Re: Yama and Niyama:non-injury
hariḥ oṁ
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namast
Originally Posted by
yajvan
... one does harm to ones own self.
From where can come the greatest harm ?
If we look to the 3rd śloka of the īśāvāsyopaniṣad ( īśāvāsya upaniṣad) it talks about those that are the killers of the Self or ātma hano janāḥ . Who would do such a thing! Who does such harm! It is those (us) that live in complete ignorance - not even knowing there is ātman (Self).
The wise inform us that not knowing one's Self is equal to killing one's own Self.
praṇām
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- īśāvāsya = īśā + vāsya
- īśa = Supreme; complete master
- āvāsya = inhabited by , full of
Hence īśāvāsya is the Supreme that inhabits or dwells (va) in all; We come to say from the 2nd śloka that it is īśa that covers all or everything (sarvaṁ)
यतस्त्वं शिवसमोऽसि
yatastvaṁ śivasamo'si
because you are identical with śiva
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