That we seek happiness, is a given fact, and we seek this happiness in every aspect of our life.
While a sanyasi is seeking happiness in the form of knowledge, a grhsta is seeking happiness throught the threefold goal of arthA, kAma and dharma.
A grhsta has to rightfully pursue all the 3 goals of wealth & Security for his family and beyond, any form of luxury or enjoyment ( such as arts, music etc.) and of course most importantly, a commitment and understanding of the righteous means of obtaining these, as well as a plethora of activities and actions that lead to punyA, which come under the bracket of dharma.
Dharma is very simple to understand. 'I dont want to be hurt',' I want to live', these are the two basics of any living being. Any animal or human or even insect, wants two things,
1.Survival 2. Wishes not to be hurt
Dharma is simply to make as much of an effort as possible, that in all ones desires and activities, one is not 'treading' onto others wish to achieve the very same goals. This infact the goal of every life form, even gods and even other lokas, of every possible being.
This dharma we want others to adhere to, so that we are not hurt, hence we also must adhere to to enjoy the same harmony that we want to enjoy. If we affect the harmony adversely, it only takes a reverse wave and comes back to us. Any tremor that we cause, shakes our own ground.
This awareness, is awareness of the interconnected, goal of life, as an organic whole, which is the awareness of dharma, indicating supreme intelligence in this interconnected whole.
While a sanyasi is seeking happiness in the form of knowledge, a grhsta is seeking happiness throught the threefold goal of arthA, kAma and dharma.
A grhsta has to rightfully pursue all the 3 goals of wealth & Security for his family and beyond, any form of luxury or enjoyment ( such as arts, music etc.) and of course most importantly, a commitment and understanding of the righteous means of obtaining these, as well as a plethora of activities and actions that lead to punyA, which come under the bracket of dharma.
Dharma is very simple to understand. 'I dont want to be hurt',' I want to live', these are the two basics of any living being. Any animal or human or even insect, wants two things,
1.Survival 2. Wishes not to be hurt
Dharma is simply to make as much of an effort as possible, that in all ones desires and activities, one is not 'treading' onto others wish to achieve the very same goals. This infact the goal of every life form, even gods and even other lokas, of every possible being.
This dharma we want others to adhere to, so that we are not hurt, hence we also must adhere to to enjoy the same harmony that we want to enjoy. If we affect the harmony adversely, it only takes a reverse wave and comes back to us. Any tremor that we cause, shakes our own ground.
This awareness, is awareness of the interconnected, goal of life, as an organic whole, which is the awareness of dharma, indicating supreme intelligence in this interconnected whole.
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