Asteya by definition means not stealing, not taking what is not rightfully ours. As in Yoga, these practices are for us to purify ourselves or …
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Brahmacharya – Moving Towards The Absolute
Brahmacharya is made of Brahma and charya. Brahma means the absolute, the eternal, the never born, charya "to live" or "to move towards". Thus …
Aparigraha – Non Possessivenss, Poverty
When you are born, you are naked, possessing nothing and, when you die, again you are empty of all possession. But somehow, ironically, during our …
Sathya – Truthfuness
Yoga teaches truthfulness (Sathya).This truthfulness can be manifested in our attitude towards others and our inner attitude with ourselves. When it …
Ahimsa – Non Violence
The essence of ahimsa is non-violence of our own heart The violence we inflict on each other is only the outward manifestation of the war raging …
