Quotations

Samadhi is the gateway for the mind to enter greater levels of consciousness

The thought that ‘I must change’ is the beginning of dharana and the steps that you take towards it is the practice of yoga.

Meditation is also a churning of the mind.

Sushumna nadi is the central channel through which the energies have to move in order to awaken a person to the higher reality.

Yoga asanas with the help of pranayama, help to activate certain centers along the spine.

Perfect health consists of physical and mental well-being permeated by a sense of sacredness.

The most important application of asanas in meditation is “sthira sukham asana”

The best way to calm the breath and therefore calm the mind automatically is – not by controlling it, but by watching it

A yogi is a person who has full control over his mind and senses

Yoga is not for one who eats too much or eats too little, or sleeps too much or sleeps too little.

A yogi in any situation has inner peace.

The practice of yoga is the way of finding that happiness, which is our true identity

If we center our attention to our hearts and bow down to all living beings, and since every living being is a temple

If you have an Ishta Devata whom you consider as God who you can visualize becoming one with – this is called Guru Yoga.

Many people think that Yoga is distinct from Vedanta – as a philosophical system, it is.