Hi, What is Sanatana Dharma?

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Hi Has this anything to do with Lord Sanatana? WHo is he really? What is Sanatana Dharma about? I havnt actually came accross it until today.

I have read a little regarding this and can always search for more but thought itd be nice to have the views of people here.

[Anirudh]

Hi Has this anything to do with Lord Sanatana? WHo is he really? What is Sanatana Dharma about? I havnt actually came accross it until today.

I have read a little regarding this and can always search for more but thought itd be nice to have the views of people here.

I don't know how you survived so long in HDF.

What is Sanatana Dharma about?

Im a gujarati, keem cho, lol. Also a follower of Hinduism and very spiritual too!

[govind_das]

Hi Has this anything to do with Lord Sanatana? WHo is he really? What is Sanatana Dharma about? I havnt actually came accross it until today.

Sanatana Dharma is the correct name for Hinduism. It refers to all forms of Hinduism.

[yajvan]

hariḥ oṁ
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namast�

Sanātana� dharma is predicated upon ārṣa j�āna. Many know this but thought it was worthy to repeat what this is.

• ārṣa - relating or belonging to or derived from ṛṣi-s (some spell rishi's) seers of truth, of Reality);
• and we know j�āna is knowledge.

So sanātana dharma is anchored upon, founded in, and supported by the knowledge of the seers of Reality.
This is why sanātana dharma is so profound, so insightful. It comes to us via the seers that know, the exponents of Reality. That is, those seers that are exponents of this Infinite Being of Intelligence and can speak from direct personal experience.

This experience of Reality can be had by all . That is, Reality, expansion of consciousess, Being, is svatāsiddha. The notion of Being is self-revealed, self-known on a personal -subjective -intimate level. It is svatā + siddha :

• svatā = the state of belonging to one's self , ownership as sva स्व = one's own , my own.
• siddha = accomplished , fulfilled , effected , gained , acquired, well-known

At the core of sanātana dharma , is the orientation that one can come to reveal Reality because it is self-proved. It is self-proved because it is who we really are.

Hence the upaniṣad-s, the ved, various āgama's give us knowledge , then we ourselves can have this practical experience ourselves - this is the notion of svatāsiddha. If we just read about all the saints and ṛṣi-s thier experiences remain on the page and not in our field of experience.

Come to know your Self (sva-ātman) and you will know the depth and breath of sanātana dharma.

praṇām

words

1. sanātana is defined as eternal , perpetual , permanent , everlasting , primeval , ancient

• With the long ā this word could be looked as as sanā-atana or sana-atana or sana-ātan-a
• sanā is defined as 'of old' and we can quickly see the connection to 'eternal'.
• sana - is defined as 'lasting long' , again the connection to 'everlasting'
• atana is a passer on, or the act of passing on
• ātan is to extend or stretch over , penetrate , spread , overspread (said of the light) , illuminate

dharma is from dhṛ - that which upholds, preserves , keeps ; and dharma then is defined as that which is established or firm , steadfast

So this sanātana dharma is that which upholds (dhṛ), establishes firm that which is ancient ( sanā ) and ever lasting (sana) that spreads over (ātan) and is passed on (atana).

[eyeopen]

Anirudh, I dont know what HDF means, sorry. But you could of tried explaing, lol.

Im from the UK a fairly small place alot of Hindus, Muslims, and sikhs, mainly British, soem chineese, africans etc. But I have not come across Sanatana Dharma before. SOrry if this offends people here, but its the truth.

Yajvan, thanks you for your reply, Shukriya.

It still isit much familiar, However you have kind of just describes some of my views, as I wish to know and find the Truth, threw research, knowledge, I wish to be like Rishis, know the truth.

So regarding Sanatana Dharma, who is God? Supreme being etc?

Thanks,

[eyeopen]

I don't know how you survived so long in HDF.

Anirudh, I jsut realsied what HDF is, sorry, I realised last night but forgot, Hindu Dharma Forums, lol. sorry, yes well I just joined.

[hinduism♥krishna]

।। श्री गणेशाय नमः ।।


Hare krishna

After reading this nothing remains to understan what is " sanatana dharma " ( now globally called as hinduism).

The following information that was originally offered in this post can be found in full at this site:
http://veda.wikidot.com/hinduism
Full cut-and-pastes from another site may violate the site's copy-right laws or the original author's intent of use and is not considered appropriate on HDF.

thank you for your co-operation on this matter.


EDITED : Sorry for that





श्री हरी ॐ नमः भगवते वासुदेवाय ।।

[eyeopen]

Thanks, I just saw Govinda Das's comment, now you mean Hinduism by Sanatana Dharma? Now it makes sense to me. Thankyou.

[Imran520]

Sanatana means eternal, never beginning nor ending.
Dharma is from dhuri, meaning to hold together, to sustain.
Sanatana Dharma eternally holds All together.