Avidyā es la raíz que causa los obstáculos que nos impiden reconocer las cosas como en realidad son. Los obstáculos son: asmitā (ego), rāga (apego), … - T.K.V. Desikachar

To live the life of Yoga, to repeat, is about a faith that continuously guides the teacher toward practices leading to the harmony of body, mind, and spirit.

There are eight components of Yoga. These are: yama, our attitudes toward our environment. niyama, our attitudes toward ourselves. āsana, the practice of body exercises. prāṇāyāma, the practice of breathing exercises. pratyāhāra, the restraint of our senses. dhārāna, the ability to direct our minds. dhyāna, the ability to develop interactions with what we seek to understand. samādhi, complete integration with the object to be understood.

The first step is to recognize that certain tendencies of our mind are responsible for producing painful effects. If these tendencies are not curtailed, we may reach a point of no return. 2.28