“The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.”

We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.

The battle of yoga is with the body and with the ego. You must conquer your ego, or small self, so that you can let your soul, your big Self, be victorious.

In your discipline, if doubt comes, let it come. You do your work and let doubt carry on with its work. And let us see which gives up first!

The breath must be enticed or cajoled, like catching a horse in a field, not by chasing after it, but by standing still with an apple in one’s hand.

Penetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.

Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.

Life means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don’t take a break.

Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.

Without education, confidence does not come.

Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.

From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!

Knowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice.

After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.

A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.

Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.

Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.

There is always a realistic way to fulfill any dream. There has never been a dream that you can’t have – at least, not the heart of it, not the part you love the most.

Real painters understand with a brush in their hand.

Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.

It’s not what you do but that kind of job you do that makes the difference.

The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all night to write it is nonsense. Nighttime is for sleeping.

Lots of people talk to animals… Not very many listen, though… That’s the problem.

Beware of the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world.

One of the things I’ve learned is to be receptive of feedback.