09.29.09
Asteya – non-stealing
Don’t take things that aren’t yours. Pretty simple, yet a lot of us have experienced bringing our home made lunch into the office, labeling it as ours, and putting it in the communal fridge, only to find later that someone has taken it!!! How irritating. Sometimes we have to hide things to others won’t succumb to temptation.
Non-stealing also includes taking ideas that you didn’t create yourself – like someone claiming credit for a business marketing idea that was all yours. Or the kids in the classroom, who by their constant talking and interrupting, steal class time from the rest of the students.
I don’t know the solution in handling other people’s stealing, but we can certainly begin with our own practice of asteya.
