angst of potential failure, promotes self-control and poise. Niyama Main article: Niyama Niyama is observance of five canons: Shaucha (internal and external purity), Santosha (contentment), Tapas (austerity), Svadhyaya (study of religious books and repetitions of Mantras), and Ishvarapranidhana (self-surrender to God, and His worship). He who practises meditation without ethical perfection,