AATHREYA - THE ETERNAL TRUTH

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AATHREYA – Dr.Bala Krishna Murthy Ramaraju

 

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AATHREYA - Sanaathana Dharma , The Eternal Truth

 

 

 

Sanaathana Dharma is God's Dharma . God is Sanaathana Brahman ,

 

hence Sanaathana Dharma . God is forever and hence His Dharma is

 

The Eternal Truth. Omnipresent God, His Dharma is Universal Dharma.

 

 

 

In the beginning there was no idol worship and there was no need for

 

idol worship as all the Great Realized Souls , Deva Rishis , Brahma

 

Rishis , Raaja rishis and Mahaa Rishis had easy access to Brahma

 

in Sathya Lokam , Vishnu in Vaikhunttam and Shiva in Kailaasam.

 

Only Aadi Paraa Shakthi in Her Meru Sri Chakram in the middle of

 

Her MaNi Dweepam , is not so easily accessible to all but for a few.

 

 

 

All that the Rishis wanted is to acquire Vedic Knowledge and God is

 

equally keen to impart the SanaathanaDharma Wisdom to The Rishis.

 

 

 

Starting with The Primordial Sound of PraNavanaadam - Omkaaram,

 

They were able to decode full Vedic compendium and passed on by

 

word of mouth to their desciples, The Vedic & Upanishadic Knowledge

 

 

 

Next came the phase of Thapass, intense meditation, self denial of all

 

creature comforts with intention only of Universal welfare; their efforts

 

were interrupted by Apsaras , celestial damsels , at the behest of Indra

 

Some like Sage Viswaamithra succumbed , some were able to resist

 

the temptation and yet others like NaaraayaNa Rishi created their own

 

Apsara like Oorvasi from His thigh in Badarika Vanam, Himalayas.

 

 

 

Shiva is the God most easy to please and ready to grant whatever boons

 

asked for without bothering about consequences; Shiva - Bholaa Shankar .

 

 

Brahma is a bit more difficult to please than Shiva , but He too out of

love

 

for His progeny ultimately had to yield and grant the boons .

 

The most difficult of all to please is Vishnu , a very discerning God who

 

weighed all the pros and cons before He is ready to grant what is asked for,

 

 

but when once granted the boon is irrevocable.

 

 

 

Next phase in Sanaathana Dharma is Vedic Ritualistic one , involving

 

Fire sacrifice of various food offerings to propitiate Gods , gradually

 

leading to animal sacrifice and in some instances even human sacrifice .

 

It is Sage Viswaamithra who put a stop to abhorrent human sacrifice

 

( please refer to my post about Sunassepa and sacrifice to VaruNa ) .

 

Gradually animal sacrifices also were given up thanks to Chaarvaaka ,

 

Drs.Charaka & Sushrutha ,Gauthama Buddha and Jina Theertthankaras.

 

 

 

Finally Sanaathana Dharma embraced pure and simple Bhakthi Maarg ,

 

Influenced by Aadi Shankaraacharya's Adwaitham , SriRamanujacharya's

 

Visishtta Advaitham , Sri Mardwaacharya's Dwaitham, Sri Raama Krishna,

 

Nimbalkar's Dwaitha – Adwaitham , Vallabhaacharya's Pushtti Maargam.

 

Akshara SwaminaarayaNa Maargam , Meera-Chaithanya-Srila Prabhupada

 

Sri Krishna Maargam and Swaami Chinmayaananda and many many more.

 

 

 

Sanaathana Dharma has adapted , adopted , adjusted , tolerated and

 

accepted many divergent views and still retained its Essential Broad-

 

minded perception of seeing God everywhere and in everyone , seeing

 

God as one and at the same time as many , both as NirguNa as well as

 

SaguNa ParaaBrahman , as Masculine Purusha , Feminine Shakthi as

 

Well as a Dual Arthanareeswara .

 

 

 

Hence IT is Sanaathana Dharma ,Eternal Dharma , Universal Dharma ,

 

THE ETERNAL TRUTH .

 

 

 

Om Thath Sath , Om Shaanthi , Rutham , Sathyam , Na Anrutham.

 

 

 

aathreya - ramaraju , bala krishna murthy.