A major step in building your family through. adoption is the home study. The laws of every State. and the District of Columbia require all prospective. adoptive parents (no matter how they intend to. adopt) to participate in a home study conducted by a. licensed social worker or caseworker.
Satya is the second of the Yamas, following Ahimsa. Satya means truthfulness and Ahimsa means non-harm. Therefore, to become discerning through attention you must first practice living non-harm and then living truthfully. In this article we explore attuning to truthfulness and other Yamas in daily practice.
Sati or suttee is the ancient Indian and Nepalese practice of burning a widow on her husband's funeral pyre, or burying her alive in his grave. This practice is associated with Hindu traditions. The name is taken from the goddess Sati, wife of Shiva, who burned herself to protest her father's ill-treatment of her husband. The term sati can also apply to the widow who commits the act. The word sati comes from the feminine present participle of the Sanskrit word asti, meaning she is true / pure..