Dharma
The Mahābhārata says: “put yourself in the position of others (‘ätmaupamyena’) and then act. This, in brief, is dharma”. This nobility called dharma-“the law of life itself,” is at the very heart of Indian culture.
“The source of dharma is the scripture, i.e., the Veda, which is based on “intuition”, unlike the dharma śāstras which depend on reason and are liable to change as per changing social mores. uch of what is significant and magnificent in Indian culture can be said to have flowered out of this ancient pool of wisdom that the word ‘veda’ really means.”
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