Fundamentals of Spiritual Leadership in Vedas (Part 2) In our last article we discussed two principles out of five principles of fundamental of spiritual leadership. We discussed that Sukham (Happiness) is the goal of life and Dharma ( Path of Righteousness) is the foundation of Sukham (Happiness). Rest of the three we are going to discuss in this article. We start with third principle. 3. Artha is the foundation of Dharma: Artha appears in the early Vedic literature, including the Rig Veda, and denotes the purpose, objective, or aim of human life. During the Upanishadic era (about 1700 BCE to 500 BCE), Artha grew into a larger notion. It was originally included as part of Trivarga - the three goals of human existence (Dharma, Artha, and Kama), which evolved into Chaturvarga (Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha). Chaturvarga is also known as Purushartha, which translates as "Human Pursuit Objective." Nobody can ever have a meaningful and fruitful life unless they grasp t...