Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 has a multitude of guru lineages, religious leaders, priesthoods, sacred literature, monastic communities, pilgrimage centers and tens of thousands of schools, temples. They possess a wealth of art and architecture, philosophy and scholarship. These four sects hold such divergent beliefs that each is a complete and independent religion. Yet, they share a vast heritage of culture and belief-karma, dharma, reincarnation, all-pervasive Divinity, temple worship, sacraments, manifold Deities, the guru-shishya tradition and the Vedas as scriptural authority. While India is home to most Hindus, large communities flourish worldwide. The Vedas elaborate, "He is Brahma. He is Siva. He is Indra. He is the immutable, the FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">supreme, the self-luminous. He is Vishnu. He is life. He is time. He is the fire, and He is the moon." Aum Namah Sivaya. -----------Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Sivaya Namah Photos – NEW, now offering a quality print service from just 8p a photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Respected Sri Selvaratnam Selvakumar ji, Namaste. In all humbleness I want to put forth my opinion that "sanatana Dharma which has beeen passed on through ages and as every learned one understands that Sri Sankara Bhagavatpaada advocated 'ADVAITA' which says complete knowledge lies only in not differentiating between SIVA & KESAVA. It is avidya if perceived astwo different dieties. So my humble submission is we should give more emphasis on ONENESS aspect of GOD power. I stand for correction, sir. M.B.Prasada Rao. --- Selvaratnam Selvakumar <selvauk wrote: > Om Namah Sivaya > > The Sanatana Dharma, or "eternal faith," known > today as Hinduism, is a family of religions that > accept the authority of the Vedas. Its four > principal denominations are Saivism, Shaktism, > Vaishnavism and Smartism. > > > > The world's billion Hindus, one-sixth of the human > family, are organized in four main > > denominations, each distinguished by its Supreme > Deity. For Vaishnavites, Lord Vishnu > > is God. For Saivites, God is Siva. For Shaktas, > Goddess Shakti is supreme. For Smartas, > > liberal Hindus, the choice of Deity is left to the > devotee. Each has a multitude of guru > > lineages, religious leaders, priesthoods, sacred > literature, monastic communities, > > pilgrimage centers and tens of thousands of schools, > temples. They possess a wealth of > > art and architecture, philosophy and scholarship. > > > > > These four sects hold such divergent beliefs that > each is a complete and independent > > religion. Yet, they share a vast heritage of culture > and belief-karma, dharma, > > reincarnation, all-pervasive Divinity, temple > worship, sacraments, manifold Deities, the > > guru-shishya tradition and the Vedas as scriptural > authority. While India is home to most > > Hindus, large communities flourish worldwide. > > > > > > The Vedas elaborate, "He is Brahma. He is Siva. He > is Indra. He is the immutable, the > > supreme, the self-luminous. He is Vishnu. He is > life. He is time. He is the fire, and > > He is the moon." Aum Namah Sivaya. > > > -----------Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami > > > > Sivaya Namah > > Photos – NEW, now offering a quality print > service from just 8p a photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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