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Lord Krishna advises in the Bhagavad-Gita (4: 34) to seek the instruction from those who have seen the truth,” a seer:
Learn that by humble reverence, by inquiry and by service, the wise who have seen the truth will instruct you in knowledge.
Various Definitions of Dharma: Dharma as
Inherent Nature
There are other meanings of dharma in addition to 'virtue' and ‘law.' These include ‘quality,' 'inner essence,' or 'nature.' We cannot separate the inherent quality from the possessor of that quality. If we did that, then, the one who possessed that quality would no longer live. For example, the nature of fire is heat or burning and the nature of ice is cold. Each sense organ also possesses one particular quality. The nature of the eye is to help one see. The nature or quality of the ear is to help one hear. The quality of the skin is the sense of touch; the quality of the tongue is taste; and the quality of the nose is smell. Atman (the very nature of the inner self) also has its particular quality: spiritually ascending movement.
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