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11. Commandments
Hinduism is a family of traditions that emphasizes personal experience and evaluation and thus, offers overarching guidelines rather than absolute lists of do’s and don’ts or commandments in regulating individual behavior. For a Hindu, all actions are to be guided by dharma. Hindu ethical values flow from one’s understanding of the nature of reality and inform the Hindu understanding of right and wrong.
To paraphrase Coco Chanel, “Fashion changes, Style is eternal”, Hindus would agree with “Commandments change, but Dharma is forever”.
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11. Commandments
19. Hindu Life
Hindus have an ethics framework and recommendations but do not have the commandments. They rather have the do’s and don’ts–ten of each. These are called the yamas (restraints) and niyamas (practices). Collectively, these are the code of conduct for Hindus. Restraints are non-injury, truthfulness, non-stealing, divine conduct, patience, compassion, steadfastness, honesty, purity, and moderate appetite. Practices are observances that are a derivative of the restraints. Hindu Ethics are enshrined in the Vedas and Smritis. They were also practically demonstrated by God Himself in the Itihasas and Puranas. Hindu ethics are rooted in these 10 restraints.
Other reading material: https://houseoflac.wordpress.com/2020/09/06/25-yama-and-niyama/
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Contributor: Rajeev Singh
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