Yamas & Niyamas Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 5 Yamas?
A
Ahimsa Satya Asteya Brahmacharya Aparigraha
2
Q
What are the 5 Niyamas?
A
Saucha Santosha Tapas Svadhyaya Ishvara Pranidhana
3
Q
Ahimsa
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Yamas: nonviolence
4
Q
Satya
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Yamas: truthfulness
5
Q
Asteya
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Yamas: nonstealing, from others, the earth, & ourselves
6
Q
Aparigraha
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Yamas: nonpossessiveness, attachment
7
Q
Bramacharya
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Yamas: nonexcess, taming overindulgence
8
Q
Saucha
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Niyamas: purity, cleansing
9
Q
Santosha
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Niyamas: contentment, gratitude
10
Q
Tapas
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Niyamas: self-discipline, stay in the fire
11
Q
Svadhyaya
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Niyamas: self-study, self-knowledge, power of the witness
12
Q
Ishvara Pranidhana
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Niyamas: surrender, release