversity, and help one realize one\u2019s wildest dreams. He was the first to invoke and unleash its power for the benefit of humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u0950<\/b> <b>\u092d\u0942\u0930\u094d\u092d\u0941\u0935\u0903<\/b> <b>\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0903<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u0924\u0924\u094d\u0938\u0935\u093f\u0924\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0935\u0930\u0947\u0923\u094d\u092f\u0902<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u092d\u0930\u094d\u0917\u094b<\/b> <b>\u0926\u0947\u0935\u0938\u094d\u092f<\/b> <b>\u0927\u0940\u092e\u0939\u093f<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u0927\u093f\u092f\u094b<\/b> <b>\u092f\u094b<\/b> <b>\u0928\u0903<\/b> <b>\u092a\u094d\u0930\u091a\u094b\u0926\u092f\u093e\u0924\u094d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are now meditating upon the one who alone is fit to be worshipped. May that divine radiance, that divine energy which is full of light, guide our intellects. May it put our intellects in motion, so we have a certain wealth of wisdom to put to use. This is the basis of the Gayatri Mantra.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s\u0101dhak<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wants to walk the path of sadhana properly, then invoking the energy of Goddess Gayatri is non-negotiable. It is the very foundation of mantra sadhana.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"module titletext\">\n\t<div class=\"fs-h1\">The simplest path to self-discovery<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"text fs-labeur-little fs-wysiwyg\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pillars of Sanatana Dharma form the bedrock of a prayerful, meaningful existence, with the awareness of the Divine inter-connectedness of absolutely everything in nature: So that we speak our words carefully, use our resources judiciously to help ourselves and others, and be grateful for the infinite blessings in our lives!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lord Sri Krishna says,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>\u092f\u094b<\/b> <b>\u092e\u093e\u0902<\/b> <b>\u092a\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0924\u093f<\/b> <b>\u0938\u0930\u094d\u0935\u0924\u094d\u0930<\/b> <b>\u0938\u0930\u094d\u0935\u0902<\/b> <b>\u091a<\/b> <b>\u092e\u092f\u093f<\/b> <b>\u092a\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0924\u093f<\/b> <b>\u0964<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u0924\u0938\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0939\u0902<\/b> <b>\u0928<\/b> <b>\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0923\u0936\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092e\u093f<\/b> <b>\u0938<\/b> <b>\u091a<\/b> <b>\u092e\u0947<\/b> <b>\u0928<\/b> <b>\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0923\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0924\u093f<\/b> <b>\u0965<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Srimad Bh\u0101gavad G\u012bt\u0101 (6.30)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;See me in everybody and see everybody in me. I no longer remain invisible to that person and that person is no longer invisible to me.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>Let\u2019s go back to the roots of Sanatana Dharma and experience the life-transforming power of the Vedic way of life, on the Sadhana App.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Sanatana Dharma a religion or is it deeper that that? 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