The pose begins when you want to leave it.

A scientist sets out to conquer nature through knowledge - external nature, external knowledge. By these means he may split the atom and achieve external power. A yogi sets out to explore his own internal nature, to penetrate the atom (atma) of being. He does not gain dominion over wide lands and restless seas, but over his own recalcitrant flesh and febrile mind.

Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.

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

In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present - the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.

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

An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.