“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 an interior penetration leading to integration of being, senses, breath, mind, intelligence, consciousness, and Self. It is definitely an inward journey, evolution through involution, toward the Soul, which in turn desires to emerge and embrace you in its glory.

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

Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.

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

If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.

Happy is the man who knows how to distinguish the real from the unreal, the eternal from the transient and the good from the pleasant by his discrimination and wisdom.

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.

Learning is as much an art as teaching

Abhyasa (practice) is a dedicated, unswerving, constant, and vigilant search into a chosen subject pursued against all odds in the face of repeated failures, for indefinitely long periods of time.

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

Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.

The best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid.

Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.

The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.

As each individual is electrically alive and dynamic, so yoga is a living, dynamic force in life. In order to savor its essence, one needs a religiously attentive dynamic practice done with awareness and absorption.

Everybody should live quietly whether his experiences are happy or sad, whether they are successes or failures. That is contentment.

The world holds two classes of men; intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence.

We are all more intelligent than we are capable, and awareness of the insanity of love has never saved anyone from the disease.

There are two kinds of humans – the intelligent, who have no religion, and the religious, who have no intellect.

I discovered that the most dangerous mask is the one worn by intelligent people because they are clever at their disguise.

We know that the Zanj (blacks) are the least intelligent and the least discerning of mankind.

Unlike so many Dylan-writer-wannabes and phony ‘encyclopedia’ compilers, Sean Wilentz makes me feel he was in the room when he chronicles events that I participated in.

Finally a breath of fresh words founded in hardcore, intelligent research.

Once you have a staff of prepared, intelligent, and energetic people, the next step is to motivate them to be creative.