“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!”

Breath is the king of mind.

Sometimes our body is willing, but our mind is weak. Sometimes our mind is willing, but our body is weak. Do not be afraid. Strive to extend your capacity but do not be disappointed with yourself. What does not challenge us, cannot change us.

Action is movement with intelligence

Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.

I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.

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.

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.

You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.

There is no doubt that America is a superpower of the world and we cannot ignore them.

But I can’t confront the doubts I have. I can’t admit that maybe the past was bad, and so, for the sake of momentum I’m condemning the future to death so it can match the past.

A Dorito asks nothing of you, which is its great gift. It only asks that you are not there.

I also doubt a man can give really clear reasons for anything.

Belief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in.

Therefore the doubts which have arisen in your heart out of ignorance should be slashed by the weapon of knowledge.

Doubt is always accompanied by a pervasive cynicism that unconsciously puts a negative spin on whatever it touches.