The Five Dharma Types: Vedic Wisdom for Discovering Your Purpose and Destiny

445 Pages·2014·2.12 MB·English

by  Simon Chokoisky

The 5 Dharma Types

“This work has opened doors of insight and perception, allowing me to
see our species in a fresh and hopeful light. I hope people will read this
book more than once, and slowly.”
ROBIN GILE, COAUTHOR OF
THE COMPLETE IDIOT’S GUIDE TO PALMISTRY
My grateful acknowledgment to Mantriji,
Dr. Vasant Lad, Hart de Fouw, and all keepers of ancient wisdom the
world over.
Special thanks to my wife, Ventzi, for her love and support, without
which this book would never have come to fruition!
Contents
Cover Image
Title Page
Dedication
Epigraph
Preface
Introduction and Self Tests
MATTER AND SPIRIT
WHY VEDIC?
BE YOURSELF
THE SEARCH FOR HOME
DISCOVER YOUR DHARMA TYPE!
Part 1: The Roles of the Dharma Types
Chapter 1. Merchant Society and the Dharma Types
FOUR TYPES
THE FOUR AGES
PAST AND PRESENT
CONCLUSION
Chapter 2. Educator
Enlighten Others
INSTANT KARMA
SURRENDER
MONEY
PATH TO DEVOLUTION
PATH TO EVOLUTION
Chapter 3. Warrior
Protect Others
TEAMWORK
THE THREE Cs
PATH TO EVOLUTION
THE FIGHT FOR DHARMA
WAR AND WARRIORS
PATH TO DEVOLUTION
Chapter 4. Merchant
Clothe, Connect, and Animate Others
MERCHANTS AND RITUAL
CHARITY AND SHAKTI
THE SOCIAL MERCHANT
THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING
PATH TO EVOLUTION
PATH TO DEVOLUTION
SAINTS
Chapter 5. Laborer
Nourish and Serve Others
PATH TO DEVOLUTION
INFERIORITY
PATH TO EVOLUTION
Chapter 6. Outsider
Innovate, Rebel, and Free Others
WHO’S TO BLAME?
PATH TO EVOLUTION
KEYS TO SELF-REALIZATION
RESPONSIBILITY AND TRUE FREEDOM
SELF-AWARENESS
PATH TO DEVOLUTION
OVERCOMING ANXIETY
STEREOTYPES AND SOCIAL HIERARCHIES
Chapter 7. Summary of Part One
SUMMARY OF EACH DHARMA TYPE
Part 2: Authentically Living Your Dharma Type
Chapter 8. Five Paths to Wellness
ANATOMY
THE BRAIN
BODY TYPE
DIET, EXERCISE, AND FITNESS
Chapter 9. The Social Conscience of the Dharma Types
CIRCLE OF DUTY
AVATARS
GOVERNMENT
CONCLUSIONS FOR EVERY TYPE
Chapter 10. Element, Season, and Taste
ELEMENT
FOUR SEASONS
TASTE
Chapter 11. Intelligence, Secret Fear, and Speech
INTELLIGENCE
SECRET FEAR
SPEECH
Chapter 12. Music, Myth, and Poodles
MUSIC
MYTH
PETS
Chapter 13. Sport, War, and Warriors
SPORT
WAR AND WARRIORS
WINNING THE WAR
Chapter 14. Money and Profession
MONEY
PROFESSION
Chapter 15. The Life Cycles
SUMMARY OF THE LIFE CYCLES
EVOLUTION/DEVOLUTION
THE OUTSIDER LIFE CYCLE
CYCLES WITHIN CYCLES
THE MERCHANT LIFE CYCLE
NEUTRAL DYNAMICS
SHARED LIFE CYCLES
CONCLUSION
Footnotes
Endnotes
Suggested Resources on East/West Wisdom
About the Authors
About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company
Books of Related Interest
Copyright & Permissions
Index
Preface
This work is a practical manual intended to help you attain fulfillment in your
personal, social, and spiritual life. It is not a treatise on religion, philosophy, or
academics, all of which offer relative truths to a specific culture, age, and
environment. Instead, it is distilled from all of the above to present universal
truths pertinent to humanity in the modern age. In today’s global society, where
humankind’s understanding of reality is muddled by distinctions of race, color,
and creed, it is ever so difficult to find one’s place. The mundane world is a
cacophony of sound, and the song of the spirit is difficult to discern for the
multitude of contrary voices pulling us this way and that. This guide is intended
to help you find your voice in the chorus of the many, and perhaps more
importantly, to develop your ear that you may better hear and harmonize with
the world about you. It is designed to help you know your purpose, and
understand that of others, and by doing so to live in the world in a way
envisioned by our most cherished prophets and mystics.
This book is best read in its entirety, as you will discover things about your
dharma type, as well as those of others in your life, by reading even the sections
that don’t appear to apply directly to you. Reading only those parts that reference
your type will prevent you from fully integrating it, as we must understand all
five types in a symbiotic system that mirrors Nature, where one entity feeds
another, which feeds the first in turn.
When each of us fulfills our destiny we empower others to do the same, and
when they fulfill their destinies we are benefited in turn. This is the basis for
mutual respect, sharing, and responsibility—the foundations that pave the way to
wisdom. May this be a useful guide to such wisdom and of service to all who use
it!

Note to the Reader on the Use of Sanskrit Terms
This book is not a translation but an original work that makes use of Sanskrit terms with no
real English equivalents. Where appropriate these have been plainly spelled out rather than
transliterated. This is for two reasons. First, readers new to the material may find it
cumbersome to decipher transliterations along with the plethora of new vocabulary and
concepts. Second, readers who are already familiar with diacritical marks or even conversant
in Sanskrit should know the proper spelling and pronunciation of these words. Thus, no great