"...He is not preaching any new religion. He has come to preach the religion which occurred at the time of Creation, and that is the Sanatan Dharm - the Eternal Religion. He has come to preach the Sanatan Dharm a only.We can determine the date from which every reli gion started. For example, the Muslim relig ion was started by Mohammed 1400 years ago and this is recorded in their scriptures. Christianity started with the birth of Christ, 2000 years ago. Before Christ and Mohammed existed, the world and its peoples were living. The San atan Dha rma has been followed for thousands and millions of years and no one is able to trace the date it began. You may try to understand this spontaneous relig ion this way: The dhama (law or nature) of fire is to burn; the dharma of water is to be wet; the air has to blow. Can one tell on what day the fire started to burn, the water to be wet, and the air to blow? No one can say. Sanatan Dharm is like a great ocean. From that ocean, each country has dug canals according to their needs and purposes. But canals cannot give total satisfaction as the ocean gives complete bliss. The Lord is showing a vision of the Sanatan Dharm, which is like the great ocean, and this is the greatest form of knowledge...

 

 " From "Teachings of Babaji".