Taking full responsibility towards oneself and one's desires, actions and reactions, and the consequences of all that

One of the very basic yoga practice is about taking full responsibility towards looking after the over-all physical and mental well-being of oneself, as well as towards all one's desires and doesn't desires, actions and reactions, and the consequences of all that.

The mind that doesn't know how or refuses to be taking full responsibility towards looking after itself, and all its desires and don't desires, actions and reactions, and the consequences of all that, where all that lead to all kinds of desirable and undesirable life experiences, while putting the responsibility onto some others or everything else but itself for all its desires and doesn't desires, actions and reactions, and the consequences of all that, such mind cannot realize yoga, even if it is performing some kind of yoga practice regularly, while enjoying the yoga practice and the physical and mental health and fitness benefits that it receives from performing the yoga practice.

When the mind feels happy, it's its own responsibility.

When the mind feels unhappy, it's also its own responsibility.

Taking full responsibility towards oneself is the essential element of mental and emotional independence that is highly important on the path of yoga.