“Study, when it is developed to the highest degree, brings one close to higher forces that promote understanding of the most complex.” – The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali, Sutra II.44
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tapas
“By austerity, impurities of body and senses are destroyed and occult powers gained.” – The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Sutra II.43
Santosha: The Second Niyama
“By contentment, the highest happiness is attained.” – The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Sutra II.42
saucha
“When cleanliness is developed it reveals what needs to be constantly maintained and what is eternally clean. What decays is the external. What does not is deep within us.” – The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Sutra II.40
aparigraha
“When non-greed is confirmed, a thorough illumination of the how and why of one’s birth comes.” – The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Sutra II.39
brahmacharya
“By one established in continence, vigor is gained.” – The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Sutra II.38
asteya (non-stealing)
“To one established in non-stealing, all wealth comes.” – The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Sutra II.37
satya (truthfulness)
“To one established in truthfulness, actions and their results become subservient.” – The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Sutra II.36
ahimsa (non harming, compassion)
“In the presence of one firmly established in non-violence, all hostilities cease.” – The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Sutra II.35
nadi sodhana pranayama
“creates a mind-set conducive to witnessing our thoughts without participating in them.” – Alan Finger