“dharma-kshetre kuru-kshetre…”
Chapter 1 Text 1 – The Srimad Bhagavad Gita.
A place where religious rituals are performed… is the beginning of the jewel of all Vedic Wisdom the “Bhagavad Gita”.
The Vedas are the oldest scriptures of the spiritual of India (Bharata-Varsa).
In Vedic tradition it is customary and very respectful to begin work with scared and auspicious words to set the tone and give the audience an idea of what is to come.
With Dharma at its forefront, we can understand the Bhagavad Gita to be a commentary on purpose, (your purpose in the world) duty, and Natural Law.
Dharma is the central theme of this manifesto.
As you will see life without purpose is meaningless. Our modern “Merchant” (entrepreneurial) society relentlessly tries to provide meaning for you by bombarding you with the everlasting promises of material wealth and possessions to endlessly strive after.
But material advancements (no matter how much we believe it can) cannot answer life’s most important to questions: “Who am I?” and “Why am I here”? Material things can sustain you on your quest, but what you have come here to do on this wonderful plant remains a mystery.
The glorious Bhagavad Gita tells us quite clearly and categorically that you and I must embrace our dharma, our purpose in order to find happiness in life and beyond.
But how can you do this if you don’t know what your actual purpose is? How can you walk the path of freedom and fulfilment without the right map to show and lead you the way?
It is supposedly the role of society through your parents, elders, leaders and teachers to organise and help you to embrace your optimal self-expression. But these efforts in reality by others are limited in scope and knowledge.
Rather what is needed is something that addresses your core essence to align you with natural laws of the universe. Myth and archetypes do that very thing.
As Joseph Campbell writes in his book “The Power Of Myth” …
“That which is beyond even the concept of reality that which transcends all thought – the myth puts you there all the time, gives you a line to connect with that mystery which you are.”
If you don’t think that myths are important, think about this. You pour yourself into mythic moulds and roles every day and may not even realise it.
Take for example, family, sports, and fashion. You may be a “boss”, a “parent”, a “chic gal”, or a “football fan”.
These so called “roles” naturally affect how you behave and what you expect from life.
But these are all poor imitations to the fullness of who you really are.
Your dharma typology on the other hand are personal myths that have existed since aeons of time and will continue to be useful to you as long as humankind exists.
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Knowing your Dharma Typology are the unseen matrices that will guide how you as a human being to express your true destiny. Though invisible, its effects are easily found in organised ways and with predictable patterns.
Matter and Spirit.
Your own purpose pathway is like your own personal operating system which I like to call your own P.O.S. Just like a computer that has its own internal software to run it.
Regardless of the size, colour or manufacturer stamp of its hardware it is the computers O.S. (operating system) that gives it its most basic expression and instructs it to work.
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Similarly, your dharma typology is imprinted in you irrespective of your race, sex, age, gender and nationality.
As you progress through this manifesto, you will get to understand, know and explore what your own P.O.S is and how it affects you in your own specific ways.
But to get the most out of your P.O.S. you were born with; you must first familiarise yourself with how they actually work.
The beauty about finding your P.O.S. is that it not only helps you to know your purpose but it impacts EVERY aspect of your life from better health, more money and better relationships and enlightenment if you so wish.
Your dharma typology is essentially the Individual Archetypal Myths, the “I AM” identities that guides you in subtle but definitive patterns. The myth I am talking about is eternally driven, the intelligent blueprint that underlies the standard and mundane world of name and form.
This is not to be confused with the understanding of the word myth which today is associated with the unreal or untrue. These individual archetypal myths survive our lives and our societies.
Your Dharma Typology will continue to influence your daily life in every aspect from relating to your lover to the most spiritual such as your personal relationship with God, the Universe and the supreme source.
For clarity, “spirituality” in this context does not relate to being religious.
But it’s still ok if you are – no matter which faith you belong too. Myths delve much deeper than any religion. Spirituality here simply means that:
- There is PURPOSE to life
- There is order and justice in the world
- There is more to life than just material existence.
The above three point to dharma (your purpose), karma (the laws of cause and effect and universal justice) and duhkha (which refers to suffering which is impossible to experience in material life no matter what you do to reduce its impact).
I will explore karma and duhkha in future content and emails.
Dharma which this manifesto is all about tells you that there is a purpose to life. Without purpose there would only be chaos and destruction in the Universe. Without being guided by dharma, your life experience is just a series of random unconnected events and moments ungoverned by any natural order.
The eventual question that a self-inquiring person asks is: (which I am sure you are as you wouldn’t be here now reading this)
“Do I live in an orderly universe, or in a world of random chance and luck?” If you answer the latter, I can help move you to the former.
It is not all doom and gloom.
Our ancient ancestors were very secure in their belief that there was more to life than the temporary and transitory material duhkha (suffering) that life was governed by inextricable laws of karma, (laws of cause and effect) and that these universal laws were in actual fact organised to serve the purpose of your evolution – dharma.
These three elements of your own spirituality combined are like the tripod of all Vedic philosophy and wisdom. Something together we will discuss, explore and develop in Part 3 of this manifesto.
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