Issue No. 206 • January 4, 2004
Editor: Mr. Pruthviraj Purushottam Hajare

Articles

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





Common Misconceptions
The Sanatan is promoting a particular religion, namely Hinduism
    This is a misconception we sometimes 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.


    The following will explain how the Sanatan is spreading Spirituality, and is not limited to any religion:

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.
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.)
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.
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.)
- Editor.
 

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