http://www.swadharma.org/2009/01/17/what-is-swadharma/ The voice of Dharma Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:48:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.swadharma.org/2009/01/17/what-is-swadharma/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Priya Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:16:13 +0000 http://www.swadharma.harvarddharma.org/?p=605#comment-161 Saketh, you hit on the exact question I have posed to my religion teacher countless times. Though that quote is one of my favorites, I never quite understood it. How am I supposed to know what my duty is, especially if the things I excel in are not necessarily my duties? Perhaps the creation of castes in the ancient times was an effort to guide people towards their duties. Right now the only thing I can be sure of is that it's my duty to be a student - beyond that, I have no idea. Saketh, you hit on the exact question I have posed to my religion teacher countless times. Though that quote is one of my favorites, I never quite understood it. How am I supposed to know what my duty is, especially if the things I excel in are not necessarily my duties? Perhaps the creation of castes in the ancient times was an effort to guide people towards their duties. Right now the only thing I can be sure of is that it’s my duty to be a student – beyond that, I have no idea.

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