Ahimsa, non-harming, is probably the most talked about of the yamas, the moral disciplines outlined in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. It's the first one on the list and, frankly, seems like an easy one to ...

Once upon a time, a fierce samurai went to a Zen master with a question about the nature of heaven and hell. The Zen master was not impressed by the samurai’s aggression. “You are too stupid to ...

In the practice of Ashtanga Yoga, there are guidelines given for how to live a moral, ethical, meaningful life. As many of us sit, perched anxiously on the edge of our seats, waiting to see what ...

This page looks at the most central Jain teaching, that of ahimsa (non-violence). Jains believe that the only way to save one's own soul is to protect every other soul, and so the most central Jain ...