Dharma

Dharma is going through life by making good choices. We develop karma by going through dharma. Dharma orders the universe. It’s very powerful and is also very well known in other religions and does resemble many other mythologies that have a deity that controls our destiny, such as the Fates in Greek mythology or God in the Hebrew myths.

Many others discussed this story, but I think it’s a story that really does show dharma. In the story of Viswarmithra (p.7), we see a man choose to change the world for the better good and teach others the good they could do by stopping creatures that were hurting holy ground.  If he didn’t stop these creatures, dharma would make sure that, eventually, this would hurt you (karma).

Rama is also a story that dharma is involved in.  Rama is perfect (p. 4) and is the son of King Dasharatha. Rama is in all the chapters that we read this week and he’s who dharma is involved with the most throughout our readings, but the person I think also is involved in dharma is Sita.  Sita is Rama’s wife (Chap. 2), and her dharma is being by his side.  She is with him throughout his adventures even when he is banished, she accompanies him to the forest and is with him.

Dharma is involved in many of the myths we read this week and I really loved reading about her instead of karma, which is what most people think about.