Perfection in asana is achieved when the effort to perform it becomes effortless and the infinite being within is reached.

The heart and mind can find peace and harmony by contemplating the transcendental nature of the true self as supreme effulgent life.

Yoga is the settling of the mind into silence. When the mind has settled, we are established in our essential nature, which is unbounded Consciousness. Our essential nature is usually overshadowed by the activity of the mind.

In deep meditation the flow of concentration is continuous like the flow of oil.

Sloth is the great enemy -- the inspirer of cowardice, irresolution, self-pitying grief, and trivial, hairsplitting doubts. Sloth may also be a psychological cause of sickness. It is tempting to relax from our duties, take refuge in ill-health and hide under a nice warm blanket.

Yoga is a practical method for making one's life purposeful, useful and noble.

If you can control the rising of the mind into ripples, you will experience Yoga.