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Dharma is its concern for the well being of
humanity as a whole. This concern stems from the consciousness
that all are children of one mother. |
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The word Dharma is derived from the root, Dhr,
meaning ‘wear;’ Dharma is that which is worn. |
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Dharmaraja said ‘Whoever protects Dharma will
in turn be protected by Dharma.’ So, I bless you. Victory shall
be yours because of your observing dharmic rules in so
meticulous a manner. |
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Dharma is the foundation for the welfare of
humanity; it is the truth that is stable for all time. |
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The man who does not follow Dharma is a
burden on the earth. All the wealth he may accumulate will not
accompany him when he leaves the world. It is more important to
earn the grace of God than earn all the wealth in the world.
Develop the love of God and realise the bliss that is beyond all
worlds. |
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Some rules of Dharma have been laid down for
ensuring that the wealth that is earned from society is devoted
to the benefit of society. In the process of acquiring wealth
one may be guilty of some lapses. It is to make amends for such
lapses that one must practice charity. |
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In all worldly activities, you should be
careful not to wound propriety, or the canons of good nature;
you should not play false to the promptings of the Inner Voice.
You should be prepared at all times to respect the appropriate
dictates of conscience; you should watch your steps to see
whether you are in someone else’s way; you must be ever vigilant
to discover the Truth behind all this scintillating variety.
That is the entire Duty of Man, your Dharma. |
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The ideal of Dharma should inspire students
to participate in social service activities. They should become
the harbingers of the renaissance of Dharma in the modern world. |
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There is not one Dharma for Indians and
another for westerners. Dharma is universal. Yes. There is a
test that may be applied to any action and you may thereby
determine if it is according to Dharma. Let not that which you
do, harm or injure another. This flows from the recognition that
the light, which is God, is the same in every form and if you
injure another you are injuring that same light that is
yourself. |
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Five types of Dharma (duties) have been laid
down for man. One is ‘Kula Dharma (duties relating to his
occupational group). The second is ‘Desa Dharma’ (duty to the
nation). The third is ‘Matha Dharma’ (duty pertaining to his
religion). The fourth is ‘Gana Dharma’ (duties relating to
society). The fifth is ‘Aapad Dharma’ (the duty when he faces
danger). All these five types of duties are related to one’s
life in the phenomenal world and are not concerned with the
Supreme Reality. All these duties have penalties for their
violation. Without these penalties organised life is impossible. |
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Dharmaprotects those who protect Dharma. The
true place of Dharma is the heart and what emanates from the
heart as a pure idea when translated into action is Dharma. |
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The task of every one is to do the Duty that
has come upon him, with a full sense of responsibility to the
utmost of his capacity. There should be complete coordination
between what one feels, says and does. Work is the best form of
worship. |
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Revere duty as God. Then egoism will
disappear and the sense of the unity of all life in the Divine
will be evident, as never before. |
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Engage yourselves in your duties as
intelligently and as devotedly as you can; but carry out your
duties as if they are acts of worship offered to God, leaving
the fruit of those acts to His will, His Compassion. Do not be
affected when the results you anticipate are not produced; do
anticipate at all, but leave it to Him. He gave you the time,
the space, the cause, the material, the idea, the skill, the
chance, the fortune, and you did but little of your own. So, why
should you feel as if you are the doer? Do your duty as a
sincere Sadhana. |
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You can win the Grace of the Lord only by
Dharma. Dharma induces the spirit of self-surrender and develops
it. |
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your own Dharma and the code of rules that regulate life or the
stage you have reached. |
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| Devotion
must be tested in the crucible of discipline. It must be
directed along the lines of duty. |
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you do you must regard it as a duty done without any motive of
self-interest or selfish gain. It is only when all
actions-whether they be Yajnas or Tapas or any kind of sadhana-are
done as offerings to the Divine, will they become sanctified and
liberating. Through desire-filled actions we take birth, through
desireless actions (anaasakti Karmas) we can attain freedom from
re-birth. |
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| Time lost
is life lost. Doing one’s duty, however small, in an unattached
manner gradually awakens the self-awareness within. |
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work. Not for your employers, but for God. |
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must become a worker, a hard worker, a sincere worker, and an
enthusiastic worker – Karma jeevi, a Karma Yogi. |
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perplexity has arisen from the delusion that you are the doer,
from your ego and the sense of "mine". Know the Brahman; take up
all tasks but renounce the consequences giving up the fruit of
activity itself. Karmayoga is far superior to karmasanyasa. |
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