“Change is inevitable—both scientifically and Sanātana Dharmically.”
This idea is strongly supported by both modern science and Sanātana Dharma:
Scientifically
Change is a fundamental law of nature.
Physics: Everything is in motion—atoms vibrate, energy transforms, and even
the universe is expanding.
Biology: Evolution shows that life adapts continuously to survive changing
environments.
Chemistry: Matter constantly undergoes reactions and transformations.
In science, permanence is the *exception*; change is the rule.
Sanatana Dharmically
In Sanatana Dharma (the "Eternal Law" or "Eternal Way of Life"), change is
considered an essential and universal law of existence, often referred to
as a "profound science of wellbeing".
The Law of Change (Rta): The universe operates under an eternal law of
change (part of the cosmic order, or Rta). This cyclical process involves
creation, sustenance, and dissolution (rise-fall, fall-rise,
development-destruction, construction-demolition).
Samsara: The continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is known as
Samsara, which literally means "constant repetitive change". This cycle
highlights the transient nature of the physical world and individual
existence.
Dharma's Adaptability: While the underlying principles of Sanatana Dharma
(such as honesty, non-violence, and self-restraint) are considered eternal,
the specific application of dharma (moral principles or duty) is understood
to change with time (kala), place (desha), and circumstance (patra). This
flexibility allows the tradition to evolve and remain relevant in changing
times.
Focus on the Eternal Self: The philosophy emphasizes that everything in the
material world is temporary (maya or illusionary change). True liberation
(moksha or mukti) involves realizing the unchanging, eternal essence within
every being (Atman, which is part of the Supreme Soul or Parmatma). Change
is seen as inevitable for the material world, but the ultimate goal is
realizing the changeless truth.
Both science and Sanātana Dharma agree that change is unavoidable. Science
explains how change happens, while Sanātana Dharma explains why accepting
change leads to wisdom and inner balance. Understanding this helps humans
adapt, grow, and live in harmony with the universe.
RTA : “नकंचित् शाश्वतम् –Na Kanchit Shaashwatam”, i.e., nothing is
permanent in the universe. Everything, movable or immovable, is subject to
change. This process continues. From the smallest (even invisible or
unfelt) level to the global or universal level, the entire process of
creation and destruction, one after the other and moment by moment, is
under the Eternal Law of Change. It is within its ambit and no one or
anything is outside it. Whatever is born, crafted or created, or produced
is necessarily subject to end or destruction due to the eternal and
unimaginable Law of Change. In very brief, the Law of Change itself is, in
fact, immutable or simply without the change.
The Eternal Law of Change is the symbol of dynamism. If there is no
dynamism, how will continuity be possible? If the situation remains as it
is, everything will stop. Therefore, the action-reaction order –origin, end
and re-emergence, is the basic aspect of the Inevitable Law of Change. It
is essential for the process of universal operation. Rise-fall, fall-rise,
development-destruction, decline-progress, construction-demolition and
destruction-construction are essential for this process and it, in fact,
reveals the transience, mortality and temporary state of all that is born,
crafted, created, generated and produced. The state of the truth of the
operation of the universe comes to the fore through this. The Sanatana
Dharma accepts the reality of the Eternal Law of Change. The Eternal Law of
Change is also established as one of its four fundamentals. Other three
basics of the Sanatana Dharma are: a firm belief in the Satya –truth of an
Indivisible Whole, to accept the reality of Universal Unity and to keep
Ahimsa –non-violence in its true spirit at the centre of conduct,
individual and mutual, both.
“नूतनैरुत –Nuutanairuta”, which embodies the noble sentiments like “the
life dwelling in new reasoning and action” and “always worth exploring”,
is, as I myself believe, the message of the Eternal Universal Law in the
form of doing anew, which appears in the Second Mantra of the First Sukta
of the Rigveda itself. It calls upon man to always do something new with
determination. This is the basis of true development; the real progress
comes only from doing anew.
Thousands of years ago, the Rishis-Maharshis, scholars and researchers
of the Sanatana Dharma had propounded that in the universe full of
mysteries (under the Omnipresent Indivisible Whole or परब्रह्म
–Parabrahman), all movable and immovable elements –creatures, matter etc.,
are the subject of the process of creation, sustenance and destruction that
continued under the influence of the Eternal Law of Change. Always or every
moment, somewhere the process of creation and somewhere destruction is
going on, which is the truth related to the Eternal Law of Change.
Everything in the universe is changing and is ephemeral. The
basic idea of the Tenth Shloka of the Ninth Chapter of the Srimad Bhagavad
Gita, at the centre of which are creation, maintenance and dissolution,
should also be taken in this very perspective, “मयाध्यक्षेण प्रकृति: सूयते
सचराचरम्/ हेतुनानेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते// –Mayaadhyakshena Prakritih
Suuyate Sacharaacharam/ Hetunaanena Kaunteya Jagadviparivartate//”
After hundreds of years of mutual claims and counter-claims, now finally
scientists around the world also accept this reality. Science, while
accepting the state of the ever-expanding universe, also believes that no
creature, matter, movable or immovable element etc. has any existence
separate from the Indivisible Whole. Also, nothing and nobody is outside
the ambit of the universal Law of Change.
As an essential part of the Indivisible Whole and in obedience to the
call of Its ever-flowing Eternal Law of Change and also by coming out of
the state of “अशोच्यान् –Ashochyaan”, i. e., “not worthy of grief” (the
Srimad Bhagavad Gita, 2: 11; through this entire Shloka man is called upon
not to lament the state of life-death –creation-destruction while keeping
the eternality of the Law of Change at the centre as this state is under
the continuously flowing universal law; it is the process of operating the
cosmic order), it is the prime duty of man to always step forward towards
doing the new while renouncing the idea of personal attachment,
achievement, attainment or gain and keeping the welfare of one and all at
the centre. Accepting the only truth of the Indivisible Whole or Totality
and at the same time keeping the spirit of universal welfare at the centre,
ideological refinement, change in working methods and the path according to
the demand of time and circumstances is also the call of this Eternal Law
of Change. It also calls for the creation of a conducive environment for
this. It is completely dedicated to dynamism and guides one for improving
life and attaining the truth eventually. This is, thus, one of the foremost
fundamentals of the Sanatana Dharma.
K Rajaram IRS 211225
On Sun, 21 Dec 2025 at 04:34, Jambunathan Iyer <[email protected]>
wrote:
> *Message on Change and Life’s Journey*
>
> In this life journey, we must realize that *change is inevitable*.
> Everything in this world—our bodies, emotions, feelings, and perceptions—is
> constantly transforming.
>
> Lord Krishna in the *Bhagavad Gita* reminds us that nothing remains the
> same; change is the law of nature.
>
> To succeed, a person must embrace change, adapt to new circumstances,
> think creatively, discover better solutions, and seize new opportunities.
>
> Change is not something to fear—it is God’s way of guiding us toward
> growth and renewal.
>
> *மாற்றம் மற்றும் வாழ்க்கைப் பயணம்*
>
> இந்த வாழ்க்கைப் பயணத்தில் நாம் உணர வேண்டியது – *மாற்றம் தவிர்க்க
> முடியாதது*.
> உலகில் உள்ள அனைத்தும் – உடல், உணர்ச்சி, எண்ணங்கள், பார்வைகள் – எப்போதும்
> மாறிக்கொண்டே இருக்கின்றன.
>
> பகவத் கீதையில் பகவான் கிருஷ்ணர் கூறுகிறார்: எதுவும் நிலைத்திருக்காது;
> மாற்றமே இயற்கையின் சட்டம்.
>
> வெற்றி பெற, ஒருவர் மாற்றத்தை ஏற்றுக்கொண்டு, புதிய சூழ்நிலைகளுக்கு தன்னைப்
> பொருத்திக் கொள்ள வேண்டும். படைப்பாற்றலுடன் சிந்தித்து, சிறந்த தீர்வுகளை
> கண்டுபிடித்து, புதிய வாய்ப்புகளைப் பயன்படுத்த வேண்டும்.
>
> மாற்றம் பயப்பட வேண்டியது அல்ல – அது நம்மை வளர்ச்சிக்கும் புதுப்பிக்கும்
> வழியில் நடத்தும் இறைவனின் அருள்.
>
>
> *N Jambunathan , Chennai " What you get by achieving your goals is not as
> important as what you become by achieving your goals. If you want to live a
> happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things "*
>
>
>
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