Ah, this is very good. It is ancient wisdom. It is not modern as it sees the “duty” of the individual central to being. As a Christian, I believe something similar. Faith is not a ticket to heaven’s benefits in this life. It is rather how we understand our relationship to God, to one another, to creation, and to oneself. For in living by faith we discover how God related to us. This revelation is a wisdom that revels our purpose which is our duty to live.
Western world is based on rights ? If u look across faiths - Christianity or Islam for that matter - they are based on duties - also no one speaks of just rights - with rights come responsibilities - and those responsibilities in my mind are your duties - while all the points u make about dharma and the Gita etc related are u disputable - I don’t think “Dharma” is the “darohar” of Hindus - as u say dharma is not about religion - it’s a system based on duties and it exists everyhwrrr in the world and it transcends language , geographical boundaries and political ideologies .
> Western world vs faith/RELIGIONS are two different interpretations.
> Comparing Sanatan Dharma with religions faith/RELIGIONS is a bad idea. Most faiths/RELIGIONS can be compared to faith systems within Sanatan Dharma. Christianity and Islam indeed have duties. These duties can be compared and found equivalent to duties included within faith system of Sanatan Dharma.
> Sanatan Dharma is much more than faith systems.
> Dharma is not duties imposed within faith systems of Sanatan Dharma. It is much more than that.
> Dharma is indeed the dharohar of Hindus.
Jupiter was not CREATED by Galileo, but he is the discoverer and is credited for it. Santan Dharma is not like Jupiter. But if it was, Hindus get credit for its discovery.
Einstein did not CREATE atomic realities - his CREATED the theory to explain what happens and it works till now. Einstein is credited for it. Santan Dharma is more like Einstein's theory of relativity. It was CREATED by Hindus to understand the realities of the human society. To this end, Santan Dharma is credited to Hindus.
Ah, this is very good. It is ancient wisdom. It is not modern as it sees the “duty” of the individual central to being. As a Christian, I believe something similar. Faith is not a ticket to heaven’s benefits in this life. It is rather how we understand our relationship to God, to one another, to creation, and to oneself. For in living by faith we discover how God related to us. This revelation is a wisdom that revels our purpose which is our duty to live.
Great article.
Dharma is contextual and fluid. Our Ithihasa Puranas have examples of the same. Thank you again.
Western world is based on rights ? If u look across faiths - Christianity or Islam for that matter - they are based on duties - also no one speaks of just rights - with rights come responsibilities - and those responsibilities in my mind are your duties - while all the points u make about dharma and the Gita etc related are u disputable - I don’t think “Dharma” is the “darohar” of Hindus - as u say dharma is not about religion - it’s a system based on duties and it exists everyhwrrr in the world and it transcends language , geographical boundaries and political ideologies .
It is important to understand certain points:
> Western world vs faith/RELIGIONS are two different interpretations.
> Comparing Sanatan Dharma with religions faith/RELIGIONS is a bad idea. Most faiths/RELIGIONS can be compared to faith systems within Sanatan Dharma. Christianity and Islam indeed have duties. These duties can be compared and found equivalent to duties included within faith system of Sanatan Dharma.
> Sanatan Dharma is much more than faith systems.
> Dharma is not duties imposed within faith systems of Sanatan Dharma. It is much more than that.
> Dharma is indeed the dharohar of Hindus.
Jupiter was not CREATED by Galileo, but he is the discoverer and is credited for it. Santan Dharma is not like Jupiter. But if it was, Hindus get credit for its discovery.
Einstein did not CREATE atomic realities - his CREATED the theory to explain what happens and it works till now. Einstein is credited for it. Santan Dharma is more like Einstein's theory of relativity. It was CREATED by Hindus to understand the realities of the human society. To this end, Santan Dharma is credited to Hindus.