Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.

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

Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.

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.

The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.

Death is unimportant to a yogi; he does not mind when he is going to die. What happens after death is immaterial to him. He is only concerned with life-with how he can use his life for the betterment of humanity. Having undergone various types of pain in his life and having acquired a certain mastery over pain, he develops compassion to help society and maintains himself in purity and holiness. The yogi has no interest beyond that.

The breath must be enticed or cajoled, like catching a horse in a field, not by chasing after it, but by standing still with an apple in one’s hand.