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particular saint. Santmat is an ocean, a universal tradition. In
the ocean many different rivers are merged. In the same way, the voices of all the saints become one voice.
Gosvami Tulsidas says,
Santmat is the unified way of all saints. It is devoid of discrimination and supported by the Vedas, Puranas, and sacred texts.
Caste and class do not exist in Santmat. In it Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Jews, Christians, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Bahai's are all brothers and sisters. Santmat understands the world to be one family, and therefore, Santmat unifies and harmonizes all spiritual traditions. It is hoped that by reading this book, the reader will reach the conclusion: Within the various religious traditions of the world there exists the one essential Truth and similar essential practices. The various dharmas are in essence one Dharma, and the path for anyone who wishes to reach God is one.
The Sanskrit word dharma means “sustaining principle.” The word dharma, often translated as religion in this book, is used by Santsevi Ji throughout this work. Dharma has no one meaning in English. It means "sacred duty," "the principle or law that orders the universe," "Truth;" dharma is both the path and the Goal. Religion, considered as dharma, is the path (conduct and teachings) which puts one in conformity with the true—and usually unseen--reality. Dharma is what makes one fit to have a vision of the Ultimate Reality.
"The Laws of Manu” is the English designation commonly applied to the Manava Dharma-sastra, a Sanskrit compendium of ancient sacred laws and
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