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Posted - Mar 25 2007 :  10:16:46 PM  Show Profile  Get a Link to this Message
What are Yamas and Niyamas?

Yamas and Niyamas are two of the eight limbs of Yoga enumerated by Patanjali.

Yama means restraint and includes ahimsa (non-violence), satya (truthfulness), asteya (non-stealing), brahmacharya (preservation of sexual energy and cultivation of it) and aparigraha (non-covetousness).

Niyama means observance and includes saucha (purity and cleanliness), samtosa (contentment), tapas (heat/focus/austerity), svadhyaya (study of scriptures and self) and isvara pranidhana (surrender to the divine).

Click on "Main Lessons" above to learn to apply the eight limbs of yoga or read more about Yamas and Niyamas here:
Lesson 149 - The Eight Limbs of Yoga and samyama
Lesson 185 - Role of the Intellect

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