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Friday, Jan. 13
12:30 p.m.
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Living the Yamas and Niyamas in Everyday Life
Saturday, Jan. 14
1:00 p.m.
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Sunday, Jan. 15
1:00 p.m.
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Comments
Appling Yama & Niyama? That's a big question to which a short answer would be inadequate and a long answer would be overbearing. My own experience is this. Start at the beginning with Ahimsa and practice it in every way possible. This should naturally lead to the other Yamas. For example if, like me, you decide that it is necessary to become vegitarian to be true to Ahimsa you will already be pracicing Aparigraha by not taking (or causing to be taken) a life that is not yours to take.
This is just one small example, if you study the Yoga Sutras (2.30, 2.32) and really think about what they mean and how you might apply them to your own life you will find many ways in which they interrelate. Having done this study you cannot avoid Svadyayah.
Taken one step at a time it's no more difficult to apply The Yamas in this modern age than it is to practice asanas. I personally believe that society is probably no less "Yogic" now than it was thousands of years ago. Therefore Yama and Niyamah are just as relevant now as they were in the past and will continue to be so to future geneartions.
Posted by: Rick Dyer | January 19, 2006 03:22 PM