https://lightofdharma.com/tags/reform/ Recent content in Reform on Light of Dharma Publishing Hugo en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:45:00 -0500 https://lightofdharma.com/divine-will-as-spiritual-bypass/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:45:00 -0500 https://lightofdharma.com/divine-will-as-spiritual-bypass/ <p>Madhava walked past the homeless man every morning on his way to the temple. The same corner. The same cardboard sign. The same hollow eyes. His temple friend Karuna once suggested organizing food distribution there. Madhava&rsquo;s response came quickly, almost reflexively: &ldquo;The world doesn&rsquo;t need reform. Everything is under God&rsquo;s control. That man is getting exactly what his karma dictates. We should focus on our own purification.&rdquo;</p> <p>It sounded sophisticated. It felt transcendent. Karuna couldn&rsquo;t argue with it.</p>