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SACRED SCRIPTURE IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH
THE WORD OF GOD
in the Dialogue with
HINDUISM
by S K Venkatram, India
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THE WORD OF GOD IN THE DIALOGUE WITH HINDUISM
1.
Insights into the Word of God
2.
VAC in the HINDU Tradition
3.
Essence of one Scripture- Bhagavad
Gita
4.
Essence of Hinduism
5.
The Final Message
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1.1 INSIGHTS INTO THE WORD OF GOD (WoG)
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Hearing the WoG with reverence
Bhakti Yoga (Hearing – Belief –Love)
2.
God reveals himself to tell his hidden purpose
Karma Yoga (Vision – Action –Transformation)
Deeds and Words having an inner Unity
B(ody)-M(ind)-I(ntellect) Balance (Hearing–Acting
–Living –Being)
3.
God Creates all things through the Word
Gnana Yoga ( OM )
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1.2 INSIGHTS INTO THE WORD OF GOD (WoG)
4.
God spoke to us in his Son
Avatar (Revealing himself –Destruction of Evil)
5.
Obedience of Faith
Total Surrender- Bhagavad Gita- Ch.18. Verse 66
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Through Divine Revelation one transcends.
Shravanam – Mananam – Nididhyasanam
Understand – Transform – Transcend
Listening- Reflection - Contemplation
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1.3 INSIGHTS INTO THE WORD OF GOD (WoG)
Communication between Sacred
Scripture (SS) and Sacred
Tradition (ST)
Karma Kanda – Rituals
Gnana Kanda – Knowledge
By Understanding SS and ST
there is growth
Traditions / Scriptures are not a part
of life but a way of life
-Eshwara Arpana
-Nimitha Bhava
By following SS and ST man will
remain steadfast
Sthithaprajna
Not because of something but inspite
of everything
Right Living
Sanathana Dharma
Holy Scriptures must be read with Anubhava Vakhya / Upadesha Vakhya
the same spirit as it was
written
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1.4 INSIGHTS INTO THE WORD OF GOD (WoG)
Word of God expressed in
human Language -
Vedas, Upanishads, Brahma Sutra,
Puranas
Mark, Matthew, Luke , John
Leads people into the fullness
of Truth
Purna Mantra
Word of God is living and
active
Manifestation of the WoG
Gandhiji – Ahimsa, Steadfastness
Vivekananda – Courage, Truthfullness
Mother Teresa – Humility / Love/ Service
Buddha – Renunciation
Reading and Study of the WoG Guru – Shishya Parampara
Understand – Transform – Transcend
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2.1
VAC IN THE HINDU TRADITION
AUM
 Word of Address
Beginning – Middle – End
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Word of Mission
Waking – Dream – Deep Sleep States
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Word of Order
Thoughts Eradication - Self Realisation – Turya
PATH (Marga)
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Karma Yoga - Through Action
 In Quantity of Desires
Bhakti Yoga - Through Humility and Love
 In Quality of Desires
Gnana Yoga - Through Knowledge
  Change in the direction of Desires
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2.2
VAC IN THE HINDU TRADITION
Vedic Experience of the Word
 Creation is God’s work as well his self - manifestation
 If there is an intelligent creation there must be an
Intelligent Creator.
 Word gives Direction and Form
 Imperishable, First Born, Mother of Veda, Hub of
Immortality
 Has a Soul, Body and Spirit
 Related to Truth- Untruth, Action – Inaction, Love- Hate
 Embodiment of Man and God – Jeevatma & Paramatma
 Its power cannot be limited to the limitation of our
understanding
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3.
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ESSENCE OF
BHAGAVAD GITA
Scripture for every day living
Kauravas (Lower Self ), Pandavas (Higher Self), Kurukshetra
(World within/ outside)
Discrimination, Renunciation and total Surrender
You experience the World in the state of Mind and Being in
which you are
Sattvic – Rajasic - Tamasic
Seeing what is as what is and what is not as is not
Drishti – Shristi – Vada
Moving from the Finite to the Infinite
Manushya Roopa  Vishwa Roopa
Addresses the three important Realities
External
Reality
 World of Things
Internal
Reality
 World of Thoughts
Transcendental Reality
 Beyond Thoughts
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4.1
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ESSENCE OF HINDUISM
Wake-up call -  Awareness,  Consciousness
Yoga – Yuj – To Unite
Lower Self- (Jeevatma) Higher Self (Paramatma)
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Transformation of Ahankara to Asmitha
Vedic Path and Results
Karma Kanda (Rituals)
 Impermanent Results
Gnana Kanda (Knowledge)  Permanent Results
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Understand who you are and you will cross over sorrow
Renunciation is not giving up something but taking up
something higher
Prarthana (Markata Nyaya) - Prayathna (Bidala Nyaya)
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4.2
ESSENCE OF HINDUISM
ACHIEVING BALANCE IN LIFE
BODY   EMOTION   INTELLIGENCE   SPIRIT
(Hata Yoga)
Bhakthi Yoga
Hata Yoga
Gnana Yoga
Dhyana Yoga
Action is your duty, Fruit is not your
concern
Bhakthi Yoga
If there is a law of gravitation there must
be a law of grace
Gnana Yoga
Drig- Drishya - Viveka
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4.3
ESSENCE OF HINDUISM
WAY OF LIFE AS DEFINED IN SCRIPTURES
Shasthra
Principles
Artha
Earning Wealth out of love ; not out of greed
Kama
Convert Maithuna into Prarthana (Prayer)
Dharma
Principle Oriented rather than Glamour oriented
Moksha
Understand – Transform – Transcend when a Self
state is reached.
HINDU is Heenam – Nashayati Iti Hindu
Commitment to destroy what keeps you low
OM-TAT-SAT
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THE FINAL MESSAGE
There is no need for conversion .
There is no need for one World Religion
There can be peaceful co-existence by simple tolerance and
human kindness.
If Everyone remembers that all belong to the same family of
GOD, the SUPREME BEING, the World will live in peace.
OM Sarve Bhavanthu Sukhinah
Sarve Santhu Niramayah
Sarve Bhadrani Pashyanthu
Ma Kasjit Dukhabha Bhavet
OM Shanthi Shanthi Shanthi…….
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