Hinduism : Sanaathana Dharma

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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.

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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