The ancient and inclusive term used by the Hindus for religion is dharma. Etymologically, the word dharma is derived from dhr, which means “to support, to sustain, to hold together.” Dharma holds a society together. It binds all human beings, and in fact the entire creation. It comprehends a whole range of personal and social responsibilities and lays down a way of life which aims at securing the material and spiritual sustenance and growth of both the individual and society. Dharma is the central and most inspiring ideal in Hinduism. The sources of dharma lie in the Vedas, from which the Hindu tradition draws its inspiration and guidance and relates eternal truths to the changing conditions of space and time. It is continuously evolving, and at the same time stable at the core. Since the tradition flowing from times immemorial is characterized not by a corpus of dogmas, but by a way of life geared to the realization of an ultimate goal, Hindus appropriately call it sanatana dharma, “The eternal law”.