We come into this world with nothing and we leave with nothing, so why do we spend so much of our time holding onto things? That’s what we’ll get into in this deep dive into the final yama from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: aparigraha. As George Strait, the famous country singer once sang, “I ain’t never seen a hearse, with a luggage rack.”

This yama is multifaceted and teaches non-hoarding, non-greediness, not accepting gifts and more. In this episode of “The Two Old Fogey Yogis podcast,” Swami Asokananda and Rev. Prem also explore how aparigraha differs from another yama: asteya (non-stealing). Listen on Soundcloud, iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio and other podcast apps.

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