Hinduism -What is SANATAN DHARMA ( Hinduism)Part1

[properhindu]

Excellent video.

Keep posting such knowledgeable videos to help Santan Dharma Followers or Hindu's to understand right from wrong. The problem in countries like US, Canada, Australia and Britain is that fake cults like Swaminarayan are brainwashing Hindu families and pose a greater threat than the threat of Islam.

[stupefedious]

Persian is a substratum of Sanskrit!!

[Politactic]

Obviously you have no clue about the origin of the word Hindu.

[VedikGyan]

WORD HINDU IS DERIVED FROM SANSKRIT WORD SINDHU. SINDHU IS SYNONYM FOR FOLLOWERS OF SANATAN DHARMA OR PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW VEDAS.Vedic Rishis who follwed Sanathan Dharma were called SINDHU RISHIS .WORD SINDHU CAN BE FOUND ALL OVER VEDAS.

MANDALA I, HYMN 44.

ASHTAKA I, ADHYÂYA 3, VARGA 2830.

12. When thou, the Purohita of the gods, who art great like Mitra, goest on thy errand as messenger in their midst, then the flames of Agni shine like the roaring waves of the Sindhu

Rig Veda

[VedikGyan]

In the Rig Veda, Bharat(Holy land and birth place of Sanatan Dharma, Rama, Krishna, Vedas) is referred to as the

country of SAPTA SINDHU, i.e. the country of seven great rivers.Rishis who followed Vedas and Sanatan Dharma were called Sindhu Rishis

In Vedic Sanskrit, according to ancient

dictionaries, sa was pronounced as ha. Thus Sapta Sindhu was pronounced as

Hapta Hindu. So this is how the word Hindu came into being.

[Politactic]

Not in Sanskrit in Persian, please....

[VedikGyan]

Hindu is just another way to pronounce SANSKRIT WORD SINDHU, FOUND ALL OVER VEDAS.

Depending on what accent you choose to use, you can pronounce it SINDHU OR HINDU.

Like we say DHARMA and Westerners who cant pronounce it say DAARMA. Both words have same meaning. We say KARMA, westerners say KHARMA.

[Chhenu]

Thanks again for posting this nice video VedikGyan! :)

[VedikGyan]

Thanks for the encouragement bro :)

[justdoodleit]

But the vedic concepts of "Sanatana Dharama" resonate infinite beauty and harmony beyond our feeble imagination.

It is a pity that the people world over fight confusing symbols for truth and even in India there's much disagreement over deities & forms. If only one took time to meditate and look within all this conflict and confusion would cease.By the way the music in this video is sublime. Thanks!

[justdoodleit]

The beauty of "Sanatana Dharama" is in its essence (as mentioned in Vedas & Upanishads) that is, it deals with Cosmos, Life & the mystery of being in metaphysical terms. No other human thought has integrated all aspects of Man & Cosmos so well. Through the "One" infinite is realized and through the "Infinite" one is seen. Something so eternal can indeed only be the law of the universe and should not be branded as religion. Religion is only man made and imaginary in most aspects.

[Chhenu]

DharmRakshak, its good that you clarified. cuz I posted a comment on Vivekananda and mentioned Prabhupada and a Prabhupada indirect fan got heated up n blamed me for spreading hatred amongst Hindus ! I can again repeat that Prabhupada went around the globe promoting his own organization but lashed out at Hindus and Hinduism and most Hindu saints of highest caliber!! We respect what u did to spread bhakti n Gita, but this politics was not called for Prabhupada!!

[VedikGyan]

God or Ishvara — when man tries to know the attributeless Brahman with his mind, under the influence of Maya,(ILLUSION CREATED BY LIMITED HUMAN BRAIN) Brahman becomes God. God is Brahman with Maya — the manifested form of Brahman. when the "reflection" of the Cosmic Spirit falls upon the mirror of Maya, it appears as the Supreme Lord. The Supreme Lord is true only in the pragmatic level — his actual form in the transcendental level is the Cosmic Spirit.

[Chhenu]

an error correction - I meant to write this is a common misunderstanding within vaishnava "DVAIT" circles not advait circles as I had mistakenly written. It was a typo. Thanks.

[EXChristian0]

"On the tree of wisdom there is no fairer flower than the Upanishads, and no finer fruit than the Vedanta philosophy"

Deva Sena (Paul Deussen)

[Chhenu]

I've come to know and saw it first hand that some cult organizations are trying hard to hijack the very "VEDIC" word to be confined to the activities of their own organization and political views. They try to use it along with everything THEY do and anything THEY do and want. They may publish a book and name it "VEDIC" cuisine that may have nothing in common with Vedic except it being vegetarian. or call their limited one sided philosophical view as "VEDIC" view of all Vedas!!

[Chhenu]

They try to preach erroneously that one form of God is this much % and the other is that much. lol! How do you measure the % of infinite?? One that the Vedas called "neti-neti"?? Nor this nor that!!And now they want to confine this God into their own sect to bash other!!! How sick!!! This is called politics in religion. But Sanatana Dharma is not just a religion! And we have to understand this!

[Chhenu]

Small time cults who just were invented about 500 years back now try hard to establish their own identity by bashing ageless Hinduism. Although they cannot bash Sanatana Dharma, so they preach that Hinduism is not Sanatama Dharma so that they can bash it whole heartedly. But this is not so. These are the people who want to limit God and the Divine consciousness into narrow lanes of dvaite etc..

[VedikGyan]

Excellent words. You are truly enlightened .

You REALISE what is Dharma.knowing how to swim is one thing, and just copying and pasting ' HOW TO SWIM' is another thing. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT SOME PEOPLE DO WHO HAVE MASTERED ART OF COPY AND PASTE;)

[Chhenu]

"just copying and pasting ' HOW TO SWIM' is another thing." - lol. yes. But even while they see you swimming, their argument comes forth - "oh its fine that you can swim, but where is the proof from shastra, sadhu and guru that you are swimming? Where are the quotes from our translator and purport-man? unless you do that we can't believe you are swimming! You have to come and seek our permission so that WE alone classify it as swimming" LOL.

[Chhenu]

Not at all. only small time sects have a narrow view like that. And they claim to represent the whole of Vedic Sanatana Dharma aka Hinduism under different made up new age terminologies. Sanatana Dharma has no problem and limitation about advaita or advaita, vishishta dvaita or achintya bheda-bheda dvaita. Sanatana Dharama has it all in one package!! And that's the depth and broadmindedness of HINDUISM!!

[gaura]

this video should have been called "Sanatana Dharma- according to a Advaitavadi.

[VedikGyan]

Watch this video again. I have explained BHAKTI YOGA. Bhakti yoga is clearly Dualism and not Advaitism . Sanatan DHARMA includes RAJA YOGA, JNANA YOGA, KARMA YOGA, and BHAKTI YOGA,you may also include HATHA yoga in it..AND I have given short introduction to all these Yogas.

[Chhenu]

Yes and that's the beauty of Sanatana Dharama (Hinduism). It truly is!! because it has a depth to it. A vastness. It has the heart to immerse all these ways and philosophies into it and still remain unperturbed!! Truly like an ocean that embraces different rivers and still remain serene and poised and divine!!

Only such an ocean can give birth to Goddess Lakshmi, Dhanvantari and so much wealth spiritually and materially.

[gaura]

You have described Bhakti yoga according to Adwaitavada everything from the beginning to end is Non dualism

[Chhenu]

Dualism is there because of the EGO. In high stages of Nirvikalpa samadhi, Turiya awastha, as the EGO falls apart, the sadhak sees only HIM - his divine love. Someone keeps wanting to see himself and the beloved at the same time. But when your mind, heart and soul is earnestly fixed on your object of devotion so profoundly, when it is focused single minded on his image, colored in his color, engrossed in his taste, your own personality becomes meaningless.

[Chhenu]

... Then only you see HIM everywhere!! This stage is called "seeing" the soul in everyliving being and considering them as equal. This is mentioned in the Gita. Until you come to this stage, its not really possible to "see" the soul and see the equality in living beings. Although one may read the words and think so.

[Chhenu]

Yoga and tantra is a practical path based on realization of given theories, of realizing them yourself and not simply repeating someone else's realization that took place thousands of years back. Simple parroting that realization points to the right direction,but does not give one enlightenment.

[Chhenu]

Bhakti in dvaitvada is simple loving in devotion, while still keeping an eye on your separateness and individuality from your object of devotion. Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) explains well both these (and other) schools of thoughts. Important is the level of the sadhak's development and how near he has reached his goal. :)

[VedikGyan]

with due respect to you broand bhakti yoga,

THIS WHOLE UNIVERSE IS NON-DUAL.

E=MC2.READ ADVAITISM AND quantum physics

[gaura]

Yes this is true, But there is still distinction of atma and paramatma Sanatana means eternal so if we merge into Brahma how is our dharma eternal? And how can our sadhan sanatan-eternal. in other words how can we say we are following Sanatana Dharma?

[Chhenu]

:) This is a very common misunderstanding, especially within Vaishnava advait circles such as hare Krsnas. It is further used to put down advaita. The merging here is misunderstood and misinterpreted. It is the EGO that merges. Dvaitwada is there due to EGO - me, mine, my belonging, his, not mine.. etc.

Sanatana is the dharma because it leads to the Sanatana eternal God!! And this Sanatana Dharma has been eternally established since time immemorial, because it is the righteous dharma.

[gaura]

your reply is unsatisfactory

[Chhenu]

My reply is unsatisfactory? lol. okay. Krishna's replies also remained unsatisfactory to Arjuna. Unless His third eye was opened and given divine vision. Theories can convince upto a point. Cannot enlighten you. Sadhna, sidhi and safalta in it can only with Guru and God's mercy. If you are brought up with dwaitwad, advaita philosophy will not satisfy you. But I do not think God is limited to one school's dvait or advait or personal impersonal. Again that is the agenda of sampradayas. Not God.

[Chhenu]

On the other hand yes the distinction of atma remains. But even if we think that it merges (although EGo is what melts away and the mergence or fusion is due to that), into the BRAHM, then it IS SANATANA!!! Because Brahm is Sanatana - eternal. And one that leads to Brahm gyna and Brahm is Sanatana. One that leads to perfection is the perfect way!!

[VedikGyan]

When brahma or universal consciousness is too much attached with human brain,or always projected through lower level of consciousness,this illusion arises, that we are all different physical bodies,,souls.the main goal of sanatan dharma is to take away this illusion,we can do it by selfless work, karm yoga,devotion,bhakti yoga,control of mind, raja yoga, or philosophy, janana yoga

[VedikGyan]

So the MERGING WITH BRAHMAN is actually cutting the illusion away , and help us see through higher level of consciousness.when param atma is projected through limited human brain,and lower level of consciousness. it is individual atma.

[VedikGyan]

Like suns rays when projected through greem glass will appear green, through blue glass with apper blue, in muddy pool will appear muddy. but the reality is this blue sunlight, red sunlight, muddy sunlight, is just illusion.Human brain is still limited to comprehend this idea.

[VedikGyan]

Three levels of Truth

The transcendental or the Pāramārthika level in which Brahman is the only reality and nothing else;

The pragmatic or the Vyāvahārika level in which both Jiva (living creatures or individual souls) and God (Ishvara) are true; here, the material world is completely true, and,

The apparent or the Prātibhāsika level in which even material world reality is actually false, like illusion of a snake over a rope or a dream.

[VedikGyan]

In pragmatic level, we are under illusion that jiva-atman(invidual soul \consciousness) is different from UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS(BRAHMAN).

[VedikGyan]

Hello bro,

We are actually Brahma, UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS,BUT WE ARE BEING MANIFESTED AS individual soul, becoz of Maya. we feel we are all,different bodies, different souls becoz of maya.

[VedikGyan]

with due respect to you broand bhakti yoga,

THIS WHOLE UNIVERSE IS NON-DUAL.

E=MC2.READ ADVAITISM AND quantum physics

[Chhenu]

Nice video!! Brahm Gyan is Vedic gyan!

[Chhenu]

Hinduism is so wonderfully profound that only it can understand and allow different sampradayas in one shell! Individual sects and cults emanating from one samoradaya tend to praise one own self while battering others and belittling them with God positioning agendas. Due to this they spend a lot of time in defeating others politics!

[Chhenu]

Modern name of the ageless Sanatana Dharma is Hinduism. Even though Hinduism word does not come in the Vedas, the Sanatana Dharma or the original righteous dharma, conduct of man became known as HInduism in modern times. Its a very vast and deep understanding including different schools of thoughts and openness to understanding the divine and man's relationship with God and the higher self, his true position and how to ride above the mundane.

[BhagavadGeetaIsTruth]

very nice job!

jai sree krishna!

[BhagavadGeetaIsTruth]

Hindus, please unite!

teach the wonderful doctrine of the Geeta to your kids,

preserve your great culture, heritage! jai sree krishna! jai hanuman!

[Naisarue]

I have observed that Hinduism is a rather intricate religion, but a very interesting one at that. One can enjoy studying it whether they truly want to actively practice it or not... thank you for the video. I have learned new things about Sanatan Dharma and highly appreciated the music. May I ask what it's called?

[OMBhuvah]

That's is a divine inspiration in form of video! Thank you very much for all this so beautiful explained knowledge! You have selected a celestial music and lovely colors to make your work. Thanks for sharing!

[ManiHayya]

I am not hindu and I'm not a great expert in Hinduism but I think this vid is welldone,though synthetic, of course. Anyway, a good response to one of the "stupidest man" in the world, in my opinion.

[haridham]

This is highly inacurate, sanatan dharma is not a religion, it is the inherint nature of the soul, this video doesnt do it justice. Without proper pramana from a bonafide source coming from a bonafide guru, sadhu and sastra then this is the result.

[VedikGyan]

You say that its inaccurate to call sanatan dharma religion. It depends on how you choose to define RELIGION.

The English word "religion" is derived from the Middle English "religioun" which came from the Old French "religion." It may have been originally derived from the Latin word "religo" which means "good faith," "ritual," and other similar meanings. Or it may have come from the Latin "religãre" which means "to tie fast."

[haridham]

The term "dharma" comes from Sanskrit root "dhri" (maintain, sustain, preserve in work). Usually it is translated as ethical, moral and religious principles which, however, does not fully represent its meaning. Dharma is a law or order of the material world (that which maintains its harmonic function), virtue or righteous conduct. In Mahabharata (12.110.11) Krishna defines dharma as:

[haridham]

This term from Western philosophy expresses the reason for existence of an object. Ultimate cause - dharma - of a house is to provide shelter to people. Uninhabitable house represents adharma (opposite of dharma). Dharma defines the function of the law of karma and itself is established by God. As "pillars of dharma" are called four qualities described in Bhagavata Purana (1.17.24):

[haridham]

mercy (refusal of violence, meat-eating etc.)- renunciation/sense control (refusal of intoxicants)- truthfulness (refusal of gambling and speculations)- purity (refusal of sex forbidden in scriptures)

[haridham]

So our definition has to be based on proper understanding, if the context is vedic then again the proper vedic pramana is required through guru, sadhu and sastra via a bonafide sampradaya mentioned in the vedic siddhanta.

[VedikGyan]

It is apparent that religion can be seen as a theological, philosophical, anthropological, sociological, and psychological phenomenon of human kind,natural nature of human consciousness. To limit religion to only one of these categories is to miss its multifaceted nature and lose out on the complete definition

[haridham]

dhaaranaad dharma ity aahur dharmena vidhrtaah prajaahyat syaad dhaarana sanyuktam sa dharma iti nishchayah

"Dharma upholds both this-worldly and the other-worldly affairs.

[haridham]

Still deeper explanation says that dharma is an inherent or inseparable quality or nature. There is an example of salt whose inseparable quality (dharma) is salty taste. The word dharma would be therefore possible to translate as "ultimate cause".

[haridham]

"It is therefore already established which human activities are good and bring positive reactions and which are bad and bring negative reactions in the form of suffering. This value system is universally valid and does not depend on opinions of individual living beings. I may think that what I do is good and also be able to justify it intellectually and thus impress others. If, however, my activity is not in accordance with universal definition of goodness, I will still reap a negative reaction"

[haridham]

Those who wish to be completely free from all suffering are informed by Vedic scriptures about even higher level called para-dharma (superior dharma) or sanatana-dharma (eternal dharma). Activity on this level is akarma, or free from any reactions. It is bhakti, devotional service to the Supreme Lord which is described in detail in Bhagavad-gita, Bhagavata Purana (Srimad Bhagavatam) and other confidential scriptures"

[ragman2008]

Sanatana Dharma is not a religion It is a way of life that everyone needs to follow to reach god It is not 9000 years old It is evergreen for until Brahma exists-- trillions of years and It has been existing since billions of years Human archeology is very limited Christianiy, Islam, even Buddhism is a dhrama, which is not absolute It is Kali yuga So, we have abberations in religion- the absolute one is Sanatana Dharma Only wise can understand wisdom Thats all I can say

[blonde008]

Simply heart touching video...very educational at the same time. Thanks for preparing and sharing with us ! Hare krishna

[rajivunome]

great video!

[VedikGyan]

If hapiness is GOLDEN CHAIN, PAIN IS IRON CHAIN, BUT BOTH ARE CHAINS, AND A TRUE follower of sanatan dharma must get rid of all chains.

[haridham]

"Freedom of thinking and acting so propagated nowadays is sometimes misunderstood as a chance to do whatever we like. Yes, we have a free will, but at the same time we are responsible for our activity. Nothing can be further from reality that an idea that violation of dharma is unpunished.

[haridham]

"Dharma defines the way of life to suffer the least in this world. But the four basic kinds of suffering - birth, disease, old age and death - we cannot avoid here because they are present in the whole material world.

[VedikGyan]

Think about pain like this

why do we feel physical pain, coz we have sensory nerves. why do we feel mental pain, coz we have feelings , emotions, hormones. Now this creating force, Brahma gave us sensory nerves, emotions, etc to feel pain FEEL PAIN. stone or rock or bacteria doesnt feel pain. brahma didnt give it sensory nerves or emotions. so why us. MAY BE BRAHMA WANTS US TO EXPERIENCE PAIN, AND THEN TRANSCEND PAIN.

[haridham]

Contemporary state of the world should warn us not to put an economic benefit (artha) before dharma. It is this desire for sense enjoyment (symbolized by money) which is the most frequent cause of dharma violation"

[haridham]

religion can be understood via a material definition or a deeper spiritual defintion. Material idea of religion is temperary, based on the bodily concept of life my religion is best because I am in it mentality, where as spirituality is the original and true nature of the soul, lying dormant and is covered through many lifetimes of misidentifying with the body.

[VedikGyan]

spirituality is the original and true nature of the soul, lying dormant and is covered through many lifetimes of misidentifying with the body.

So are you spiritual, or religious

[Chhenu]

Such people should be avoided at all costs. Their only agenda is to do propaganda, make money, and brainwash people by selling Lord Shri Krishna and twisted own versions of Vedic concepts! Although there are some good people too amongst themselves who come to sincerely seek God. But they end up becoming pray to organizational politics, exploitation and all..!

[VedikGyan]

Material idea of religion is temperary, based on the bodily concept of life my religion is best because I am in it mentality,

I think you think Bhakti yoga is best,you are in it mentally and thats what you try to impose on others.

[Chhenu]

Spiritual thought and original Vedic gyan is the key to understanding it. Some very recent pseudo Vedic cults like neo krishnaism cults like iskcon etc.. re translate and re purport very sellected parts from a few puranas here and there to prove their point and propagate it as all and all. They position one form of God over the other. And try to limit the infinite within their limited sect's limited vision.

[Chhenu]

Such people also go on bashing the world's oldest religion Hinduism giving a lame reason that Hinduism is not written in Vedas! For one they don't read the Vedas! For 2, Hinduism is the modern name for ageless Sanatana Dharma!! And Sanatana Dharma has it all in it. Like an Ocean!! its not like a limited dvait vad, sampradaya vad cult following that is limited to its own propaganda and near sited vision.

[VedikGyan]

Yeah I think you are already aware of Brahma.

thats the exact word ' PLAY" LEELA, that has been used in Vedas to describe various events Universe. Brahma has transformed itself into Universe just to play and experience, for the fun of it.

[VedikGyan]

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[ZodiacSystem]

Awesome. Thanks for the Video.

[EXChristian0]

thanks for this video, brother! well done! :)

PLEASE READ THE BHAGVAD GITA FOR COMPLETE TRUTH. IT ECHOES ALL THE VEDIC TRUTHS.

Albert Einstein on the Gita "When I read the Bhagvad Gita and think about how God created this universe, everything else seems so superfluous."