Dharma and Sampradaaya - 7.

Swami Chinmayanada
7.

NOTE :-
READ THIS : CAREFULLY, THEN YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT WE PRACTICE IN BHARATHAM SINCE ANCIENT TIMES BEFORE THE BIRTH OF CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM CUM OTHER WORLD RELIGIONS IS "SANATANA DHARMAM"

WORLD  RELIGIONS BEGAN WITH A PROPHET IS NEVER EQUAL OR ABOVE "SANATANANA DHARMAM"

ALL OF THEM MERELY "SAMPRADAAYAS"

Now we shall try to think about the two words – Dharma and Sampradaaya together.

Dharma is one, Sampradaayas can be and are many.

Dharma is not founded by an individual – it is beginningless.

A sampradaaya is founded by an individual. It is born and therefore shall perish.

(“jaatasya hi dhruvo mrtyuh”).

That which is born shall perish- Geeta.


Dharma is eternal – Sanatana .

From the above discussions it can be clearly realised that all of us have one common Eternal Dharma.

Muslim, Sikh, Parsi, Christianity, Swaminarayana, Pushti Marg etc, are all sampradaayas and not dharma.

They have one inspirer or founder eg Jesus, Mohammed etc.

They follow a particular text eg the Bible, Koran etc.

They follow a particular code of conduct eg Sunday Mass, Baptism, Friday Masjid etc.

Dharma by its very nature is “bin sampradaayaik’ ( secular).

Dharma however has the capacity to accomodate countless sampradaayas.

It is the very base of all of them.

No sampradaaya has the capacity to encompass the entire dharma in all its aspects.

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