“If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circumstances.”

Health begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally the unveiling of the soul.

Ignorance has no beginning, but it has an end. There is a beginning but no end to knowledge.

Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.

Yoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day-to-day life and endows skill in the performance of one’s actions.

Be inspired but not proud.

Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.

Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.

Breath is the vehicle of consciousness and so, by its slow measured observation and distribution, we learn to tug our attention away from external desires toward a judicious, intelligent awareness.

Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.

The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.

To be dull is easy, to be active requires tremendous work.

If you practice yoga every day with perseverance, you will be able to face the turmoil of life with steadiness and maturity.

The lotus grows in muddy waters but this flower does not show any trace of it: So we have to live in the world.

The highest point of yesterday should be the lowest point of today

The pose begins when you want to leave it.

Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.

So put a quarter in your ass Cuz ya played ya’self

To understand ourself, we must understand our “selves,” or the parts of us that motivate our thoughts, decisions, and behaviors.

The more self-centered and egotistical a guy is, the better ballplayer he’s going to be.

Many leadership problems are driven by low self-awareness.

There is in the darkness a unity, if you will, that cannot be achieved in any other environment, a blending of self with what the self perceives, and exquisite mystical experience.

War, except in self-defense, is a failure of moral imagination.

The main cause of failure is the inability to deal with self-doubt.

When I awaken in the morning, I am thankful for a new day. I am thankful for everything that I have materially.