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Ep. 11 – Essential Teachings from the Gita w/ Ram Dass & Alan Watts

Alan Watts Being in the Way

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Darma Function, or Swadalma, Is the Duty of Fighting

Shatia is a member of one of the three great castes of hindu society. Darma function, or swadarma, is probably best translated into english as vocation. The khatrie is one who has a vocation to fight. That's his job. Whereas a brahmin, or more particularly, one who has gone beyond caste altogether,. does not have the vocation or the duty of fighting.

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