A piece of wisdom from
August 18, 2025 · Monday
The quote
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
— Martin Luther King Jr. · Relationships
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 2.47
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन। मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि॥
“Your right is to the work itself, never to its fruits. Do not let the fruits of action be your motive, and do not be attached to inaction.”
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