2.43 From discipline, the body and senses become perfect through destruction of impurities

कायेन्द्रियसिद्धिरशुद्धिक्षयात् तपसः 

kayendriya siddhirasuddhiksayat tapasah

From discipline, the body and senses become perfect through destruction of impurities.

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 2.43

kaya = physical body
indriya = senses
siddhih = perfection
asuddhi = of impurities
ksayat = destruction
tapasah = from discipline

This summer have been spending a lot of time at night on a mound next to castle ruins in Hastings because my son loves looking at the stars and astrophotography.

Wonder what kind of discipline allows the stars to be?

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