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Sanatana Dharma, meaning “Eternal or Universal Righteousness” is the original name of what isnow popularly called Hinduism. Sanatana Dharma comprises of spiritual laws which govern thehuman existence. Sanatana Dharma is to human life what natural laws are to the physicalphenomena. Just as the phenomena of gravitation existed before it was discovered, the spirituallaws of life are eternal laws which existed before they were discovered by the ancient rishis(sages) for the present age during the Vedic period. Sanatana Dharma declares that somethingcannot come out of nothing and, therefore, the universe itself is the manifestation of the Divinebeing. This truth forms the invocation of the Isa Upanishad (a Hindu scripture):

Poornam-adah, poornam-idam, poor-nath poornam-udachyate.Poor-nasya poornam-adaya, poornam-eva-va-sishyate.

That is full; this is full. The full comes out of the full.Taking the full from the full, the full itself remains.

This verse expresses the mystery of creation. This universe comes forth from the Divine, yet theuniverse takes nothing from the Divine and adds nothing to It. Divine remains ever the same.Since the universe has come forth from the Divine, all things and beings are sacred and must betreated so in human thought and action. The Divine sleeps in minerals, awakens in plants, walksin animals and thinks in humans.

Sanatana Dharma looks upon a person as a part and parcel of the mighty Whole, but never regards him as “the Measure of all things.” In the West, “person” is a supreme and final value,while Sanatana Dharma regards person as a part of the Whole, having the same vital essence asall other human and sub-human creatures of the universe. This cosmic view of Hinduismtranscends the sectarian or group dogmas and paves a way for the coexistence of all creaturesunder the Vedic principle of Vasudev Kutumbhkam, meaning “The Universe is One Family.” Thisprinciple guides the humankind towards universal harmony through acceptance and tolerance.

Sanatana Dharma recognizes that the Ultimate Reality, which is the ground of infinite potentialityand actualization, cannot be limited by any name or concept. The potential for human wholeness(or in other frames of reference, enlightenment, salvation, liberation, transformation, blessedness,nirvana, moksha) is present in every human being. No race or religion is superior and no color or 

creed is inferior. All humans are spiritually united like the drops of water in an ocean.Therefore:

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Don't enforce one belief, one way of worship or one code of conduct for all. Do not attemptto destroy different forms of worship, claiming your own way to be the only right one. Suchenforcement of uniformity would be un-natural and contrary to the Divine Law. It hinders theprogress of a human being in his/her journey to the state of divinity.

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Give importance to sincerity of heart and nobleness of conduct in the field of religion. Do notclaim to have obtained from God, exclusive and irrevocable power of attorney to be a dictator and

to persecute others on behalf of God, because they do not agree with you.*

Don't claim to have bound the Boundless God. Do not create inter-religious wars andmassacres, forcing your claims and dogmas on others.

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Give a person freedom to think, freedom to believe, freedom to disbelieve and freedom toadopt a way of worship, which suits his/her temperament. After all, what is important in worshipof God is the sincerity of heart, not the outer form of worship.

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Don't divide the human race into conflicting armies and camps of Holy believers and UnholyOthers.

 ا وتارو ک (Avtar) وتار م ع یم م ود ن گم ، را ت س با ج ک دخ نم ک ں ں ہ ے ہ ہ ے  گ ن ، ا ت ا ج ا رق پور ا ک دخ خ ل ی ش دحی ل ع س (گ ) دخ ھ ے ہ ہ ہ ں ہ ہ  ے

ک ک رو یئایع ،س ظ ذ ات رو یم ک خ ے ے ہ ہ ہ ہ ۔ ے ہ ہ ں    ردق س رصت ۔ ے ہ ے ے

ے ون ک وتار

ل کا روپ * ھ میا (مچ ) کا روپ * ھ ے کرما(کچ )ا (خنز کا روپ * رو ہ  )ا ن ی ،صف ا ور صف ی کا روپ * س ،ا ن )ا س ہ ہ  )

ے وم) وم ام کا روپ * (سر ) -ر ام ص روپ *(* ر * ک ھ ت د *

* ‘‘ ۔ کا ‘‘ا ‘‘کل - ‘‘جدد ور می ا ک ک ی یا یا ا یا جا و روپ ے ے ے ں