Disturbances that distract the mind and block the path include sickness, mental laziness, doubt, carelessness, physical laziness, craving, confusion, lack of progress, and lack of consistency
These ethical commitments constitute the Great Vow of yoga: universal, timeless, and unconditional, applicable to everyone in every place at every time regardless of role or situation.
The phenomenal world consists of material elements and senses characterized by their illumination, activity, and inertia. This world can serve the goals of sensual experience or spiritual liberation.