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Hinduism or Sanatan Dharma,
with about a billion followers, is world's oldest religion with no known
founder or central doctrinal authority. Contained in various ancient
scriptures, it supports diverse beliefs and traditions. Various factions
within Hinduism sometimes have very little in common, which make it
difficult to fully comprehend. Even it is often debated who should be called
Hindu ! Some believe that Hinduism is a philosophy or a way of life, some
view Hinduism as more of an ethnicity than a religion and believe that being
born a Hindu makes one a Hindu, while there are other who assume that one is
Hindu if they are born in India ! Having said that, Hinduism believes in the
cycle of birth, death and rebirth; action and its reactions; liberation or
salvation and duties. It also believes in God or supreme power ruling the
universe and its human manifestation or incarnations.
Guru or spiritual preceptors
are considered an inseparable part of Hinduism and from time to time, great
souls have enlighten the Indian subcontinent with their teachings and
philosophies. Due to variety of languages and dialects, many saints and
sages interpreted ancient scriptures in their own language and presented it
for the benefit of common people. Great ambassador of Hinduism in recent
times like Vivekananda, Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Sri Ramana Maharshi, Sri
Aurobindo.. have thrown new light and have generated great interest in
Hinduism among westerners.
Shri Yogeshwarji toured
extensively through the length and breadth of India during his years of
penance. He also traveled abroad on spiritual missions there after. His ability to simplify spiritual doctrines and
to present it in an easy-to-understand language was well appreciated by
everyone. His sittings, lectures and writings often reflected his personal
experiences, his meeting with many known and unknown saints and sages and examples
from scriptures like Ramayana and Mahabharata as well. His examples reflect the essence of
Hinduism.
Here we have presented
collection of such inspirational incidents and examples from Shri
Yogeshwarji's book entitled 'Dhoop Sugandh', 'Satsang', 'Sant Saurabh' and
'Sant Samagam'. Many of these examples or stories have been published in
past by newspapers and magazines like 'Phoolchhab', 'Jansatta' etc. We hope
that our readers will like these morale boosting stories in their own
language, Gujarati.
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