DHARMA - AGREEMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES DHARMA.TXT ************************************************************************ DHARMA IS A SANSKRIT WORD THAT IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH. IT HAS A PARTIAL MEANING OF COSMIC LAW(S) AND OR TRUTH, LAWS AND BASIC REALITIES , AND OR A PARTIAL MEANING OF ONE'S "DUTIES" AND RESPONSIBILITIES HERE WHEN ONE IS BORN INTO AND LIVES IN A PHYSICAL BODY. BASICALLY DHARMA "DEALS WITH" HOW THE UNIVERSE FUNCTIONS, AGREEMENTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND CHOICES. THERE IS A SET OF "COSMIC LAWS" THAT EXIST IN THE UNIVERSE. (DHARMA) THESE LAWS EXIST WETHER YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM OR NOT, WETHER YOU BELIEVE IN THEIR EXISTENCE OR NOT. THESE "LAWS" MAY NOT BE VERY APPARENT TO THE AVERAGE PERSON. EVERY HUMAN ON THIS PLANET IS SUBJECT TO THIS SET OF "COSMIC" LAWS, UNTIL THEY REACH WHAT IS CALLED BY MANY, ENLIGHTENMENT, (GOD CONSCIOUSNESS). ONCE ONE HAS LEARNED THAT THESE COSMIC LAWS EXIST, THE APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TO LEARN AS MANY OF THESE LAWS AS YOU CAN, UNDERSTAND THEM AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AND TRY TO ADJUST YOUR LIFE AND HOW YOU LIVE EACH DAY SO YOUR THOUGHTS, ACTIONS AND NON ACTIONS ARE IN HARMONY WITH THE LAWS. THAT IS; TO MOVE IN HARMONY WITH THE ENERGY PATTERNS THAT ARE CONSTANTLY FLOWING IN THE UNIVERSE. THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING IN IT ARE IN CONSTANT CHANGE. EVERYTHING AND EVERY EVENT IN THE UNIVERSE ARE INTERCONNECTED AT SOME LEVEL. EVERY THING AND EVERY EVENT IN THE UNIVERSE HAS SOME INFLUENCE ON EVERY OTHER THING AND EVERY OTHER EVENT IN THE UNIVERSE. THERE ARE "PATTERNS" / "FLOWS OF ENERGY" THAT EXIST IN THE UNIVERSE. THESE PATTERNS DETERMINE MANY OF THE EVENTS THAT HAPPEN HERE ON THIS PLANET. SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT HAPPEN ON THIS PLANET ARE DETERMINED BY THE THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS OF HUMANS WHO LIVED IN THE PAST, SOME BY THOUGHTS ACTIONS OF HUMANS LIVING NOW, SOME ARE NOT DETERMINED BY EITHER. A PERSON'S THOUGHTS INFLUENCE AND ASSIST IN CREATING THE EVENTS THAT UNIVERSE MANIFESTS. WHEN A PERSON FILLS THEIR MIND WITH POSITIVE THOUGHTS, THE UNIVERSE OFTEN RESPONDS WITH POSITIVE SITUATIONS TO BE INVOLVED IN AND EXPERIENCE. THE UNIVERSE ALSO PROVIDES LESSONS TO LEARN THAT ASSIST A PERSON'S SELF-DEVELOPMENT. WHEN YOU LOVE AND ACCEPT YOURSELF AS YOU ARE RIGHT THIS MOMENT, WITHOUT PRIDE, THE OPENING IS THERE FOR OTHERS TO LOVE AND ACCEPT YOU TOO. THIS ASSISTS YOU TO HAVE INNER PEACE AS WELL. WHEN YOU SEE YOUR OWN WORTH, YOUR OWN DIVINITY, WITHOUT PRIDE, THE OPENING IS THERE FOR OTHERS TO SEE IT TOO. ONE HAS GOOD FORTUNE AND SUCCESS WHEN ONE WORKS CONSCIOUSLY OR UNCONSCIOUSLY, IN HARMONY WITH THE COSMIC LAWS AND ENERGY PATTERS THAT FUNCTION HERE. THIS UNIVERSE FUNCTIONS ON AGREEMENTS. THE UNIVERSE "EXPECTS" EACH BEING TO KEEP ALL AGREEMENTS THEY MAKE. WHEN THIS IS NOT DONE THE UNIVERSE OFTEN RESPONDS WITH NEGATIVE SITUATIONS TO BE EXPERIENCED, SO LESSONS MAY BE LEARNED. KEEPING THE AGREEMENTS ONE MAKES IS A PART OF A PERSON'S DARMA. A PERSON'S LIFE DOES NOT WORK WELL WHEN THEY DO NOT KEEP THEIR AGREEMENTS. A PERSON HAS MORE SUCCESS IN LIFE WHEN THE AGREEMENTS THEY MAKES ARE KEPT AND THE AGREEMENTS ARE IN HARMONY WITH THE COSMIC LAWS. A PERSON HAS MUCH LESS STRESS IN LIFE IF AGREEMENTS ARE NOT MADE THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO KEEP. THIS UNIVERSE FUNCTIONS ON RESPONSIBILITY. THE UNIVERSE "EXPECTS" EACH PERSON TO ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS, THOUGHTS, AND FOR THEIR OWN SUPPORT. WHEN THIS IS NOT DONE THE UNIVERSE OFTEN RESPONDS WITH NEGATIVE SITUATIONS TO BE EXPERIENCED, SO LESSONS MAY BE LEARNED. THEIR OWN SUPPORT MEANS; EXPENDING THE TIME AND ENERGY TO PROVIDE FOOD, CLOTHING, HOUSING AND CARE OF SELF BY ONE'S OWN EFFORTS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY HOLDING DOWN A JOB, TRADING YOUR TIME AND ENERGY TO OTHERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT, OR PARTNERING WITH ANOTHER WITH AGREEMENTS AND OR MAKING AGREEMENTS WITH OTHERS TO PROVIDE FOR YOUR SUPPORT. AGREEMENTS THAT THE OTHER WILL PROVIDE YOUR SUPPORT IF YOU PROVIDE YOUR TIME AND ENERGY TO TAKE CARE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE NECESSARY, SO BOTH PEOPLE HAVE THEIR NEEDS MET, THE EVERYDAY CHORES ARE TAKEN CARE OF, MATERIAL RESOURSES COME IN, AND LIVING LIFE IS COMFORTABLE, HAPPY, AND A JOY, FOR BOTH PEOPLE. MARRIAGE IS AN EXAMPLE OF SUCH PARTNERING. IT IS TOTALLY UNREASONABLE TO "EXPECT" OTHERS TO SUPPORT YOU AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU. SOME PEOPLE, BECAUSE OF THEIR SPIRITUAL PATH, ARE WILLING TO SUPPORT ANOTHER FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME, WITHOUT ASKING FOR ANYTHING IN RETURN. HOWEVER MOST PEOPLE BURN OUT ON SUPPORTING ANYONE VERY QUICKLY, UNLESS CLEAR AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND OR THEY ARE PARTNERED. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IF THE PERSON BEING PROVIDED FOR IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR THOUGHTS, WORDS, ACTIONS AND SUPPORT AND OR IS NOT DOING A FAIR SHARE OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. YOU DESERVE TO BE HAPPY AND HAVE A LIFE FULL OF JOY ! YOU DESERVE TO BE COMFORTABLE, LOVED, RESPECTED, AND TRUSTED ! IT IS HOWEVER YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ASSIST IN MANIFESTING THESE. OFTEN YOU CAN NOT CHANGE THE EXTERNAL EVENTS TAKING PLACE AROUND YOU, BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDES TOWARD THE EVENTS. OFTEN YOU CAN NOT CHANGE THE NATURES OF OTHERS AROUND YOU AND OR THEIR WORDS/ACTIONS, BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDES TOWARDS THESE PEOPLE. YOU CAN HAVE FULL CONTROL OF ALL YOUR ATTITUDES TOWARDS EVERYTHING. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THEM, THIS IS FULLY YOUR CHOICE AND YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, NO ONE ELSE'S. NO ONE ELSE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ANGER, FRUSTRATION, MENTAL PAIN OR MENTAL SUFFERING, ONLY YOU. IT IS YOUR INTERNAL ATTITUDES, BELIEFS AND THOUGHTS THAT CAUSE ANGER, FRUSTRATION, MENTAL PAIN, OR MENTAL SUFFERING, NOT THE EXTERNAL EVENTS OR OTHER PEOPLE ! YOUR ATTITUDES, BELIEFS, CHOICES, ACTIONS, AND NON ACTIONS EACH DAY INFLUENCE AND OFTEN DETERMINE THE EVENTS YOU EXPERIENCE LATER ON. WHO YOU ARE, HOW YOU ARE, WHAT YOU THINK AND BELIEVE, WHAT YOU SAY WHAT YOU DO, WHO YOU ARE WITH, THE EMOTIONS AND SITUATIONS YOU EXPERIENCE ARE FULLY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, NO ONE'S ELSES. THESE THINGS ARE TRUE WETHER YOU BELIEVE THEM OR NOT ! UNTIL ONE COMES TO UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THESE THINGS, LIFE IS OFTEN VERY FRUSTRATING, UNCOMFORTABLE, AND UNHAPPY !!! SINCE YOU ARE INVOLVED IN CREATING THE EVENTS HERE THAT ARE EXPERIENCED, YOU ALWAYS HAVE CHOICES! YOU ARE THE ONE WHO LIMITS YOUR CHOICES! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE WHO YOU HAVE BEEN ANY LONGER!!!! IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO ! YOU CAN ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF, YOUR THOUGHTS AND YOUR ACTIONS, RIGHT THIS VERY MOMENT. YOU CAN START BEING WHOEVER YOU WISH TO BE, RIGHT THIS VERY MOMENT. YOU CAN BEGIN CREATING YOUR LIFE AS YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO BE. RIGHT THIS VERY MOMENT. THESE ARE YOUR CHOICES AND THIS IS YOUR LIFE TO LIVE. TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE ! HOW DO YOU WANT TO PLAY IT ? -ganashyam das