Niyama
Niyama in Yoga Sutras is the second step in Ashtanga Yoga, the eight-fold limbs of Yoga. ‘Niyama’ deals mostly with our internal self-discipline rather than external ethical behavior.
The yoga tradition has given much importance to the development of a balanced personality before taking up higher practices of yoga. While Yamas are aimed at a balanced interface with society,
Niyamas are aimed at creating inner strength and discipline to take up subsequent higher yogic practices. Niyamas are inner restraints and observances or obligations. Most scriptures have listed about ten observances, but In the Yoga Sutras (Chapter II, sutra 32), Maharshi Patanjali has listed only five of them, which are more or less all-inclusive. These are called the Niyamas in Yoga.
Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2.32
शौचा-संतोष-तप: स्वाध्याय ईश्वर-प्रनिधानी
śaucā-saṁtōṣa-tapa: svādhyāya īśvara-pranidhānī
The five internal disciplines are bodily purification, contentment, intensity, self-study, and orientation toward the ideal of pure awareness.
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