Yoga Sutra 2.32: 2nd Niyama: Santosha

Yoga Sutras of Patañjali. Aligning body, mind and soul with the infinite

32nd Sutra Ch 2: 2nd Niyama: Santosha Santosha, ie., Contentment is developing the faith that steadies the mind. And is enough to take us to Self-realization. Put simply, the first two Niyams can be stated as follows: Eat clean. Get fit. Be content. We lack nothing. We only have to use what the Divine has already given us. —————————————————— शौचसंतोषतपःस्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि नियमाः shauchasantoshatapahsvadhyayeshvarapranidhanani niyamah · shaucha - internal and external purification · santosha - contentment · tapah - self-discipline · svadhyay - self-study · eshvara pranidhanani - self-surrender · niyamah - observances -----------------------------