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Do you get karma and dharma mixed up?

So how do you go about discovering what path your dharma should be leading you down?

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Sometimes the universe can be a little obscure with the hints it provides.

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Here’s where things start to get fun.

You may start to work out, maybe practice some yoga.

Woman looking thoughtful

You’ll also probably start reading self-help books or articles and maybe listen to some motivational TED talks.

You’ll also givemeditationa go, maybe making use of an app to help you out.

To continue her plant analogy, she says, “This is when the seed of dharma sprouts.”

Self help book

You have found the practices that resonate with you and begin sharing them."

Therein lies the problem, since unasked-for sharing can often come across as proselytizing.

This should be the point where “the dharma sprout begins to grow.”

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of your life’s purpose, your “sacred mission,” as it were.

As Rose says, “your worldview transitions from me to we.

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Meditation