
Messages to Seekers
Need For Spirituality
Saints’ Blessings
to the Sanatan
Common Misconceptions
Spiritual Practice for Awakening Spiritual Emotion
Children's Corner
Activities Worldwide
Religious Festivals
Implied Meanings
Spiritual Practice for Destroying Ego
Spiritual Experiences
Experiment of the
Subtle Dimension
Saints' Quotes
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Common Misconceptions
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The Sanatan is promoting a particular religion,
namely Hinduism
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come across while spreading the science of Spirituality. Often, reading
the detailed explanation of science behind Deities, Hindu rituals,
religious festivals, etc., some people feel that the Sanatan is an
organization spreading Hinduism. This may prevent non-Hindus from
studying and benefiting from the Sanatan’s publications and
periodicals on the science of Spirituality. |
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The following will explain how the Sanatan is spreading Spirituality, and is
not limited to any religion:
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The
Sanskrut word ‘Sanatan’ means
that which is always new, full of chaitanya (divine
consciousness) and never ages. God alone has these qualities.The
aim of the Sanatan is spreading
the science of Spirituality, that is, universal spiritual principles
underlying any religion. Thus, seekers of the Sanatan actively
provide guidance in spiritual practice (sadhana)
to interested seekers and motivate the spiritually curious
to commence spiritual
practice. Thus, the Sanatan’s publications, too, are
geared towards explaining the science of Spirituality in various
paths
of spiritual practice, and various religious rituals, festivals,
etc., regardless of the religion. |
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There
are many paths of spiritual practice; the Sanatan recommends
the path of Guru’s grace (Gurukrupayoga)
for rapid spiritual progress, since all paths finally lead
to this path. In fact,
the fundamental step on this path, namely repeating (chanting)
The Lord’s Name, is recommended as per one’s religion.
If one has spiritual problems, such as distressing
energy trouble,
then chants and remedies as per the problem are provided. These
prescription chants or mantras are recommended as per Hinduism;
however, these exist in every religion, but in today’s
times are not so widely known. (Refer to Issue 174,
Common Misconceptions section for further clarification of
this misconception.) |
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The
Sanatan has several publications, such as the Science
of Spirituality in the Holy Bible, Science of Spirituality
in the Glorious Kuran, as well as upcoming publications that
show the universality of the teachings of major religions. |
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The Sanatan has
seekers from various religions – Hindus, Christians,
Muslims, Buddhists, Jains, etc. However, it so happens that
many of the Sanatan’s seekers are Hindu and hence, many
times, practical guidance in the Sanatan’s periodicals,
such as the Weekly Online, is geared towards them. If we receive
questions (that is, from the viewpoint of studying and practicing
Spirituality) in the context of other religions, those, too,
are attended to with equal importance. (Refer to Issue 118,
Clarification of Doubts section and Issue 204,
Subtle Experiment section for information on ‘Taking
God’s Name in
vain’, and the Religious
Festivals Page for spiritually beneficial
celebration of both Hindu and non-Hindu festivals.) |
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