Success – Failure
Causes of Success according to Hatha Yoga Causes of Success (Sadhaka Tattwa) on the Path of Yoga According to Yogi Swatmarama “The real purpose of Hatha Yoga is to open the gate to Self-realisation”. In this sense we can define the goal of Hatha Yoga as ‘Self-realisation’ and success as the ability to unlock the gate which leads us there. In order to unlock something, though we need ‘keys’ and verse 16 of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika provides us with these. उत्साहात्साहसाद्धैर्यात्तत्त्व-जञानाश्छ निश्छयात |जन-सङ्ग-परित्यागात्ष्हड्भिर्योगः परसिद्ध्यति || १६ || utsāhātsāhasāddhairyāttattva-jñānāścha niśchayāt |jana-sanggha-parityāghātṣhaḍbhiryoghaḥ prasiddhyati || 16 || The following six bring speedy success; courage, daring, perseverance, discriminative knowledge, faith, aloofness. from company Causes of Failure according to Hatha Yoga Causes of Failure (Badhaka Tattwa) on the Path of Yoga Failure in Sadhana अत्याहारः परयासश्छ परजल्पो नियमाग्रहः |जन-सङ्गश्छ लौल्यं छ षहड्भिर्योगो विनश्यति || १५ || atyāhāraḥ prayāsaścha prajalpo niyamāghrahaḥ |jana-sangghaścha laulyaṃ cha ṣhaḍbhiryogho vinaśyati || 15 || Yoga is destroyed by the following six causes: over-eating, exertion, talkativeness, adhering to rules, company of men, and unsteadiness.
