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Ahimsa is imperative for practitioners of Patañjali ’ s " classical " Yoga ( Raja Yoga ).

It is one of the five Yamas ( restraints ) which make up the code of conduct, the first of the eight limbs of which this path consists.

In the schools of Bhakti Yoga, the devotees who worship Vishnu or Krishna are particularly keen on ahimsa.

Another Bhakti Yoga school, Radha Soami Satsang Beas observes vegetarianism and moral living as aspects of " ahimsa.