The was the title of one of my discussion sessions in Nottingham Mandir (contact me for details) was Dharma - the internal Kurkshetra. It started with the simple question: What is Dharma? How would you define it? The group came up with several definitions: duty, that which sustains the natural order of the universe, internal peace and righteousness. What I really want to put out there is an idea that emerged which baffled about half the participants.
Whilst discussing Dharma there were several people who viewed it as an absolute concept, a concept which was always the same just applied in different ways in different situations. Others felt that it was an entirely liquid concept that was perpetually changing. Eventually after some manthan I put forward the idea that it is both changing and constant. That at any split moment in time (if you pressed the pause button on life) it is an absolute concept that is clearly defined but over time it is fluid and evolving. I found this an extremely interesting thought and something that reminded me of similar concepts in Physics (SEE LINKS AT BOTTOM). Still not quite sure what to think of it, but it makes me wonder at the level of thinking of rishis thousands of years ago. To be able to comprehend the concept of duality.
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