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These five precepts are almost exactly the same as the Buddhist Commandments: not to kill, not to steal, not to be guilty of incontinence, not to drink intoxicants, to speak the truth. THESE FIVE PRECEPTS ARE ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE BUDDHIST COMMANDMENTS NOT TO KILL NOT TO STEAL NOT TO BE GUILTY OF INCONTINENCE NOT TO DRINK INTOXICANTS TO SPEAK THE TRUTH
 of Patanjali, with its sound and luminous good sense. And when we come to detail the means of Yoga, we may well be astonished at their simplicity. There is little in them that is mysterious. They are very familiar. The essence of the matter lies in carrying them out. 29. The eight means of Yoga are: the Commandments, the Rules, right Poise, right Control of the life-force, Withdrawal, Attention, Meditation, Contemplation. These eight means are to be followed in their order, in the sense which will immediately be made clear. We can get a ready understanding of the first two by comparing them with the Commandments which must be obeyed by all good citizens, and the Rules which are laid on the members of religious orders. Until one has fulfilled the first, it is futile to concern oneself with the second. And so with all the means of Yoga. They must be taken in their order. 30. The Commandments are these: nom injury, truthfulness, abstaining from stealing, from impurity, from covetousness. ICAL TEACHING OF POTANGELIE WITH ITS SOUND AND LUMINOUS GOOD SENSE AND WHEN WE COME TO DETAIL THE MEANS OF YOGA WE MAY WELL BE ASTONISHED AT THEIR SIMPLICITY THERE IS LITTLE IN THEM THAT IS MYSTERIOUS THEY ARE VERY FAMILIAR THE ESSENCE OF THE MATTER LIES IN CARRYING THEM OUT SUITRA TWENTY NINE THE EIGHT MEANS OF JOGA R THE COMMANDMENTS THE RULES RIGHT POISE RIGHT CONTROL OF THE LIFE FORCE WITHDRAWAL ATTENTION MEDITATION CONTEMPLATION THESE EIGHT MEANS ARE TO BE FOLLOWED IN THEIR ORDER IN THE SENSE WILL IMMEDIATELY BE MADE CLEAR WE CAN GET A READY UNDERSTANDING OF THE FIRST TWO BY COMPARING THEM WITH THE COMMANDMENTS WHICH MUST BE OBEYED BY ALL GOOD CITIZENS AND THE RULES WHICH ARE LAID ON THE MEMBERS OF RELIGIOUS ORDERS UNTIL ONE HAS FULFILLED THE FIRST IT IS FUTILE TO CONCERN ONESELF WITH THE SECOND AND SO WITH ALL THE MEANS OF YOKA THEY MUST BE TAKEN IN THEIR ORDER SUTRA THIRTY THE COMMANDMENTS ARE THESE NON INJURY TRUTHFULNESS ABSTAINING FROM STEALING FROM IMPURITY FROM COVETOUSNESS
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