Asteya and Juneteenth

Asteya in Sanskrit means non-stealing and is the third yama of the yamas and niyamas set forth in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras as a critical part of the path of yoga. White people giving themselves a holiday created by Black people for themselves without both taking action against current injustice and inequity is a classic example of what would be stealing.

Could you give extra support to a Black business today? Donate to a Black-run organization working to fight for civil rights or voting rights or equal access to health care, education, and support services or against police brutality? Give mutual aid? Write to your elected officials about said issues?

We don’t have to do everything every day, but it is not ok to do nothing.

Chalk drawing on stairs says:  1865, we are not free until all are free; Black Lives Matter, voting rights, climate justice, make reparations, support Black business, seek justice, don’t be a hypocrite, Juneteenth—not just a Federal holiday
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