− | ''niyamA dasha samproktA yogashAstravishAradaiH ||18||''<blockquote>"Penance (austerity), contentment, belief (faith) in the Supreme (God),</blockquote><blockquote>charity, worship of God, listening to the recitations of sacred scriptures,</blockquote><blockquote>modesty, a discerning intellect, japa (mantra repetition) and sacrifice are</blockquote><blockquote>the ten observances (niyama). (iii)"</blockquote> | + | ''niyamA dasha samproktA yogashAstravishAradaiH ||18||''<blockquote>"Penance (austerity), contentment, belief (faith) in the Supreme (God), charity, worship of God, listening to the recitations of sacred scriptures, modesty, a discerning intellect, japa (mantra repetition) and sacrifice are the ten observances (niyama). (iii)"</blockquote> |
| Sri Aurobindo, The Synthesis of Yoga”, Chapter 28 - Rajayoga, page 539 | | Sri Aurobindo, The Synthesis of Yoga”, Chapter 28 - Rajayoga, page 539 |
− | c. Osho also discourses about Niyama in his talks given on 5<sup>th</sup> July 1975 as Osho Ashram, Pune. Osho, Patanjali Yoga Sutra - Part 3, page 87, 1994 edition. | + | c. Osho also discourses about Niyama in his talks given on 5<sup>th</sup> July 1975 as Osho Ashram, Pune. Osho, Patanjali Yoga Sutra - Part 3, page 87, 1994 edition.<blockquote>"दूसरा चरण है ‘नियम’। एक सुनिश्चित नियमन : वह जीवन जिसमें कि अनुशासन है, वह जीवन जिसमें कि नियमितता है, वह जीवन जो कि बहुत ही अनुशासित ढंग से जीया जाता है, अव्यवस्थित नहीं। एक नियमितता है। लेकिन वह भी तुम्हें गुलामी जैस लगेगा। पतंजलि के समय के सारे सुंदर शब्द अब कुरूप हो गए हैं।"</blockquote> |