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  Dharma: A Path with Heart ©2025 by Randall Krause In my early years as an aspirant in the Himalayan Yoga-Meditation Tradition, I was eager to discover and embody my dharma. Dharma is a Sanskrit word with various meanings, one of which is one's natural purpose, mission, vocation, or calling. That was what I sought. I wanted to find “my work,” which would enable me to access my hidden talents and gifts, and would, in turn, lead me on the path to Self-realization.   When we walk our dharma path, we touch something deeper within ourselves, tapping into our innate gifts to best serve the world and find greater fulfillment. Swami Rama said that our dharma brings us the experiences we need to grow on our meditative path. Each of us has a dharma, and it doesn't have to be grand or earthshaking; it can seem humble. Yet it's our natural mission, and everyone’s is unique. You've undoubtedly met or seen people living their dharma; they r...

   Non-Violence and Spiritual Strength by Swami Veda Bharati   Let spiritual experience become personal. The more you go into your personal spiritual questions, the more answers come. It’s not answers to questions. Simply, guidance comes.   The answer is silence of the mind – clearing your emotions – clearing your emotions so that they do not become obstacles in the way of your spiritual experience.   A lot of people have emotional experiences. They are spiritually inclined, so they think they are having a spiritual experience. I believe in utter purity. I don’t believe in all this flying off to astral travel, and out-of-body experiences, and dreaming this and dreaming that. A lot of people think of that as spirituality. And there are a lot of people who have written books on that basis, and they are very misleading.   My idea of spiritual experience is . . . total stillness . . . stillness of body, stillness of breath, ...