Asteya (Non-Stealing)

Non-stealing is very important thing, especially when we live with others (e.g.: society). If we practice non-stealing all the wealth will come back to us. When we have the security that the wealth is always here with us we will stop stealing and storage will stop happening. If we stop storing and hiding, plenty of wealth will be available continuously, plenty will be growing continuously and plenty will be created continuously. The problem is we are caught in a vicious circle; insecurity happens so people start storing and when people start storing there is more 

and more insecurities so people keep storing more and more.

That’s why Patanjali says:

“only by non-stealing will people be actually enjoying the wealth.”

When people feel secure only then will creativity be released. This single understanding is powerful enough to liberate us from the karma cycle. Karma is nothing but the pressure of our unfulfilled desires, forcing us again and again into action. We always carry the energy and resources to fulfill our own true desires, but when we accumulate desires from others, we create a ‘desire hangover’ that is going to take us another lifetime to fulfill and so it continues. Trying to own others things is the pattern which is the most chaotic pattern on the planet earth. When an individual tries to own others things he commits the crime of robbing, stealing. When collective minds, countries trying to own others things they commit the crime of war. Wars are nothing but trying to own others things, what has been accepted as others, trying to own it.

Asteya is nothing but becoming aware of what our true needs are, and focusing our energies on fulfilling those desires. You don’t have to renounce whatever you have. Just renounce what you don’t have. Bringing integrity into ownership. Unfortunately you do not try to own what is your own which is your Body, your Mind and you try to own everything which others own. Bring integrity into ownership and dis-ownership. Own what is yours. Whenever you bring Integrity, Authenticity and Right clearance your life is a plan for miracles. When you carry right clearance in your heart miracles happen around you. Let your life be planed for miracles not planned for accidents and chaos. If you are constantly breaking the Integrity of ownership you are planning for chaos.