Yoga and Vows
Yoga is closely linked with tapas. The disciplined and concentrated practice of yogic arts and exercises may be considered tapas by itself.
A vow to observe brahmacharya, silence or fast is the commitment an individual offers to complete the objectives of tapas.
Read more about this topic: Tapas (Sanskrit)
Famous quotes containing the words yoga and/or vows:
“Depend upon it that, rude and careless as I am, I would fain practice the yoga faithfully.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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Henceforth no credit give,
You may give them the hearing
But never them believe.
They are as false as fair,
Unconstant, frail, untrue;”
—George Wither (1588–1667)