dharma clip : Kriya – Part One

Kriyayoga, the foundational tripod of our practice: tapas (discipline),svadhyaya(self-study), andisvari-pranidhana(surrender).When understood wisely, these three practices support us in creating self-nurturing discipline, awakening self-empathy, and discovering freedom. However, when theconditioned mind translates these teachings, we run the risk of further promoting the aspects of our human habits that cause rather than alleviate suffering: discipline becomes rigid or punitive; self-study be...