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Ozarks ji


You may be grappling here with our own conceptualization of Dharma and its meaning in the broad, not the narrow, sense.


In the earliest veda, the Rigveda, Dharma represents the concept of justice and harmony in the natural order -- which is Divine because it is the order that lies behind the laws of nature. From that vantage point Dharma then comes to mean the just or righteous path and takes on ethical meaning as well as a metaphysical meaning. Dharma is believed in the "dharmic" faiths part of each stage of spiritual development, and as such is the way by which we filter our interactions with all of the natural and social environment.


Within Sikhism, Dharma means the path of righteousness, and it is revealed through our actions and deeds, i.e., how we filter our interactions with all natural and social environments, in a way that is consistent with the teachings of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Maharaj ji.


My understanding.


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