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.

A mind free from all disturbances is Yoga.

Success is nearest to those whose efforts are intense and sincere.

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.

Yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations of the mind.

The longest journey begins with a single step.

Progress is mediation comes swiftly for those who try their hardest.