Sage Vyasa noted that a person who draws near one engaged in the true practice of this would be freed from all enmity. Similarly, Patanjali regards it as the yogi's mahavrata, the great vow and foremost spiritual discipline which those seeking Truth must follow strictly and without fail. It applies 
Sage Vyasa noted that a person who draws near one engaged in the true practice of this would be freed from all enmity. Similarly, Patanjali regards it as the yogi's mahavrata, the great vow and foremost spiritual discipline which those seeking Truth must follow strictly and without fail. It applies to mental or emotional as well as physical harm. FTP, name this principle of Hinduism defined as abstaining from causing harm.
Sage Vyasa noted that a person who draws near one engaged in the true practice of this would be freed from all enmity.
Ahimsa