Term

Dharma

Dharma is a way of viewing and engaging with reality that gives rise to a lasting sense of well-being.

A Sanskrit word for which there is no adequate English equivalent, Dharma refers to those types of understanding and behavior that lead to the elimination of suffering and its source and to the experience of a lasting state of happiness and fulfillment. Dharma can be described as a way of life, a constellation of views and practices that can be relevant and useful to everyone, to religious people and nonreligious people alike, in guiding one toward enduring, genuine well-being.

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