YOGA AND DISCIPLINE cont’d
WNon-violence in thought, speech and action. Usually we think of violence in action, but this ethical This column seeks to share a standard challenges us to be broader perspective on the benefits peaceful in thought and speech as of Yoga to human beings, to well. It advocates the practices of raise awareness of how Yoga is a compassion, love, understanding, way of life, how practicing it makes patience, etc. life lighter and more meaningful, Truthfulness. Patanjali describes and also to bring to the fore the truthfulness as to be in harmony appreciation that all that we do in with mind, word and action. Our yoga is to lead us to the stillness actions in life must bring harmony within, to bring inner peace. in relationships.
The philosophy of Yoga touches Non-stealing means not just e continue on Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi
many aspects of our being, i.e. refraining from physically taking Shankar’s wisdom on Yoga and
our physical, our mental and our possession of what is not yours, but emotional, and is pduirsscuiepdlifnroem. also not allowing the possession of many ang“lPese.ople who are free, regurentpltehaastantht ethyoduognh’tt, hsapveech and
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become disciplined. People who are disciplined
themes of yoga as: “yoga chitta of others’ possessions.
look for the end. (Discipline is Continence not an end or in self-control, itself,
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In this introduction, the focus we deal not only in sexual relations, is on Astanga yoga, in which Pa- but even in our general outlook tanjali explains the “eight limbs of about life. yoga”, refers to Yamas. mthuelatiomn,e,wthheethyer it be
They deal with one’s ethical of earthly possessions, or even standards and sense of integrity, the negative emotions that we encounter focusing on our behavior and how from time to time which we concdoumctpoaunrys.elPv iwll-ahnetalth, or social dtoiscbipeliinnesatowgauridme upsliancoeu. rPeoipnleitswehxotreamre in relatiopnslahcipes
THESE FIVE YAMAS ARE [In the following weeks we will speak
BRIEFLY EXPLAINED BELOW: to the other limbs.]
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