The Reclining Buddha

The physical passing of the Buddha is known as Mahaparinirvana.

I had a chance to visit The Reclining Buddha temple in Thailand last week !
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Pho

Buddha left his mortal life while lying on his right side, his head gently supported by his right hand, a posture called Mahaparinirvana. 

His last words to his disciples—“Be a light to yourself”—once again placed the responsibility for awakening squarely on the individual, symbolizing that just as he supported his own head, each person must support their own journey toward truth.

The oldest, largest, and most visited Buddhist shrine in Bangkok.

Dhamma means performing one's duty without expecting anything in return.
Dhamma is the core essence of Buddhism.

Dhamma translates to Dharma in Hinduism.
The below quote is the Obvious !
How many of you have the courage to do the Obvious ?

Dharma is the very heart of humanity, it is the Obvious,  yet it is heartbreaking how rare it is to find people who truly follow it.

I will never forget the trauma of March 2018. A business proposal came my way—one that could have elevated my career—but it came with a hidden cost: a demand for sexual favours. This man had advanced the careers of many women, but when faced with a single, unmarried woman, he saw only an opportunity to exploit.

It was his duty to elevate my career without expecting anything in return.
When you violate the obvious you are cheating  the entire organization ! 

The Management, instead of upholding ethics, seemed intent on fulfilling his desires, doing everything possible to convince me. To them, it wasn’t a crime—after all,  they couldn’t provide him a married woman, they reasoned, so I was “fair game.” In their twisted logic, my middle class status, my marital status meant there was a “mutual interest.”

In their world, karma is not a sacred principle—it is twisted into an excuse, a license to indulge every desire without conscience.

But to me, it was a violation—one that cut far deeper than an insult or an indecent proposal. It struck at the very core of who I am, stripping away the respect every human being deserves. It was not just an attack on my dignity, but on the timeless principles that separate humanity from savagery: respect, consent, compassion, and integrity.

Such acts are not mere personal wrongs; they corrode the moral fabric of society. When people justify exploitation as “mutual interest,” they are not only excusing injustice—they are erasing the value of human conscience itself. And once we begin to treat dignity as a negotiable currency, we lose the very essence of what it means to be human.

These people will never be a part of my life anymore. 

If hard work alone could transform wrongdoing into righteousness, then even criminals would be worthy of worship.

I was born into a royal lineage—half Brahmin, half Kshatriya—where my grandfather’s voice often echoed through the temples of Lord Vishnu, reciting sacred shlokas and revealing the essence of Tat Tvam Asi to countless devotees. That heritage runs so deep within me that even unconsciously, my soul will never allow me to cross the boundaries of Dharma.

And yet, this is where they fail to understand what true humanity demands. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is not the shallow spectacle of pointing to a divorced woman, her shirt carelessly open, and society says, “Go with her, go with her,”.

True Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion means looking beyond labels, beyond appearances. It is about understanding the journey each person has walked—the wounds they carry, the values they hold—and creating space for them to grow in the system without trampling on their dignity, emotions, or beliefs.

DEI is about building a world where opportunity does not come at the cost of a soul.