The ethical path defined by the yamas and niyamas takes this seeker step by step toward his goal. At first he is agitated and distracted, then learns of discipline, advancing into his internal yogas and worship of the Gods. All the while, he inwardly stands apart as a witness to his own life.§
Nītividyā§
नीतिविद्या§
Section Two§
Ethics
Only by a tranquil mind does one destroy all action, good or bad. Once the self is pacified, one abides in the Self and attains everlasting bliss. If the mind becomes as firmly established in Brahman as it is usually attached to the sense objects, who, then, will not be released from bondage?§
Kṛishṇa Yajur Veda, Maitrī Upanishad 6.34. VE, P. 422§