Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power.
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.
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.
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.
The union of nature and soul removes the veil of ignorance that covers our intelligence.
It is Einstein’s famous equation E=MC^2, in which E is energy (rajas), M is mass (tamas), and C is the speed of light (sattva). Energy, mass, and light are endlessly bound together in the universe.
A fusion of nature and soul.
But a yogi never forgets that health must begin with the body. Your body is the child of the soul. You must nourish and train your child. Physical health is not a commodity to be bargained for. Nor can it be swallowed in the form of drugs and pills. It has to be earned through sweat
As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.
When we free ourselves from physical disabilities, emotional disturbances, and mental distractions, we open the gates to our soul.
Each one’s capacities are a function of his or her internal strength.
Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.