Occupation: Teacher Birth: December 14, 1918 Death: August 20, 2014
What I was is unimportant, what I am now is important..
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 cap….
When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul.
When you are practicing, do not just do that for the sake of doing. Learn to reflect while you are practising. Make your mind and brain observe and r….
In forward bends, one uses the outer mind while in backbends the outer mind is silenced and the inner mind is made to work..
Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of….
The study of asana is not about mastering posture. It's about using posture to understand and transform yourself..
You must do the asana with your soul. How can you do an asana with your soul? We can only do it with the organ of the body that is closest to the sou….
A stable mind is like the hub of a wheel. The world may spin around you, but the mind is steady..
Savasana is being without was, being without will be. It is being without anyone who is..
Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target..
Willpower is concrete, not ethereal. When you do something, you demonstrate your willpower, and it becomes all the easier to have the same power of w….
Move from the known to the unknown..
The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress..
Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy..
Words cannot convey the value of yoga - it has to be experienced..
To master fear is the most important battle to win..
Keep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees..
The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it..
Yoga is an interior penetration leading to integration of being, senses, breath, mind, intelligence, consciousness, and Self. It is definitely an inw….
From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!.