On the top of the head is a Chakra - Sahasradala or the thousand-petalled lotus. There is a Chakra in the middle of the forehead between the eyebrows and one in the heart-centre. The region between the navel and head constitutes the mental field. From navel downward extending till the terminus of the spinal chord, mūlādhāra, is the seat of the vital.

The practice of Yoga brings us face to face with the extraordinary complexity of our own being.

When thou findest thyself scorning another, look then at thy own heart and laugh at thy folly.

Until you get a guidance from above you cannot be sure; but to get this guidance it requires time and sadhana.

The cup has to be left clean and empty for the divine liquor to be poured into it.

What the soul sees and has experienced, that it knows; the rest is appearance, prejudice and opinion.

The consciousness of the seer, is a greater power for knowledge than the consciousness of the thinker. The perceptual power of the inner sight is greater and more direct than the perceptual power of thought.