Ishvara-Pranidhana or Self-surrender to God
The observances of yoga – saucha, santosha, tapas, svadhyaya and ishvara-pranidhana – are personal practices of a religious…
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Tapas or Austerity
Tapas is energy and heat, a force generated in the personality by preventing the sense organs from diverting energy outside in the direction of objects. The…
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Using Tapas to Burn Through Our Obstructions
Oh dear! Do I need to cultivate tapas right now? Or am I cultivating it? Or is the…
Svadhyaya or Sacred Study
In previous issues, three principles of Niyama, namely, Saucha, Santosha, and Tapas – purity, contentment and austerity –…