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DHARMA

ANDPURUSHARTHA

Presented by : Vihit Bhalsod



Road Map :

DHARMA

Meaning 3 main components of Dharma

Important Concepts Varnashrama Dharma

Stages of Life Cycle

PURUSHARTHA

4 Basic Principals

Chinmaya Mission



“ Dharma is the Moral Belief or the Value

which a person holds within Himself”

Dharma is also said to be the force which

maintains the universe. Where there is dharma

there is harmony and balance individually and socially.

Meaning :



3 COMPONENTS OF DHARMA :

I. Satya

"The path to ultimate truth”

II. Yajna

III. Tapasya



IMPORTANT CONCEPTS:

1. APAD DHRAMA

Apad Dharma is defined as 'duty when in distress'.

It means the norms to be followed during the crises in life.

Dharma Followed in Critical Situations.

2. ADHARMA

It means 'that which is not in accord with the law' -

referring to both the human written law and the divinely

given law of nature.

Performing Evils.



3. SWADHARMA

“ It is better to do your own duty, however imperfectly, than to assume the duties of another person,

however successfully .”

4 . DHARMIC LEADERSHIP

“ Dharmic leadership” inspires us to live authentically in

thought, word and deed, thus showing us the way to moral uprightness and true fulfilment in life.



VARNASHRMA DHARMA

(CIVILIZATION )

Brahmins.

Kshatriyas.

Vaishyas.

Shudras.



Four Stages:

Brahmacharyasharm (Studentship)

Grhiasthashram (Householder)

Vanaprasthashram (Retirement)

Sannyasashram (Renunciation)

STAGES OF LIFE CYCLE :



BRAHMACHARYASHRAM.

Brahmacharya ashram is the life-stage that occupies the first 20 or 25 years of life. During this

time the traditional Vedic sciences are studied along

with the religious texts contained within

the Vedas and Upanishads.

GRIHASTHASHRAM.

Grihasthashram is the life-stage that starts from

25 years. We can get married, have children and lead a

family life and still attain God.



VANAPRASTHSHRAMA.

This word is generally used to denote a particular phase of life in the Vedic ashram system when a

person is between the ages of 50 and 74. In this phase

of life, the person is in a retreat from worldly life.

SANYASHRAM

Sanyashram is the stage of life in the Vedic ashram system, when a person one gradually

withdraws from the world. This stage denotes a

transition phase from material to spiritual life



Purusharthas

Aims of Life

The concept of Purushartha basically

indicates different values to be realized

in human life through human efforts.

“ Purushartha means aim or goal of human life”



4 Basic Principals of Purushartha :

KARMA

ARTHA

DHARMA

MOKSHA



“Karma is the enjoyment of the appropriate

objects by the five senses of hearing, feeling,

seeing, tasting and smelling, assisted by the mind together with the soul .”

Karma



In one of the old Sanskrit lexicons, „ artha ‟ is

said to mean-meaning, money, a thing, and

possessions. Artha also means the attainment of

riches and worldly prosperity, advantage, profit and

wealth

Artha:



The Indian expression of right activities

is dharma. In Mahabharata it is mentioned as an ethical concept, defined as that which is

right and good.

Dharma



Etymologically moksa means to get „rid off‟

or „release‟. Also it is commonly understood as

liberation. In Bhagavad-Gita, moksa is mentioned

as the supreme tranquility and the highest bliss.

MOKSHA



CHINMAYA MISSION

To provide to individuals, from any background,

the practical means for spiritual growth and happiness,

enabling them to become a positive contributor to the

society.

Mission Motto:

“To give the maximum amount of happiness to

maximum number of people for the maximum amount of

time”



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