Sutra 2.30: The 5 external disciplines of Yama are Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmcharya, Aparigraha.

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

30th Sutra Chapter 2 The five external disciplines of Yama include: Ahimsa (Non violence), Satya (truthfulness), Asteya (Non-stealing), Brahmcharya (constant search for Brahman), Aparigraha (total absence of greed). When all hopes, aspirations, fears, anxieties, and motivations drop dead, what survives is this tremendous intelligence - you may call it the God within. What happens in the light of that intelligence is Yama. Fear brings out the worst in us. If we want to bring out the best in us, we have to uproot this threat of fear inside us. Coming face to face with our biggest fear, fear of death, eliminates all our fears. ——————————————— अहिंसासत्यास्तेयब्रह्मचर्यापरिग्रहा यमाः॥२.३०॥ ahinsasatyasteyabrahmacharyaparigraha yamah//2.30// • ahinsa - non-violence • satya - truth fulness • asteya - non-stealing • brahmacharya - continence • aparigraha - non-possessiveness, non-greed • yamah - yama, abstinence Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya(non-stealing), Bramacharya and Aparigraha (non-greed) - are the five Yamas. ——————————————————— अहिंसा , सत्य , अस्तेय , ब्रह्मचर्य , अपरिग्रहा: , यमाः॥ • अहिंसा - अहिंसा • सत्य - यथार्थ ज्ञान • अस्तेय - अस्तेय(चाेरी का अभाव) • ब्रह्मचर्य - ब्रह्मचर्य (और) • अपरिग्रहा: - अपरिग्रह(संग्रह का अभाव) - • यमाः - (ये पाँच) यम हैं । अहिंसा, यथार्थ ज्ञान, अस्तेय(चाेरी का अभाव), ब्रह्मचर्य और अपरिग्रह(संग्रह का अभाव) - ये पाँच यम हैं । अहिंसासत्यास्तेयब्रह्मचर्यापरिग्रहा यमाः (Pronunciation) अहिंसा-सत्या-स्तेय-ब्रह्मचर्या-परिग्रहा यमाः ahinsa-satya-asteya-brahmacharya-aparigraha yamah ===========================