In order to find out how to reveal our innermost Being, the sages explored the various sheaths of existence, starting from body and progressing through mind and intelligence, and ultimately to the soul. The yogic journey guides us from our periphery, the body, to the center ofour being, the soul. The aim is to integrate the variouslayers so that the inner divinity shines out as through clear glass.

As a mighty river which when properly harnessed by dams and canals, creates a vast reservoir of water, prevents famine and provides abundant power for industry; so also the mind, when controlled, provides a reservoir of peace and generates abundant energy for the human uplift.

A lamp does not flicker in a place where no wind blows; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect and self, being absorbed in the spirit within him.

A stable mind is like the hub of a wheel. The world may spin around you, but the mind is steady.

Pranayama teaches the aspirant to regulate his breathing and thereby control the mind.

The lotus grows in muddy waters but this flower does not show any trace of it: So we have to live in the world.

You do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul.