At best they invite some gods and beings of the vital world where much falsehood is mixed with fragments of truth, at worst they invoke certain dangerous forces in the atmosphere.
"... most religions have become defunct and their seats of power have been occupied with asuric beings. Some of these issues and their occult side is being discussed in this talk."
Very briefly Sanatana Dharma is a many-sided approach to the One Supreme Reality behind and within everything and the ways to discover and manifest this Reality in our everyday life.
Sri Aurobindo and the Mother had ushered the Age of Truth, the new Satya Yuga based on the Supramental Truth Consciousness. What it means is that the old world of hypocrisy and lip service to Truth will stand exposed.
What we are witnessing today is a moment of transition. It is a twilight moment when light and darkness are mixed in such a way that they seem difficult to separate.
This is the New Birth that Religion awaits, a new birth into the Spirit, a new birth of God in the consciousness of man, shedding His attire of ritual and religion that is still a distance and assuming the spiritual robe that truly befits Him.
The Mother declared boldly that the age of Religions is over. It is also a silent occult action wherein She was removing the scaffoldings of the Old World to prepare the New World.
It is only for the aspirants of the New Creation that the word was given to go beyond. It is in a sense the great and grand fulfilment of the Sanatana Dharma.
Making a conscious choice as to what path if any to follow requires a careful reflection on the aim of life. The choice should be an act of love for the Deity and not an act of fear or social pressure.