Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.

Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.

B.K.S. Iyengar

There is only one reality, but there are many ways a reality can be interpreted.

There is only one reality, but there are many ways a reality can be interpreted.

There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.

There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.

By drawing our senses of perception inwards, we are able to experience the control, silence, and quietness of the mind.

By drawing our senses of perception inwards, we are able to experience the control, silence, and quietness of the mind.

All games are meaningless if you do not know the rules.

All games are meaningless if you do not know the rules.

You do not need to seek freedom in a different land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul.

You do not need to seek freedom in a different land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul.

True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.

True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.

Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature.

Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature.

Anything physical is always changing, therefore, its reality is not constant, not eternal.

Anything physical is always changing, therefore, its reality is not constant, not eternal.

When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake. This is the way to take judgment and to turn it into improvement.

When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake. This is the way to take judgment and to turn it into improvement.

We are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.

We are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.

You have to create love and affection for your body, for what it can do for you.

You have to create love and affection for your body, for what it can do for you.

Life itself seeks fulfilment as plants seek sunlight.

Life itself seeks fulfilment as plants seek sunlight.

It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.

It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.

As animals, we walk the earth. As bearers of divine essence, we are among the stars. As human beings, we are caught in the middle, seeking to reconcile the paradox of how to make our way upon earth while striving for something more permanent and more profound.

As animals, we walk the earth. As bearers of divine essence, we are among the stars. As human beings, we are caught in the middle, seeking to reconcile the paradox of how to make our way upon earth while striving for something more permanent and more profound.

Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.

Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.

Spirituality is not some external goal that one must seek, but a part of the divine core of each of us, which we must reveal.

Spirituality is not some external goal that one must seek, but a part of the divine core of each of us, which we must reveal.

“Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.

“Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.

One's spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one's fellow beings.

One's spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one's fellow beings.