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5. Aparigraha: non-appropriation, non-possessiveness; non-hoarding, absence of avarice.

The importance of Yamas: In Raja Yog, observance of the abstinences, or yamas, help attain a healthy mind and body. As Hatha Yog is the yog for attaining control over the mortal body, the yamas (together with the niyamas) are its essential first two steps. Further, the Patanjali text states that it is not enough to observe them for their individual ends (i.e. eradication of hostility, conquering self, etc.); one must follow them without a desire for any end goals. The secret to attainment of these is to harness the mind into thinking of the opposite of the element one needs to overcome.

Niyam

In numerous scriptures including the Shandilya and Varuha Upanishads, Hatha Yog Pradipika and the Yog Sutras of Patanjali, a set of prescribed actions are codified as niyamas, observances, requirements and obligations. In the above texts, these are ten in number, except in Patanjali’s work, which lists only five. These niyamas comprise the “should-do” in our dealings with the inner world.