Yoga Sutra Study

अपरिग्रहस्थैर्ये जन्मकथंतासंबोधः॥३९॥

aparigraha-sthairye janma-kathaṁtā saṁbodhaḥ ॥39॥

aparigraha=non-covetousness; sthairye=constancy; janmakathaMtaa=how and why of birth; saMbodhaH=knowledge, thorough illumination

Sw. Satchidananda

"When non-greed is confirmed, a thorough illumination of the how and why of one’s birth comes".

Aparigraha is abstention from greed or hoarding, or not receiving gifts. Accepting gifts may bind us and make us . . . → Read More: YSP Study Group – Sutra 2.39

अस्तेयप्रतिष्ठायां सर्वरत्नोपस्थानम्॥३७॥

asteya-pratiṣṭhāyāṁ sarvaratn-opasthānam ॥37॥

asteya=refrainment from stealing; pratiShThaayaaM=upon the establishment of; sarva=all; ratna=jewels; upasthaanam=approach, come into the presence of

Sw. Satchidananda

"To one established in non-stealing, all wealth comes."

By practicing non-stealing, all riches can come to us. Most of us are thieves in some way. Even the air we breathe is stolen . . . → Read More: YSP Study Group – Sutra 2.37

अहिंसाप्रतिष्ठायां तत्सन्निधौ वैरत्यागः॥३५॥

ahiṁsā-pratiṣṭhāyaṁ tat-sannidhau vairatyāghaḥ ॥35॥

ahiMsaa=nonviolence; pratiShThaayaaM=upon the establishment; tat=that; sannidhou=in the presence; vaira=enmity; tyaagaH=giving up of

Sw. Satchidananda

"In the presence of one firmly established in non-violence, all hostilities cease."

When a person is fully established in ahimsa in word, action and thought, he emits harmonious vibrations. Other people in . . . → Read More: YSP Study Group – Sutra 2.35