What is Ahimsa?
Ahmisa is a Sanskrit word meaning"non-violence." The term is derived from the rootword himsa, meaning "to cause pain,"and the prefix -『a』 means "not." Himsa (violence) arises out of fear, and fear leads to insecurity, which causes us to feel separate from others—alone and misunderstood.
Ahimsa ,the first and foremost of the five yamas (restraints)of the great sage Patanjali's eight fold path as described in the Yoga Sutras,enables us to live in such a way that we cause no harm in thought, speech, oraction to any living being, including ourselves. Inits purest form, ahimsa is the spontaneous expression of the highest form oflove — universal love, compassion and forgiveness — an unconditional sense of belonging to everyone and everything.
非暴力是什麼?
非暴力是一個梵語單詞，意思是「非暴力」。這個詞來源於單詞himsa，意思是「造成痛苦」，而前綴「a」的意思是「不」。himsa(暴力)源於恐懼，而恐懼導致不安全感，這讓我們感到與他人分離——孤獨和誤解。
在聖人帕坦伽利的《瑜伽經》中所描述的八分法中的五大禁忌(約束)中，非暴力是第一也是最重要的，它使我們能夠以這樣一種方式生活，即我們不會在思想、言語或行動上傷害任何生命，包括我們自己。在最純粹的形式中，「愛」是愛的最高形式的自我表達——普遍的愛、同情和寬恕——對每個人和每件事無條件的歸屬感。
Whether you’re experienced in yoga or just starting out,integrating the practice of ahimsa in everyday life can lead to wonderful strides. Ahimsa is one of the five yamas, which are the ethical,moral and societal guidelines for yogis. Ahimsa can be distilled into apractice of non-violence in all aspects of life, from the physical to the mental and emotional.
無論你是有瑜伽經驗還是剛開始練習，在日常生活中融入非暴力練習都能讓你邁出極好的一步。非暴力是五大禁忌之一，是瑜伽修行者的倫理、道德和社會準則。非暴力可以被提煉為生活各個方面的非暴力實踐，從身體到精神和情緒。
When ahimsa is mastered, one attains the siddhi (power)of peacefulness, and whoever is in the presenceof such a person feels peaceful.For example, if someone wants to confront you,as soon as they come near you,because your vibrations are totally peaceful,they drop down their own violencetoo. Your peacefulness and non-violenceinspires others to be non-violent inyour presence.
當掌握了「非暴力」，一個人就獲得了「平靜」的力量，任何面對這種力量的人都會感到平靜。例如，如果有人想要面對你，只要他們接近你，因為你的振動是完全和平的，他們自己的暴力也下降。你的平和和非暴力會激勵其他人在你面前也非暴力。
12 ways to practice Ahimsa in Daily Life
1. Practice mindful eating.
2. Allow yourself to receive. You may think that by always giving, you are ensuring non- harm and opening generosity toothers.
3. Don’t guess others life.
4. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle that you may not be aware of.
5. Cultivate the seeds of positive andloving thoughts.
6. Care for Mother Earth and our ecosystem.
7. Non violence in your thoughts
8. Eat healthy and plant-based vegetarian diet
9. Observe your anger and learn how to deal withit
10. Bea calm driver
11. Practice meditation
12. Try to reduce Plastic bag usage.
在日常生活中練習非暴力的12種方法
1.練習有意識的進食。
2.允許自己接受。你可能認為，通過總是給予，你確保了無害和開放的慷慨他人。
3.不要猜測別人的生活。
4.待人和氣善良，因為你遇到的每個人都在為（你可能沒有意識到）的困難而奮鬥。
5.培養積極和愛的思想的種子。
6.關愛地球母親和我們的生態系統。
7.不在你的思想上使用暴力
8.吃健康的植物性素食
9.觀察你的憤怒並學習如何處理它
10.做一個冷靜的司機
11.練習冥想
12.儘量減少塑膠袋的使用。
Practicing ahimsa requires skill
Oneof the great yoga scriptures『Bhagwad Gita』 says - 「yogah karmasu kaushalam」 - meaning yoga is skill in action.
練習非暴力需要技巧
偉大的瑜伽經典之一《Bhagwad Gita》說——「yogah karmasu kaushalam」——意思是瑜伽是行動中的技巧。