In today’s episode the Swami introduces some very profound and poignant perspectives that will have lasting impact as delve further into the Eternal Values and their relevance in modern day. He first talks about the infinite scope of Sanatana Dharma, and its ultimate objective is to empower and enable man reach the Divine. He then talks about Yoga as way to make this happen. He then goes on to expound on the essence of Sanatana Dharma being that of acceptance and not mere tolerance, and finally concludes this chapter discussingthe liberating influence of Vedanta on mind and thought.

In this episode we will continue reading the from the chapter we started last time, titled The Philosophy of The Eternal Religion. Swami Ranganathananda in this chapter talksabout concepts which to me personally, feel like the perfect playbook to not only survive but thrive in the 21st century. As Hindu from India, I feel I am being reintroduced to my faith with a completely new lens. It will interest you to know as we continue to read this chapter, this was a 2 session talk SwamiRanganathandanda presented over All India Radio, in Delhi on 17th and 24th of February 1950.

Today we will begin reading the chapter titled “The Philosophy of The Eternal Religion” where Swami Ranganathananda delves into the concepts of Vedanta, its philosophical and spiritual basis and its implications on Sanatana Dharma and of course the vision of such an ancient and yet temporally pertinentline of thought and action.