If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circumstances.

There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.

Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.

By drawing our senses of perception inward, we are able to experience the control, silence, and quietness of the mind.

The challenge of yoga is to go beyond our limits - within reason. We continually expand the frame of the mind by using the canvas of the body. It is as if you were to stretch a canvas more and create a larger surface for a painting. But we must respect the present form of our body. If you pull too much at once, we will rip the canvas. If the practice of today damages the practice of tomorrow, it is not correct practice.

Activity and passivity must go together in asanas.

From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!