Dharma and Religion ?
- Dharma and Religion ?
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Prasad Aryal
A man naturally wants to seek knowledge about Dharma and religion who wants to take the path of spirituality. That would be necessary. That’s why I tried to in written what I have learned from studying. There are many weak points in this.
Sometimes I think that I would die without knowledge of most subjects in my life ! Many people have died neither knowing oneself nor understanding life and the universe. There are very few people who could understand what man has created in the world.
So the universe is a big mysterious thing to know. However, the supernatural element created living beings and materials. They are bound in it and that power is automatically controlling and operating the lunar sun and planets through magnetic attraction.
That supernatural divine is formless and omnipresent. Maybe some great philosopher could understand that ? I couldn’t dare say because It could be daredevil.
If people are understood a Dharma as Hindu, Muslim, Buddha, Christians, Jain and Sikhs etc.. It will be meaningless. Dharma is not a denomination, religion or cult. Dharma are not Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Christians, Muslim, Jewish, Jain and others etc. All of these religion organizations have their own gods, whom they worship. Religion does not literally mean dharma.
According to eastern philosophy, dharma is called qualitative quality of living and even material. Dharma may be hidden within religion, but Dharma cannot be divided nor can it be torn apart. Dharma is a great eternal belief, rites and spirituality.
The interpretation of dharma began to change with time. People have succeeded in confusing the people by uttering the same words religion and Dharma. So the word Dharma began to be interpreted in conjunction with religions and sects. Thousands years ago, our Rishi(explained) dharma in this way.
अद्रोह्श्चाअप्यलोभश्च दमोभुतदया तप:। ब्रह्मचर्य तथा सत्यमनुक्रोश: धृति :।।
Means: “not to be malice, betray, greedy, to subdue the senses, to be celibacy, to be merciful to the animal kingdom, to worship devotion, to be on the path of truth, to hold the feeling of mercy and forgiveness.”
All these qualities must be accepted by a Dharmic person. Eastern philosophers said that it is the Dharma of mankind. In this way eastern philosopher said that dharma is as cosmic order, dharma as a social order, dharma as ethical behavior, dharma as duty or responsibility, dharma as service to the community, dharma as self- expression, dharma as a means for Moksha,
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