Patañjali's Yogasūtra I.20

Yogasūtra of Patañjali | Viniyoga with Dr Kausthub Desikachar

Dr. Kausthub Desikachar is the current lineage holder of the Viniyoga® tradition worldwide. He succeeds his father TKV Desikachar, and his grandfather T Krishnamacharya. His objectives include the sharing of the authentic teachings of Yoga to the modern era, as well as building bridges between different healing modalities to promote physical, emotional social and spiritual health.

I.20 - śraddhā-vīrya-smṛti-samādhi-prajñā-pūrvaka itareṣām

But what about the rest of us? Is there really a chance of achieving the state of Yoga?

Through Faith, which will give sufficient energy to achieve success against all odds, direction will be maintained. Then the realisation of the goal of Yoga is only a matter of time.

The goal is the ability to direct the mind towards an object without any distraction, resulting in time, in a clear and correct understanding of that object of focus.

Faith is the unshakable conviction that we can arrive at a goal. We must not be complacent about success or be discouraged by failure. We must work hard and steadily in spite of all distractions, whether good or bad.