A piece of wisdom from
May 8, 2024 · Wednesday
The quote
“The whole secret of mysticism is this: that man can understand everything by the help of what he does not understand.”
— Hazrat Inayat Khan · Sufism
The concept
Dharma
The right thing to do, in your particular life, right now.
Dharma is the most translated and most mistranslated word in Indian thought. It is not religion. It is not duty in the dull civic sense. It is the right action, for you, in your nature, at this stage of your life, with the people in front o…
A practice for today
Notice one moment today when the lesson of Dharma. The right thing to do, in your particular life, right now.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 2.56
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः। वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते॥
“He whose mind is undisturbed in sorrow, who craves no pleasure, and from whom attachment, fear, and anger have departed — he is called a sage of steady wisdom.”
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