Abhyasa

Any practice or system in which effort is directed towards attainment of a state of uninterrupted awareness of reality can be referred to as abhyasa. Such a practice or system may be traditional or newly developed, followed by many or adapted to the specific temperament and requirements of one individual. Application towards realization of transcendence is the essence of yoga. It requires discrimination and discernment between that which is real and wholesome and that which is transient and unworthy of being the focus of motivation.