The way to eliminate ignorance is through steady, focused discrimination between the observer and the world.

Just as the pure crystal takes color from the object which is nearest to it, so the mind, when it is cleared of thought-waves, achieves sameness or identity with the object of its concentration.

When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds.

Be happy for those who are happy, have compassion towards the unhappy, and maintain equanimity towards the wicked.

Chanting is one of the most traditional and first Yoga practices. It helps to open the throat area and is a great way to learn some Sanskrit and the Yoga Sutra.

Yoga is mind wave quieting.

Aversion is a form of bondage. We are tied to what we hate or fear. That is why, in our lives, the same problem, the same danger or difficulty, will present itself over and over again in various prospects, as long as we continue to resist or run away from it instead of examining it and solving it.