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Karma as the Source of Diversity

The vedas acknowledge divine karma as the origin of all creation, preservation, and destruction. However, since God does not have desires, unlike humans, he is not constrained by them. In the first chapter of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (1.6.1), we discover that karma is one of the three main causes of diversity, alongside name and form. The variety in names is a result of speech, and the variety in forms is a result of the eye, while the mind and body are the sources for the variety in actions. For every action, the body serves as the source, the controller, or the lord.  Within the body, the mind, speech, breath, organs of action, and organs of perception are regarded as the primary deities who receive sustenance from the body and carry out their respective functions. Nevertheless, we cannot solely depend on them to combat the impurities and the malevolent forces that can infiltrate our body, as they are susceptible to evil and demonic influences, thoughts, desires, temptations,...
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DUTY?



Duty is a word that describes moral obligation towards someone or something. An honest commitment is a commitment that is followed, not just wishful thinking or agreement.

The term "Duty" is defined in Vedanta as "Swadharma" (your own dharma). It was easy to use this explanation in ancient Indian times, but it is not so easy today. This is because rigid structures such as caste and ashrama (filter and division of life) were used in the past. There are also usually four groups: priests, soldiers, merchants, and workers. Our lives are also divided into four stages: students, sleepers, elderly and workers. Now what needs to be understood here is that the structure of the Vedanta concept of responsibility is built around this, according to ancient Indian scriptures their duty/Swadharma is to complete the five Dharmas:-
  • Ashrama Dharma: The role we undertake Our situations in life change, so do our responsibilities in life. It changes.
  • Varna Dharma: Tasks were determined by our group and family, and as in the past, the children of the parents also participated in the same work.
  • Varnashrama Dharma: The combination of the first two rituals creates a new role to be played.
  • Visha Dharma: The timing of an event in life that comes with a special responsibility.
  • Sadaran Dharma: This is a universal Dharma for everyone because it teaches us to follow the human qualities that all humans should possess.
These are the five aspects of the ancient Indian Dharma, although it is not possible to follow it today, there is no doubt that some help can be gained by learning it. If we want to fulfill our mission in life, to survive today, we must choose and pursue our highest purpose in life, which will lead us to complete our work without any explicit knowledge and without a heavy burden of work.

Another way to understand responsibility is to forget the word responsibility. Since every action has consequences and we are aware of the consequences of what we do, the word "almost" as a thought can have negative effects and create images of restricting human freedom. The best decision in improving mental health is to forget about the negative image of the word "responsibility" and focus on what we do.

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  1. Ganesh YegneshwaranJuly 15, 2020 at 10:53 AM

    Know what's Duty as per Sanatan dharma in a simple & practical way, that is also valid universally in practice by all. This boy at 17 is amazing in his search. May he always be blessed by Kamakshi so that in turn we can ever be blessed.

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  2. MerrillJuly 24, 2020 at 5:32 PM

    Although it is a little less possible to forget the negetive world in today's era, but it can be tried nevertheless your pooint is inspirational, as well as VEDANTI..

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  3. MerrillJuly 24, 2020 at 5:38 PM

    your spiritual knowledge is admirable....,, very nice

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  4. UnknownJuly 26, 2020 at 11:17 AM

    The concept of duty is always changing according to our socio- economic structure. But if we start learning our Vedantic knowledge along with our material teaching then the idea of duty will be incorporated in our character and we would not feel it as burden,

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