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Santosa

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By Swami Harshananda

Santosa literally means ‘happiness’, ‘contentment’.

The Yogasutras[1] of Patañjali (200 B. C.) describes santoṣa as a part of the second step of yoga; it is niyama. It is defined as being contented with whatever one gets and not desiring for more.


References[edit]

  1. ↑ Yogasutras 2.32
  • The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

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