A piece of wisdom from
June 14, 2025 · Saturday
The quote
“Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.”
— Hans Christian Andersen · Hygge
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
Walk one slow block today and observe the lesson of Dharma. The right thing to do, in your particular life, right now.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 9.26
पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्या प्रयच्छति। तदहं भक्त्युपहृतमश्नामि प्रयतात्मनः॥
“Whoever offers me with devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water — that, the offering of the pure-hearted, I accept.”
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