As a breeze ruffles the surface of a lake and distorts the images reflected therein, so also the chitta vrtti (fluctuations of mind) disturb the peace of the mind. The still waters of a lake reflect the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.

Regarding perfection, that's a very difficult question. I can say that I have superseded most in my sadhana [practice]. I am in it, and my mind and my intelligence gets better in my sadhana, and it reaches a certain place. When I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate of awareness finally opens... My body is a laboratory, you can say. I don't stretch my body as if it is an object. I do yoga from the self towards the body, not the other way around.

Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.

The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.

The union of nature and soul removes the veil of ignorance that covers our intelligence.

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

Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.