Swadharma QUESTION: Sri Bhagwan, what is my swadharma? How do I come to know about it? Since the very beginning of my education I have not faced any success. Why is it Sri Bhagwan? SRI BHAGAVAN: Swadharma has got two meanings, two connotations. One refers to your nature. Suppose you are a violent person and that is your nature, then you should not join any pacifist movement. You should either join the police force or the army. That is the best place for you. Let us say, your basic nature is to sing, then the best thing is that you become a singer. Or if the basic nature of your body is to dance, then you become a dancer. That is one of the meanings of the word swadharma. This connotation is to actually know your true nature and act accordingly. Like Krishna tells Arjuna - your swadharma is to fight, not to talk peace. So you must know what your true nature is, what your constitution is in relation to the vata, pita, and kapha. Whether there is sattva, rajas, or tamas predominant in you, what is your combination, and accordingly you must be true to your nature. The other thing is discovering your mission in life. God has a definite mission for each one of you, which you must clearly understand and live accordingly. For that to happen you must discover God. But in Kali Yuga, you have lost contact with God. Here we are trying to put you in touch with God, whereby you and God can talk and God can tell you the purpose of your life. Then accordingly you must live. It has to come directly from God. That is the other aspect of swadharma.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 09:41:03 +0000
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