Dear All,
We will cover Swami's gospel first, chapter wise and then on each chapter, we will try to dive deep into the subject given by Swami in that chapter.
So, We start with the 1st chapter now.
Chapter I. What Is Dharma?
People must dedicate themselves to dharma and always be engaged in dharma, so that they may live in peace
and the world may enjoy peace. One cannot acquire real peace, nor can one win the grace of the Lord, through
any means other than the dharmic life. Dharma is the foundation for the welfare of humanity; it is the truth that
is stable for all time. When dharma fails to transmute human life, the world is af icted by agony and fear and
tormented by stormy revolutions. When the effulgence of dharma fails to illumine human relationships, humanity
is shrouded in the night of sorrow.
God is the embodiment of dharma
God is the embodiment of dharma; His grace is won by dharma. He is ever fostering dharma. He is ever es-
tablishing dharma. He is dharma itself. The Vedas, scriptures (sastras), epics (Puranas), and traditional accounts
(ithihasas) proclaim aloud the glory of dharma.
In the scriptures of the various religions, dharma is elaborated in language familiar to the adherents. The duty
of everyone, everywhere, and at all times is to pay homage to the personi cation of dharma (Dharma-Narayana).
The stream of dharmic activity should never run dry; when its cool waters cease to ow, disaster is certain.
Humanity has reached this stage only because dharma, like the river Saraswathi, ows unseen, below the ground,
feeding the roots and lling the springs. Not only humanity but even birds and beasts have to adhere to dharma
so that they may be happy and survive in comfort and joy.
Therefore, the waters of dharma have to be kept owing perpetually and fully, so that the world might enjoy
happiness. Disaster now dances madly on the world stage, because right is neglected and there is disbelief in the
essentials of dharmic life. So, one has to understand clearly the very heart of dharma.
Love.
