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Title: Yama Post by: Jitendra Hydonus on Oct 18, 2019 04:27 am In Patanjali's 8 fold path Yama is the first step. (Things to do.) 1. Yama The first limb, yama, deals with one's ethical standards and sense of integrity, focusing on our behavior and how we conduct ourselves in life. Yamas are universal practices that relate best to what we know as the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." The five yamas are: Ahimsa: nonviolence Satya: truthfulness Asteya: nonstealing Brahmacharya: continence Aparigraha: noncovetousness |