Definitions

1. Yama is a set of rules that a person desiring to practice Yoga should know about, and follow.
2. Yama is a Lokap--la and an Aditya.
3. Yama is a "moral restraint" or rule for living virtuously.
4. Yama is the genius behind most of the technology.
5. Yama is a Skypiean and the commander of God's Warriors , under Eneru .

Yamas

1. Garuda, who had observed Yama's action, told himself, "Yama looking intently at the bird can mean only one thing - the bird's time is up. (Web site)
2. Yama appears in the novel Belaku tanda Balaka by TaRaSu.
3. Yama and Ni yama Sadhana teaches us how to deal properly with the world.
4. Surya is the father of the twins,Yama Dev (the Lord of Death) and Yamuna (The river). (Web site)
5. The offerings reach the Pitris immediately and directly, due to a boon from Lord Yama.

Niyama

1. No. He should determinedly embark on yama, niyama, and yoga simultaneously.
2. In other words, Yama is control of oneself in relation to the external environment, and Niyama is the regulation of one's internal environment. (Web site)
3. Yama and Niyama should be continuously practised until you attain illumination. (Web site)
4. A righteous man is he who is pure in thought, word and deed and who observes Yama and Niyama to the very letter.

Stealing

1. The proscriptions of yama are avoidance of injury to others, of untruthfulness, of stealing, of incontinence, or gift-receiving (which brings obligations).
2. Two of its parts, viz yama and niyama deal with types of behaviour that the student of yoga should avoid like lying, cheating, stealing etc.

Prana Yama

1. In this prana yama inhalation or exhalation is not a continuous process but is interrupted by several pauses. (Web site)
2. The two main Prana yama s taught in the Sivananda Ashram s and Centers are Kapalabhati and Anuloma Viloma.

Breathing Exercise

1. Prana yama is an exact science.
2. Prana yama is the science of breath control.
3. This is an overview of what Prana yama is and the Breathing Exercise s practiced in Yoga.
4. Pranayama is a Sanskrit word composed of prana and yama (to control) or ayama (to expand).

Yoga Sutras

1. Patanjali's Yoga Sutra mentions five different yama, that is, behavior patterns or relationships between the individual and the outside world. (Web site)
2. Pata--jali lists only five yama s in his Yoga Sutras. (Web site)
3. In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali defined five yama s of moral conduct. (Web site)
4. Yama and Niyama are the ethical precepts set forth in Patanjali 's Yoga Sutra s as the first and second of the eight limbs of yoga. (Web site)

Satya

1. Finally, the Yama of Satya encourages the yogi to avoid acts of deception and dishonesty.
2. Satya is the Yama that is about living a truthful life without doing harm to others. (Web site)

Ashtanga Yoga

1. There are eight spiritual practices of Ashtanga Yoga and they are Yama, niyama, asana, prananyama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and Samadhi.
2. Prana yama is the fourth limb of Ashtanga Yoga. (Web site)
3. Ashtanga Yoga: The “eight-limbed” Yoga of Patanjali consisting of yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and samadhi.

Non-Stealing

1. Asteya (Non-stealing): Asteya is the third yama. (Web site)
2. Like Radja Yoga, Kriya teaches the laws of general conduct (yama and niyama), including harmlessness, truthfulness, non-stealing, etc. (Web site)

Eight

1. To achieve samadhi, one has to start from Yama and practice all the eight parts sequentially.
2. The eight limbs of Yoga are: Yama (abstinence).
3. Yama ia also the first of the eight limbs or means of attaining yoga . (Web site)

Perfection

1. He who practises meditation without ethical perfection, without the practice of Yama-Niyama cannot obtain the fruits of meditation. (Web site)
2. The first two steps toward controlling the mind are the perfection of yama and niyama (Jois 2003 10). (Web site)
3. The more time you spend in the first two steps, viz., Yama and Niyama, the less will be the time needed to attain perfection in meditation. (Web site)

Celibacy

1. See: celibacy, sexuality, yama-niyama.
2. Yama consists of five parts: Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truthfulness), Asteya (not stealing), Brahmacharya (celibacy), and Aparigraha (non-covetousness).

Vows

1. The practice of Yama is a Mahavrata, universal vow. (Web site)
2. YAMA: First step in Raja Yoga; Eternal vows - non-violence, truthfulness, etc. (Web site)

First Limb

1. The first limb is 'Yama.' The five yamas are non-violence, truthfulness, not stealing, continence and non-covetousness.
2. YAMA: First limb of Raja Yoga; Eternal vows - non-violence, truthfulness, etc. (Web site)

Life Force

1. Prana translates into "life force energy" and Yama translates into "control or mastery of".
2. Prana means life force, while yama means to gain control Pratyahara Pratyahara gives inner spiritual strength.

Restraint

1. This requires considerable restraint ( yama) and self-discipline ( niyama; see below for Patanjali's eight limbs of yoga)).
2. These ten restraints (yama) and observances (niyama) are not optional for the aspiring yogi-or for the most advanced yogi, either.
3. In other respects Hatha yoga follows the same principles as the Raja Yoga of Patanjali including moral restraint yama and spiritual observances niyama.
4. A Yama (Sanskrit), literally a "restraint", is a rule or code of conduct for living virtuously.
5. These are echoed and expanded in the yamas and niyamas, "restraints and observances." See: yama-niyama.

Yama Means

1. Yama means self-restraint in the sense of self-mastery, or abstention, and consists of five elements.
2. - Aparigraha (Non-gathering): this yama means not going on collecting wealth and objects just for enjoyment.
3. Yama means "restraint or abstinence" and Nyama means "observances" and they are the first 2 Observances" in Patanjali's Astanga or "8 Limbed" Yoga Method.

Ts

1. Each one of these Five Don---ts (Yama) and Five Do---s (Niyama) is a supporting, liberating foundation of Yoga.
2. Don'ts (Yama) and Five Do's (Niyama) is a supporting, liberating Pillar of Yoga.
3. Yama: austerities, first part of a s h t h â n g a - y o g a, also called the great vow; the don'ts, what one abstains from. (Web site)

Moral

1. Yama: Moral precepts that have universal application. (Web site)
2. To reiterate, one of those yama (moral) commandments is truthfulness. (Web site)
3. Yama s are universal moral commandments or ethical disciplines transcending creeds, countries, age and time. (Web site)

Myth

1. In the beginning Hinduism came to Java, Yama was still the same as Yama in Hindu myth.
2. Yama's name can be interpreted to mean "twin", and in some myths he is paired with a twin sister Yam--. (Web site)

Japanese

1. Visit Sushi Yama for the best in sushi dining and Japanese cuisine.
2. The Buddhist Yama became an integral part of Chinese and Japanese mythology. (Web site)

Hell

1. The Vedic Yama, with certain changes of function, was the basis for the Buddhist Yama, judge of the dead, who presides over the Buddhist Hells.
2. In Hindu myth, there are many hells, and Yama, Lord of Justice, sends human beings after death for appropriate punishment.

Yama

1. These prerequisites may be thought of as the Pillars of Yoga, and are known as Yama and Niyama.
2. Without an earnest effort and reverence towards the practice of yama and niyama, however, the practice of asana is of little benefit (Flynn). (Web site)
3. Yama (control) : nonviolence, truth, honesty, sexual continence, forbearance, fortitude, kindness, straightforwardness, moderation in diet, bodily purity. (Web site)
4. Aparigraha is a Yama that encompasses non-greed and nonattachment.
5. You should possess Vairagya, Viveka, serenity, self-restraint and Yama. (Web site)

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