Yoga Sutra 2.32: 4th Niyama: Svadhyaya, also part of Kriya Yoga
32nd Sutra Ch 2: 4th Niyama: Svadhyaya Self Study, ie., Svadhyaya reminds us that to fulfil the journey to Samadhi, we cannot be halfhearted in our efforts to look at ourselves, to look inside. If w...
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Yoga Sutra 2.32: 3rd Niyama: Tapas, also part of Kriya Yoga
32nd Sutra Ch 2: 3rd Niyama: Tapas Tapas ie., Self Discipline, is embracing pain as a friend and teacher. We can never change our life if we do not move out of the safe confines of our comfort zone....
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Yoga Sutra 2.32: 2nd Niyama: Santosha
32nd Sutra Ch 2: 2nd Niyama: Santosha Santosha, ie., Contentment is developing the faith that steadies the mind. And is enough to take us to Self-realization. Put simply, the first two Niyams can b...
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Yoga Sutra 2.32: 1st Niyama: Shaucha
32nd Sutra Ch 2: 1st Niyama: Shaucha To achieve long term purity, we need to regulate what is allowed into our bodies as well as into our minds. Cleanliness is not only keeping our surroundings and...
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Yoga Sutra 2.32: The five internal principles of Niyam governing spiritual growth include…
32nd Sutra Chapter 2 Who we are beyond the body in asana, and beyond the mind in meditation is where the Niyamas gently lead us. Without them, samadhi would be an impossible dream. The five inte...
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Yoga Sutra 2.31: Yamas are the great, mighty, universal vows, not limited by class, place, time…
31st Sutra Chapter 2 Yamas are the great, mighty, universal vows, not limited by class, place, time, or circumstance. Nonviolence and the other yamas must be practiced at all times, in all conditio...
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Yoga Sutra 2.30: 5th Yama: Aparigraha
30th Sutra Ch 2: 5th Yama: Aparigraha Aparigraha stands for “Learning to let go.” When we embrace Aparigraha, we become like the fledgling bird. We were not born to stay clinging to a branch. We w...
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Yoga Sutra 2.30: 4th Yama: Brahmcharya
30th Sutra Chapter 2: 4th Yama: Brahmcharya Brahmcharya means finding out which desires come from our hearts, and which, are “mind made.” To discern which desires come from our own divinity, and whic...
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