I appreciate Sri TatachAr's note which is an excellent exposition of the core tenets of SanAthana Dharma, and an apposite rejoinder to the shrill voices we hear, proclaiming that no other land, other than Bharata Kandam (ie India), can lay claim to the title of Karma Bhoomi. Even if one were to try harder, one could not have said it better. The proponents of the idea of exclusivity are on shaky grounds. When they quote Rishis and AchAryas of yore to claim the exclusive privilege of Karma Bhoomi title to Bharata Kandam, are they referring to the geographical boundary of British India ( which included Pakistan, Bangla Desh and the entire Kashmir)? Then, are they willing to accept Pakistan and Bangla Desh as Karma Bhoomi also? How about present day Afganistan which was, during the time of ancient Rishis, under the "Hindu" influence and therefore, may have been included under the definition of Bharata Kandam !! What if parts of present day India secede ( Tamil Nadu almost did it under the DMK)? Will these land masses be removed from the Domain of Karma Bhoomi? For that matter, who decides at any given point in Time, what constitutes Bharata Kandam, the beloved Karma Bhoomi? Don't you think that the path is getting pretty slippery from here onwards? So, let us shed all the accretions surrounding the core principles of the SanAtana Dharma and get back to the basics which are really the gems of our religion. Let us not be shrill and strident, proclaiming that Bharata Kandam is the exclusive preserve of Spirituality. Otherwise we will be no different from the irrational Christian and Islamic zealots who proclaim that theirs is the only religion (not limited to some geographical entity) to save your soul. Myopic view does no one any good. Your humble dAsan Vasan --- tatachar@xxxxxxx wrote: > > Swamin(i)s, > > Some of the disciussions in this line. especially > the latest one with all bold letters, > clearly shows how successfully we have taken a > global-universal sanathana dharma and pushed it into > a gully. No wonder, we are so gullible! > Contrast this with Christianity and Islam- how they > have taken a gully religion > (confined to a narrow strip of Earth) and globalized > it. > I think we need to go back to basics of sanathana > dharma, because, our great religion has been > hijacked by centuries of tradition, sometimes, even > at the cost of truth. > Remember TRUTH is ever eternal and universal, > TRADITIONS, more often are temporal and regional. > This is not meant to insult anyone, but only meant > to make us introspect and intrepret in the light of > TRUTH and not simply tradition. > While we enjoy the outpourings of our achAryas, > Alwars, and other peripheral scriptures > (out side of prasthAna trayams), let us not do > disservice to them by limiting them to narrow > boundaries. > > Let me state, these are the pillars of Sanathana > Dharma- although we all know it, seems to me from > the discussions going on that we need to be > reminded: > 1. Truth is one, wise speak of it variously > (Ekam sat viprAh bahudA vadanti) > 2. Let noble thought come to us from all over the > world > (a nO bhadrAh kratavO yantu vishvatah) > 3. One who knows that he/she is blessed, will indeed > receive the blessing > (yOpAm Ayathanam vEda AyatanavAn bhavati) > 4. World is one family > (vasudhaiva kuTumbhakam) > 5. IshAvAsyam idam sarvam > yatkinchit jagatyAm jagat > tEna tyaktEna bhujjItA > mA gRedhah kasyasviddanam > (The whole universe comprising of the animate and > inaminate > is permeated by the Lord. Relish your share with > detachment > or relish share that has been alloted to you. > Don't envy others wealth. > > Please go back and read bhagavadgItA > (kim anyaih shAstra vistharaih- what other shastras > we need?). > We have been brain washed and pushed into some real > gully thinking. > It is about time, we akake and araise. > Because, we know better- even if we don't want to > accept, in the name > of tradition. Let truth shine! > > 6. saptAsyAsan paridhayah > trissapta samidhah kRetAh > > (Seven outer limits and seven innert limits of our > life yagna: > Seven outer limits: Earth, water, fire, space, wind, > day and night. > Twenty one inner limits: pancha karmEndriyams, > pancha jn~AnEndriyams, pancha prAnams, > four anthahkaraNams (manam-mind, buddhi-intellect, > chittam-conscience, and ahamkAram-ego), dharmam > (right) and adharmam (wrong) > > dAsan > > K.S. Tatachar > > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Would you Help a Child in need? It is easier than you think. Click Here to meet a Child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/O2aXmA/I_qJAA/i1hLAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! 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