“For the sage wishing to climb to Yoga, action (karma) is said to be the means; for the same sage once he has attained Yoga, quiescence (śama) is the means.” This is a beautifully practical staging. In the ascent, work — disciplined, dedicated action — is the ladder that purifies the mind and steadies it. Once the summit is reached, further striving would only disturb; there stillness itself sustains the state. The beginner who tries to be still too soon merely daydreams; the arrived one who keeps striving merely fidgets. Each stage has its own proper means.