The Path Of Yoga And Yogic Discipline I K Taimni

"Anyone who is familiar with the goal of Yogic" life and the kind of effort it involves for its attainment will realize that it is neither possible nor advisable for anybody who is absorbed in the life of the world and completely under the influence of "Klesas" to plunge all at once into the regular practice of "Yoga". If he is sufficiently interested in the "Yogic" philosophy and wants to enter the path which leads to its goal he should first accustom himself to discipline, should acquire the necessary knowledge of the "Dharma-Sastras" and especially of the "Yoga-Sastras" and should reduce the intensity of his egoism and all the other "Klesas" which are derived from it. The difference between the outlook and the life of the ordinary worldly man and the life which the "Yogi" is required to live is so great that a sudden change from the one to the other is not possible and if attempted may produce a violent reaction in the mind of the aspirant, throwing him back with still greater force into the life of the world. A preparatory period of self-training in which he gradually assimilates the "Yogic" philosophy and its technique and accustoms himself to self-discipline makes the transition from the one life to the other easier and safer. It also incidentally enables the mere student to find out whether he is sufficiently keen to adopt the Yogic life and make a serious attempt to realize the "Yogic" ideal. There are too many cases of enthusiastic aspirants who for no apparent reason cool off, or finding the "Yogic" discipline too irksome, give it up. They are not yet ready for the Yogic life."

- I.K. TAIMNI, "The Science of Yoga: The Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali in Sanskrit with Transliteration in Roman, Translation and Commentary in English" (1961)

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* Klesa (also Klesa, Kilesa, or Klesha) is an Eastern spiritual/philosophical concept refering to the various passions that defile the mind and body.
* Dharma-sastra is a body of Sanskrit texts describing Hindu knowledge about religion, law, ethics, etc.
* Yoga-Sastras or Yoga Sutras is a collection of aphorisms on Yoga" and is considered as the most important text of "Yoga".

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