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niyama

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[nee-yuh-muh] / ˈni yə mə /

noun

Yoga.

one of five observances, composing one of the eight practices, or angas, which are cleanliness of mind and body, equanimity, temperance or tapas, self-appraisal, and attentiveness to God, who is conceived of as a completely free spirit.

Etymology

Origin of niyama

From Sanskrit

Example Sentences

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The ethical precepts of yoga - captured in the principles of yama and niyama - share many essentials with the five pillars of Islam, she argues.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2013

Thus it has been said— "Where a seen fruit is obtained, you must not suppose an unseen one; but if a vidhi has the restricting meaning of a niyama, it does not thereby become meaningless."

From The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy by Acharya, Madhava

No practice of Yoga is possible unless you possess the ordinary moral attributes summed up in yama and niyama; that goes without saying.

From An Introduction to Yoga by Besant, Annie Wood

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