How to practice the 5 Yamas of Yoga?

1. WhatAreYamas(Restraints)AndHowToPracticeThe5 Yamas? There areeight partsofRaja Yoga, asmentionedbyMaharishi Patanjali. (1) Yama, (2) Niyama, (3) Asana, (4) Pranayama, (5) Pratyahara, (6) Dharana, (7) Dhyana, (8) Samadhi. Amongtheseeight,Yamahasbeengiventhefirstplace. Yama-niyama is two importantpartsofyogic practice that provide a sufficient moral basis for yogic practice. In both types of moral discipline, there is a clear indication that the open field of thepersoninvolvesengaginginsomepersonalobligations. Yama:Self-RestraintList Yama means to keep the mind fixed in Dharma. The form of Yama contains some moral principlesoflife. In the chapter-2 (SADHANA PADA) verse 30 of Yoga Sutra, it is told in relation to Yama - Ahimsa Satyastaya Brahmachayarparigraha Yama. That is, non-violence, truth, non-stealing, celibacy,andaparigrahaarethefiveYamas. Readers should not get confused by the word Yama, the God of death is also called Yama. Here that Yama has no meaning; after assigning to the above five vows, he has been named Yama. Here the importance of the above five vows is from the word Yama. Next, some discussionismadeabouteachrespectively. Yama: It includesfollowingtruth and non-violence, notstealing, following celibacy, and abstainingfromamassingmorethings.

2. Yamais restraints-oriented. These five are- Satya,Ahimsa, Asteya, Brahmacharya, and Aparigraha. Ahimsa(Non-Violence) For a yogi, doing Ahimsa is completely forsaken. Non-violence against any living being, my mind, word, and deed is non-violence. In this way, renouncing all kinds of hatred towards all beings is considered non-violence. Non-violence, in a narrow sense, is not only not related to the killing of anyone,but it hasbeen keptin its wide use.Itis also given in the form of love to all beings in an emotional condition. Patanjali believes that a yogi who is non-violent naturallyrenouncestheenmityofallbeings. Satya –Truthfulness Satya isto say as themind has understood, the eyes have seen, and the ears have heard. Butthetruthmust benotonlyexternalbutalso internal. Knowing and believing a thing as it is is called truth. For example, knowing and fe eling a snake be a snake would be true, and seeing a snake as a rope and otherwise to see a rope as asnakewouldbeuntrue. Itis said in the scripturesthat truth can be troubledbutnotdefeated. All the world's religioustextsunitethefactandmakeitthe best. Itisbelievedthatwheretruthresides,therearenoothervices.Everyjudicialsysteminthe worldhasbeencreatedto protectthefact. When sattva is manifested through mind, word, and deed, it is called truth or truth. In Sanatan culture, truth is said to be the most special thingof God, and it is said that God loves thetruthfulone. There is a saying that truth and water cannot be suppressed; the more it is buried, the strongeritspowerbecomes.Theymaketheirdirectionandcome infront. Asteya–NotSteal The thirdYamaaftertruthandnon-violenceisasteya, not tosteal. The word Asteya has the opposite meaning of the Sanskrit word 'Steyn'. The word 'style' means'tosteal'.Asteyadoesnotmeanstealingordeceivingthe wealthorpropertyof

3. others for one's benefit. Asteya is an important Yama in the Yoga-sutras of Patanjali. On the contrary, "Asteya" means not committing any theft. The observance of Asteya is not limited to not stealing in physical form. Rather, it also has to be followed at the level of speech and thoughts. Brahmacharya –The Brahman Tocontrolthesenseorgansalongwithallothersenses—especiallynottoobtainsexual pleasure fromthemind,speech,andbody—isbrahmacharya. Brahmacharyaistheprotectionofallthepowersofthe bodywithrestraint. Aparigraha–NotToAttach Renunciation ofspontaneously acquired means of happiness is Aparigraha. In Asteya, theft is renounced, but charity is accepted. Accumulation of wealth, property, and enjoyment materialsforselfishnessisaparigraha,andnotdoingsoisaparigraha. By following Aparigraha, there is a massive increase in non-violence so that every human beingcanlivehappilybyfulfillinghisbasicneeds. Aparigrahaisalsofollowedfortheaccomplishmentofnon-violence.Possessionisalways donebyinflictingpain onothers. Conclusion Yama is the first step of Ashtanga yogawhich means 'control' or 'restraint'. Control should be over all the three minds, speech and bodies. Yama is the moral promise that to attain inner strength, itisnecessarytomakethe outerlifesattvikanddivine. SourceLink:https://www.onfeetnation.com/profiles/blogs/5-yamas