MANU BHAGAWAN has said

“There are ten values in life that characterize

Dharma and these should be followed by everyone.” These ten values are:

Dhirya (fortitude or forbearance),

Ksama (forgiveness or the ability to endure cheerful),

dama ( control over our organ  of action ),

Asteya (non-stealing ),

Suddhta (purity),

Indriya Nigraha (Mastery over the organs of perception),

Dhrit (using the faculty of discrimination),

Vidya (knowledge),

Satya (truthfulness), and

Akrodha (absence of anger).

These values are necessary for all people at all times and that’s why they are called Santana, eternal and universal.

Fortitude: Dhrit means the capacity to hold onto something. The 18^th chapter of the Bhagawad Gita, enumerator’s these kinds of sattvic. Tamasic dhrit is holding onto thing such as sleep, food and wrong notions. Rajasic Dhrit is about holding onto money, power and pleasure. Sattvic Dhrit is the ability to raise above all obstacles, difficulties and doubts while pursuing a noble goal in life. A person with such determination, whether physically or mentally tired, will remind himself to hold onto his goal.

Forgiveness: Ksama is forgiveness. The highest form of forgiveness is when the feeling of being offended does not even arise in the first place. Once a lady was offended by something her husband had done. He begged forgiveness and though she forgave him, she kept reminding him, exasperated, the man finally asked, if you have forgiven me, why do you keep reminding me of it?” his wife replied, “I just do not want you to forget that I forgave you!” Is this an example of real forgiveness? No, because the greatest form of Ksama is never to have felt any initial offence, insult or hurt,

Control of the sense organs: Dama means control over our organs of action. If we get angry with someone and immediately want to strike out at him, this is not dama. If we are unable to control the feeling of anger rising in the mind, but are able to control its outward expression. It shows some degree of dama.

Non- stealing: Asteya means not taking another’s possessions. What right do you have to their wealth, prosperity or achievement? A person has to work hard to deprive some one of their wealth, prosperity or achievement? A person has to work hard earn his belongings. If we also want to have those objects, we must work hard to get them. Asteya means that even the thought of taking someone else’s wealth should not arise in the mind!