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

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

There is always a light within us that is free from all sorrow and grief, no matter how much we may be experiencing suffering.

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

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

Sexual activity, and the thoughts and fantasies of sex, use up a great portion of our vital force. When that force is conserved through abstinence, it becomes sublimated as spiritual energy.

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.