Divya Rama Patnaik

“It is better to do your own duty imperfectly than to do another’s duty perfectly.” (Bhagavad Gita 3.35)

Most of us were taught the opposite.

In the Bhagavad Gita, svadharma is the concept that teaches us to act in accordance with our own nature — our skills, gifts, and responsibilities. It is not moralistic or imposed by societal norms. And it’s not an ego trip, nor a refusal to explore or evolve through our shadows.

This thread carried across oceans for me through the Mayan teachings Tata Alejandro @1ukush shared last year. He explained that when we live in alignment with our Mayan cross, when we understand our energies and purpose in the world, we bring balance to ourselves and to the world around us.

Tracing these teachings across peoples and time, the threads that weave us together are silver thin and ever-present. Calling us back to authenticity, to being real, and to acting in alignment.