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===Ethical duties===

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|quote=Both a yogi and a philosopher are seekers of an absolute truth. But they differ in their modes of approach. A philosopher advances in the path of rational logic (theory) and wants to intellectually understand the Truth. A yogi advances in the path of self discipline (practice) and aspires to spiritually realize truth.|source=—Akshaya Banerjea, ''Philosophy of [[Gorakshanath|Gorakhnath]]''<ref name="Banerjea"/>}}

A yogi or yogini lives by other voluntary ethical precepts called [[Yamas]] and [[Niyama]]s.<ref>K. N. Aiyar (1914), ''Thirty Minor Upanishads'', Kessinger Publishing, {{ISBN|978-1164026419}}, chapter 22, pp. 173–176</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Lorenzen |first=David |title=The Kāpālikas and Kālāmukhas |date=1972 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0520018426 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/kapalikaskalamuk0000lore/page/186 186–190] |url=https://archive.org/details/kapalikaskalamuk0000lore/page/186 }}</ref> These include:<ref name=sanskrityogayajna1>"[http://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_yoga/yogayAjnyavalkya.pdf योगयाज्ञवल्क्य प्रथमोऽध्याय] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120221014/http://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_yoga/yogayAjnyavalkya.pdf |date=20 January 2016 }}" (Sanskrit text of "Yoga Yajnavalkya"), ''SanskritDocuments Archives'' (2009)</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Āgāśe |first=K. S. |title=Pātañjalayogasūtrāṇi |date=1904 |publisher=Ānandāśrama |location=Puṇe, India |page=102 |url=https://archive.org/stream/patanjaliyoga/yoga_sutras_three_commentaries#page/n111/mode/2up}}</ref><ref name=svatmaram>{{cite book |title=The Hatha Yoga Pradipika |author=Svātmārāma |first2=Pancham |last2=Sinh |edition=5th |date=1997 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=9sBFttVx6ukC |isbn=9781605066370 |page=14 |publisher=Forgotten Books |quote=अथ यम-नियमाः अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयं बरह्यछर्यम कश्हमा धृतिः दयार्जवं मिताहारः शौछम छैव यमा दश १७}}</ref>
 
* [[Ahiṃsā]] (अहिंसा): [[nonviolence]], non-harming other living beings<ref name=jl>James Lochtefeld, "Yama (2)", ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism'', Vol. 2: N–Z, Rosen Publishing. {{ISBN|9780823931798}}, p. 777</ref>
* [[Satya]] (सत्य): truthfulness, non-falsehood<ref name=ad/><ref name=jl/>
* [[Asteya]] (अस्तेय): not stealing<ref name=jl/>
* [[Compassion#Hinduism|Dayā]] (दया): kindness, compassion<ref name=ss/>
* [[Ārjava]] (आर्जव): non-hypocrisy, sincerity<ref>J Sinha, {{Google books|VCwmmWXJBqEC|Indian Psychology|page=142}}, Volume 2, Motilal Banarsidas, {{oclc|1211693}}, p. 142</ref>
* [[Forgiveness#Hinduism|Kṣamā]] (क्षमा): forgiveness<ref name=ss>Stuart Sovatsky (1998), ''Words from the Soul: Time East/West Spirituality and Psychotherapeutic Narrative'', State University of New York, {{ISBN|978-0791439494}}, p. 21</ref>
* [[Dhrti|Dhṛti]] (धृति): fortitude
* [[Mitahara|Mitāhāra]] (मितहार): moderation in diet both in terms of quantity and quality
* [[Shaucha|Śauca]] (शौच): purity, cleanliness
* [[Tapas (Sanskrit)|Tapas]]: austerity, persistence and perseverance in one's purpose<ref>W. O. Kaelber (1976). "'Tapas', Birth, and Spiritual Rebirth in the Veda", ''History of Religions'', 15(4), pp. 343–386</ref><ref name=sabha>S. A. Bhagwat (2008), "Yoga and Sustainability". ''Journal of Yoga'', Fall/Winter 2008, 7(1): 1–14</ref>
* [[Santosha|Santoṣa]]: contentment, acceptance of others and of one's circumstances as they are, optimism for self<ref name=nt>N. Tummers (2009), ''Teaching Yoga for Life'', {{ISBN|978-0736070164}}, p 16–17</ref>
* [[Dāna]]: generosity, charity, sharing with others<ref>William Owen Cole (1991), ''Moral Issues in Six Religions'', Heinemann, {{ISBN|978-0435302993}}, pp. 104–105</ref>