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50 RAJA YOGA5. AhimsaoTffiwi il€H* a{sFr, I II-3s3rfrgr abstinence from injuring and killing, yftgrqi being established,irffifrtftin his (the practitioner's) presence, i1gp1: hostilitiesare given up.Abstinence from injuring and killing, being established, allhostilities are given up in the presence of the practitioner.NOTESAhimsa is not causing of pain to any creature in any way,at any time, in thought, word and deed. The other restraints thatfollow have their origin in this. These are meant to make this restraintperfect. You will not be benefitted much by taking to thepractice of the otherfour restraints without the practice of Ahimsa.Giving up of animal food also comes under Ahimsa, becauseit is not obtainable without Himsa of some kind.lf you hurt another man or cause another to commit injuryto others or even approve of another doing so, it is equally sinful.Action and reaction are equaland opposite. lf you injure another,it is bound to react on you whether in this moment or at afuture date. You will have to suffer anyhow in return. lf you rememberthis law, you will not commit any injury.According to Tilak's school of thought, if by the murder of adacoit thousands of lives could be saved, it is not considered asHimsa. Ahimsa and Himsa are relative terms. Some say thatone can defend himself with instruments and use a little violencewhen he is in danger and this also is not considered to beHimsa. ASannyasi should not defend himself and use violenceeven when his life is in jeopardy. English people generallyshoot their horses and dogs when they are in acute agony, andwhen there is no way of relieving their sufferings. They wishthat the soul should be immediately freed from the physicalbody. Motive is the chief factor. lt underlies evefihing. Theterm :hostilities are given up'means, that all beings, men, animals,birds and poisonous creatures would approach the practitionerwithout fear and would do no harm to him. Their hostilenature disappears in them in his presence. The rat and the cat,
51the snake and the mongoose and others being naturalenemiesto each other, give up their hostile feelings in the presence ofthe Yogi who is established in Ahimsa. Lions and tigers cannever do any harm to such a Yogi. The wolf and the Iamb, thefrog and the cobra will play in his presence. Such a Yogi cangive definite orders to lions and tigers. They will obey. This iscalled as Bhuta Siddhi, obtainable by the practice of Ahimsa.The practice of Ahimsa will culminate eventually in realisationof unity and oneness of life, Advaitic consciousness. lt will enableone to obtain cosmic love.6. Satya{rdrsfrqqi frznnorss[T€{ I rr-36tl.df truthfulness, NftBHi being established, fr-{II action, StIfruition, tflTTqd bestowal.Speaking truth, when established,leads (the Yogi) to the be.stowal of fruits for actions.NOTESSpeaking truth is the most important qualification of aYogi. ln Hitopadesa you will find: "lf truth and one thousandAsvamedha Yajnas are weighed in a balance, truth alone willoutweigh.' ln Mahabharata also we find: "The four Vedas onthe one side, we!! studied together with their Angas andUpangas aretar outweighed by truth alone on the other.'Suchis the importance of truth.God is truth. He can be realised by speaking truth and observingtruth in thought, word and deed. Truthfulness, equality,self-control, absence of envious emulation, forgiveness, modesty,endurance, absence of jealousy, charity, thoughtfulness,disinterested philanthropy, self-possession, and unceasingand compassionate harmlessness, are the thirteen forms oftruth.Some persons hold that lie, that is calculated to bring immensegood, is regarded as truth. Suppose an unrighteousking has ordered a sage to be hanged without any cause. lf the
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51the snake and the mongoose and others be<strong>in</strong>g naturalenemiesto each other, give up their hostile feel<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> the presence ofthe Yogi who is established <strong>in</strong> Ahimsa. Lions and tigers cannever do any harm to such a Yogi. The wolf and the Iamb, thefrog and the cobra will play <strong>in</strong> his presence. Such a Yogi cangive def<strong>in</strong>ite orders to lions and tigers. They will obey. This iscalled as Bhuta Siddhi, obta<strong>in</strong>able by the practice of Ahimsa.The practice of Ahimsa will culm<strong>in</strong>ate eventually <strong>in</strong> realisationof unity and oneness of life, Advaitic consciousness. lt will enableone to obta<strong>in</strong> cosmic love.6. Satya{rdrsfrqqi frznnorss[T€{ I rr-36tl.df truthfulness, NftBHi be<strong>in</strong>g established, fr-{II action, StIfruition, tflTTqd bestowal.Speak<strong>in</strong>g truth, when established,leads (the Yogi) to the be.stowal of fruits for actions.NOTESSpeak<strong>in</strong>g truth is the most important qualification of aYogi. ln Hitopadesa you will f<strong>in</strong>d: "lf truth and one thousandAsvamedha Yajnas are weighed <strong>in</strong> a balance, truth alone willoutweigh.' ln Mahabharata also we f<strong>in</strong>d: "The four Vedas onthe one side, we!! studied together with their Angas andUpangas aretar outweighed by truth alone on the other.'Suchis the importance of truth.God is truth. He can be realised by speak<strong>in</strong>g truth and observ<strong>in</strong>gtruth <strong>in</strong> thought, word and deed. Truthfulness, equality,self-control, absence of envious emulation, forgiveness, modesty,endurance, absence of jealousy, charity, thoughtfulness,dis<strong>in</strong>terested philanthropy, self-possession, and unceas<strong>in</strong>gand compassionate harmlessness, are the thirteen forms oftruth.Some persons hold that lie, that is calculated to br<strong>in</strong>g immensegood, is regarded as truth. Suppose an unrighteousk<strong>in</strong>g has ordered a sage to be hanged without any cause. lf the
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