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Satya
Truthfulness, the second yama.
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Philosophy
Satya, truthfulness, is the second yama. Words and actions should match what is real.
The tradition holds satya within ahimsa: truth spoken to wound is not what is meant. Patanjali says that for one established in truthfulness, action and its fruit come to rest on their word.
Further reading
- Yoga Sutras 2.30
- Yoga Sutras 2.36
Ideas behind it
Sources and tradition
- YOG Union App Content Map, 2 November 2026, pp. 2–3
- Patanjali, Yoga Sutras, 2.30, 2.36