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Saturday, August 22, 2009

Hinduism : Sanaathana Dharma

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JAY SHREE POOJYASHREE SHREE AMMA
JAY MAHAN BRAHMASHREE GOPALAVALLIDASAR
JAY SHREE RADHEKRISHNA SATHSANG


Radhekrishna to one and all!

We wish all our Readers a very happy Independence Day! We are celebrating the 60th year of Independence this year! Bharath Maata ki jai!!

Coming to our topic, we mentioned some features of the Hindu dharma in our previous post. We will continue the same in this post. Let us take a look at a few shlokas from our Hindu scriptures related to Aachaaraas or customs:


Achaaryaath paadam aadatthe
paadam sishya swamedhyaa
paadam sa brahmachaaribhya
sesham kaala kramena cha

Meaning:

This is an important advice given in the smruthies. It means a person can get only one quarter of knowledge from Achaarya – the teacher, another quarter by analyzing the self, one quarter by discussing with others and the last quarter during the process of living by method addition, deletion, correction and modification or already known aachaaraas or new aachaaraas.

Aachaaraath labhathe hi ayu:
Aachaaraath dhanamakshayam
Aachaaraath labhathe suprajaa:
Aachaaro abhyanthya lakshanam

Meaning:

Aachaaraas are followed for the psychological and physiological health and long life; Aachaaraas are followed for prosperity and wealth; Aachaaraas are followed for strong family and social bondage and following the Aachaaraas give a fine personality, dharmic outlook and vision, says our Dharmasaastra.

In India, everyone followed Aachaaraas for the above mentioned psychological, physiological, family relation, social benefits and national integration based benefits. It is your right and duty to understand scientifically, rationally and logically the meaning of each and every Aachaaraas and follow the same in your life systematically.

Section II: Information about Indian herbs

Let us know about the herb called as Akol, known as sage-leaved Alangium (Alangium Lamarki) in Latin.

1. It is a large tree, the fruit of which resembles a rose apple
2. Insipid in taste it is an antidote for opium
3. It is also a remedy for infantile tuberculosis

That concludes our post for the forthnight. Till the next post, keep chanting the holy name Radhekrishna Radhekrishna, Radhekrishna….

Sarvam Guruvaarpanam

Thursday, August 06, 2009

Hinduism : Sanaathana Dharma

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JAY SHREE POOJYASHREE SHREE AMMA
JAY MAHAN BRAHMASHREE GOPALAVALLIDASAR
JAY SHREE RADHEKRISHNA SATHSANG

Radhekrishna!

This blog has been started by us to disseminate valuable and priceless knowledge on our Hindu culture. Hinduism is the oldest existing culture. It’s most remarkable feature is that it does not force upon any one to do anything. It merely prescribes the correct way in which one must live one’s life. Hence we repeatedly say that it is not a religion but a way of life. Unlike other religions, Hindu dharma has many specialties. Hinduism is known as Sanaathana Dharma. ‘Sanaathana’ means, according to the Bhagwad Gita, that which cannot be destroyed by fire, weapons, water and air and which is present in all living and non-living beings. Dharma means the way of life which is the ‘total of all aachaaraas or customs and rituals’.

Sanaathana Dharma has its foundation on scientific spirituality. In the entire ancient Hindu literature we can see that science and spirituality are integrated. It is mentioned in the 40th chapter of the Yajurveda known as Eesaavaasya Upanishad that use scientific knowledge for solving problems in our life and use the spiritual knowledge for attaining immortality through a philosophical outlook.

Remember that in each and every aachaaraa there will be a component of spirituality in it. Without spirituality, nothing exists in Sanaathana Dharma. Generally, everyone bear a wrong impression that this spirituality is religion. Spirituality is different in Hindu dharma. Here, the question of religion does not exist at all, because Hindu dharma was not created by an individual, prophet or an incarnation. Spirituality is a part of every Hindu custom in the normal life of a Hindu.

Aachaaraas are to be followed based on their merits available from self-experience; you need not blindly follow a person who gives advice without reasoning. All these aachaaraas are mentioned for the well being of the human beings.

… to be continued

Section II: Information about Indian herbs

In this post, the herb about which we will tell you is called as Karvi Tori, known as Bitter Luffa in English and (Luffa Amara) in Latin.

· It is a creeper which resembles the sweet luffa
· It is very bitter in taste
· It is a very good emetic and purgative
· It is most useful in asthma as it expels all phlegm from the system
· Its seed ground in water is used for curing jaundice
· The kernel of its seed is an antidote to poison of rabies as it expels it by inducing vomiting and diarrhea

That concludes our topic for the forthnight. Till the next post on 22nd, Radhekrishna to all!!

Sarvam Guruvaarpanam
 

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