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BasicRules

The basic rules of human conduct are formulated in many languages and many times in history.

Very clear are the five rules of Yama - the disciplines human conduct - which is the first element of the Way of Yoga:

• non-violece - ahimsa - Gewaltlosigkeit
• truthfullness - satya - Wahrhaftigkeit
• non-stealing - asteya - nicht stehlen
• act in the conciousness of the source of the creation - brahmacarya - handeln im Bewusstsein der Quelle aus der wir kommen
• modesty - aparigraha - Anspruchslosigkeit

cp. Patanjali: Yogasutra (2.30)

There is an article on the Yamas in the Wikipedia.

The Sandilya Upanishad? lists ten forbearances: Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya, Daya, Arjava, Kshama, Dhriti, Mitahara and Saucha.