It is attachment to desire, not desire itself, that is the underlying cause of practically all of our pain and suffering.

If yoga is about life, this means ALL life, not just part of it. Together, the spiritual and the material constitute the whole you, the whole of the experience of being human, and the nature of the universe in which you live. There may be no step more important to achieving ultimate fulfillment than accepting what the Vedas teach us about desires--that some desires are inpsired by your soul.

Desire, instead of being an obstacle to an inspired and fulfilled life, is the very thing that propels you toward it.

It's vital to understand that while you are alive, there is no end to desire, since the seed of your every thought and your every action is a desire.

Do yoga in order to know what to do when you're not doing yoga.

In the end, yoga has less to do with what you can do with your body and more to do with the happiness that unfolds from realizing your full potential.

When it comes to desire, it's not a matter of avoiding desire, but rather learning to discern those desires that are helpful and necessary for your growth - those that serve your soul and help you continue to thrive - from those that do not.