performance of actions, worldly and religious rites, without having desire for the results.

the part of yoga practice which uses procedures requiring effort.

a type of yoga which employs ritual as one of the techniques.

a hard preliminary stage requiring adoption of the ascetic way of life dedicated study of the scriptures, etc. in order to prepare oneself for the higher stage of meditative absorptions leading to the realisation.

(in modern phil.) an incorporating into one's working life, principles compatible with the goal, thereby progressing in one's regular meditative sessions.

the employment of expedients or means.

(gram.) connection with the verb.