Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.

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.

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.

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

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.

Life itself seeks fulfilment as plants seek sunlight.

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.

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.

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

There is a universal reality in ourselves that aligns us with a universal reality that is everywhere.

Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.

You exist without the feeling of existence.

We must create a marriage between the awareness of the body and that of the mind. When two parties do not cooperate, there is unhappiness on both sides.

Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power.

Meditation is oneness, when there is no longer time, sex, or country. The moment when, after you have concentrated on doing a pose (or anything else) perfectly, you hold it and then forget everything, not because you want to forget but because you are concentrated: this is meditation.