Yama - Rules of Social Conduct


Live life on a need-to-know basis,
abandoning regret about the past or concern for the future.
All suffering results from resistance to the vicissitudes of life.
Salvation comes from surrendering to everything exactly as it is.

The Yamas consists of the following:

  • Ahimsa - Non-Violence
  • Satya-Truthfulness
  • Brahmacharya - Control of Sexual Energy
  • Asteya - Non-Stealing
  • Aparigraha - Non-Hoarding