We have this word Aishwarya which

means excellence. Infact, Aishwarya

means the ultimate state of excellence.

This is against the other kind of state of

weakness.

Occasional excellence is one thing.

You can drink and feel excellent. But

excellence has to be more lasting. It

arises as a result of an earlier build up

of Dharma, Jnana, Vairagya. When one

practices the techniques of yoga, one

feels internally strong and confident.

There are certain techniques in Hatha

Yo g a that can create these feelings for

eg. Jalaneti, Sutraneti, Kapalabhati,

Trataka, etc. In Trataka one is absolutely

concentrated, one does not get

disturbed by anything and, as a result

of that concentration, knowledge

increases and also confidence. Things

that one could not do earlier are

possible. So even in the techniques the

possibility is there, but the objective is

kept of reaching excellence. One need

not compete, but there must be that

inner confidence, that inner awareness.

Only at the highest stages, when

one has attained the technique of

eaching

R

Dr. Jayadeva Yogendra in Parisamvada

Excellence