A few weeks ago we did an article called, "WHAT IS NAMASTE?" and it generated so much interest,
 it was actually picked up by 6 other blogs! So this week, we wanted to explore DHARMA, another
Sanskrit word. Ethically, it means 'right way of living' or 'proper conduct,' especially in a religious
sense. With respect to spirituality, dharma might be considered the Way of the Higher Truths.

A great resource online  is About Dharma. "Everyone wants to be happy and no one wants to
suffer, but very few people understand the real causes of happiness and suffering. We tend to
look for happiness outside ourself, thinking that if we had the right house, the right car, the right
job, and the right friends we would be truly happy. We spend almost all our time adjusting the
external world, trying to make it conform to our wishes. All our life we have tried to surround ourself
with people and things that make
us feel comfortable, secure, or stimulated, yet still we have not found pure and lasting happiness.

It is time we sought happiness from a different source. Happiness is a state of mind, so the real
source of happiness must lie within the mind, not in external conditions. If our mind is pure and
peaceful we shall be happy, regardless of our external circumstances, but if it is impure and unpeaceful
we can never be truly happy, no matter how hard we try to change our external conditions. We could change our home or our partner countless times, but until we change our restless, discontented mind
we shall never find true happiness.

Practising Dharma is the supreme method for improving the quality of our human life. The quality of
life depends not upon external development or material progress, but upon the inner development
of peace and happiness. For example, in the past many Buddhists lived in poor and underdeveloped countries, but they were able to find pure, lasting happiness by practising what Buddha had taught.

If we integrate Buddha's teachings into our daily life, we will be able to solve all our inner problems
and attain a truly peaceful mind."

Another great source for information is Dharma International.