Yamas & Niyamas: Yoga Ethics for Daily Life
The ten principles of Patañjali in Sanskrit, word by word, with a ten-week practice journal
Yoga Sūtra 2.28 to 2.45 in devanāgarī and transliteration, read word by word and translated by us, with what the classical commentators really said. Then one principle a week: concrete practices for the kitchen, the inbox and the mat, journal questions and a printable weekly sheet, for ten weeks.
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Inside the book
- The eight limbs and the place of ethics
- Working with the sutras: cultivating the opposite
- Ahiṃsā: not harming
- Satya: truthfulness
- Asteya: not stealing
- Brahmacarya: right use of energy
- Aparigraha: not grasping
- Śauca: purity
- Santoṣa: contentment
- Tapas: disciplined heat
- Svādhyāya: study of the self and the texts
- Īśvara-praṇidhāna: offering
- Ten weeks of ethical practice: the journal
- Recap, Sanskrit glossary and sources
Who it is for
- Practitioners who want the roots of yoga beyond postures
- Students of the eight limbs and of the Yoga Sūtra
- Yoga teachers preparing classes on ethics
- Anyone looking for a structured, non-moralising practice of attention in daily life
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Before you buy
What exactly do I get?
A PDF you download right after payment; the link is also emailed to you. PDF of 47 pages, readable on any phone, tablet or computer, printable in A4 or Letter.
Can I read it on my phone?
Yes, on any phone, tablet or computer: PDF readers are built into iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows. Nothing to install, no account to create.
Can I print it?
Yes. The pages are A4 and print well on Letter paper too; keep it open on your mat.
Can I give it as a gift?
Yes. Write the recipient’s first name in the gift field before paying, or on your order page after payment: it is printed on the cover. You receive the PDF and simply forward the email.
Which language is it in?
This edition is in English. Yogide also publishes it in French.
What if something is wrong with my file?
Because the PDF is available at once, the right to cancel ends when the download starts (see our terms). If the file won’t open or doesn’t match its description, email administration@lacangel.fr: we fix it.
Is the Sanskrit translation yours?
Quotations of the ancient texts are either our own translations or public-domain editions, always named. We never copy a modern copyrighted translation.
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