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<s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 3 topics, 1 evergreen, 2 sources</em></s>
#### <s class="topic-title">[[Niyama]]</s>
Personal observances; the second step in the eightfold path of [[Raja Yoga]].
Has five parts ^[[[notes - Different Meditative Styles]]w]
- Shuddha - cleanliness
- Santosha - [[contentment]]
- Tapas - [[Austerity]], [[asceticism]] or [[discipline]]
- Swadhyaya - [[self]]-study ([[self-actualization]])
- Iswara Pranidhana - devotion to [[god]] (or recognizing that there is something within you that is [[divinity|divine]])
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> - [[notes - How to achieve]]
> - [[Pranayama]]
> - [[Yoga is a wholistic philosophy of self-improvement]]