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Dharma

Discussion in 'Religion & Spirituality Forum' started by lj4three, Jun 4, 2007.

  1. lj4three

    lj4three Resident Non-A-Rab

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    What is our goal in life? Is it to have fun, be happy, become rich, become successful, be charitable, be content?

    What is Dharma? Many people have the idea that Dharma means duty, morality, religious code, etc.. However, in eastern philosophy, i.e. Hinduism, the concept of Dharma is (pronounced "dhuh-rum") is emphasized and the concept seems to be totally missed. It actually comes from the sanskrit word dhri - which denotes "that which holds together the differnt aspects and qualities of an object into a whole."

    Hinduism is a term that has scientifically been assigned those who believe in the arya/vedic philosophy of the world. Hindu comes from the word sindhu - a region in NW India/ present day Pakistan. The actual term for philosophy that hindus follow is "Sanatan Dharma" or the infite nature of Being.

    In other words, the solitary concept of dharma is "the Law of Being" and that is the primary goal for all "hindus" to understand. THe Law of Being - How can we use that concept in our lives? What benefits would it be to be an understander of Dharma? The greatest thing one can do in learning about dharma is you get a clear understanding on that which makes a thing or being what it is. There is no greater truth or understanding than this.

    A simple example of dharma is the Sun. It is it's dharma to shine. It is a fire's dharma to burn. So dharma doesn't have anything to do with moral code or righteousness,but it has to do with the essential nature of anything without which it cannot retain its independent existence. I.e. - a cold, dark sun is impossible as heat and light are dharmas of the sun.

    Just keep in mind when you wake up every day- try to fully do one's dharma -which means we are faithful to our true nature. Now discovering our true nature is a whole different topic...

    LJ
     
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    i'm very attracted to these philosophies. where do you draw the line between religion and philosophy?
     
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    Legalism? Accountability? The supernatural?
     
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    hasbeen99 Fighting the stereotype

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    LJ4THREE IN DA HOUSE! How in the heck have you been?!


    On your topic, I wholeheartedly agree that once a person discovers his true purpose, there is no other feeling quite like pursuing it on a daily basis. Doing so brings an enormous amount of joy and richness to life.
     
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    ECILAM Celebrate Diversity

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    Thanks for sharing, LJ.

    Would you say a Hindu is more concerned with internal beliefs or outward actions? What's the Eastern idea of the relationship between the two?
     
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    this question really got me to think the last few days. as mentioned, earlier, dharma is that what maintains (heat maintains the sun, so it is the sun's dharma to provide heat) i believe religion is moreso a present time period ideal than that of 3-5000 years back. however, i believe religion should be a set of beliefs that help us uphold our dharma.

    philosophy is the discussion of what, where, how and why our dharma is what it is.
    this is all purely subjective on my part.
     
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    ecilam - the manner in which we uphold our dharma results in our karma (kuh-rm). now dharma is a fluid concept. my dharma in life could be to protect this country. it could be to uphold family responisibilities. it could be to advance society in some sort of fashion. through deep renunciation comes realization- and realization leads to karma. karma has many deep meanings -but the greatest summation that ties all descriptions together is "destiny." destiny combines your past actions with your current situation, your current actions with your future situation. we all are where we are - our karma "boomi" (boomi is sanskrit for land/earth). where we are is not by accident. our karma boomi is our place to uphold our dharma. but not having this internal perspective, one's action doesn't uphold one's dharma.

    i hope this makes sense.
     

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