Dharma — Cosmic Order, Right Action

Dharma is both cosmic law and individual duty — the order that holds the universe together and the specific obligation of each being within it. Hex 10 (Treading) is walking on the tiger's tail: conduct, the art of moving correctly through dangerous territory. Hex 15 (Modesty) is the mountain within the earth: the inner alignment that makes every action favorable. Dharma is not obedience to external rules but the discovery of the action that fits — svadharma, one's own path. The Gita's teaching: better to follow one's own dharma imperfectly than another's perfectly.

Cross-Tradition Resonances