Sanatana Dharma - Aka Hinduism (1st Bin)

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Greetings. Good to be back. Two comments:

1) Thanks for posting this tidbit:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Not accepting the transformation of the energy of Absolute Truth, which is the actual explanation of the Vedanta-sutra</b>, he [Acharya Shankara] <b>introduced</b> the theory of illusion. He claimed that everything is one with Supreme. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--> Far too many people are unaware of the drastic re-definition of terms and rejection of many Vedic concepts that is the signature of the Monist school. "kevala-Advaita" and "Vedanta" are NOT synonymous!

2) Can we make a distinction between the esoteric Absolute Dharma (sanatana dharma), and all relative exoteric dharmas (socio-cultural, etc.)? Clearly, 'dharma' is an overloaded term. There are several relative dharmas, grihastha dharma, kshatriya dharma, etc. These are based on varna and ashrama. Even these dharmas differ from society to society.

So none of these is an Absolute Dharma (sanatana dharma), which is not changeable. Sanatana dharma is self-realization. All other dharmas that are supposed to aid in this goal are relative dharmas. So 'Hinduism', which is an exoteric cultural label, cannot be equated with 'sanatana dharma'. Sanatana dharma is an intrinsic property of all humans.