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 decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice.

The sleeping tortoise takes all its limbs into its carapace. So does the yogi: going back into himself he does not see anything worldly any longer, he makes peace in himself.

If everyone practiced yoga, pharmacies would have to close.

Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.

Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.

Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.