
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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