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What is Swadharma?

Saturday, January 17, 2009

In the Bhagavad-Gita, Krishna, the divine avatar of Vishnu, tells Arjuna:
śreyān svadharmo viguṇaḥ paradharmāt svanuṣṭhitāt
svadharme nidhanaṃ śreyaḥ paradharmo bhayāvahaḥ (BG 3.35)
One’s own duty (swadharma), though it may be worthless, is better than someone else’s duty executed perfectly. Destruction in one’s own duty is good — someone else’s duty, on the other hand, is dangerous.
But this [...]

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Eating in the dark

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

There are moments in the life of a student, like during problem sets, or preceding exams, or during personal (esp. romantic) difficulties where it feels that external motivation is necessary — perhaps a story, or inspiring music, or encouragement from someone loved and admired, or from a friend.
Here, I will provide one such motivator, a [...]

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