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Where Talent Meets Erudition: Shatavadhani Dr. R Ganesh

[It is a matter of immense joy to us at Prekshaa Pratishtana that the prestigious Padmabhushan Award has been conferred on our advisor and chief contributor, Shatavadhani Dr. R Ganesh. Prekshaa has been fortunate to receive his guidance right from its inception. He has been extremely generous with his knowledge and wisdom, time and resources, each of which is invaluable to us.

The Essential Sanātana-dharma - Freedom of Choice, Basic Human Traits, Stages of Human Life

Freedom of Choice

There is a pre-existing universal order (ṛta), we are born into this world carrying the three great debts (ṛṇa), and we are expected to adhere to a path of sustainability (dharma). So, it is natural to ask: Where does individual freedom feature in the scheme of things?

The Essential Sanātana-dharma - Dharma

Dharma

The world’s progress and sustenance depends on adherence to dharma. It is because of dharma that even a weak person can defeat a stronger person. In a world without rules, the stronger one always wins, irrespective of whether he is right. But in a world that is governed by principles, the winner is the one who adheres to the right precepts and not necessarily the one who is physically stronger.[1]

The Essential Sanātana-dharma - Consciousness, Objectives of Human Life

Consciousness

There’s an old joke of a student in a philosophy class who asks his teacher, “Professor, how do I know that I exist?” Pat comes the response, “And who is asking the question?”

Every question that arises in our minds presumes the self-evident truth of our existence. From there, we proceed to perceive the world in our unique way. Needless to say, the process of understanding the world depends on our physical and mental faculties.

The Essential Sanātana-dharma

Hinduism, the universal way of life, is practised by more than one billion people the world over. Adherents of the Hindu faith comprise a sixth of the global population. Available records tell us that it is the oldest religious order in the world, with an unbroken history of at least seven thousand years.[1] A person who follows Hinduism is called a ‘Hindu’ but we must remember that this term is more a geographical indicator than a religious one.