“Dharma is not what you do, not what you should do, not even what you want to do, but what you were born to do.”.
Aadil Palkhivala
From a yogic perspective, we are all born with our own unique dharma. (our dharma is as unique as our finger prints are!). Dharma is defined as our life purpose or mission. It is that which nourishes, sustains and expands us.
We may have multiple dharmas throughout different life stages. In addition, we may have multiple dharmas at the same time, such as being a parent, a spouse, a yoga student and a doctor for example.
Once we figure out what our life purpose is, we can’t help but gear our intention and effort to it, and we find that the universe aligns itself to support us in creating this reality. I’ve experienced this personally as years back when I fully committed to teaching yoga regularly, a variety of teaching opportunities presented themselves to me, seemingly all at once, and without much effort on my part.
Our yoga practice can assist us to uncover layers of restriction that create doubt in the mind, where we may doubt our purpose. Keep in mind that it’s better to strive and fail in your own dharma than to succeed in someone else’s.
We are all given seeds to plant our dharma, and it’s up to us to nurture them.
