Sanatana Dharma : What it is?
Sanatana Dharma: What it is? “I thank you in the name of the mother of religions, and I thank you in the name of millions and millions of Hindu people of all classes and sects.” When Swami Vivekananda addressed the Parliament of Religions thus, he was referring to a deep-rooted ethos of a section of humanity that considered truth, love, and compassion as the basis of their very existence. He was not referring here to any particular religion. Instead, he was referring to Sanatana Dharma. Sanatana Dharma: Dharma is Sanatana, indestructible, and hence relevant for all ages and times, whereas religions and ideologies, which were given at a particular point in history for a particular set of people, may not be applicable for another period for even those very sections of the population. Religions and ideologies are like our Smritis, which we used to revise as per the time and circumstances. We have many Smritis which were thus revised, as time went by. Wha...