Purity is when there is no anxiety, no worry, no thinking.

To master fear is the most important battle to win.

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.

Through surrender the aspirant's ego is effaced, and . . . grace . . . pours down upon him like a torrential rain.

When the asana is correct, there is lightness, a freedom. Freedom comes when every part of the body is active. Let us be free in whatever posture we are doing. Let us be full in whatever we do.

You know the known, so go a little into the unknown. The mind that is caught up in the known - extended a little beyond reason. The moment you go beyond , you move in the soul. Releasing the bondage of your mind to extend further, reach the unknown a little more. The further you go, you realize that the known is limited and the unknown is vast.

The conjunction of effort, concentration and balance in asana forces us to live intensely in the present moment, a rare experience in modern life.