PearlSeeker
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I've noticed some interesting similarities in chapter Ashtanga Yoga. Five yamas (ethical don'ts) are similar to five of ten commandments that concern all fellow humans (6.-10.).
Nonviolence. - - > You shall not murder.
Truthfulness. - - > You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Not stealing. - - > You shall not steal.
Chastity. - - > You shall not commit adultery.
Non-possessiveness - - > You shall not covet your neighbor’s house, nor his wife, his man-servant, his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ***, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.
We can also notice a difference. Yamas are more general while commandments are more specific.
Nonviolence. - - > You shall not murder.
Truthfulness. - - > You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Not stealing. - - > You shall not steal.
Chastity. - - > You shall not commit adultery.
Non-possessiveness - - > You shall not covet your neighbor’s house, nor his wife, his man-servant, his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ***, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.
We can also notice a difference. Yamas are more general while commandments are more specific.