FREEDOM TO CHANGE & GROW

• in hindu relifion, known as Sanatan Dharm , or eternal conduct, scriptures are two fold, namely Srutis and Smrutis.
• Srutis are the truths experienced by the great sages of yore.
• Sruti is theoretical inner science while Smruti is applied inner science. One cannot exist without the other.
• Smrutis are the societal regulations which follow from the experiences of the rishi, the great masters.
• From the spirituality of the experienced truth , that was sruti, smruti emerged as religion.
• Sanatan darm is the only philosophy that says that its scriptures can be changed.
• It provided at its very inception, the freedom to change the smruti.
• The great masters provided to their disciples to add, modify and comment upon their recommendations , by separating them from their experienced truth.
• This is the reason why Hinduism is the only religion that has spread without coercion, conversion and proselytising and will continue to survive and grow for many more thousands of years.
• Only people of courage and intelligence can say that their truths are open to be commented upon. The vedic rishis were of that calibre. How can regulations that were relevant thousand of years ago, be relevant today.
• In the vedic tradition , no one is considered a true master unless he has studied , internalised and commented upon the scriptures in an original and creative way.
• Any philosophy that is bound and frozen in the name of divinity will die.
• A living religion must have the courage and flexibility to change based on an understanding of its spirituality.