Part 78 (1/2)

Yama consists of -

1. _Ahinsa_ - the non-infliction of pain.

2. _Satya_ - the practice of truth.

3. _Asteya_ - Not even the mental stealing of other's properties.

4. _Asanga_ - Non-attachment.

5. _Hri_ - Modesty.

6. _Asanchaya_ - Want of storing for the future.

7. _Astikya_ - faith in religion.

8. _Brahmacharya_ - Abstinence.

9. _Mauna_ - Silence.

10. _Sthairya_ - Steadiness.

11. _Kshama_ - forgiveness.

12. _Abhaya_ - fearlessness.

_Niyama_ Consists of

1. _Saucha_ - bodily purity.

2. _Do_. - Mental purity.

3. _j.a.pa_ - Mental repet.i.tion of Mantras or Names of deities.

4. _Tapas_ - Asceticism.

5. _Homa_ - Sacrificial offering.

6. _Sraddha_ - faith.

7. _At.i.thya_ - hospitality.

8. _Archana_ - daily wors.h.i.+p.

9. _Tirthatana_ - Wandering on pilgrimage.

10. _Parartheha_ - desire for the Supreme object.

11. _Tushti_ - Contentment.

12. _Acharya Sevana_ - Service of the spiritual teacher.

Yama and Niyama are practised by men, either for furtherance in life or for Moksha.

_Sama_ - is fixing the mind on Me (and not mental quietness only).

_t.i.tiksha_ - is forbearance.

_Dhriti_ - is the restraint of the senses of taste and generation.