Eastern Mind
25 June 2010, 03:56 PM
from http://veda.wikidot.com/yama-niyama
YAMA 10 — Shauca, Purity
"Uphold the ethic of purity, avoiding impurity in mind, body and speech. Maintain a clean, healthy body. Keep a pure, uncluttered home and workplace. Act virtuously. Keep good company, never mixing with adulterers, thieves or other impure people. Keep away from pornography and violence. Never use harsh, angered or indecent language. Worship devoutly. Meditate daily.
Allow yourself the expression of remorse, being modest and showing shame for misdeeds. Recognize your errors, confess and make amends. Sincerely apologize to those hurt by your words or deeds. Resolve all contention before sleep. Seek out and correct your faults and bad habits. Welcome correction as a means to bettering yourself. Do not boast. Shun pride and pretension."
Sometimes the mind and environment gets confused. We think that cleaning the environment can clean the mind. Not always true. We are preconditioned. I see soil as a living breathing organism, as do the other gardeners on here, while others see it as dirty. (My mother affectionately referred to soil as dirt.) It is also a fine line to walk to avoid the adulterers, thieves, etc, all the while showing compassion and not rude criticism. Of course this once again is an ideal, and it is difficult (for me at least) to look in a mirror and self-evaluate or reflect on one's own weak points. In order to improve our character and become better humans, we first have to decide or come to grips with wjat needs working on, no?
Aum Namasivaya
YAMA 10 — Shauca, Purity
"Uphold the ethic of purity, avoiding impurity in mind, body and speech. Maintain a clean, healthy body. Keep a pure, uncluttered home and workplace. Act virtuously. Keep good company, never mixing with adulterers, thieves or other impure people. Keep away from pornography and violence. Never use harsh, angered or indecent language. Worship devoutly. Meditate daily.
Allow yourself the expression of remorse, being modest and showing shame for misdeeds. Recognize your errors, confess and make amends. Sincerely apologize to those hurt by your words or deeds. Resolve all contention before sleep. Seek out and correct your faults and bad habits. Welcome correction as a means to bettering yourself. Do not boast. Shun pride and pretension."
Sometimes the mind and environment gets confused. We think that cleaning the environment can clean the mind. Not always true. We are preconditioned. I see soil as a living breathing organism, as do the other gardeners on here, while others see it as dirty. (My mother affectionately referred to soil as dirt.) It is also a fine line to walk to avoid the adulterers, thieves, etc, all the while showing compassion and not rude criticism. Of course this once again is an ideal, and it is difficult (for me at least) to look in a mirror and self-evaluate or reflect on one's own weak points. In order to improve our character and become better humans, we first have to decide or come to grips with wjat needs working on, no?
Aum Namasivaya