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Japanese Resident in Bihar Credits India With 'Dharma Yoga' in Viral Video

He portrays yoga as lived ethics rooted in the Yamas-Niyamas.

Overview

  • Hagihara calls Dharma Yoga "one of the most powerful concepts" he learned in India and shares the message in an Instagram video.
  • He describes yoga as a way of living with awareness, kindness, and purpose rather than a purely physical practice.
  • He grounds the idea in the Yoga Sutras and lists five values to embody: Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya, and Aparigraha.
  • Viewers praised the cross-cultural message, with Indian outlets highlighting the video on October 26–27.
  • His Instagram bio states he works as a social activist in Bihar.