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"Sanatan Dharma is based on the Vedic scriptures like the Bhagavad-gita, Srimad Bhagvatam, the 18 Puranas, the 108 Upanishads and the 4 Vedas. \n  \nThe Bhagavad-gita is the essence of all Vedic knowledge. \n  \nThe Vachanamrut is not part of the Vedic scriptures. So you can follow your Vachanamrut but you cannot call your self a Hindu sect as you don't follow the Vedic scriptures. \n  \nThe Vedic knowledge was given to Lord Brahma by Lord Vishnu at creation, trillions of years and not just 300 years ago. \n  \nPrinciples of religion are laid down in the Vedas, and any discrepancy in the matter of properly executing the rules of the Vedas makes one irreligious. In the Bhagavatam it is stated that such principles are the laws of the Lord. Only the Lord can manufacture a system of religion. The Vedas are also accepted as originally spoken by the Lord Himself to Brahma, from within his heart. Therefore, the principles of dharma, or religion, are the direct orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. These principles are clearly indicated throughout the Bhagavad-gita. \n  \nThe swaminarayan movement denies the authority of the Vedic scriptures and thus it should be rejected by those who want to follow sanatan dharma, the eternal religion. \n  \n“One who executes his duties according to my injunction and who follows this teaching faithfully, without envy, becomes free from the bondage of fruitive actions. But those who, out of envy, disregard these teachings and do not practice them regularly, are to be considered bereft of all knowledge, befooled, and doomed to ignorance and bondage.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 3.31-32)  \n"
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