A piece of wisdom from
July 28, 2026 · Tuesday
The quote
“The most successful people I have studied had a clear top-level goal and a hierarchy of mid- and low-level goals that all served the top one. The grit was structural, not heroic.”
— Angela Duckworth · Mental Toughness
The concept
Dharma
The right thing to do, in your particular life, right now.
Dharma is the most translated and most mistranslated word in Indian thought. It is not religion. It is not duty in the dull civic sense. It is the right action, for you, in your nature, at this stage of your life, with the people in front o…
A practice for today
Before bed tonight, name one thing where the lesson of Dharma. The right thing to do, in your particular life, right now.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 18.63
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया। विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु॥
“Thus I have declared to you the knowledge that is more secret than secret. Reflect on this fully and then do as you wish.”
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