THE HARMONY OF VIRTUE

VII. 14. Hathayoga405numerous others, such as the extraordinary means by which theyclean out daily all physical impurities. By these numerous anddifficult practices, they attain an extraordinary power, vitality,virility, longevity and are also able to attain knowledge transcendingthe ordinary human bounds, leave the body in Samadhi, and inone word exercise every mere power that comes by Yoga. Butthe practice of unmixed Hathayoga generates a colossal egoismand the Yogin seldom exceeds it. The modern Hathayoga is mixedwith Rajayoga and neither so virile and potent nor so dangerousas the ancient. The modern Hathayogin often falls a prey to egoismbut he knows he has to transcend it. The ancient embraced it asa fulfilment; only he managed and directed it by the use of psychicWill-power.