Aparigraha
nongreed, nonhoarding, one of the five yamas, or restraints, which are the first of the eight stages of classical Yoga.
Ardha ...
Aparigraha (Neutralizing the desire to acquire and hoard wealth)
The last yama is aparigraha, a word that means something like "hands off" or "not seizing opportunity.
Aparigraha. Nongreed (one of the yamas).
Asanas. Yoga postures. Probably the most famous pose is the lotus position, which can really tangle up beginners. Don't do this one without professional help. Pronounced AH-sah-nahs.
Aparigraha -- Abstention from greed. Not coveting that which is not ours. Avoidance of unnecessary acquisition of objects not essential to maintaining life or spiritual study.
Niyama: Precepts of Invididual Discipline ...
Aparigraha
Aparigraha is non-covetousness. This involves being happy and content with what we need and not always coveting unnecessary and luxury items. To possess more than we need is a violation of this precept.
Aparigraha (non-coveting) urges us to let go of everything that we do not need, possessing only as much as necessary.
APARIGRAHA - not accumulating, not collecting of unnecessary things; fifth of five yamas
APMAN - disrespect, humiliation
ARATI - waving lights before an image, part of worship or prayer ...
Aparigraha
Aparigraha, the fifth and last of the yamas, is non-possessiveness (also known as abstinence from greed). It is actually complete freedom from greed or covetousness. You should not try to possess more than you minimally need.
Aparigraha: to be without possessions (or possessiveness), nonacceptance of gifts. (see y a m a and n i r m a m a).
Apaurusha: 'not spoken by a material person' (see s' r u t i).
Aparigraha - nonhoarding, one of the five yamas, or restraints, which are the first of the eight stages of classical Yoga (see also yamas)
Arjuna - a hero of the Mahabharata and central figure of the Bhagavad Gita ...
Aparigraha
happiness with whatever is there without any desire for more; non-accumulation
Arjuna ...
APARIGRAHA (submitted by: suresh)
This means not receiving anything freely, not receiving and keeping unwanted things.
Aparigraha - unnecessary collection of luxuries or attachment to collections
Brahmacharya - natural discipline of the body
Niyam also dictates five disciplines ...
three steps: Dharna ( intense concentration), Dhyana ( Meditation) and Samadhi ( State of Super Consciouness) There are five Yama: AHIMSA ( non-violence), SATYA ( not to tell a lie), ASTEYA ( non-theft), BRAHMACHARYA ( non-indulgence) and APARIGRAHA ...
The yamas or restraints are five, constituting a firm ethical foundation for spiritual growth, starting with ahimsa (nonviolence) and including satya (truth), asteya (nonstealing), brahmacharya (continence) and aparigraha (nonpossession).
Non-possession or Non-materialism (Aparigraha) - to detach from people, places, and material things. Ownership of an object itself is not possessiveness; however, attachment to an object is possessiveness.
One who learns and follows aparigraha in entirety gets the knowledge of past, present and future. He also knows about his past birth.
After describing the five niyam in this way, Patanjali has stated the following aphorism: ...
Aparigraha - not hoarding. Create space in thoughts, words, action. Space in thoughts keeps us open minded, space in words makes us better listener, space in action keeps us not attached to material things, ...
Ahimsa or non-violence
Satyam or truthfulness
Brahmacharya or moderation in all things (control of all senses). Also refers to celibacy
Asteya or non-stealing
Aparigraha or non-covetousness ...
Bramacharya - Non-indulgence, not disturbing the harmony and equilibrium of our lives
Aparigraha - Non-possesiveness, yielding, letting go of unnecessary objects which obstruct our progress ...
The whole of morality is here in these five little dicta of Patanjali - Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya, Aparigraha. I cannot think of any other ethical or moral principal which is not included here.
 See also: Yoga, Satya, Ahimsa, Asteya, Brahma
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