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principle of sustenance and holding together. Dharma functions to bring peace, love and unity, and at the same time to remove hate, distrust and divisive forces.
Through this book Shri Santsevi Ji seeks to present a path that will instill harmony instead of conflict, establish trust in place of doubt, and replace hate with love. This volume will serve as a balm to tender wounds, and may provide hope to despairing hearts. It points the way beyond a mere outer harmony of apparently divergent religions, which could be possible by an intellectual analysis of ideas. But even more deeply, Swamiji's intent is to invite fellow human beings to realize inner peace and harmony by walking on the path tread by the great saints, seers and prophets.
In the original form of this treatise, The Harmony of All Religions, Maharishi Santsevi Ji also includes a study of the mystical principles of Santmat that are concealed within the teachings of the major theistic sects of Hinduism. These include, the worship of Lord Shiva (a Hindu deity); the worship of Surya (the Sun god of ancient times); the worship of Lord Rama (the incarnation of Vishnu, as worshipped in the Ramacharitamanas by Sant Tulsidas); and the worship of Bhagavati (the goddess, the principle of Divine
