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by Ram White Rose by Melina Meza In the Sadhana Pada of the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali we are introduced to the yamas and niyamas that can be looked at as universal morality and personal observances. The five niyamas are observances/practices of self-training and deal with how we relate to ourselves inwardly. In my previous blog article santosha or true happiness , I mentioned that happy people have an advantage over unhappy ones�they are not only healthier but they may also live longer. In addition to santosha, the second of the five niyamas is saucha that literally means cleanliness/purity. In Chapter 2 of the Yoga Sutras Patanjali describes saucha as: Sauchat Sva-Anga Jugupsa Paraih Asamsargah Through cleanliness (saucha) and purity of entire body (Sva-anga), the mind (tends toward the divine) gets drawn away (jugupsa) and ceases contact (asamsargah) with the external, physical world (pariah). When the physical body is clean, our five senses are controlled, the mind is pure and, we d...