Sanatana Dharma: Embracing an Infinity of Possibilities

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Sanatana Dharma: Embracing an Infinity of Possibilities

 

Dr. Frank Morales, Ph.D.

(Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya)

 

[....] Sanatana Dharma is a religion of the possible. It is a tradition that

teaches us that anything and everything we can dream is attainable. In Sanatana

Dharma, we are radically free to perform any positive task, to reach out boldly

toward any constructive goal, to achieve any dream that our imaginations can

reveal. Dharma frees us from the bonds of ignorance and fear that bind us, and

gives mighty wings to realize our inner yearning for peace, joy, and unlimited

freedom.

 

Ours has historically been a religion that has fostered Possibility-

Thinking. Sanatana Dharma is a religion that reflects the very

essence of the diverse and infinite possibilities that the universe

has to offer us. The infinitely expansive range of thinking,

feeling, and experiential possibilities that the Dharmic world-view

offers is without limit. The Possibility-Thinking that Dharma

encourages is one reason why we find so many amazing stories,

wondrous deeds, and heroic feats in our scriptures that would

otherwise defy our common-day imagination. Only in Sanatana Dharma

do we find such stories as Lord Shiva having the ability to

fearlessly drink deadly poison from an ocean of milk and yet not die;

or stories of the divine Sage Narada freely traversing the length and

breadth of the universe at will in his unending mission to share

God's love with all sentient beings; or the story of Hanuman bravely

leaping to Lanka in a single monumental bound to seek out the beloved

of Lord Rama. The one thing that these and so many thousands of

similar sacred stories tell us in the boldest of voices is that there

is no challenge in this world that cannot be overcome in the service

of the Divine. There is no possibility that is beyond us.

 

The scriptures (shastras) and history of Sanatana Dharma are replete

with the examples of many thousands of brave men and women who

understood the principle of embracing the oceanic potential of

Possibility-Thinking. Numerous sages, rishis, yogis, kings and

queens, and leaders of the Hindu people throughout our history have

shown us what can be accomplished when we know that all things are

possible, and that we can achieve anything in Bhagavan's service.

Chanakya had the determination to drive the Greeks out of Hindu

India. Shankara used the power of resolute focus to revive Hinduism

when it was threatened with extinction. Ramanuja possessed the

determined will to revive pure bhakti throughout the length and

breadth of Bharat. Shivaji Maharaja had the fearless fortitude

necessary to route the mighty and seemingly invincible Moghul empire,

and to reestablish the Dharma Nation as a viable military-political

entity. Vivekananda showed us that Sanatana Dharma is not merely the

possession of India, but can be realized as the future pre-eminent

world-view of the entire globe. Prabhupada showed us that Americans

and Europeans and East Asians and Russians and the peoples of the

entire world can � and will - enthusiastically embrace pure and

authentic Sanatana Dharma in their millions.

 

Dharma, when practiced, provides us with Moksha - radical existential

freedom, and liberation from all the worldly impediments that bind

us. Such is the nature of the radical freedom of Moksha that we find

ourselves without the limiting bounds that so affect those who have

not tasted the nectar of Brahma-vidya (God-realization). As servants

of Dharma and devotees of God, we naturally find that our lives can

be lived without limits. When we experience the spiritual revolution

in our lives that the Dharma lifestyle can grant us, our

possibilities are then endless.

 

By God's grace, there is nothing we cannot accomplish.

 

 

About the Author

 

Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya (Dr. Frank Morales, Ph.D.) is an

American of Italian and Spanish ancestry who has been studying,

practicing, and teaching Sanatana Dharma for over 30 years. He is the

Founder-President of the International Sanatana Dharma Society

[....] His sole focus today is to revive Sanatana

Dharma as a powerful global force in our world. Contact:

info.

 

His primary websites are:

 

http://www.dharmacentral.com

drmoraleslist/

yoga-spirituality/

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=DharmaNation

 

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