It is the disposition of one's mind that decides one's dharma (swadharma). 'Swadharma' is neither great nor lowly; it is equal to one's measure. It is that which fits one the best. Every individual, in fact, has his own distinct dharma. Two hundred individuals sitting in front of me here, have two hundred different dharmas. Even my own dharma today is not what it was ten years ago, and my dharma ten years hence would again be different from what it is today. As one's mind grows and develops through reflection and experience, the old dharma gets shed and one acquires new dharma. One should not do anything in this matter obstinately.
(Based on Sri Vinoba Bhave's, "Talks on the Gita" - Pub. by Paramdham Prakashan, Paunar).
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