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Sage of Patanjali yoga Asanas Asanas, future yogis should understand and accept the principles of the first two steps:

• Pit- observance of universal moral precepts.
• Niyama- external and internal purification through self-discipline.

PIT

Under I my understand the observance by the individual of universal moral precepts. These moral commandments, or ethical principles, are of a universal nature; any person must follow them, regardless of gender, age, or nationality. Despite the fact that they were formulated more than two thousand years ago, their purpose in our time and in our society is extremely great.

Yama includes the following principles:
• Ahimsa- no harm;
• satya- truthfulness;
• Asteya- lack of desire to possess someone else's;
• Aparigraha- rejection of gifts, or freedom from unnecessary things;
• Brahmacharya- control over sexual desire.

The social significance of these rules can hardly be overestimated. Their violation leads to violence, lies, theft, greed, dissipation, sows grief and suffering, while the observance of the principles pits brings the student to harmony. About any person who follows the precepts of Yama, others will say - this is a good person. Yogi established in pit, discovers a new joy - joy benevolence, which is stronger and more constant than the pleasures of malevolence and possession. The yogi thus rises to a new level in his spiritual development.

You can do yoga exercises for many years, know and be able to do a lot, but if the rules of Yama have not become an integral part of a person, then everything performed turns into gymnastics at best and cannot be considered in any way. Yoga. In India, a steady pursuit pit is mandatory integral part apprenticeship.

Ahimsa

This is the highest rule of morality, the most important of all Yam. Ahimsa literally means not killing, non-violence, but principle Ahimsa has a wider meaning. This is not only not causing harm in deeds, words and thoughts, but also Love to everything that exists.

The yogi rebels against the evil that people do, but not against these people. Ahimsa prescribes to love a person and at the same time fight the evil that is in him. Evil cannot be tolerated.

At the same time, the Yogi is obliged to fulfill his social destiny. In the Bhagavad Gita, Sri Krishna explains Arjuna, a mighty archer who did not want to fight: As for your duty as a warrior, know that there is no better occupation for you than to fight in the name of principles. Therefore, there is no need to hesitate. Be balanced, O Arjuna, do your duty without worrying about success or failure. This self-control is called yoga .

The yogi knows that all people have the same right to life and that the lives of all people are connected to each other. Therefore, he readily helps others, seeing true happiness in that, and becoming a source of joy on his way. Ahimsa means freedom from fear. The yogi is not afraid of anything, because he knows the causes of the origin of fear and ways to overcome it, and no one is afraid of him.

Ahimsa prescribes and deliverance from anger. There are two types of anger here. In one case it is the wrath of pride. Such anger blinds the mind, leads to wrong judgments and actions. He must be fought. In another case, the yogi becomes angry with himself when he fails. This leads to spiritual development. Condescension towards others and exactingness towards oneself are the true traits of a yogi.

The yogi not only should not harm anyone in thought, word and deed, but also should not be the cause of harm and should not induce anyone to do harm. It is by benevolent and kind thoughts, desires and actions that a person can help others as well as himself, and he can uplift and inspire himself. On the contrary, by weak, evil and harmful desires, thoughts and actions, a person harms not only others, but also himself.

satya

satya- literally truthfulness. Satya implies absolute truthfulness in thought, word and deed. Any insincerity hinders the achievement of harmony.

Lies, slander, insults and abuse, as well as ridiculing what others consider sacred, are incompatible with following Yoga, cause direct harm to others and to the person himself, aloud or mentally pouring poison.

Control of speech leads to liberation from malice. He who is free from malice is filled with mercy towards all. Of course, following Satya should not contradict Ahimse.

Asteya

Asteya- literally non-stealing, prescribes not to solicit someone else's. Asteya prohibits any form of abuse. After all, the illegal possession of someone else's property hurts another person, which is also a violation Ahimsa and makes spiritual development impossible.

Since the needs of the yogi are minimized, he considers it a violation of the principles Astei possession of things in which he does not really need. This is closely related to the next moral precept.

Aparigraha

Aparigraha- do not save, do not collect, do not accept gifts. The yogi trains his mind not to lack anything. Then whatever he really needs comes to him effortlessly at the proper time.

On the Significance of Not Accepting Gifts Sri Swami Narayanananda ji Maharaj wrote: To receive something in kind or in money means that the recipient remains with the thought of his obligation to the giver, and thus his mind becomes attached to the giver. Each such attachment makes the mind impure and pulls the person down.. However, in any case, one must remember the paramount importance of compliance with Ahimsa, because there are times when the refusal of gifts harms the giver.

There is a wonderful verse in the Upanishads, the meaning of which boils down to the following: going to pit god of death, take nothing with you. Swami Yogonanda on this occasion, he writes that 50 years lived in luxury and pleasure do not matter if they are followed by three years of illness and suffering.

In general, the principle Aparigraha can be defined as freedom from accumulation. Indifference to things gives the yogi peace of mind.

Brahmacharya

Brahmacharya translates as celibacy, religious studies, abstinence . However, the concept Brahmacharya It is rather a state of mind and spirit. It would be more correct to say that it is control over drives. Both a bachelor and a family man can do the same yoga. Moreover, all moral laws recommend marriage. Many yogis and sages of ancient India were married and had families. They did not shy away from social and moral responsibility.

Brahmacharya forbids debauchery, and one cannot but agree with this. Compliance with this principle gives a supply of vitality, energy, strong intellect. Brahmacharya- the path of wisdom.

NIYAMA

These are individual rules of conduct that discipline the practitioner. The Yoga Sutras highlight five Niyam:

• Shaucha- purity;
• Santosha- satisfaction;
• tapas- zeal and severity;
• Swadhyaya- self-education or knowledge of one's soul;
• Ishvara Pranidhana- devotion to higher ideals.

Shaucha

Under shauchey understand the purity of the body and the purity of the soul. The purity of the external integuments of the body is maintained by ablutions, wearing clean clothes and keeping the home clean and tidy. Hygiene of some internal surfaces: oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, nasal passages, etc. - carried out using special procedures. Asanas and pranayamas support physical and partly mental health, which is also included in the concept of “purity”. But the main value Yoga gives moral cleansing. This is primarily the elimination of negative emotions: hatred, anger, fear, greed, pride, passion, lust. The absence of negative emotions contributes to the control of bad thoughts. Such purification eliminates mental suffering: despondency, sadness, gives goodwill and inner joy.

Great importance is attached to the purity of speech. This is the observance of the pronunciation norms of the language, and good diction, and the morality of statements.

In line with the categories of purity of body, thoughts and speech Yoga puts the purity of the food. Here the means by which food is obtained, the nature of the food and the purpose of its use are important. Yogis do not eat too much or too little, but only as much as is necessary to maintain life. The habit of eating for the sake of pleasure weakens the will, impedes spiritual development and destroys the body.

In the literature on Yoga some authors insist on a vegetarian diet. It is difficult to agree with this. Until the age of 20, mixed nutrition is highly desirable for full development, especially in our climate. In the future, the yogi switches to purely vegetarian food only if he feels the need for it.

Santosha

Santosha- this is satisfaction, in other words, - maintaining a constant positive emotional background. For a yogi, this is a natural state, since he does not feel lack of anything. Santosha does not allow conflicts, more precisely, prescribes to exclude the very possibility of their origin. In a conflict situation, the yogi is always looking for his own mistakes, and if he is unable to change the state of affairs, he changes his attitude towards him. At a certain stage, conflicts become simply impossible.

Tapas

Verbatim tapas means be consumed by fire, burn or experience pain, which means an inexorable pursuit of a goal through self-restraint, a struggle with one's vices, severe discipline. Practice Tapas is the forge of character. Only with the help of an iron will, the yogin acquires the strength of the body and mind, courage and wisdom.

An indispensable condition for successful progress is the presence of a worthy goal. Existence without a goal loses its meaning, contributes to the development of laziness and other bad inclinations. Life is a movement, and only having a firm reference point can one evaluate one's successes, i.e. feel this movement. On the other hand, to achieve the desired, it is necessary to make certain efforts. Exactly tapas makes any progress possible.

Swadhyaya

Swadhyaya Means self-education. These are philosophical reflections, conversations, readings that contribute to understanding the meaning of life and the path to self-improvement.

It's interesting that Swadhyaya involves the study of all available knowledge about various philosophical systems, religions, views. This is necessary for a firm definition of one's life position. Having established itself in Svadhyaye, the yogi receives an inexhaustible field of activity.

Ishvara Pranidhana

Under Ishvara Pranidhana understand the dedication of the yogi of all their actions and the will of that Supreme Goal which he realized, the practice Svadhyayi. For different people this goal will not be the same, but the road to it always teaches love and wisdom and leads to perfection. Life itself is the teacher.

We recommend that you read the following articles on this topic:
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• The Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet for the Yogi in the article: Yoga Practice and Vegetarianism.
• Influence yoga on self-discipline in the article: Yoga eliminates bad habits.
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Yoga Philosophy

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Yoga is nothing but a method of uniting the body with the spirit. This is a subject that needs to be dealt with practically, it must be experienced by oneself, only theoretical knowledge is not suitable for evolution. Experience is direct knowledge, it acts as an impetus for the further ardent and energetic pursuit of this art and science. Yoga it is a universal culture, as it suits anyone, regardless of age, gender or nationality.

Basic principles Yogi - Yama and Niyama

The sage Patanjali in ancient times formed eight fundamental principles on which self-knowledge should be based through yoga. He also called it soul searching. Most people first begin their acquaintance with Yoga with Asanas- the third step, which is incorrect from the point of view of the sage. Before exposing your body and mind to Asanas, future yogis should understand and accept the principles of the first two steps.

Nature is arranged in such a way that all his life he has been looking for answers to many philosophical questions regarding the origin and arrangement of the Universe, the secrets of the origin and existence of all life on earth, and his own destiny in this vast world.

The next step of Yama is "Satya", that is, the rejection of both in relation to everyone around, and in relation to oneself.

The yogi must be a person in whose thoughts and life the principles of honesty and truthfulness appear. The main rule of Sathya is to give up self-deception.

A person who has set foot on the path of spiritual purification should not lie to himself, close to spiritual and moral ones that require an immediate solution, resort to suggestion and convince himself of the correctness of his actions and even erroneous ones.
A person who lies to himself cannot do without lying to others. You should also not hide behind a lie for the good: only the truth, even the most cruel, should guide the thoughts and actions of the yogi.

After all, the truth gives a person a chance to stop, rethink their own and correct flaws. Misdemeanor is not only lying, but also suppressing the truth.

Important! Compliance with the yogic practices of Yama also calls for purity of speech, control of one's own vocabulary, because words have the opportunity to materialize; As the proverb says, words can either kill or heal.

Aparigraha

Aparigraha means exclusion from the life of a hoarding yogi. Too often, a person's life comes down only to earning money to support himself, buying one or another.

This process is endless, because the purchase of one thing provokes the emergence of a desire to acquire another. For all this, a person spends a huge amount of energy, which is literally saturated with every thing earned by him.
Passion for hoarding leads a person to focus exclusively on the material world and to abandon spiritual development.

This situation leads to a violation of the process of reincarnation itself. After all, according to yogic teachings, after each person is reborn.

The things that he acquired remain in this world, other people become their owners, with a different energy, a wayward “mixture” of the energy of the deceased and the energy of the new owner of the products of the deceased’s activities is obtained.

It is this new energy that determines what participation awaits the deceased in the world of the dead.

Did you know? The set of installations "Yama" is named after the Hindu god of the kingdom of the dead. According to legend, Yama was the first person to become a god after death. The duties of the god of the kingdom of the dead are to meet the dead people at the entrance to the kingdom and breed them in the places intended for them, that is, in those that they earned during their lifetime. That is, Yama is a deity personifying justice.

Niyama

“Niyama” in translation means “to follow”, that is, if “Yama” is a set of prohibitions, then “Niyama” is what should be done on the way to the top of yogic perfection. Like Yama, Niyama consists of five steps.

Shaucha in Niyama is an imitation of the principles of purity in the body, spirit and mind. A real yogi must ensure that his (body and), as well as his mind, are clean.

Everything that surrounds the yogi must be clean:,. He must comply with sanitary and hygienic standards regarding own body. Purity is also a producer of pure energy.

Santosha

Ishvara Pranidhana

Ishvara Pranidhana is devotion to God, the ability to thank him for everything, the understanding that all one's own achievements in this world are exclusively God's.

The yogi must honor God, love him and believe him, meditate on him. And most importantly, all this must be sincere. Everyone who wants to improve spiritually must fully devote himself, his thoughts, actions, deeds to God and agree with him in everything. As you can see real yoga does not consist in the ability to put your body in a certain position. Yoga is primarily a spiritual, moral, mental and energy practice, and it begins with the observance of the principles of Yama and Niyama.

It is impossible to become a full-fledged yogi, despising at least one of the above points.

Anyone who decides to study yoga should follow moral principles yama and niyama, the first two steps in the practice of yoga on the path of its development. Practicing hatha yoga, ashtanga yoga or other types of yoga, but not observing the precepts of yama and niyama (and not even trying to observe them), a person cannot be considered a yogi, and in fact one can say that yoga is not in his life.

10 pit shapes

1)Ahimsa- not causing harm to all living beings, not only by their actions, but even mentally.

2)satya- truthfulness of speech, but also of thoughts.

3)Asteya- non-stealing not only in action, but also in thoughts and desires. This means that you need to free your mind to the infringement of any property of another living being, not only of a material nature (time, attention, merit).

4)Brahmacharya- control over your sensual desires, especially sexual ones. Conservation of both physical and mental energy.

5)Kshama- mercy, forgiveness of shortcomings and guilt of others, patience. Resentment or the desire for retribution is unacceptable. It is better to return good for evil done.

6)Dhriti- Resilience in all circumstances. You need to develop the strength in yourself to endure adverse life circumstances and difficulties. You should never lose heart and doubt, but steadily move forward along the chosen path.

7)Daya- compassion for all living beings in trouble and real help to them.

8)Arjava- simplicity, honesty. The outer life should not diverge from the inner.

9) Mitahara- moderate appetite. Food should fulfill the function of maintaining the body, and not for pleasure and satisfaction of desires.

10)Shaucha- purity of body and mind. Regular bathing, drinking clean water, eating clean food, fresh air and clean surroundings, necessary hygiene, health care, pure emotions, pure desires, pure mind.

10 forms of niyama

1)tapas- the practice of asceticism. Self-discipline, curbing the body, fasting and other restrictions.

2)Santosha- Satisfaction with what you already have and gratitude for it.

3)Astikaya- faith in the Guru, in traditions, in everything that helps on the spiritual path.

4)Dana- donation. Donations to temples, to the poor and disadvantaged, to those with fewer opportunities.

5)Ishvara Pujana- daily worship of the deity with devotion and love, performed in the prescribed forms, which are indicated in the sacred scriptures. This concept includes continuous reflection on the Lord, constant remembrance of Him.

6)Siddhanta-vakya-sravana- regular study of the scriptures, communication with teachers and people who have reached a high spiritual realization.

7)hri- a sense of remorse and remorse for the mistakes made.

8)Mati- development of sharpness of mind and a deep understanding of spiritual values ​​in life. The mind must be reasonable and open to the truth.

9)Japa- the repetition of the divine name with deep devotion.

10)homa is the practice of daily sacrifice. Regular offering of food, drink and other offerings to the deity.

Yoga is a powerful tool on the path of spiritual development. Wandering in an abundance of information, it is quite natural that the question arises: where to start?

Yama and niyama are the names of the two fundamental stages of yoga.
Only developing the right foundation with the help of yama and niyama, we will find our normal psychophysical state, having which we will be able to feel the effectiveness of hatha yoga methods.

It is a frequent phenomenon that, having started to practice, both positive and negative qualities begin to manifest simultaneously, which manifest themselves more clearly than before. The prescriptions of yama and niyama prepare a person, temper his will, teach him to control his external and internal manifestations.

The point of yoga is not to put your foot behind your head...
Not every practitioner understands well the mechanism of work of many hatha yoga techniques. In many ways, this situation arises precisely because of ignoring what is the base in yoga, i.e. yamas and niyamas.

Despite their outward simplicity, yama and niyama are the most complex control panel for practice, its correction. Gates and ordinances exist in all spiritual traditions, and the main ones tend to be similar.

Pit- means control of one's own actions, words and thoughts. Actions, first of all, are the consequences of our thoughts, we express our thoughts in words.

If the pit teaches how to competently interact with the environment, then niyama- how to regulate your body and mind, with which we are most identified. If the body is not pure, then the chances of your mind being pure are extremely minimal.

The Nathas list 10 yama and 10 niyama.

10 NM:

• Ahimsa - Non-violence, non-resistance.
• Satya - Means that you always stick to the truth.
• Asteya - non-appropriation of someone else's.
• Brahmacharya - non-attachment to animal passions.
• Kshama - the ability to forgive those who are weak and out of ignorance commit insults against you.
• Dhriti - stability in the yogic sadhana, the desire to overcome difficulties on the path of development.
• Kripa - compassion for people who are in ignorance, not knowing the true path leading to liberation from suffering.
• Arjava - straightforwardness in dealing with the Guru and other practitioners.
• Mitahara is pure sattvic food.
• Shaucha - purity of body and mind. The body is purified through yogic practices (shat-karma).

10 NIAM:

• Tapas is the practice of asceticism and the development of spiritual strength.
• Santosha - satisfaction with what you have, gratitude to higher powers for what they have given you.
• Astikya - faith in the Teacher, in the tradition, in what is authoritative in the tradition and helps on the spiritual path.
• Dana - donations, for example, in India it is a donation to temples, a donation to sadhus for food and other needs. Since the monks live only on alms, they need to be supported, because. they bring spiritual purity and dharma to the world. Donation can be considered not only in material terms.
• Ishvara Pujana - daily worship of the Absolute.
• Siddhanta-vakya shravana - listening to the teachings of siddhas and naths from the lips of Guru or advanced sadhus, students who have achieved high spiritual realization.
• Hri - a feeling of remorse for the mistakes made and the desire to correct them with positive deeds, serving the dharma.
• Mati - sharpness of mind.
• Japa is the repetition of a mantra received during diksha and others related to your nitya sadhana (constant practice).
• Homa - Regular offerings (donations) of food or other upacharas during puja.

Some Masters of the Nath tradition believed that yama and niyama in their usual form can be considered as the main landmarks for people who simply lead a pure lifestyle. But, it is worth noting, it was about another time, and about a different way of life. Now we are surrounded by a completely different reality, and therefore it should be understood that in life there are a lot of situations where it is difficult to clearly understand this or that prescription.

What does ahimsa mean - essentially a non-oppositional attitude? This means that you must give up all attempts to waste your energy on opposition. When you enter into a conflict, you spend a lot of energy, even if you win, in the end the result does not justify the money spent. Therefore, we can safely say that such results are not beneficial, because the result is desirable, where we spend less energy with the best ending. This is a special art. It cannot be said that you give up trying to achieve the goal, you just learn to achieve it by other methods and at completely different levels. This is how real yogis act, which is why they are called siddhis (perfect).

The yogi does not fight when there can be no winners, but only losers, therefore "blessed is the country where the yogi lives." Where there is a yogi, even wild dangerous animals "pashu" lose their aggression. They stop attacking, not because the yogi makes it possible to destroy himself, but because he makes it clear that it is senseless to show aggression against him. In fact, ahimsa is the quality of a true warrior. History knows many examples when the great masters of martial arts, behind whom there are many victories, did not start the duel for a long time when they met each other. They are professionals and understand that when another master is nearby, the slightest inaccurate movement with a loss of self-control can cost a life. Some fights of this kind ended with the fighters standing with weapons against each other for a long time, maintaining utmost attentiveness until one fell exhausted. Some fights ended after one or two blows.

As we can see, the first steps of classical yoga are Yama and Niyama. We will focus on them in this article. These are the ethical and moral foundations, this is the foundation of all kinds of spiritual practices, the foundation of Real Yoga.

Unfortunately, most modern yoga The studios don't talk about this topic. Some teachers mention this only in passing, and only a few focus on this topic in particular.
It would seem, “Just think, you missed a couple of steps, so what?” However, neglecting these steps, you can ruin the rest of your life very badly and even end up in a mental hospital.

There are 10 principles of Yama and 10 principles of Niyama, but we will consider the main 5 Yamas and 5 Niyamas, since the rest follow naturally from the first.

Yama principles:

Ahimsa - non-violence (non-harming)
Satya - truthfulness (not lies)
Asteya - not theft (not appropriation)
Aparigraha - non-acceptance (not accumulation)
Brahmacharya - restraint of sensual pleasures (not lust)

Niyama principles:

Shaucha - external and internal purity
Santosha - contentment, peace
Tapas - control of body organs and states of mind
Svadhyaya - the study of scriptures
Ishvara Pranidhana - dedication of oneself and one's deeds to God

So, let's start to figure it out. So we looked at the principles of Yama and Niyama, remembered, wrote down, but bad luck - read does not mean passed. And in general, how is it to practice yama and niyama? What it is? After all, for example, one of the principles of the pit is ahimsa (non-violence), “well, I don’t force anyone.” So I went through this hole. Further satya (truthfulness), “I always tell the truth anyway”, asteya (not theft) “yes, you are laughing, what exactly did I steal?”, aparigraha (not hoarding) “I am not a collector, not Plushkin, I do not accumulate anything " etc. Therefore, at least I have already dealt with Yama. I put a tick on the sheet and went with a clear conscience to practice asanas and pranayama. "Well, I have every right."
Although, of course, I did not pass any step. And how to get through it? Where are the criteria? Unclear. Obviously, something is missing here.

2. Actions and thoughts

Let's figure it out. Our subtle bodies constantly let energy through them - prana (Figure 1).
Actions and thoughts

This energy is essential for life. In this text we will call it “activity”, because thanks to it we act in this material world.

The other energy is called manas (mind) or thoughts.
mind

This energy is also mobile, thanks to it we think/think.
The energy of activity moves from bottom to top, through all energy vortices (chakras). Thoughts are random.
It is important to understand the fact that these two energies are very strongly related to each other, if one energy is in a restless state, the other one also comes into the same state. And vice versa. The well-known phrases / sayings can serve as proof of this: “Wherever the thought is, there is energy (prana)” and “By calming the breath, we will calm our mind (thoughts)”. Thus, it becomes clear that before moving on to more complex steps of yoga, it is necessary to learn to control the states of mind and the activities of your body (organs of your body).

3. Yama, Niyama

The first steps of yoga are aimed at working with the energy of activity and the energy of the mind. The principles of Yama speak about the control of thoughts in one's head, and the principles of Niyama say what actions must be performed regularly / periodically in order to remove ignorant blockages in the path of the movement of energy - prana.

4. Ignorant blocking

"In order to defeat the enemy, you need to know the enemy." Nature has laid certain mechanisms in us that help us survive and improve. But at a certain stage of evolution, these mechanisms become worst enemies that hinder us from progressing. We will call these mechanisms ignorant blockages, they are located at the level of the first five energy vortices (chakras).
The main ignorant blockage is Ignorance, from which other blockages grow: rejection and passion, attachment to materiality and egoism.

Let's look at ignorant locks in a little more detail. What is meant by them.

Attachment1 Attachment (attachment to materiality). In this case, we mean not the material objects themselves and the people around us, but our attitude towards them. For example, attachment to a computer or your car to such an extent that in the event of a breakdown or sale, a person does not find a place for himself. We are in the material world, and one way or another we have to interact with material objects, people. But there is no need to accumulate attachments / attach / cling to anything in this world.
The well-known wise saying “What comes - do not push away, what leaves - do not delay” refers to two ignorant blockages at once. The first part refers to rejection - "What comes, do not push away" advises us not to push away what comes in our lives. The second part refers to attachment - “do not delay what goes away” says that there is no need to accumulate attachments, since sooner or later we will have to part with it (this is inevitable), which will lead to suffering if a person is strongly emotionally attached to one or another material object.
2 passion. In this case, sensual plantings in general, but especially sexual pleasures, are meant. Here it is appropriate to cite an excerpt from the book "Bhagavad-Gita" translated by S. Lipkin.
Passion (5 senses)
Where feelings dominate - there is lust,
And where there is lust, there is anger, blindness,
And where is the blindness - the mind is fading,
Where the mind fades away, knowledge perishes there,
Where knowledge perishes, - yes everyone knows, -
There perishes a human child in the darkness.
And the one who has achieved over the feelings of power,
Trampled disgust, does not know addictions,
Who forever subjugated them to his will, -
Reached enlightenment, getting rid of pain,
And since then his heart has been impeccable,
And his mind is firmly established.
Outside of yoga, do not consider yourself reasonable:
In obscurity there is no creative thought;
Outside of creative thought there is no peace, rest,
And where is human peace and happiness outside?
That heart that hungers and asks for joy,
In a weak spirit, consciousness takes away,
Like the wind is swift and unrestricted
Carries the ship on the waves of the ocean.
So know, mighty on the battlefield:
There - reason and wisdom, where feelings - in captivity.

Rejection3 Rejection. A person internally does not accept: any circumstances, a situation, another person or anything in this material world (and even this whole world as a whole). He believes that certain circumstances should not happen to him (figuratively, he pushes / pushes away from himself with his hands what he does not like).
If we push the situation away from ourselves, it will return back with even greater force, according to the principle of the pendulum, causing even more rejection / rejection in us and, ultimately, it can result in anger, anger, aggression, etc. What we see everywhere… That is, pushing the situation away from us, we will never be able to solve it.

4 Selfishness. A person, not understanding his nature, not understanding that everything in this world belongs to nature, or that God begins to appropriate/steal (from nature) any achievements, etc. Thinking that “I have achieved this!”, “This belongs to me!”, “After all, I have achieved this!”, “I am so good!” a person develops a false ego (egoism) in himself, moves away from his true self, from his true nature. Selfishness develops envy, criticism and jealousy in a person. Therefore, this ignorant blocking needs to be dealt with.
selfishness

5 Ignorance. It implies ignorance and ignorance in a different sense. A person not knowing the objective laws of nature, the laws of this world, will naturally make mistakes in this world. Therefore, some people, noticing something bad in life, say "Everything is from ignorance."

Now that we've covered ignorant locks, let's move on.

When the mind or prana is subject to ignorant blockages, the energy begins to stagnate/accumulate at one level or another (Figure 2)
mind
This leads to a suspension of the normal flow of energy in subtle bodies, fixation on some thoughts or actions, and suspension of the evolution of consciousness. Therefore, with the help of Yama, it is necessary to put things in order in the head (not allowing certain thoughts), and with the help of Niyama, it is necessary to perform favorable actions for the correct movement of energy, to accelerate evolution.

... And Krishna said: “For those who aspire to yoga
I have already pointed out two ways:
For those who are thirsty with the Essence of Eternal Confluence
There is a yoga of knowledge and a yoga of action...
"Bhagavad Gita" (translation. S. Lipkin)

Let's go directly to the basic principles of Yama, Niyama.

Let's consider (figure 3), what thoughts are harmful to our evolution? Accumulation, lust, harm, appropriation, lies.
Chakras (Yama Niyama)
Thoughts related to the listed topics should be tried to nip in the bud. Unfortunately, I don't know who owns the following saying, "You can't stop birds from flying over your head, but you can at least keep them from nesting on your head." That is, thoughts will appear, the main thing is not to give them development, not to continue thinking on these topics, forbidden by the principles of Yama.
Aparigraha
Aparigraha — If in our thoughts we accumulate attachments to material things, people, our achievements, various unnecessary information, then we will become attached to this material world, and the energy will stagnate on the Manipura chakra. This will make us feel greedy, stingy, and so on. Therefore, it is necessary in thoughts not to become attached to anything in this world. Also, a consequence of greed is a disease - cancer of certain organs.

Brahmacharya - If we allow thoughts of sex, lust, depravity, then we will maintain the qualities of passions and desires in ourselves. Energy will accumulate at the level of the Svadhisthana chakra, and exit through it.
Energy will be spent on lust, or (the other side of this chakra) on various fears. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid such thoughts. And the energy will calmly rise higher.
It is always necessary to act according to conscience, but vulgar thoughts should not be allowed.