Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.

The flexibility we gain in asana is the living symbol of the suppleness we gain in relation to life’s problems and challenges.

The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.

In order to find out how to reveal our innermost Being, the sages explored the various sheaths of existence, starting from body and progressing through mind and intelligence, and ultimately to the soul. The yogic journey guides us from our periphery, the body, to the center ofour being, the soul. The aim is to integrate the variouslayers so that the inner divinity shines out as through clear glass.

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.

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.

This practice of yoga is to remove the weeds from the body so that the garden can grow.