Yoga is not only learning to stand on your head but also learning to stand on your feet.

We can be serene even in the midst of calamities and, by our serenity, make others more tranquil.

The stones of a river start out rough, but with the current continually bumping and polishing them, they end up being beautiful.

Not only does charity begin at home. Everything begins at home, including spirituality.

If you do not pour water on your plant, what will happen? It will slowly wither and die. Our habits will also slowly wither and die away if we do not give them an opportunity to manifest. You need not fight to stop a habit. Just don’t give it an opportunity to repeat itself. (67)

Equality comes in realizing that we are all doing different jobs for a common purpose. That is the aim behind any community. The very name community means let's come together to recognize the unity. Come ... unity.

[C]ontinence is a very important part of yoga. If a handful of people come forward with strong wills, nothing is impossible. One Buddha changed half the globe; one Jesus, three quarters of the world. We all have that capacity. (140)