Identify the most appropriate Yama for the examples given below: 1. Treat your pet dog gently, play with him and never hit or scare him. ………………………… 2. If you break something at home and your mother enquires about it, you tell the truth and not hide it. ………………………… 3. You feel a strong urge to play video games, but you also know that you have to finish your science project. You control the urge to play a video game and complete the project. ………………………… 4. During a group discussion in the class, you are tempted to share an idea of your friend as your idea, but then you decide not to steal it. ………………………… 5. You like a dress at a shop and the elders with you ask if you want to buy it. Thinking of all the clothes you have at home, you decide not to get one more dress because you do not need it now. …………………………
1. Ahimsa: Treat your pet dog gently, play with him, and never hit or scare him.
2. Satya: If you break something at home and your mother enquires about it, you tell the truth and not hide it.
3. Brahmacharya: You control the urge to play a video game and complete the project.
4. Asteya: During a group discussion, you decide not to steal your friend’s idea.
5. Aparigraha: You decide not to buy another dress because you don’t need it now.