The Path

The path begins

 with Ten

The first two limbs

Ethical precepts

Philosophical gems

Then the physical pose

as heat grows

Aligned and steady

getting mind/body ready

For breath control

Prana 'o' the soul

Then comes Pratyahara

withdrawing from the imprints of samskara

Yet keenly aware

of the stresses we bare

On the body and the senses

Once under control

Intense concentration plays its role

Moving to a single point

Blissful tranquility

And ease of joints

and muscle, and breath, and way of being

Then, and only then, true liberation 

Reigns supreme

T.C