The longest journey begins with a single step.

It is not enough to have intuitions; we must act on them; we must live them.

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

Asanas bring perfection in body, beauty in form, grace, strength, compactness, and the hardness and brilliance of a diamond.

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.

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

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.