Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.

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

When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.

Penetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.

From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!

Backbends are to be felt more than expressed. The other postures can be expressed and then felt. Like in meditation each person has to feel backbends.

Many ask me whether pranayama ... postpones old age. Why worry about it? Death is certain. Let it come when it comes. Just keep working. The soul has no age. It doesn't die. Only the body decays. And yet, we must never forget the body, since it is the garden we must cherish and cultivate.