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Introduction, dharma(s) and meta-dharma

Monday, October 5, 2009

How do we choose between two equally morally compelling answers to a dilemma?

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Question of the Week: Where do we get our beliefs?

Friday, September 25, 2009

Being in Dharma, we are all linked by our common interest in Hinduism.
But beyond that common link, we hold myriad beliefs. On dietary concerns, on faith in the divine, on the propriety of idol worship — we can find people at Dharma events who span all possible stances on all possible issues. While others might [...]

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Question of the Week: What is my duty?

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Chapter 3, Verse 35 of the Bhagavad Gita reads:
श्रेयान् स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात् स्वनुष्टितात् स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः
Roughly translated, this says that performing one’s prescribed duty (svadharma) imperfectly is better than performing another’s perfectly. Krishna tells Arjuna this in the context of Arjuna’s concerns about war. He tells Arjuna that it is his duty to [...]

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