Yoga Sutra 2.32: 1st Niyama: Shaucha

Yoga Sutras of Patañjali. Aligning body, mind and soul with the infinite

32nd Sutra Ch 2: 1st Niyama: Shaucha To achieve long term purity, we need to regulate what is allowed into our bodies as well as into our minds. Cleanliness is not only keeping our surroundings and environment clean, but it embraces and encompasses the whole being. A pure Body, mind, heart, and soul. ——————————————— शौचसंतोषतपःस्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि नियमाः shauchasantoshatapahsvadhyayeshvarapranidhanani niyamah · shaucha - internal and external purification · santosha - contentment · tapah - self-discipline · svadhyay - self-study · eshvara pranidhanani - self-surrender · niyamah - observances -----------------------------