Set yourself free...
There are five ethical principles in the yogic philosophy. One of which is
something called aparigraha — it means non-coveting. Parigraha means
hoarding or collecting. And to be free from hoarding is aparigraha. At
the root of hoarding you will find the participant to be consumed with
doubt. Doubt in life, God and him or herself. We can clearly see how
taking something that which doesn’t belong to us is stealing, but can we
see how having things that one does not use when others can is also
stealing? Why hold on to things you haven’t used in months and years?
Yogic philosophy reminds us at the root of hoarding is doubt in the
Creator. Hoarding is an attempt to manipulate the physical world to
supply oneself with a feeling of security. But real security doesn’t come
from things. Things actually cause a feeling of insecurity. The more
energy circuits you ground to physical things (idol worship) the less
energy that can go to connecting to the Creator — the truest source of
power and security. Every unit of energy that is in your lawyer, your
money, your guns, your spouse or your home security system is one less
unit that can be put toward the energy that sustains the sun, the earth and
all the hearts beating on the planet. Today, let go of one thing you are
idol-worshiping. Take your power back and find security worth hoarding.
