ETERNAL ENDURANCE

Sanatana Dharma

[Photo of me by Maria Brosnan]

The Way: Ancestral Endurance in the Age of Darkness (Kaliyug)

Sanātana Dharma has survived millennia of invasion, erasure, and appropriation not because it yields, but because its roots run deeper than any force that tries to uproot it.

The same at the individual level.

What comes to destroy the soul of Truth remains undefeated.

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The battle between Self and Other, empath and narcissist, indigenous and rootless, lineaged and distorted knowledge continues. I still receive backlash for speaking the truth of my heritage through a decolonial lens, but I do not have the capacity to engage with the predatory nature of a supremacist outlook.

Yet, with the strength of my ancestors, I endure.

Until I have grasped the skills of Pūrva Pakṣa, let my silence towards these dark forces be the voice of Truth.

After 18 years, on 29th March, Ketu moves into Maghā, the star of the Pitṛs (the ancestors). I am no longer willing to sacrifice myself at the altar of ego. I surrender as divine support arrives.

अहिंसा परमो धर्मः, धर्म हिंसा तथैव च।

Ahimsā paramo dharmaḥ, dharma hiṃsā tathaiva ca.

'Non-violence is the highest duty, but so too is violence in service of Dharma (righteousness).'

Where do you need to lessen the grip of your attachments? What will you do to help your lineage?

Rise up, Warrior.

Payal

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