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“There is no such thing as Hinduism - the actual phrase is Sanatana Dharma, which is not a religion, but an everyday sense of oneness or advaita - which is the very backbone of the Indian society. Only in India people celebrate Eid with as much enthusiasm as they celebrate Diwali - they celebrate Christmas with as much enthusiasm as they celebrate Nanak Jayanti - and that's Sanatana Dharma for you.”

IndiaIndianHinduismAdvaitaIndian CultureAdvaita VedantaSanatana DharmaAncient IndiaCommunal HarmonySanatana Hindu Culture Values
Book:Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch
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“India Beyond Saffron (Sanyasi Scientist Sonnet) Ananta (Eternity) knows no foreign-sanatan, either Hindutva or Human - saffron was never the color of India, India is the most spectacular rainbow among the ancient of civilizations. There is not one but two India, Animal India and Human India - Animal India carries Gita like Gun, Human India celebrates Diwali, breaks bread on Iftar, and sings Merry Christmas, with Gurbani. An Indian is pluralism personified, take away pluralism, and you're left with a monkey draped in saffron.”

IndiaIndianIndian CultureAdvaita VedantaSanatana DharmaHindutvaEid MubarakHindu MuslimHindu NationalistsSecular India
Book:Hazrat-e Humanity: The Uncultured Polyglot
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“There's really no reason to come to satsang at all, unless you have an open heart! If you came to satsang with an open heart, Reality will be yours. Not my reality or your reality, but Reality, the Reality, what people call the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom of God. You are already That, but you have so many concepts you cover it up. You have so many feelings and dogmas and attitudes that you cover up the Godliness. So you have to open your heart and let your reality shine through. How do you do this? By keeping silent, by not being judgmental, by leaving the world alone. There will always be something in this world to correct, either in yourself or in your family or in the world or people. You have learned from experience that you cannot do this. The correction is always made within yourself. It is yourself with a small "s" that sees the problem. But if you try to resolve the problem outside of you, it will never be resolved. It's resolving yourself, knowing the Truth, understanding who you are, that brings you peace and realization. (p. 3-4)”

RealityNondualityKingdom Of HeavenOpen HeartAdvaita VedantaSatsangRealization Of TruthRobert Adams
Book:Silence of the Heart: Dialogues with Robert Adams
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