Framing the Pandemic: An Examination of How WHO Guidelines Turned into Jain Religious Practices by Claire Maes

“…This paper shows how some also viewed several unintentional consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic (such as not being able to go shopping during the lockdown) as being in line with Jain practices (here the practice of <i>aparigraha</i> or non-possessiveness). By means of an analysis of two Jain writings on the WHO guidelines, I demonstrate how some Jains framed several COVID-19 measures within a distinctive Jain worldview. …”
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Creating shared value (CSV) based on the system in yoga related to corporate awareness in the practice of corporate social responsibility (CSR) by Devica Pratiwi

“…The results of this study show that the three companies have implemented CSV activities which are expressed in 5 Yamas Yoga: Ahimsa/non-violence; Satya/truthfulness/non-falsehoods; Asteya/honesty, non-stealing; Brahmacharya/Self-control; and Aparigraha/non-possessiveness, non-greediness. not ex-pecting, asking, or accepting inappropriate gifts from any person.…”
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Yogic principles of artha and dāna with reference to individual and corporate social responsibility by H R Dayananda Swamy, Karuna Nagarajan, Natesh Babu

“…Yoga also specifies the disciplines of Aparigraha (non-hoarding) and Asteya (non-stealing), a balancing act of striking an equilibrium between our desires and virtues. …”
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