The Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows that it is a necessary vehicle for the spirit, for a soul without a body is like a bird deprived of its power to fly.

The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.

When an asana is done correctly the body movements are smooth, there is lightness in the body and freedom in the mind.

Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.

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. Do not look at others' bodies with envy or with superiority. All people are born with different constitutions. Never compare with others. Each one's capacities are a function of his or her internal strength. Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.

Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.

The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.