“ Dharma” [ Religion], “Artho” [ Money], “ Kama”[ Pleasures] and “Moksha”[Liberation

Four triangles saying all

Simple meanings of Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha

"Dharma: Purpose. Each person has a unique purpose, or calling that is part of self-realization in this life. Going against the grain of one’s dharma can lead to depression or an overall sense of unfulfillment, stress, anxiety and/or disease.


Artha: Wealth. The accumulation of wealth should occur as a byproduct to living one’s Dharma. Poverty is not indicative to overall health. In fact, the stress of living in a fear state regarding material security can be detrimental to one’s overall being. However, material wealth should not be accumulated for its own sake, rather to support Dharma and fulfill one’s duties and responsibilities.


Kama: Desire. Satisfying legitimate desire, pleasure, or indulgence with respect and integrity. Kama is often used to describe sexual desire.


Moksha: Liberation. The realization and experience that there is even more to life than all these things, and a greater spiritual purpose or experience we are sharing. Moksha can be experienced at any age, though there is usually a practice that will lead to the fruition of experiencing liberation (moksha) completely."


Extract from http://monicayearwood.com/archives/161

Thank you for this very interesting information from Vedic astrology.

I would love to learn if you could further explain these four aspects in details. Many will gain better insights of their life purpose and explanation of emotional and physical sufferings.

The Dharma Houses (1, 5, 9) - These are houses of purpose and meaning. Dharma is translated as "duty" or "purpose”. May signify personal growth, inspiration, creative expression, ethics, self-righteous, idealistic and dogmatic.

The Artha Houses (2, 6, 10) - These are houses of material work and manifesting what you value. Artha is translated as "resources". May signify materialistic and generation of wealth.

The Kama Houses (3, 7, 11) - These are houses of relationship, communication, and networking. Kama is translated as "desire". May signify sharing ideas, information, unfocused and pulled by many desires.

The Moksha Houses (4, 8, 12) - These are houses of the mind, feelings, and perceptions and are the most subtle, deep, and hidden houses. Moksha is translated as "liberation". May signify psychology, altered states of awareness, occult studies, metaphysics, and mysticism, dreamy, impractical, and unproductive.

"Purusharthas"

“The ancient seers clearly articulated the objectives of humankind as "Purusharthas" -- 'Purusha' means an individual or person, and 'Artha' means meaning or objective or pursuit. They articulated four Purusharthas as:
Dharma : Righteousness, Duty
Artha : Wealth
Kama : Desire
Moksha : Liberation

The four purusharthas are really the objectives of God, of the Supreme Self, the qualities of God. And since an individual person is a reflection of God, is a part of God, it is the rightful pursuit of a person to fulfill these four purusharthas. In fact, it is both your individual and soul purpose.
An individual can realize him or herself by balancing and fulfilling these four objectives. These four objectives are not independent of each other and should not be viewed in a stand-alone manner. They define and refine the other objectives and allow the other objectives to define and refine itself. The activity of fulfilling one objective should also support the fulfillment of the other objectives. By maintaining a balance between the definition and fulfillment of the four purusharthas, a symbiotic evolution of the individual self takes place.”


EXTRACT from
http://ekatvam.org/liberation/dharma-artha-kama-moksha.html

Artha (money) triangle can be understood in the following thread.

http://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66839

Just to add on, the 4 Purusharthas are in fact embedded into the 27 Nakshatras of the Vedic system. Each Nakshatra has been assigned one of the 4 Purusharthas. The ancient Vedic seers promulgated that depending on what Nakshatra a person was born under, their goal in this particular life would be to follow/pursue that Purushartha. Here is the list of each Nakshatra and which of the 4 Purusharthas it is related to:

1). Ashwini - Dharma
2). Bharani - Artha
3) Krittika - Kama
4). Rohini - Moksha
5). Mrigashira - Moksha
6). Ardra - Kama
7). Punarvasu - Artha
8). Pushya - Dharma
9). Ashlesha - Dharma
10). Magha - Artha
11). Purva Phalguni - Kama
12). Uttara Phalgubi - Moksha
13). Hasta - Moksha
14). Chitra - Kama
15). Swati - Artha
16). Vishaka - Dharma
17). Anuradha - Dharma
18). Jyestha - Artha
19). Mula - Kama
20). Purva Ashadha - Moksha
21). Uttara Ashadha - Moksha
22). Shravana - Artha
23). Dhanishta - Dharma
24). Shatabhisha - Dharma
25).Purva Bhadrapada - Artha
26). Uttara Bhadrapada - Kama
27). Revati - Moksha

The triangular relationship among the houses can best be understood from Father> Self> Son relationship. Self is represented by Ascendant, Father by ninth house and Son by fifth house.


‘Father’[ ninth house] is the source of “Self”[ ascendant] and “Self” is the source of “Son”[ fifth].


Similarly all the triangle houses are related.

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