After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.

The light that Yoga sheds on life is something special. It is transformative. It does not just change the way we see things; it transforms the person who sees.

For me there were only two ways on the precipice - either I have to fall in or I have to fall out, to accept or say good-bye. The moment I crossed the precipice, it no longer was a discipline - it became a passion, an urge to pursue. Then I experienced freedom. Freedom comes when the discipline revolutionizes the discipline as a passion for the art.

The decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice.

You must be as joyful when you fail again and again as you are joyful when you succeed. It is often when you fail that you move toward the goal without being aware of it. You must feel joy even when you have not fully succeeded but only moved toward achievement of your goal.

It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.

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