What is Dharma?

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Dharma

 

What is Dharma? Dharma is the way of life-manners and

virtues necessary for the ideal life. Though Dharma

has endless facets, according to Manusmriti (Manu is

our Adam) we may mention its ten cardinal principles

as under:-

 

1. Courage: Courage is the quality, which we have to

cultivate within ourselves. For the success of any

endeavor, man must be bold and courageous. If there is

no courage, the accomplishment of any deed, however

good it might be, will be uncertain. Courage is the

backbone of morality.

 

2. Forgiveness: To err human and to commit errors is

one of the weakness of man. Whenever there are

mistakes or wrongful actions done against us, to

forgive wholeheartedly is our duty and Dharma. Have we

ever thought how many mistakes we commit in a single

day? For each and every mistakes of ours, does He

punish us? Let us inculcate the quality of

forgiveness.

 

3. Conquest of mind: Of all things in the world, human

mind is the most wavering. For the upliftment of self,

society, Country and the universe, one must have noble

thoughts and to think of noble thoughts, one must have

an effective control over mind. For the mental

dissatisfaction and restlessness, a proper control

over the mind is the only remedy.

 

4. Non - Coveting: God grants us whatever is due to us

according to our efforts - 'Shraddha, Yatna and

Karma'. It is our duty to be content with what we are

and what we get. Stealing or misappropriating or

obtaining by unlawful means movables or immovables

belonging to others, is against Dharma. Even to crave

for the things belonging to others is not tolerated by

Dharma.

 

5. Cleanliness: To be clean is a virtue. By

cleanliness we mean both the internal and external

cleanliness keeping everything clean including our

home and surroundings and our body. Even for sound

health outward cleanliness is quite essential. Then

inward cleanliness can be achieved by keeping our mind

and heart clean by worship of God, meditation,

Japa-tapa, studying the scriptures and meditating on

noble thoughts.

 

Bhakti can be attained easily by internal cleanliness

and this bhakti links man with numberless virtues:

anger vanishes yielding its place to patience. Mutual

love and affection grows for the upliftment of all.

Then, under all circumstances, the balance of mind

will be maintained. With the presence of mind,

dissatisfaction and restleness disappear and the life

becomes an ideal one.

 

6. Conquest of senses : The conquest of the mind will

not be complete unless we conquer our senses. If we

compare our body to a Chariot our senses can be

compared to the horses who pull the chariot and

"sadbuddhi" is the chariot driver. So, for the safe

movement of the chariot on the right path there must

be a proper control over the horses, namely, the

senses.

 

7. Discrimination: This is a virtue, which we have to

cultivate. This virtue lies in the quality of

distinguishing the right from the wrong and persuading

the mind to follow what is right.

 

8. Education: The term "education" is very wide in its

meaning. But spiritual education is one which inspires

to us to tread along that path the ultimate goal of

which is God.

 

9. Honesty: Honesty is not fully the best policy but

also the first and the foremost duty of everyone of

us. It is simplest and the easiest Dharma which anyone

can afford to put into practice. In the common

parlance, honesty means speaking the truth. But

according to Dharma, honesty is what we think, what we

speak and what we do. When we think of that which has

the sanction of Dharma, we must speak accordingly and

finally act according to what we say. Oneness in mind,

speech and action is honesty. However true a thing

might be, if it is injurious and unfair in the

interest of Dharma, such a truth has no sanction of

Dharma.

 

10. Wrathlessness: Anger is the main cause of sorrow

and sin. To conquer anger is Dharma. Even when we have

every reason to be angry. If we control our emotions

and so not get angry, that itself is Dharma. Let us

imbibe these virtues and always be Dharmik.

 

 

 

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