Saturday, March 21, 2020

# Yoga Today ~ Ethics and Morals is the third treasure.


 
 
 
 
 
 
There are three things humans need in order to both survive and thrive. The first is material goods including shelter and food. The second is erotic practice or sex to insure the continuation of the species and the third is rules of behavior, or ethical and moral codes of conduct.

Ethics are morals in action. Morals are knowing the difference between right and wrong and choosing right.  Ethics is morally acting in such a way as to bring the greatest good for the greatest many.

All humans desire long life, knowledge, justice, fame, love and salvation. Living beings other than humans only seek survival. Therefore the successful survival and thriving of the human species is based upon good morals and ethics.  Make the wrong choice and there will be,

Consequences; life becomes what life does. But you must decide what is right and what is wrong. No one can do this for you. How and what you choose is a reflection of what you value.

 

Without food, clothes and shelter the body becomes weak. Without love and sex the mind becomes restless and unsatisfied. Without morals and ethics the conscience goes astray.

This is why from a soulful point of view it is good to make money and enjoy the pleasures of life.  However, when people are only attached to money and pleasure without a moral underpinning the decadence of the world is inevitable. When profit and pleasure are controlled by ethics they become instruments for humanitarian and soulful growth.

 

While our modern day culture encourages us to get rich no matter what the cost, yoga challenges us to look at money as a divine force that we must handle responsibly. We are encouraged to earn a good living and even to become rich. However, the path must be honest and lawful.

 

Our first responsibility is to take care of ourselves, then our family and friends, and then the world at large; never forgetting to take time for soulful pursuit. Some people think the desire to fulfill our inner life makes it difficult to make money. With a good moral compass this is not true. Just remember that money and wealth have the power to do more good than poverty. Poverty is not a virtue.   So seek wealth based upon good morals and ethics.

Wealth and ethics is the cornerstone of a civilized society. Just as your soul needs to be fed pure energy, the conscience needs ethics, the mind love and sex, and the body wellbeing. Without these life begins to crumble.

Always remember the measure of success or failure in life is the degree of your happiness and not the size of your bank account.  However, fulfilling the desire for wealth based upon reputable morals and ethics always leads to true happiness.

 

Remember, humans desire long life, knowledge, justice, fame, love and salvation.  The rest of life only seeks to survive. The successful survival, and thriving, of human beings is based upon good morals and ethics.  This is a treasure of great importance.  So dig deep within the container of yourself and then act ethically from this moral base; do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Namaste ~ may you go with health , happiness and peace

Doctor Lynn

 

 



 
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