Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.

The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.

I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.

If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circumstances.

I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.

Yoga is as old and traditional as civilization, yet it persists in modern society as a means to achieving essential vitality. But yoga demands that we develop not only strength in body but attention and awareness in mind.The yogi knows that the physical body is not only the temple for our soul but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.

The beauty of a lake reflects the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.