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=== अस्तेयम् || Asteya ===

=== अस्तेयम् || Asteya ===

Any thought, speech or action that amounts to stealing or misappropriation by force or fraud is Steya. And Asteya is the opposite of that.<ref name=":7" /> Hence, the Shandilya Upanishad explains Asteya as,<blockquote>अस्तेयं नाम मनोवाक्कायकर्मभिः परद्रव्येषु निःस्पृहा ।<ref name=":8" /> asteyaṁ nāma manovākkāyakarmabhiḥ paradravyeṣu niḥspr̥hā ।</blockquote>It refers to non-stealing,<ref name=":2" /> not coveting the property of others<ref name=":0" /> and not acquiring illegitimate wealth. Infact, the practice of Asteya prohibits even the desire to secure wealth by illegitimate methods that makes even people in noble professions exploit the miseries of others to make more and more money in utter disregard to professional ethics.<ref name=":5" />

Any thought, speech or action that amounts to stealing or misappropriation by force or fraud is Steya. And Asteya is the opposite of that.<ref name=":7" /> Hence, the Shandilya Upanishad explains Asteya as,<blockquote>अस्तेयं नाम मनोवाक्कायकर्मभिः परद्रव्येषु निःस्पृहा ।<ref name=":8" /> asteyaṁ nāma manovākkāyakarmabhiḥ paradravyeṣu niḥspr̥hā ।</blockquote>It refers to non-stealing,<ref name=":2" /> not coveting the property of others<ref name=":0" /> and not acquiring illegitimate wealth. Infact, the practice of Asteya prohibits even the desire to secure wealth by illegitimate methods that makes even people in noble professions exploit the miseries of others to make more and more money in utter disregard to professional ethics.<ref name=":5" />