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Dale Ann Gray

A Nondual Approach to the Niyamas

A Nondual Approach to the Niyamas

Featured Philosophy, Yoga Sutras

Retaining what we’ve learned about the yamas, we now train our attention on the niyamas which occur in sutra 2.32. When prefixed to a noun “ni” can be a negation. It also means “down, back, in, into, within.” Thus, niyama is traditionally rendered “observances”...

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Light on the Yamas & Niyamas: Aparigraha, More than Non-Stealing

Light on the Yamas & Niyamas: Aparigraha, More than Non-Stealing

Featured Practice, Yoga Sutras

We’ve come to the final yama (in the five yamas of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali) and the last occurrence of Patanjali’s “via negativa” approach. Aparigraha, commonly referred to as “non-grasping,” is composed of graha (seizing) with two prefixes attached: a (not) and...

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Light on the Yamas and Niyamas—Brahmacharya, More than Celibacy

Light on the Yamas and Niyamas—Brahmacharya, More than Celibacy

Featured Philosophy, Uncategorized, Yoga Sutras

There’s no doubt that Patanjali intended brahmacarya (brahmacharya) to mean “celibacy.” He wrote for and to young men who were monks in training. Let’s break the word down just a bit. Brahma means God, specifically the God of creation. And it also is a shortened form...

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Light on the Yamas and Niyamas—Asteya: More Than “Not Doing”

Light on the Yamas and Niyamas—Asteya: More Than “Not Doing”

Featured Philosophy, Yoga Sutras

In this column, Dale Ann Gray offers reflections on the yamas and niyamas of the Yoga Sutras, incorporating insights from classical Nondual Yoga. With the yama of asteya, we arrive at Patanjali’s second use of a negative prefix in the yamas. The definition indicates...

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Light on the Yamas & Niyamas—Satya: What About Truth?

Light on the Yamas & Niyamas—Satya: What About Truth?

Featured, Yoga Sutras

Satya, truth, stands second in Patanjali’s list of virtues or “restraints.” Most often rendered with respect to speech, like ahimsa, satya broadens to include thought and deed. Under the rubric of ahimsa, the commentators advocate that truth not be spoken unkindly,...

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Light on the Yamas & Niyamas: Awakening to Ahimsa

Light on the Yamas & Niyamas: Awakening to Ahimsa

Featured Philosophy, Yoga Sutras

In this column, Rev. Dale Ann Gray offers reflections on the yamas and niyamas of the Yoga Sutras, incorporating insights from classical Nondual Yoga. In this article, she unpacks the first yama, ahimsa (non-violence, non-harming). In the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali,...

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Light on the Yamas & Niyamas: Introduction

Light on the Yamas & Niyamas: Introduction

Featured Philosophy, Yoga Sutras

In this new column, Dale Ann Gray offers reflections on the yamas and niyamas of the Yoga Sutras, incorporating insights from classical Nondual Yoga. In this article, she offers an overview on the distinctions between the dualistic philosophy of Patanjali’s Yoga and...

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