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CHAPTER IIIYAMA1. Eight Accessories of Yogaqqrq*ssrfl.rfr | rr-29?IrI resfraint, ftqqreligious observances, sIRFI posture,]ITuIfflrI confrol of breath, YFTl-ERabstraction of Indriyits, tlRuT concentration,t4H meditation, gqfftt superconscious state or tance,r[fi eight,3fSfi accessories or limbs.Restraint, religious obserrances, posture, control of breath,abstraction of Indriyas, concentration, meditation,superconscious state or trance, are the eight accessories ofYoga.NOTESThe eight accessories of Yoga described above are likethe eight steps in the path of Raja Yoga. They all should bepractised in the order given. You will not be benefitted if youtake to the practice of Asanas, Pranayama without practisingYama, Niyama. Yama and Niyama ate the very foundation ofYoga. The practice of Yama gives tremendous ethical power. lfyou want to take up M.Sc. course, you will have to start from theinfant standard, pass through the different stages of first standard,second standard and so on and then enter the collegecourse. Even so, you wil! have to go stage by stage, step bystep, in the Yogic courses also.2. Benefits of the Accessories@ffi:trr-28frt of Y^oga, eftr (eight) accessories or limbs, +tgv54q6"practice, W[fA impurity, 54 on the destruction, {FI4IIE: the light ofwisdom, eTT leading to, tft[q;6q16, discriminative knowledge.(47)