The Vedic Rules and Values

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This was posted on 2nd November 2007 and as this will be followed

the four chapters as detailed in the last paragraph now onwards, I

prefer to post this again. Please bear with me

 

 

THE VEDIC RULES AND VALUES

 

We are all intrinsically aware of what is right and what is wrong.

The Vedic Dharmas are the unwritten codes of proper conduct of

inherent in all of life.

These primal values, unchanged through the centuries, are the common-

sense actions congruous to our existence with each other and with

the universe. The classic story of the Bhagavad Gita began with the

mention of dharma-ksetra, the physical place and physical body

within which dharma ruled. The Vedas ruled Bharata, ancient India,

and thus the ruling factor of all human activity was the law of

dharma. India is weaned on the tradition of dharma and was known as

Bharatabhumi, the land of Bharata, whose history of dharma has

survived thousands of years of exploitation and destruction.

 

All human pursuits should be guided by dharma; when it is violated,

all accomplishments and possessions remain bereft of grace and

happiness. In the Vedas, the primary Dharmas are called Sattvika,

that which produces balance. Without adherence to this, we become

victims of conflicts and confusion. We are all born with basic

elements of dharma, but these virtues need to be continuously

invited into our lives from childhood. In time we grow to enjoy the

freedom gained by right action and are able to travel within the

grace of its universal protection.

 

The primary Dharmas of love, faith, purity, compassion, truth,

courage and devotion are gained only by long years of nurturing.

The mere sounds of these familiar values invoke a certain sense of

goodness in all, but Dharmas need to be taught and practiced before

they become alive. So, let us examine 1) Sadhana of Love, Sadhana

of Compassion, 3) Sadhana of Truth, 4) Sadhana of Devotion, 5)

Sadhana of Silence, in the days to come. Jai Srimannarayana.