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**Yoga-Dristi-Samuchaya Meaning** - Here, the five Yamas, beginning with Ahimsa and ending with Aparigraha, are well-known to the Saints. And each of these Yamas is of four types: Iccha, Pravritti, Sthira, and Siddhi.
**Discussion** - Here, the five Yamas, beginning with Ahimsa and ending with Aparigraha, are well-known to the Saints - the Munis - and are commonly known by all. Because, "Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya, and Aparigraha are the Yamas," is the dictum. And each of these five Yamas is of four types: Iccha-Yama, Pravritti-Yama, Sthira-Yama, and Siddhi-Yama.
Just as these five, beginning with Ahimsa, are called Yoga-Sankhya-Adi Yamas, so the Jains call them "Vrat," and the Buddhists call them "Shila." Thus, despite the difference in words, there is no difference in meaning. Therefore, these five well-known Yamas are common to all religions, universally accepted, and well-known to all schools of thought. There is no need for other evidence to prove these well-known Yamas. The nature of these, beginning with Ahimsa, should be understood from the perspective of substance, feeling, and type, and should be understood and practiced accordingly. From the perspective of substance, it means from the external, from the practical, from the physical; and from the perspective of feeling, it means from the internal, from the ultimate, from the equal.
Ahimsa means not harming any living being. "Na Hindya Sarvaali Muutani, Em Vedakruti Che." And "Kamatraavyo Hinsa - Pramattayegthi Prannu Harvu Te Hinsa Che," is the dictum of the Shri Tavaarth Sutra. That is, harming any living being, whether from the perspective of substance, through the senses, or from the perspective of feeling, through the soul, through the mind, speech, and body, with a careless attitude, is called violence; the opposite of this is non-violence. The word "Pramudag" is particularly important here. Violence is only when there is a careless attitude in harming a living being, not otherwise. That is, if a living being is harmed, but there is no careless attitude of the mind, speech, and body, it is not violence. And even if a living being is not harmed, but there is a careless attitude of the mind, speech, and body, it is violence. Thus, if the mind, speech, and body are careful, attentive, and vigilant, and there is a careful effort to protect living beings with a true inner feeling, even if there is physical harm, it is not considered violence. And if the mind, speech, and body are careless, inattentive, and negligent, and there is carelessness in protecting living beings, even if there is no physical harm, it is still considered violence.