Yamas and Niyamas

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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).

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The Eight Limbs of Yoga and samyama

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