Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.

It took me whole decades to appreciate the depth and true value of yoga. Sacred texts supported my discoveries, but it was not they that signposted the way. What I learned through yoga, I found out through yoga.

Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.

Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.

A yogi's brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head

I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.

The practice of yogasana for the sake of health, to keep fit, or to maintain flexibility is the external practice of yoga. While this is a legitimate place to begin, it is not the end. Even in simple asanas, one is experiencing the three levels of quest: the external quest, which brings firmness of the body; the internal quest, which brings steadiness of intelligence; and the innermost quest, which brings benevolence of spirit.