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Dharma

Dharma

The Living Flame | Hindu Philosophy and Spirituality through the Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharata, Upanishads, Dharma and Inner Awareness

Kamlesh D. Patel
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A word that holds the universe together; through it, the heavens keep their rhythm, the seasons follow their course, conscience awakens and human life finds its direction. That word is dharma. Today, the word has shrunk into labels that divide us. This book is an invitation to remember what dharma truly means.

Drawing from the teachings of the Mahabharata, the Bhagavad Gita, the Upani?ads and the living practice of Heartfulness, Daaji traces the cosmic origin of dharma—from the forest episode of the Yak?a Prasna, where Yudhi??hira answered a single question with a single word, to a surrender that opens beyond liberation, into an infinite becoming.

Dharma is not a ‘what’. It is a ‘how’.

Dharma is the quality of presence that perceives, freshly, what each moment asks. Alertness becomes presence, presence becomes surrender and surrender becomes liberation.

May this book awaken rather than instruct. May the pages return you to awareness rather than bind you to answers.

Imprint: India Penguin Ananda

Published: Sep/2026

ISBN: 9789377307226 (Paperback)

ISBN: 9780670092338 (Hardback)

Length : 232 Pages

MRP : ₹499.00

Dharma

The Living Flame | Hindu Philosophy and Spirituality through the Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharata, Upanishads, Dharma and Inner Awareness

Kamlesh D. Patel

A word that holds the universe together; through it, the heavens keep their rhythm, the seasons follow their course, conscience awakens and human life finds its direction. That word is dharma. Today, the word has shrunk into labels that divide us. This book is an invitation to remember what dharma truly means.

Drawing from the teachings of the Mahabharata, the Bhagavad Gita, the Upani?ads and the living practice of Heartfulness, Daaji traces the cosmic origin of dharma—from the forest episode of the Yak?a Prasna, where Yudhi??hira answered a single question with a single word, to a surrender that opens beyond liberation, into an infinite becoming.

Dharma is not a ‘what’. It is a ‘how’.

Dharma is the quality of presence that perceives, freshly, what each moment asks. Alertness becomes presence, presence becomes surrender and surrender becomes liberation.

May this book awaken rather than instruct. May the pages return you to awareness rather than bind you to answers.

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Kamlesh D. Patel

Daaji, also known as Kamlesh D. Patel, is the fourth and current spiritual guide of the global Heartfulness movement. He has spent the past four decades training people across the world in Heartfulness meditation.
Daaji is the author of the bestsellers The Heartfulness Way (with Joshua Pollock) and Designing Destiny. His work has appeared in the Times of India, Economic Times, Hindustan Times and on leading television networks. Daaji gives keynote addresses at conferences and conducts workshops around the world. His passion lies in grassroots efforts, especially in taking meditation to the villages of India. Daaji enjoys going on nature walks with his grandchildren in Kanha Shanti Vanam, India, where he lives with his family.

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