Few words have a semantic field as broad and complex as the word Dharma, yet all its meanings converge in the same way, one where they lead us to the true, to what gives us meaning and, in turn, to the right. Which, one way or another, must always push us to do the right thing according to the law of nature and our destiny.
If there is one thing we cannot deny is that a few years ago we lived a new awakening in this spirituality, however, this dawn comes with other fragments tinged, perhaps, by the breath of this new era that has obscured and distorted certain In our desire to adapt all this vast philosophical world contained in the dharmic religions, we have lost some ideas along the way.
- An example of this is to think that Dharma is the positive vision of Karma.
- As if the two concepts were opposite or complementary.
- So another misconstion is to assume that this concept refers to a set of religious edicts that must be followed to transcend.
- Takes our spirituality to another level.
- However.
- The Dharma actually describes the natural and innate behavior of things and each of the aspects that make up the universe.
- Including ourselves.
“Dharma is the discipline of living the truth; it’s not knowing or reading the truth, it’s not commenting on it or discussing it, isn’t that your logic, isn’t that your reasoning?. – Yogi Bhajan-
When you do what you love and feel happy about it, when you do any task with passion without receiving anything in return, you are not aware of the time, and what you do depends on others, it is the Dharma.
You could say that this elementary definition reminds us in a way of the term flow coined by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in the 1990s, and essentially both share the same idea: to build a meaningful life.
Thus, one aspect that seeks above all this doctrine is to convey to us those principles on which the true harmony of life rests, those in which we must work in our day to day and are:
When the British colonized India and tried to understand the traditions of their natives, they encountered serious problems assuming exactly what Dharma was. His biggest mistake was believing it was a religion. They have forgotten that religion applies only to human beings; Dharma, on the other hand, refers to the truth, which is already and already exists.
Is it the essence of each plant, the function of each star, every ray of light, every electron, every fragment that forms the sand of the beach?We all have our inner truth, our way, our nature.
“The Dharma must be as beautiful as it is natural. If nature is awake wherever we look, then human beings deserve the same. Shouldn’t it be waking up a struggle?-Bouddha-
In dharmic traditions, the person who does not do the right thing, who harms others or tries to be something that is not, generates in his own person what is called an a-dharma, is a type of non-harmony, an attack. in nature, a break with the laws of destiny.
This is revealed by the Rigveda (or Rgveda), the oldest Indian text written in Sanskrit, which includes a series of hymns and with which it is possible to have a deeper understanding of what Dharma is.
On the other hand, those who act in balance with themselves, who obey, understand and practice their Dharma, benefit from the cosmic order, this brings them happiness, a kind of mystical ecstasy with which they feel fulfilled, fulfilled.
Moreover, one thing we learn from these ancient Vedas texts is that Buddha, for each of us to achieve this order, this inner balance, has turned a beautiful golden wheel to spread the teachings of the Dharma. Connecting with and assuming them allows us to free the spirit to attain this enlightenment, that truth that each of us carries in us.
The wheel of dharma or dharmachakra is undoubtedly the oldest and most widely used symbol of most Eastern philosophies, such as Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. Your movement and speech are in line with our personal conditions, our needs and our karmic characteristics.
Knowing how to hear the voice of Dharma is not really easy for many of us. Can it take a lifetime to find our truth and know our true purpose in this world?