Book Title: Harmony of All Religions
Author(s): Parmahans Maharaj, Veena Rani Howard
Publisher: USA Santmat Society of North America
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customs held in the highest reverence by the orthodox adherents of the Vedic Dharma.
Jainism was originated in India. The main doctrine of Jainism is non-violence. 4"Ahimsa satyamsteyam souchamindriya nigraha." From the Laws of Manu (10/63)
Laws of Manu, 8/350 [Generally speaking, it is a heinous act to harm a guru and a brahmin, but in confronting evil Manu does not make any exceptions.) Mahabharata, Vana Parava, 28.6.7 Mahabharata, shanti Parva, 162/164 8 "satyameva jayate nānratama. 9 sukshmāgatirihi dharmasya" 10 “Truth of dharma lies hidden in cave [of the heart]" “The physical body is known as the city of nine gates, the seat of senses: We experience the material reality through the openings of two ears, two eyes, two nostrils, the mouth, and two excretion organs. The tenth gate, between the eyebrows, is invisible and is the gateway to the celestial realms. 12 It is interesting to note that the mystical traditions of medieval Judaism, Kabbalah, are based on the metaphor of Teshuvah, the return. 13 Vedic Dharma or Santana Dharma, generally referred to as Hinduism is considered to be the most ancient of all religions. By definition it is timeless and has no beginning in history. 14 Sage Valmiki had been a criminal when he was approached by the great sage Vyasa. Vyasa asked Valmiki to repeat the name of Ram (a name of God). However, Valmiki was of a criminal mind and refused to speak God's name. Vyasa therefore told him to repeat it backwards (MRA), which Valmiki agreed to do. Ram when recited backward becomes Ram again. Valmiki continued this repetition until he became radiant with spiritual power. He then wrote the great epic Ramayana. 15 The sushumna nectar spoken of here is the divine nectar which is experienced by going inward. The experience is one of intense bliss and happiness. 1 Shri Santsevi Ji uses the word "realm” to describe the various planes of existence. The gross realm is the everyday world that we live in; a subtler realm is called an astral world by the west. The heavenly regions would be yet another realm. These realms are experienced within in the states of deep meditation. 17 Gross element here refers to elements of the mind and its relation to the senses. 18 The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya, p. 410. 19 From the inchoate state (Hiranyagarbha; golden egg; the womb of all manifested creation) emerged the three gunas, or qualities. [In traditional Hindu cosmology, there are three gunas: sattva (lucidity), rajas (active), and tamas (passive or dark inertia). On one hand, these gunas represent the principles of
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