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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

• Insights into the Word of God
• VAC in the HINDU Tradition
• Essence of one Scripture- Bhagavad Gita
• Essence of Hinduism
• The Final Message

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1.1 INSIGHTS INTO THE WORD OF GOD (WoG)

• Hearing the WoG with reverence
• Bhakti Yoga (Hearing Belief Love)
• 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
  (HearingActing Living Being)
• God Creates all things through the Word
• Gnana Yoga ( OM )

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1.2 INSIGHTS INTO THE WORD OF GOD (WoG)

• God spoke to us in his Son
• Avatar (Revealing himself Destruction of Evil)
• Obedience of Faith
• Total Surrender- Bhagavad Gita- Ch.18. Verse 66
• 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 the same spirit as it was written Anubhava Vakhya / Upadesha Vakhya
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1.4 INSIGHTS INTO THE WORD OF GOD (WoG)

Word of God expressed in human Language - Mark, Matthew, Luke , John Vedas, Upanishads, Brahma Sutra, Puranas
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
• Word of Mission
• Waking Dream Deep Sleep States
• Word of Order
• Thoughts Eradication - Self Realisation Turya
• PATH (Marga)
• 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 Gods 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. 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 ESSENCE OF HINDUISM

• Wake-up call - ? Awareness, ? Consciousness
• Yoga Yuj To Unite
• Lower Self- (Jeevatma) Higher Self (Paramatma)
• Transformation of Ahankara to Asmitha
• Vedic Path and Results
• Karma Kanda (Rituals) ? Impermanent
  Results
• Gnana Kanda (Knowledge) ? Permanent Results
• 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 ACHIEVING BALANCE IN LIFE
BODY ? ? EMOTION ? ? INTELLIGENCE ? ? SPIRIT (Hata Yoga) Bhakthi Yoga Gnana Yoga Dhyana Yoga BODY ? ? EMOTION ? ? INTELLIGENCE ? ? SPIRIT (Hata Yoga) Bhakthi Yoga Gnana Yoga Dhyana Yoga
Hata 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 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 HINDU is Heenam Nashayati Iti Hindu Commitment to destroy what keeps you low OM-TAT-SAT
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5 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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THANK YOU VERY MUCH NAMASKAR
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