We often fool ourselves that we are concentrating because we fix our attention on wavering objects.

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

You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.

In forward bends, one uses the outer mind while in backbends the outer mind is silenced and the inner mind is made to work.

As a breeze ruffles the surface of a lake and distorts the images reflected therein, so also the chitta vrtti (fluctuations of mind) disturb the peace of the mind. The still waters of a lake reflect the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.

Yoga is meant for the purification of body and its exploration as well as for the refinement of the mind.

Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asanas each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach. If you are repeating what you did before, you are living in the memory, so you are living in the past. That means you don't want to proceed beyond the experience of the past. Retaining that memory is saying, 'Yesterday I did it like that.' When I ask, 'Is there anything new from what I did yesterday?' then there is progress. Am I going forward or am I going backward? Then you understand how to create dynamism in a static asana.