Svadharma and Paradharma – 1: Difference between revisions

{{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=Follow your svadharma. Even if it is difficult to follow your svadharma and easy to follow paradharma [dharma of other beings], you must not leave your svadharma, Bhágavata dharma. Those who follow paradharma move towards crudity. If you wish to save yourself from sorrow, follow Bhágavata dharma.|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}}

Anandamurti starts the discourse by saying that unlike other creatures, Human Beings have to follow their Divine Dharma (Bhagavad Dharma). He then explains that Human Beings are not to follow a religious path, but to follow their inner divinity or Svadharma. Anandamurti goes on explaining that in Bhagavata Dharma, the three binding principles are non existent. He tells a story to illustrate that, emphasizing the sorrow involved in following paradharma (animal dharma) while neglecting our Bhagavata dharma.<ref name="AV1"/>