Based off our SvaBhava (innate nature), we can, with some mental effort, figure out our SvaDharma, what we can do to make things better.
Some will have Sadhu Dharma as their SvaDharma, the path of Ahimsa (non-cruelty), Yoga, Dhyana (meditation) with Virakti (asceticism).
When Arjuna wishes to follow Sadhu Dharma instead of fighting the war, Krishna dissuades him & asks him to follow Kshatriya (warrior) Dharma, which was his SvaDharma. Samartha Ramdas would similarly dissuade Shivaji, after he expressed a desire for Sadhu Dharma after listening to a Pravachan, saying that his SvaDharma was Kshatriya Dharma.
Subhash Chandra Bose in his younger years, searched for a Guru. Not finding one, he decided on his SvaDharma of Kshatriya Dharma, which many historians credibly argue, would eventually get India freedom, rather than Gandhiji's Sadhu Dharma.
However, one thing common to both Bose & Gandhi was everyday Dhyana. This is true even for Kshatriya Dharma.
Whatever SvaDharma we choose to follow, Yoga with Dhyana will help us perform it better.
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