Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level, physical, mental, and spiritual. It is a practical method for making one's life purposeful, useful and noble.

Faith, courage, and intelligent and uninterrupted awareness - these qualities are to be present whether one is wide awake, half asleep, or in deep slumber. An individual who lives like this performs his daily actions with a mind free from selfishness. This is poise in action. And this poise leads to that serenity which is in the truest sense a healthy mind in a healthy body.

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.

Yoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.

Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.

As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.

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