There is no difference in souls, only the ideas about ourselves that we wear.
By drawing our senses of perception inward, we are able to experience the control, silence, and quietness of the mind.
The breath must be enticed or cajoled, like catching a horse in a field, not by chasing after it, but by standing still with an apple in one’s hand.
Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.
Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.
Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power.
Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.
Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.
First yoga deals with health, strength and conquest of the body. Next, it lifts the veil of difference between the body and the mind. Lastly, it leads the Sadhaka to peace and unalloyed purity.
You must purge yourself before finding faults in others. When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake. This is the way to take judgment and to turn it into improvement.
The pose begins when you want to leave it.
It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
Penetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.
When your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world- not by withdrawing from the world, but by being a healthy, living organ of the body of humanity.
Ignorance has no beginning, but it has an end. There is a beginning but no end to knowledge.
Activity and passivity must go together in asanas.
Why should you practice Yoga? To kindle the divine fire within yourself. Everyone has a dormant spark of divinity in him which has to be fanned into flame.
The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.