---In [email protected], <punditster@...> wrote : On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 1:27 PM, netineti108 <[email protected] mailto:[email protected]> wrote: But western culture was and still is ignorant of Sanatan Dharma.
> The practice of TM isn't based on religious law or faith in a cosmic order, so the term "Sanatan Dharma" has no meaning to most TMers. According to Rig Veda 4-138, "Hindu" is non-native and of Iranian origin. > Correct reminder. Instead of condemning this statement, one should understand the historic perspective. The Persians (Though not Moslems at that time) have invented this word Hindu, for the civilisation from Sindhu River Basin. (In Persian Sanskrit Syllable 'S' is substituted by 'H'. https://www.facebook.com/vkghanapathi/posts/10152477498188073 https://www.facebook.com/vkghanapathi/posts/10152477498188073
