Ahimsa: The Path of Non-Violence

In the book "The Art and Science of Raja Yoga" it is explained that Yogananda took Ahimsa to a level beyond the physical. In the 4th chapter it deals with the Yama's... the don'ts.  Ahimsa is translated often as "do no harm." 

It states, "The principle of ahimsa must be understood in the subtle ways, not only in gross.  If you harm anyone in the slightest way - if, for example, you kill his enthusiasm (which is in a sense the life within him), or if you deride him, or if you treat him with disrespect - in all of these ways you will be harming him and also, by reflection, yourself. 

This is an important teaching for me, for in it is my guideline for daily life.  The bread of my spiritual life is this message. Harm none in Body, Speach or Mind - my lama used to say.