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The Ten Yamas - Restraints or Proper Conduct in Hinduism

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5th Restraint - Kshama or Patience
The Ten Yamas - Restraints or Proper Conduct in Hinduism

Kshamâ is epitomized by a mother's patiently setting aside her urgent duties to tend to her daughter's tears.

Source: 'Yoga's Forgotten Foundation' by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
The ten yamas, or the controls and restraints every ideal Hindu should follow - - as interpreted by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.

The fifth restraint, Patience (kshama) - restraining intolerance with people and impatience with circumstances.

Exercise patience, restraining intolerance with people and impatience with circumstances. Be agreeable. Let others behave according to their nature, without adjusting to you. Don't argue, dominate conversations or interrupt others. Don't be in a hurry. Be patient with children and the elderly. Minimize stress by keeping worries at bay. Remain poised in good times and bad.

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