Austere Practices
November 24, 2007 @ 08:01 AM Filed in: Philosophy
I Big Ideas
As we have already seen, Patañjali is as much a stickler for regular practice as any music teacher or sports coach. Theory is all very well, but without practice it is meaningless. The word tapas refers to heat, the kind of spiritual heat that is only generated by intense spiritual practices such as pranayama (regulation of the breath), asana (the physical posture practice) and meditative practices. With these the yogin will purify the body and mind, refining the senses in preparation for the intense focus and discrimination required in the absorption of deep meditation.
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