Author: Swami Nityananda
Publisher: Chinmaya Mission Trust
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 87
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8175970650
Description
Sanatana Dharma the most ancient of all the living religions of today, a non-prophetic religion popularly known as Hinduism since the last few centuries, based on all-embracing universal love, the eternal values of life and human endeavour, time-tested knowledge and wisdom, and all-comprehensive in its vision, has a permanent message enshrined in it, for the entire humanity irrespective of time, place and circumstances.
Herein, wherever the words Hinduism and Hindu are used, they stand for Sanatana Dharma and a fellow of Sanatana Dharma respectively, as Hinduism is not the name of a religion, but the way of life of the people inhabiting the land of the Sindhu.
Contents
THE PROLOGUE
What is Hinduism? Who is a Hindu?
What is Sanatana Dharma?
The Creed of Santana Dharma
The Articles of the Sanatani Creed
The Fundamental doctrines
Why so many Religions?
Catholicity and tolerance
The Scriptures
The Scriptures Tabulated
The Srutis-the Vedas including the Upanishads
The Smritis-The Upavedas, Vedangas, Veda-Upangas, the Dharma Sastras, the Puranas and the Itihasas
Our Scientific Heritage
The Philosophy of the Darsanas-The Visions
The Monotheistic Hindu Pantheon
The Prasthanatraya
The Paths or Yogas
(Karma: Bhakti: Raja & Jnana)
The Spiritual Journey
(Dwaita-Visishtadwaita-Adwaita)
Varna and Ashrama
Bondage and Liberation
The Mumukshu and the Adhikarin
The essence of all Scriptures
The Journey’s End
The Epilogue
GLOSSARY