1577: What is My Dharma? / Q&A Volume 270
Wisdom of the Sages
David Ramella
5 • 970 Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
In this deep-dive Q&A episode of Wisdom of the Sages, Kaustuba Das and guest co-host Kishori Gopi explore one of life’s most profound questions: What is my purpose? Drawing from the teachings of the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, the writings of Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, and the ancient tradition of Vedānta, they unpack the layered meaning of dharma—from temporary duties to the soul’s eternal calling.
Whether you’re a spiritual seeker, a yoga teacher, a parent, or simply navigating life’s changing roles, this conversation will challenge, inspire, and clarify your inner compass. Discover how your svadharma (individual calling) fits into a larger journey of evolution toward bhakti—the soul’s natural expression of love.
Key Highlights:
* The difference between temporary dharma and eternal dharma
* Why success in life isn’t about achievement, but alignment
* The secret purpose behind your everyday responsibilities
* What the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam reveals about the highest truth
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| 0:00.0 | The waffle iron is designed with purpose. |
| 0:03.0 | It's designed to make waffles. |
| 0:05.0 | You could try to use it to heat the room, but it's not situated in its Dharma. |
| 0:08.4 | It's not properly situated. |
| 0:12.3 | So a Dharma, when we use Dharma, we can mean what is the purpose? |
| 0:16.7 | What is our purpose? |
| 0:18.1 | And that's a big question. |
| 0:19.3 | Actually, I'll tell you something. |
| 0:27.0 | When I did that every night, you know uh q and a for a month many times over the course that time that's the question people ask how do i know what is my dharma how do i know what is my |
| 0:31.7 | purpose what am i supposed to be doing i read these books they're talking about your dharm what is |
| 0:35.7 | what is my how am i supposed to know what it is? |
| 0:39.0 | So, yeah, and so one, what Bhaktibano Talqqqqqa writes is he's saying there's two types of |
| 0:45.9 | Dharma. One of them is easy to know because we all share it. And then one of them is more |
| 0:52.8 | complicated because it's more relative it relates to |
| 0:55.8 | the time and the circumstances that we're in and so let's speak about that first what is our |
| 1:02.8 | purpose on the the relative level that you know the temporary dharmas that we have that that |
| 1:10.2 | means what is my purpose at this time in this |
| 1:13.2 | circumstance it and I'll embrace that purpose for some time and then I'll let it go at |
| 1:18.9 | some time right then then the time will change and the circumstances will change |
| 1:22.7 | and and then I'll have a new Dharma. Oh, Nama, Bhagavati, Vasudeva, Bahia. |
| 1:50.5 | Come on. |
| 1:52.2 | Live from New York City's Upper West Side. |
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