Shaucha

Shaucha (शौच), purity, is one of the Niyamas of Yoga or Hinduism. It is mentioned in the Mahabharata and Patanjali's text.

Shaucha
Shaucha, cleanliness, is the first niyama. Not only external cleanliness, like having a shower, brushing your teeth, etc.

Shaucha - Purifying body, mind, and spirit
Samtosha - Contentment, cultivating the inner joys shich come with freedom from desire
Tapas - Self-discipline, developing a strong will, training the habits of body and mind ...

Shaucha (purification) is a central aim of many yogic techniques, and is the first principle of Patanjali's five Niyamas.

Shaucha implies both external as well as internal purity. In the words of sage Manu, water purifies the body; truthfulness the mind; true knowledge the intellect and the soul is purified by knowledge and austerity.

See also: Yoga, Shauch, Niyama, Mind, Patanjali