Teachers can be a living example to their students. Not that teachers should look for students to idealize them. One who is worth idealizing does not care whether others idealize them or not. Everyone needs to see that you not only teach human values but you live them. It is unavoidable sometimes you will be idealized -- it is better for children to have a role model, or goal, because then the worshipful quality in them can dawn.

The criteria for success: you are free, you live in the present moment, you are useful to the people around you, and you feel love for all humanity.

Through knowledge and devotion, transcend all karma and be free.

Peace is our very nature, and yoga leads you to inner peace.

Activity and rest are two vital aspects of life. To find a balance in them is a skill in itself. Wisdom is knowing when to have rest, when to have activity, and how much of each to have. Finding them in each other - activity in rest and rest in activity - is the ultimate freedom.

Meditation means seeing God within you, and love is seeing God in the person next to you.

Spirituality is allowing compassion and love to flourish. When belongness begins, corruption ends.