Hinduism, Sanatana Dharma and Yoga Note: People often ask about
the relationship between Vedas, Hinduism and related disciplines
of Yoga, Ayurveda and Vedic astrology, particularly to what
extent one may need to embrace the spiritual and religious
background of these teachings in order to really benefit from
them. In the same vein people often ask about the Vedic
institute as to why it deals with religion, history and social
issues and not simply confines itself to Ayurveda as a health
discipline or Vedic astrology as a predictive tool.The following
article deals with these issues. Hinduism, Sanatana Dharma and
Yoga By David Frawley (Vamadeva Shastri) Sanatana (eternal or
universal) Dharma is the great tradition behind such
multifarious teachings as Yoga, Ayurveda, Jyotish (Vedic
Astrology), Samkhya, and Vedanta and much of Tantra as well.
These disciplines are rooted in Vedic lineages and transmissions
going back to their very origins. They constitute a
comprehensive spiritual, sacred or yogic science dealin