Hindu Dharma by Swami Chandrashekarendra Saraswati: Hindu Dharma by Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Shankaracharya of Kanchi


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Book: Hindu Dharma, Written by Sri Swami Chandrashekarendra Saraswati

Religion in General
	Purpose Of Religion
	Man And Beast
	Devotion Common To All Faiths
	The Unity Of Religions
	Qualities Of Religious Teachers

The Vedic Religion : Introductory
	Religion Without Name
	The Universal Religion
	Distinctive Features Of Sanatana Dharma
	The Vedas The Root Of All
	The Vedas In Their Original Form

The Vedic Religion and Varna Dharma
	Division Of Labour
	What Is Varna Dharma
	Unity In Diversity
	Divided By Work But Still One Heart
	Why Only In This Country
	Who Is Responsible For Decay Of Varna Dharma
	The Least Expected Of Brahmins
	Preserving Vedas - Why Life Time Mission
	Is Cutting of Head Cure For Headake
	My Work

The Shastras and Modern Life
	The Cure For The Disease Called Modern Civilization
	Religion And Society
	Neither Too Much Ease Nor Too Many Comfort
	Sastras Or Conscience

The Vedas
	Basic Text Of Hinduism And OurIgnorism
	Why Religion
	The Fourteen Abodes Of Knowledge
	Past Glory And Present Shame
	The Root Of Our Religion
	Eternal
	Sound And Creation
	Western Vedic Research
	Date Of Vedas Inquiry Not Proper
	Methods Of Chanting
	Word Of God
	The Vedas Are Infinite
	Mantra Yoga
	Sound And Meaning
	The Glory Of The Vedas
	Yajna Or Sacrifice
	Not In Other Religions
	The Three Fold Purpose Of Yagna
	The Celecistal And Mortal Help Each Other
	The Capacity To Work And Capacity To Protect
	Rites For Celestials And Rites For Fathers
	The Purpose Of Sacrifices
	Is Sacrificial Killing Justified
	Animal Sacrifice In The Age Of Kali
	The One Goal
	Those Who Conduct Sacrifice
	The Four Vedas
	To Discover One Truth
	Brahmana And Aranyaka
	The Upanishads
	The Brahma Sutras
	Veda And Vedanta Are They Opposed To One Another
	The Ten Upanishads
	What Do The Vedas Teach Us
	Essence Of Upanishadic Teachings
	Vedic Shakhas
	Brahmins And Non Brahmins
	Sakas Now Studied
	Duty Of Brahmins
	Veda Bhashya
	My Duty
	Greatness Of The Vedas

Shiksha
	Sadanga
	Nose Of Veda Purusha
	Youga And Speech
	Root Language Sanskrit
	Pronunciation
	Scripts
	A Language That Has All Phonemes
	Languages And Scripts Indian And Foreign
	Aksaramala
	Importance Of Enunciation And Intonation
	Versions With Slight Differences
	Vedic Vocalisation And The Regional
	Impact Of Siksa Sastra
	Names Of Months
	Other Notable Aspects Of Siksa

Vyakarana
	Mouth Of Veda Purursha
	Grammer And Shiva
	Works On Grammer
	Sanskrit And Tamil Grammar
	Sanskrit The Universal Language
	Linguistic Studies And Religion

Chandas
	Foot Of The Veda Purusha
	Pada Or Foot
	Feet And The Syllables
	How Poetry Was Born
	Some Metrical Forms
	Uses Of Chandas Sastra
	Foot For The Vedas Nose For The Mantras

Nirukta
	Ear Of Veda Purusha

Jyotishya
	Eye Of Veda Purusha
	Astronomy And Astrology
	Ancient Mathematical Treatises
	Planets And Stars
	The Grahas And Human Life
	Omens And Signs
	Modern Discoveries In Ancient Works
	Not Blind Belief
	Empirical Proof

Kalpa
	Hand Of Veda Purusha

Mimamsa - Karmamarga
	Explication Of Vedic Laws
	No Concept Of God In Mimamsa
	Nyaya And Mimamsa
	Buddhism And Indian Society
	Shankara And Non Vedic Systems
	Sankya
	Mimamsa And Adi Shankara
	Determining The Meaning Of Vedic Text
	Mimamsa Belief
	Shankaras Reply
	Vedanta And Mimamsa
	How Mimamsa Is Esteemed

Nyaya
	Science Of Reasoning
	Padarthas
	Paramanas
	Rational Way To Know God
	We Need All Types Of Knowledge
	Tarka Treaties
	Cause Of Creation
	Some Stories And Some Arguments

Puranas
	Magnifying Glass Of The Vedas
	Puranans And History
	Are The Puranas A Lie or They Metaphorical
	Meaningful Even If Imaginary
	Vyasas Priceless Gift To Us
	Upa-Puranas And Others
	Itihasas And Puranas
	The Epic And Their Greatness
	Why Differences Among The Gods
	The One As Many
	Many Paths To One Goal
	Who Taught The Puranas
	They Speak like A Friend
	Puranic Discourses And Film
	Stala Puranas
	Authenticity Of Stala Puranas
	Interconnected Stories
	Importance Of Stala Puranas
	Preserving The Puranas
	Palmleaf Manuscripts In Libraries

Dharma Shastra
	Realising The Ideals Of The Puranas
	Smritis And Allied Works
	Vaidyanatha Diksitiyam
	Freedom And Decipline
	Signs And Marks
	Smritis Not Independent Work
	The Source Of Smritis Are In Vedas
	Sruti Smriti Srauta Smarta

The Forty Samskaras
	Samskaras
	Paradise Or The Path Of Atmajnana
	Three Types of Worlds
	Meaning of Samskaras
	The Eight Qualities
	Gunas In Practical Life
	Importance Of Agni
	Names Of Samskaras
	Samskaras Performed By Parents
	Why Not All Samskaras For All

Bramhacharyashrama
	Upanayana
	The Sastras And Popular Custom
	Basic To The Vedic Tradition
	Qualities Of A Brahmacarin
	Naisthika Brahmacarya And Family Life
	Upanayana When To Perform It
	Models To Follow
	Why Early Upanayana
	Domestic Life And The Carnal Desire
	Gayatri
	The Brahmin Must Keep His Body Pure
	Gayatri And Sandhyavandana
	Other Aspects Of Sandhyavandana
	What About Women
	The High Status Of Our Women

Marriage
	For The Practise Of Dharma
	Upanayana For Girls
	The Age Of Marriage And The Law
	Controversy About Age Of Marriage
	Eight Forms Of Marriage
	Why Child Marriage
	Our Duty Now
	Make Marriages Simple
	Duty Of Motherhood
	Duty Of The Bridegroom
	Arrangements Made By The Matha
	The Real Reform
	Working Women
	Any Use Talking
	Marriage Expenses And The Sastras
	Three Ways To Economy
	Ideals Of Marriage

Grahastashrama
	Grhastha And Grhini
	Aupasana
	Can A New Brahmin Caste Be Created
	Aupasana And Women
	Agni And The Vedic Religion
	Sacrifices
	Other Samskaras
	Sahagamana
	Goal Of Samskaras
	A Day In The Life Of A Brahmin

Varna Dharma for Universal Well-being
	Jatis Why So Many Differences
	Caste According To The Vedas And The Gita
	Character And Vocation By Birth
	Vocations According To Guna Not In Practice
	A Wrong Notion
	Equal Opportunities
	Strength Of Unity
	Hinduism And Other Religions
	The Eternal Religion
	Brahmins Are Not A Privileged Caste
	Universal Wellbeing
	The Fourth Varna Has Its Own Advantages
	Removal Of Ego
	The Ultimate Purpose Of Varna Dharma
	The Universal Remedy
	Sankara And Sanatana Dharma
	Cry "Grow" Dont Cry "Perish"

From Work to Workless ness
	Outward Karma Inward Meditation
	How To Cultivate Character And Good Conduct
	Samsare Kim Saram
	Inward And Outward
	Do We Need Rituals
	Karma Is The Starting Point Of Yoga
	Karma yoga

Dharma - Common to All
	How To Control The Mind
	Ahimsa
	Truthfulness
	Sesame And Water Where Do They Go
	Puja
	Philanthropy
	To Serve Others Is To Feel Blessed
	Making All Creatures Happy
	Towards Mental Purity
	Fault Finding
	Kama
	Are We Worthy Of Being Angry
	Love And Sorrow
	Love