Yoga Sutra 2.32: 5th Niyama: Isvara Pranidhana, also part of Kriya Yoga

Yoga Sutras of Patañjali. Aligning body, mind and soul with the infinite

32nd Sutra Ch 2: 5th Niyama: Isvara Pranidhana With lsvara pranidhana, self surrender to the divine, comes total surrender of the ego-sense. As the ego dissolves, the fears, the doubts, the worries, the expectations dissolve. If there is lsvara pranidhdna, one is in constant samadhi. —————————————————— शौचसंतोषतपःस्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि नियमाः shauchasantoshatapahsvadhyayeshvarapranidhanani niyamah · shaucha - internal and external purification · santosha - contentment · tapah - self-discipline · svadhyay - self-study · eshvara pranidhanani - self-surrender · niyamah - observances -----------------------------