“You exist without the feeling of existence.”

The beauty of a lake reflects the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.

Approach each asana with freshness every day.

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.

Psychopaths know intellectually what is immoral they just don’t have a feeling of immorality about it.

I get from the soil and spirit of Texas the feeling that I, as an individual, can accomplish whatever I want to, and that there are no limits, that you can just keep going, just keep soaring. I like that spirit.

I felt how important the simplest things were, like feeling proud, finding something funny, stretching yourself, retreating into yourself.

Facts mean nothing to wounded feelings.

One cannot live with sighted eyes and feeling heart and not know and read of the miseries which affect the world.

Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created.”

It’s a very frustrated feeling you get when the only people with good photos of you work are the police department.

When I’m in the mode of feeling positive about love, I don’t really feel the need to mark it down in song. In fact, I know what that song would sound like, and I would not subject anybody to that.