--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Because a human being is endowed with…" description: "\"Because a human being is endowed with empathy, he violates the natural order if he does not reach out to those who need care. Responding to this empath..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/571/dayananda-saraswati-21495_because_because-a-human-being-is-endowed-with-em_92197.jpg" --- # Because a human being is endowed with empathy, he violates… ![“Because a human being is endowed with empathy, he violates the natural order if he does not reach out to those who need care. Responding to this empathy, one is in harmony with the order of things, with dharma; otherwise, one is not.” quote by Dayananda Saraswati](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/571/dayananda-saraswati-21495_because_because-a-human-being-is-endowed-with-em_92197.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/571/dayananda-saraswati-21495_because_because-a-human-being-is-endowed-with-em_92197.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/571/dayananda-saraswati-21495_because_because-a-human-being-is-endowed-with-em_92197.jpg) > “Because a human being is endowed with empathy, he violates the natural order if he does not reach out to those who need care. Responding to this empathy, one is in harmony with the order of things, with dharma; otherwise, one is not.” [Dayananda Saraswati](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dayananda-saraswati/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Empathy obliges us to care for others; neglecting it disrupts moral order and dharma. **In simple terms:** Empathy aligns us with dharma. Key Takeaway Act on empathy to maintain harmony. 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