Just as a little bird cracks open the shell and flies out, we fly out of this shell, the shell of the body. We call that death, but strictly speaking, death is nothing but a change of form.

[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)

Yoga began with the first person wanting to be healthy and happy all the time.

If your heart is beautiful, your face will be beautiful, your life will be beautiful, everything will be beautiful.

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

The light is within. It is already there. Take your time to see it.

God knows your breaking point. You simply don’t know your own strength.