Tag: Dharma

The Essence of “Dharma”

Shrooyataam dharmasarvasvam shrutvaa chaivaavadhaaryataam Aatmanah pratikoolaani pareshaan na samaacharet ||   (Padmapuraan, shrushti  19/357-358)   “Dharmasarvasva” meaning if the entire “Dharma” (spiritual and moral laws) can be said in a few words,  then it is –  that which is unfavorable to me,  I must not do to others. In this is the essence of all scriptures.   Just as you may have the inner sentiment that may each and every person be of […]

Arjuna’s Conviction in the Gita

||ShriHari|| Mar 7, 2018, Wednesday In the context of the yoga of meditations, Arjuna regarding the restlessness of mind as an obstacle to the attainment of yoga in the form of equanimity, mentions his conviction.  The mind verily is restless, turbulent, strong and obstinate. I consider it as difficult to control as the wind (6/34 […]