Hatha yoga Yoga. Hatha yoga practice has many elements, both behavioral and of practice. The Hatha yoga texts state that a successful yogi has certain characteristics. Section 1.16 of the "Hatha Yoga Pradipika", for example, states these characteristics to be "utsaha" (enthusiasm, fortitude), "sahasa" (courage), "dhairya" (patience), "jnana tattva" (essence for knowledge), "nishcaya" (resolve, determination) and "tyaga" (solitude, renunciation). In the Western culture, Hatha yoga is typically understood as "asanas" and it can be practiced as such. In the Indian and Tibetan traditions, Hatha yoga is much more. It extends well beyond being a sophisticated physical exercise system and integrates ideas of
Karma in Buddhism caste-bound ethics. It's a rejection of caste-bound differences, giving the same possibility to reach liberation to all people, not just Brahmanins: How this emphasis on intention was to be interpreted became a matter of debate in and between the various Buddhist schools. Karma leads to future consequences, "karma-phala", "fruit of action". Any given action may cause all sorts of results, but the "karmic results" are only those results which are a consequence of both the moral quality of the action, and of the intention behind the action. According to Reichenbach, The "law of karma" applies Good moral actions lead to