There is suffering and there is joy. Your life is very short, and then you're back again for another and another, forever, unless you step off the wheel.

Simply by performing good actions and thinking good thoughts you will not attain enlightenment. It takes something more.

There is no end to the petals of the inner rose. Continue to unfold set after set of petals until you have completed your meditation session.

The whole quality of your life depends on your state of mind. There are very high states of mind that very few people experience. They are also quite pragmatic and practical and they make you more efficient at living and working in the world.

I was a traditional teacher for a time, but my students would ride the energy. I wanted to free people not give them a placebo.

A good warrior, a seventh or eighth degree black-belt, will tell you there is no victory. It doesn't make you more powerful to win. It's just what you do. It's an expression of your personal power level.

I don't put much stock in powers that people have to hurt others, in sorcery and all this nonsense. There are murders and there are dictators. That is just a part of life. The intelligent use of power in yoga can assist you avoiding that side of humanity.