♔ / Posted on Jan 06 2012 at 10:31pm via whollyyoga with 24 notes
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whollyyoga: Ahimsa the first of the yamas (the moral code of yoga) means non violence or non harming not only towards others but ourselves. Practicing yoga without awareness and care of our bodies doing too much too fast is not practicing ahimsa. The first yama is perhaps the most famous one: ahimsa, usually translated as “nonviolence.” This refers not only to physical violence, but also to the violence of words or thoughts. What we think about ourselves or others can be as powerful as any physical attempt to harm. To practice ahimsa is to be constantly vigilant, to observe ourselves in interaction with others and to notice our thoughts and intention From yoga journalhttp://www.yogajournal.com/wisdom/462

whollyyoga:

Ahimsa the first of the yamas (the moral code of yoga) means non violence or non harming not only towards others but ourselves. Practicing yoga without awareness and care of our bodies doing too much too fast is not practicing ahimsa.

The first yama is perhaps the most famous one: ahimsa, usually translated as “nonviolence.” This refers not only to physical violence, but also to the violence of words or thoughts. What we think about ourselves or others can be as powerful as any physical attempt to harm. To practice ahimsa is to be constantly vigilant, to observe ourselves in interaction with others and to notice our thoughts and intention
From yoga journal
http://www.yogajournal.com/wisdom/462