The Establishment and Objectives
H. H. Dr. Jayant Balaji
Athavale under the guidance and blessings of His Sadguru Saint
Bhaktaraj Maharaj established the Sanatan Bharatiya Sanskruti Sanstha in
1990. For the smooth running of the organization after its tremendous growth,
it was renamed as Sanatan Sanstha by Dr. Athavale on March 24,1999. The main
aim of the organization is to present Spirituality in a scientific language for
the curious (jidnyasu) and to guide seekers.
Sanatan: Sanatan is that which is always new, full of
chaitanya (divine consciousness) and which never ages. This can only be true
of an eternal creation of the Almighty. The consonant ‘s’ appears in
the organization's name three times, and it refers to the ‘bija (seed)’ of
the sun. The sun represents tej (radiance).
Thus, Bharatiya sanskruti can be described as an eternal creation of the Almighty,
which is full of chaitanya and tej.
Bharatiya (lit. Indian): 'Bha' means tej.
'Rat' means engrossed. Thus, Bharatiya are those who remain engrossed in the
worship of tej, i.e., remain engrossed in spiritual practice. In other words, ‘a
seeker’ from any part of the world is a Bharatiya. The mission of the sanstha,
instead of being restricted to geographical India, encompasses all places wherever
there are seekers. The aim of Bharatiya sanskruti is to make spiritual
progress.
Bharatiya Sanskruti (lit. Indian culture): Spiritual
progress is the focus of any Indian philosophy. No matter which text it is, Bhaskaracharya's
Ganit Shastra (Science of Mathematics), Vatsyayan’s Kamasutra, the science
of Astrology or Ayurveda, all Indian sciences have only one objective – to
provide guidance on how to make spiritual progress through the pursuit of the
corresponding science. In short, ‘Bharatiya sanskruti’ is an ensign
for Spirituality and Spirituality is the ideal of ‘Bharatiya sanskruti’.
| ‘Some supporters of this
great Sanskruti fear it will collapse under the onslaught of modern trends. If
it is so fragile, what is the point in its surviving? Is the ‘Bharatiya
sanskruti’ so weak? We do not think so! The Sanskruti (culture), which is
founded on the firm rocklike basis of knowledge and experience, need not feel
threatened by anything, anytime. ‘Bharatiya sanskruti’ has never been
averse to new thoughts. Place any culture of the world that has been tested on
the touchstone of experience and founded on knowledge alongside, ‘Bharatiya
sanskruti’ will brook no contradiction with it.’ |
| - Sane Guruji (‘No opposition
to any one’, such is this culture.) |
From the above it would be clear that
Sanatan Bharatiya Sanskruti Sanstha refers to that organization which is full
of Chaitanya and is actively engaged in the spiritual progress of seekers all
over the world !
Sanatan Society for Scientific Spirituality
For easy understanding of the western
audience, the organization is referred to as ‘Sanatan Society for Scientific
Spirituality’ instead of ‘Sanatan Bharatiya Sanskruti Sanstha’.
|| Gurukrupayoga ||
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