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| | Dharma |
 | | Dharma is the divine principle behind all things and all movement in the universal pattern; the universal code which gives everything its place and determines how every part of creation, from the largest planet to the smallest microbe, should function in harmony with each and every other part. |
 | | Dharma is the essence of a thing which makes it what it is. Fire burns, wind blows, water flows, birds fly, the rose unfolds the perfume of its petals, that is its nature, its essential being, its dharma and that is the mystery of life. |
 | | Dharma, on a worldly dimension, evolved as a way of life and a code of conduct by which every human being understands his position in the whole and behaves with love, respect and a sense of responsibility towards each and every other living being. |
| www.yogamag.net /archives/1998/5sep98/dharma.shtml (1993 words) |
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