> [!infobox] <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]]) ##### ^dataviews > [!dataview]+ Related unlinked notes > > No results to show for list query. > [!dataview]- Other unlinked mentions > > - [[notes - How to achieve]] > - [[Pranayama]] > - [[Yoga is a wholistic philosophy of self-improvement]]