The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.

The commercialism may wash off sometime later.

Spirituality is not some external goal that one must seek, but a part of the divine core of each of us, which we must reveal.

Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power. Courage without love is brutish. Abundance without moderation leads to over-indulgence and decay. Power without humility breeds arrogance and tyranny.

The practice of yogasana for the sake of health, to keep fit, or to maintain flexibility is the external practice of yoga. While this is a legitimate place to begin, it is not the end. Even in simple asanas, one is experiencing the three levels of quest: the external quest, which brings firmness of the body; the internal quest, which brings steadiness of intelligence; and the innermost quest, which brings benevolence of spirit.

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

A yogi's brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head